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Congress will soon begin considering laws to extend copyright protection to make it even more broad and intrusive than it is now. One of the major backers is the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) an organization which should strike fear into your heart if you know anything about the current state of intellectual property law. They're the Evil Empire of … [Read more...] about Copyright Hell

New York Times reporter Judith Miller was sentenced for contempt today for refusing to reveal who told her that Valerie Plame was a CIA operative. Many states have shield laws that allow journalists to protect the identity of their sources, but there's no federal law. Whenever such laws are discussed, one of the main questions is how to define a journalist. In this day of … [Read more...] about Universal Shield Law, Anyone?