February 2001

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    U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch, strong supporter and prime author of much of U.S. copyright law and intellectual property rights, weighs in on the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in the Napster case. Hatch has been a very vocal supporter of Napster since this whole controversy began, and has a lot to say on the subject: “The…

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    This guy’s got some issues that he needs to deal with on his own. Apparently, for State Sen. Winthrop S. Smith Jr., the word Vagina on a roadside billboard is just too much. The billboard in question was one for “The Vagina Monologues,” a series of monologues by women that ran earlier this month in…

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    Wonder if I can get my girlfriend to take this bet? (why did I write that? I’m going to be in so much trouble… if the posts around here thin out, pray for me)

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    Of course they did… The labels have told Napster to take their Billion and shove it. Not much of a surprise there. Hillary “Nazi Beeeotch” Rosen made a statement: “Stop the infringements. Stop the delay tactics in court, and redouble your efforts to build a legitimate system. This path would be more productive than trying…

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    I’m really curious to see how this plays out – in a last-ditch effort to smooth things over with the RIAA, Napster has offered a five year, $1 Billion deal if the recording industry agrees to ease off in its legal push to have the service shut down. I think we all know what I…

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    Posts will probably be thin this week I’m on training – learning Cold Fusion. Edjumucashun is goooood.

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    Jesus Christ Superstore “putting the fun back into fundamentalism and the laughter into sectarian slaughter”

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    Cigarettes Kill – Anthony Saduk is in jail after he loaded an antique-replica Thompson Hawken rifle with black powder and cigarette butts and, as a joke, fired it at his friend. I guess he wasn’t expecting three of the butts to penetrate his friend’s ribcage and kill him. (via)

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