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- Remarks by the First Lady at the Inaugural Gown Smithsonian Unveiling
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10:42 A.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Thank you, everyone. Thanks so much. Well, clearly, it’s a pleasure and an honor to be here with all of you today. Let me begin by thanking Secretary Clough for that generous introduction. I want to thank him and ...
feed item - whytewolf - 03/09/2010 - 11:18 - 0 comments
- Remarks by Vice President Biden and Prime Minister Netanyahu in a Joint Statement to the Press
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12:36 P.M. (local) PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU: Vice President Biden, Joe, welcome to Israel and welcome to Jerusalem. We’ve been personal friends for almost three decades. Can you believe it has been that long? VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN: No. ...
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- Europeans: finally a chance to ask your reps to oppose ACTA
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European MEPs from Greece, the Czech Republic and Germany have submitted a declaration opposing ACTA, the secret copyright treaty that is the first piece of global Internet law to be negotiated in private, without participation from poor countries, the ...
feed item - whytewolf - 03/04/2010 - 23:27 - 0 comments
- Danish Politicians Questioning Why Denmark Is So Against ACTA Transparency
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One of the really amazing things in witnessing the reactions among various politicians to the ACTA negotiations is realizing how out of the loop they are as well. They're often just as angry that things are being done in the name of their country that ...
feed item - whytewolf - 03/03/2010 - 17:12 - 0 comments
- Supreme Court Says Courts Still Have Jurisdiction Over Unregistered Copyrights
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There have been a series of lawsuits over the past decade or so concerning newspapers and magazines republishing old content that was created by freelancers in digital format. Basically, the publications had freelancers create content for publication. ...
feed item - whytewolf - 03/03/2010 - 00:23 - 0 comments
- Brits: tell the LibDem Peers not to bring web-censorship to Britain!
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The awful UK Digital Economy Bill is being debated in the House of Lords, and it might just get more awful, thanks to the LibDems. The LibDem peers, Lords Razzall and Clement-Jones, have introduced an amendment that would open the door to nationally ...
feed item - whytewolf - 03/02/2010 - 23:53 - 0 comments
- Spanish Indie Labels To Sue The Gov't For Not Stopping File Sharing
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We've discussed recently how Spain seemed to be one of a very small number of countries whose legal system seemed to be doing a decent job in responding to copyright issues . It has rejected three strikes , said that broadband is a basic right , ...
feed item - whytewolf - 03/02/2010 - 13:43 - 0 comments
- Cyberwar hype was cooked up to sell Internet-breaking garbage to the military
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Have you been hearing a lot of gloom-and-doom talk about the need for American "cyberwar" preparedness lately? The coming cyberwar threat? Cybergeddon? Me too. Wired's Ryan Singel makes a good case in this article that cyberwar hype -- like ...
feed item - whytewolf - 03/01/2010 - 23:44 - 0 comments
- President Obama Announces Another Key Administration Post, 3/1/10
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WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key administration post: Michael C. Camuñez, Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance, Department of Commerce President Obama ...
feed item - whytewolf - 03/01/2010 - 16:20 - 0 comments
- Interview with wife of jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo
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Jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo wrote to his wife, Liu Xia: " Even if I am crushed into powder, I will embrace you with the ashes ." The author of the Charter 08 call for reforms in China has been in jail for 11 years. (via @ ronamaynard ) ...
feed item - whytewolf - 03/01/2010 - 13:09 - 0 comments
