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Website Blocking
The government can order service providers to block websites for infringing links posted by any users.
Risk of Jail for Ordinary Users
It becomes a felony with a potential 5 year sentence to stream a copyrighted work that would cost more than $2,500 to license, even if you are a totally noncommercial user, e.g. singing a pop song on Facebook.
Chaos for the Internet
Thousands of sites that are legal under the DMCA would face new legal threats. People trying to keep the internet more secure wouldn't be able to rely on the integrity of the DNS system.
Read this analysis from boing-boing.net
Get on the phone and call your representative. Express your disapproval. Tell him or her exactly how you feel, and that you don't support this. Tell your friends to call their representatives, their Congressperson, and complain. Mention that you are a registered voter that takes your civic responsibility seriously and that you will use that vote to express your feelings about this.
http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_60/Int
“We support the bill’s stated goals — providing additional enforcement tools to combat foreign ‘rogue’ websites that are dedicated to copyright infringement or counterfeiting,” the Internet companies wrote in Tuesday’s letter. “Unfortunately, the bills as drafted would expose law-abiding U.S. Internet and technology companies to new uncertain liabilities, private rights of action and technology mandates that would require monitoring of websites.” The chamber-led coalition in support of the bill includes Walmart, Eli Lilly & Co. and Netflix.
Google and other opponents of the legislation argue that restricting the Internet in the U.S. sets a bad international precedent and that the language defines infringing too broadly.
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aggravated
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distressed
- Mood: annoyed
So far in 2011, I dropped my older Sony Vaio (backup) laptop and broke the screen, my 6 year old Dell got a serious virus I can't get off, my newer Sony Vaio laptop died last week (it will boot only partially then turn itself off), I reluctantly bought a new laptop I couldn't afford yesterday, but it's not what I'm used to even though it's a Vaio as well (I assume it's Win 7 causing all the stability issues), the A/C in my car is going flakey and nobody can figure out why it stops working sometimes and now, today, my Sony 505 ereader died.
That recital does not include other pretty serious stuff that's going on, but it covers the technology side. Can somebody please make it stop now, because I'm about at the end of my tether. :(
That's probably my whine for the year and I return you to your regularly scheduled programming now. Hope life treats all of you on my friends' list a *lot* better!
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depressed
Here's the cat formerly known as Tai... :)
Lisa, didn't call because I think your parents are still here, but if not and you have no other plans for tonight, please feel free to call me. I'm on Sycamore View as usual.
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chipper
These kittens are growing apace. They are huge compared to our last litter (between 7.7oz and 10.2oz or 218g and 290g) and as you can see they are already trying to walk. All have their eyes open already as well. I foresee interesting times! :)
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They are all significantly larger than past litters, between 4oz for the girl and 5.4oz for the biggest boy and mom's labor was quite intense. Colors are currently open for discussion, most likely the boys are cameos with white (red silver with white) and the girl looks to be a silver patched tabby with white.
Proud daddy is CFA GC Catgo Top Gun of Firemountain, proud mama is Koonikats Wildfire of Firemountain.
- Mood: happy
Lavinia Kent Bound By Temptation A-
Victoria Dahl A Little Bit Wild A-
Sharon Lee and Steve Miller Mouse and Dragon A
Judith James Libertine's Kiss A-
Sherry Thomas His at Night A-
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Susanna Fraser The Sergeant's Lady B+
Anne Mallory Seven Secrets of Seduction B+
Jenny Brown Lord Lightning B+
Evangeline Collins Seven Nights to Forever B+
Rose Lerner In for a Penny B-
Both the Lerner and Collins suffered from unsatisfying endings, but the first 2/3s of each book were excellent and I look forward to reading more by these authors.
- Mood: cheerful
The three in the video are Star (brown tabby), Tiny (red tabby) and Kit (red tabby with white). Kit is available. If anybody would like to add a Maine Coon kitten to their household, please let me know! :)
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geeky
