Category Archives: government, law, and politics

Trust RIAA

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No, I don’t really mean anyone should trust the RIAA. I’m referring to an anti-trust suit being brought against the buggers.

Small Webcasters sue RIAA
By John Borland

“A group of small Webcasters on Wednesday filed an antitrust suit against the Recording Industry Association of America, alleging that the trade association tried to push independent music stations offline.”

The Webcaster Alliance has been threatening to sue the RIAA for months, after Congress ratified royalty rates for Internet radio stations that many small operators said will drive them out of business. The existing rates were negotiated between a small, unrepresentative group of Webcasters and the RIAA and are aimed at eliminating competition, the alliance members said.

Man and Wife

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Well, this ought to draw some attention, perhaps some less than friendly. Then again, I'm more interested in morality than new friends.

Petition of Support for the Federal Marriage Amendment

"Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave, R-Colo., has introduced the Federal Marriage Amendment (H.J. Res. 56) as a proposed constitutional amendment, which will remove the definition of marriage from the reach of all legislatures and courts permanently. This amendment simply states:"

"'Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union between a man and a woman. Neither this constitution or the constitution of any state, nor state or federal law, shall be construed to require that marital status or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon unmarried couples or groups'"

AI Spy

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Snoop Doggy DOD is starting to really get on my nerves.

Helping Machines Think Different
By Noah Shachtman

“To Pentagon researchers, capturing and categorizing every aspect of a person’s life is only the beginning. LifeLog — the controversial Defense Department initiative to track everything about an individual — is just one step in a larger effort, according to a top Pentagon research director. Personalized digital assistants that can guess our desires should come first. And then, just maybe, we’ll see computers that can think for themselves. “