Archives for October 2001

Part Two

October 15, 2001 by Michael Boyle

of the comic strip get your war on was released since I referenced the first page the other night. Nail. Head. Bang.

, though luckily this time it didn’t happen. The RIAA had a plan to amend the USA Bill so that any efforts they made to hack computers they felt violated the DMCA wouldn’t be made illegal under the new (and still outrageous) law. They have abandoned the plan, but still – it proves that the RIAA and member companies feel that they have the moral and legal right to police copyright themselves using any means possible, with little or no oversight.

Author Barbara Kingsolver

October 15, 2001 by Michael Boyle

: No Glory in Unjust War on the Weak. Interesting.

The ACLU agrees

October 13, 2001 by Michael Boyle

that the “USA Act 2001” is an outrage. “This bill has simply missed the mark of maximizing security and, at the same time, minimizing any adverse effects on America’s freedoms.”

Ay caramba

October 13, 2001 by Michael Boyle

! Wired News reports that a Terror bill has cleared the Senate in the US by a 96-1 vote. Russ Feingold was the sole nay voter, and said, “We will lose that war (on terrorism) without a shot being fired if we sacrifice the liberty of the American people.”