Actually, she just quit her job.
RIAA Chief Rosen Quits
She led music industry’s antipiracy campaign.
By Agam Shah
“Hilary Rosen, chief executive officer of the Recording Industry Association of America, will step down from her post by the end of this year, the organization says.”
Big enemy of music-swapping resigns
“NEW YORK (AP) — Hilary Rosen, the U.S. recording industry’s head lobbyist who waged a high-profile battle against Napster and music piracy, is resigning at the end of the year.”
Feds Deny Plan to Monitor Internet
Cybersecurity program, still in draft form, may call for greater surveillance online.
By Scarlet Pruitt
“A representative for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has denied a report that the U.S. government plans to release a proposal requiring ISPs to help build a centralized system designed to monitor Internet use.”
Yes, You Are Being Watched
At home and in the office–and everywhere in between–you could be under legal digital surveillance.
By Stephen Lawson
“If you’re feeling fenced in some day, you may decide to take a trip to your favorite gambling mecca, where anything goes.”
“Before you leave, you may want to tell your friends, and while you’re at it, let them know what you’ve been doing lately. Depending on where you are, and whether what you do sounds suspicious, the government may read that e-mail. “
Data-Mining of Citizens Stalled
Senate asks balance in Total Information Awareness program that cross-references personal data.
By Kyle Stock
“WASHINGTON–The government’s capacity to mine public and private databases for information on citizens has hit the brakes, by vote of the U.S. Senate.”
Critics Say Security Laws Sacrifice Civil Liberties
Homeland Security Act’s guidelines are too loose on the disclosure of online communications, some experts say.
By Paul Roberts
“Civil Libertarians are in a dither again, this time over new disclosure provisions for Internet service providers that are contained within the recently signed Homeland Security Act.”
Would Orwell Feel at Home?
ACLU report claims post-9/11 surveillance technology is alarmingly eroding privacy.
By Scarlet Pruitt
“The Orwellian vision of a ‘surveillance society,’ where the government peeks over everyone’s shoulder and chances to hide are scant, is coming dangerously close to reality, according to a report released by the American Civil Liberties Union this week.”
Senate Blocks Funding for Pentagon Database
By Susan Cornwell
“WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Saying they feared government snooping against ordinary Americans, U.S. senators voted on Thursday to block funding for a Pentagon (news – web sites) computer project that would scour databases for terrorist threats.”
I’m starting to hear the theme from Jaws in my head.
CIA Wins Control of Terrorist Data Mining Program
By Roy Mark
The White House released additional details Wednesday about President Bush’s new initiative to create a data mining Terrorist Threat Integration Center under the direction of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to close the “seam” between analysis of foreign and domestic intelligence on terrorism.
The center will have access to all intelligence information from raw reports to finished analytic assessments available to the government.
A regional anti-war protest in Pittsburgh may, organizers hope, draw the sort of attention that yet another march on Washington can�t muster
By MARTY LEVINE
Anti-War Demonstrations Drew Thousands
"Police said that thousands of people gathered in Pittsburgh on Sunday for a rally to protest the possible war with Iraq, carrying peace signs and chanting "Drop Bush, not bombs" as they marched through the snowfall. "
Day of Action: 5,000 protest in Pittsburgh streets against war in Iraq
"Five thousand people marched slushy streets under a steady snowfall yesterday in the culmination of a weekend of anti-war events in Pittsburgh. "
Anti-war rally draws thousands
by Erin Nicole Stock
"Yesterday, 75 year-old Pittsburgh resident Caryl Beal set her handbag down on Fifth Avenue, lay down on the sodden cement, and folded her hands together across her body. Beal stayed that way, motionless, for fifteen minutes while snow continued to fall. She was one of about 150 other protestors who participated in the �die-in�, an act of civil disobedience in show of opposition to the war"
Die-in protests war’s dangers
by ROCHELLE HENTGES & NIKKI SCHWAB
"Following the rally and march, protesters took to the streets, literally. About 75 people braved the cold and took part in the ‘Die-In,’ a demonstration in which people laid in the middle of Fifth Avenue to dramatize casualties of war."
More than 5,000 rally in Oakland streets
"Radical Cheerleaders, an Uncle Sam on stilts, Kiss look-alikes, and a large mother earth were among the 5,000 protesting in Oakland on Sunday."
More than 5,000 march against Iraq War
"The Pittsburgh Regional Anti-War Convergence on the weekend of January 24th-26th saw a range of different events and a diverse group of participants, part of what organizers with the Pittsburgh Organizing Group and Garfield-based Thomas Merton Center called a ‘diversity of tactics.’ Read on for a summary of the different events, compiled by reporters for the Pittsburgh and Cleveland Independent Media Centers. "
"Thanks to everyone who participated in the regional convergence! The most credible crowd estimates we’ve seen suggest 3,000 for Saturday’s parade and 5,000 for Sunday’s march! This was by far the largest mobilization for peace in more then 30 years.� After a bit of rest POG will be discussing where the group wants to go.� We will try to keep people up to date.� Solidarity!"
A Peace of Their Minds
The ‘Convergence’ weekend�s anti-war protest events draw thousands
writer: Justin Hopper, Marty Levine, Brian Liberatore and Bill O�Driscoll
"Abbey Casey, 79, of White Oak, surveys the ‘dead’ — about a hundred people lying on freezing, slush-covered Fifth Avenue near Craig Street in Oakland, protesting the possibility of a U.S. war with Iraq. �I�m disgusted by Bush. He should be impeached,� she says. This ‘die-in’ — the culmination of a weekend�s worth of local anti-war activities billed as the Regional Convergence Against War — is Casey�s first protest rally. ‘My uncle was in the first World War — he was gassed,’ she says. ‘My two brothers were in World War II — one didn�t come home. I�ve lived my life. I�d like to see them live theirs.’"
Protesting In Pittsburgh
by Feyler
"We drove from Buffalo to Pittsburgh and arrived late on Friday January 24th. Saturday, we braved the bitter cold and demonstrated outside of the UU Church on North Avenue. Several people had gathered with signs, music and a positive energy. We received several encouraging ‘Honks For Peace’. It was amazing for me to see that the local news media had come over to talk to the demonstrators. I had been used to Peace Demonstrations being completely ignored. "
Riiiiiiight…
US States with More Gun Owners Have More Murders
By Charnicia E. Huggins
"NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Homicides in the United States are more common in states where more households own guns, according to researchers."