Category Archives: Politics

Digital Content Protection Act of 2006

Posted on January 23, 2006 by tpepper

As if this wasn’t bad enough looking a month ago…now it’s just sounding like total science fiction is coming out of Congress. And from my own Senator now! Granted Boing Boing’s got a sci-fi writer posting, but the EFF’s info … Continue reading →

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US patent reforms coming

Posted on January 10, 2006 by tpepper

Of course the devil is in the details, but there is some very promising news out today on the issue of intellectual property reform. The current system is being severely abused and is very much in need of change. Various … Continue reading →

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And this guy won by a clearer margin the second time around

Posted on December 27, 2005 by tpepper

It amazes me how politics works. I sure wish I lived in a free country…led by honest, intelligent, caring citizens.

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Content industry’s at it again

Posted on December 22, 2005 by tpepper

In the flurry of legislative action yesterday was a hidden gem from the House for the content industry in the form of HR-4569. Not too surprisingly with a huge amount of last minute legislation yesterday Thomas is way behind today … Continue reading →

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Bush pardons terrorist

Posted on September 29, 2005 by tpepper

Pardon me, but this is an outrage! A nicely tucked away on page 11 of the newspaper outrage! Doesn’t Mssr. Bush have anything better to do right now than check out the ancient crimes of 14 people and grant them … Continue reading →

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Television remixed

Posted on September 11, 2005 by tpepper

Blogging meets podcasting meets TV is what I’ve been thinking since stumbling onto Current a week or so ago. Somehow I must’ve missed all the press and commentary (this guy’s done very good PBS stuff) around the premiere of “Al … Continue reading →

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Onion vs. Katrina

Posted on September 9, 2005 by tpepper

I just love the Onion. Who better to remix the current news and put a smile on one’s face in a hard time? The media and our leaders certainly make it easy for the Onion folks though.

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Back door broadcast flag

Posted on June 21, 2005 by tpepper

The EFF is reporting that the broadcast flag is back from the possibly dead. Word on the street is it will be sneaked into an appropriations bill today. I sent a message to my old California senator. Hopefully since this … Continue reading →

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Make makers

Posted on June 16, 2005 by tpepper

NPR affiliate WBUR Boston’s “The Connection” aired yesterday a lengthy interview with Phil Torrone and Dale Dougherty of Make and Rosalind Williams from MIT. It’s interesting to hear that beyond encouraging people to get into DIY tinkering in the digital … Continue reading →

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Lessig in the MIT Technology Review

Posted on June 13, 2005 by tpepper

This is mostly a redux of similar writing by Lessig lately, but it’s cool to see it in the Tech Review which probably hits a different set of eyeballs than Slashdot and Groklaw. There’s a rebuttal and a rebuttal to … Continue reading →

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