, though luckily this time it didn’t happen. The RIAA had a plan to amend the USA Bill so that any efforts they made to hack computers they felt violated the DMCA wouldn’t be made illegal under the new (and still outrageous) law. They have abandoned the plan, but still – it proves that the RIAA and member companies feel that they have the moral and legal right to police copyright themselves using any means possible, with little or no oversight.
Author Barbara Kingsolver
: No Glory in Unjust War on the Weak. Interesting.
The ACLU agrees
that the “USA Act 2001” is an outrage. “This bill has simply missed the mark of maximizing security and, at the same time, minimizing any adverse effects on America’s freedoms.”
Ay caramba
! Wired News reports that a Terror bill has cleared the Senate in the US by a 96-1 vote. Russ Feingold was the sole nay voter, and said, “We will lose that war (on terrorism) without a shot being fired if we sacrifice the liberty of the American people.”
Ms. Heather Champ
: Friday is Stupid Stuff day. “Today is your opportunity to get something stupid off your chest. That’s stupid… not hateful, political, vengeful, etc. We’re talking downright silly and stupid. No names, no recriminations.”
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