In a not unexpected case of biting the feeding hand, P-E Obama has filled out the top Justice Department posts, with Associate and Deputy AG spots going to Tom Perrelli and David Ogden, respectively. CNET has a brief review of their racketeering cred: Perrelli worked offense, where Ogden worked on the defense of challenges to indefinite copyright extensions and COPA.
I suppose Hillary Rosen's TV appearances as a Democratic Party analyst would presage such maneuvers. Also, with the Earth-weight volumes of debt the U.S. is incurring, the low-overhead revenue stream represented by IP fees will gain even more importance among policymakers.
My vote stays the same: I limit my music to radio and free podcasts, and generally avoid movies, whether they're downloaded, CD, big screen, or otherwise. It occurs to me that I've been doing this for over 10 years, now. I should add up the benefits at some point.
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