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Petition Surfaces to Restore Copyright Term to 28 Years in US
One of the many flaws of copyright is that the term is, as far as most people who are living when that work is created are concerned, it's effectively indefinite. One petition that...Guide: How to Turn Bing into Your Own P2P Search Engine
We've all seen many ways to use Google to search for specific files using specific Boolean searches. While using Google may be one of the oldest tricks in the book forrelated activity, Google...Rickroll Meme Destroyed By Copyright Takedown
Anyone who has spent much time online, especially on Internet message boards of any kind, will be aware of Rickrolling. It’s an incredibly simple concept. The meme is based on a bait and...Pirate Bay Boosts “Sharing is Caring” Into The Music Charts
With help from the music industry’s biggest arch-rival The Pirate Bay, UK rapper Dan Bull is on course to get his first official ‘hit’ listed in various international single charts. With a song...New government report on IP doesn’t say what Big Content thinks it says
Yesterday we got an e-mail from the Motion Picture Association of America trumpeting a new Commerce Department report on the importance of "intellectual property"—patents, copyrights, and trademarks—to the United States economy. "IP-intensive industries,...Exclusive Usenet Offers: $7.95/month
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