Laws Threaten Security Researchers
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| Lee Tien, a member of the working group and a senior staff attorney
| for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, says Website vulnerabilities
| must be exposed so people's data and identities are secured. "The
| fewer vulnerabilities, the better."
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http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=125984&WT.svl=news1_1
TorrentSpy Ordered By Federal Judge to Become MPAA Spy
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| TorrentSpy, one of the world's largest torrent dump sites, has
| been ordered by a federal judge to monitor its users in order
| to create detailed logs of their activities which must then be
| handed over to the MPAA.
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http://torrentfreak.com/torrentspy-ordered-to-spy-on-its-users-on-behalf-of-the-mpaa/
http://tinyurl.com/39987e
Money changes the law, regardless of whether it's rational or not.
Related:
Contact Information For 50 Politicians Who Take Campaign Money From The RIAA
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| One of the ways the RIAA operates is by donating money to politicians
| who then enact favorable legislation on their behalf. Don't let the
| optimist in you believe that this doesn't work. It does.
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http://consumerist.com/consumer/worst-company-in-america/contact-information-for-50-politicians-who-take-campaign-money-from-the-riaa-264638.php
http://tinyurl.com/yuvpay
Congress Critters Threaten To Pass Laws Forcing Universities To Obey RIAA
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| It appears that the money the RIAA is spending on campaign donations
| is well spent, however. With the universities not falling into line
| as expected, Congress held hearings where various politicians
| blasted universities for not taking a more proactive stance and
| threatening to withhold federal money from universities that
| don't play by the RIAA's rules.
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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070606/001544.shtml
RIAA Accused of Extortion and Conspiracy in Tampa, Florida, case, UMG v. Del
Cid
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| In a new Tampa, Florida, case, UMG v. Del Cid, the defendant has filed
| the following five (5) counterclaims against the RIAA, under
| Florida, federal, and California law...
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http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2007/06/riaa-accused-of-extortion-and.html
Politicos threaten schools over campus piracy
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| At the latest in what has become a multiyear series of hearings
| focused on university campus piracy, members of the U.S. House
| of Representatives' Science and Technology Committee said
| college administrators must seriously consider using not only
| educational campaigns but also technological filters to reduce
| illicit file swapping among students.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6188887.html
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