Monday, July 29, 2002

Don't dump MS for free software, ambassador begs Peru. More coincidences... [The Register] 8:56:51 AM

Movie Studios Press Congress in Digital Copyright Dispute. The entertainment industry's campaign to rally Congressional support for new methods of copyright enforcement is yielding results. And it is raising alarm among consumer advocates. [New York Times: Technology] 8:54:15 AM

Learning to love Big Brother: George W. Bush channels George Orwell President Bush has hardly concealed his desire for greater powers. Never mind that he has mentioned -- on no fewer than three occasions -- how much easier things would be if he were dictator. By abandoning many of the checks and balances established in the Constitution to keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful, Bush has already achieved the greatest expansion of executive powers since Nixon. [Daypop Top 40] 8:52:58 AM

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