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Forget the Cellphone Fight — We Should Be Allowed to Unlock Everything We Own

“Copyright is impacting more people than ever before because the line between hardware and software, physical and digital has blurred. The issue goes beyond cellphone unlocking, because once we buy an object we should own it. We should be able to lift the hood, unlock it, modify it, repair it … without asking for permission from the manufacturer. This is a property rights issue, and current copyright law gets it backwards, turning regular people — like students, researchers, and small business owners — into criminals. Manufacturers have systematically used copyright in this manner over the past 20 years to limit our access to information.” Continue reading →

Supreme Court upholds mom’s $220,000 fine for downloading music

“The US Supreme Court refused Monday to take up the case of a woman ordered to pay a $220,000 fine for illegally downloading music off the internet. The country’s top court upheld without comment the verdict against Jammie Thomas-Rasset in the long-running, high-profile digital piracy case. Thomas-Rasset, a mother of four from Minnesota, has been fighting a court battle since 2006 over violating intellectual property laws in her use of the file-sharing program Kazaa.” Continue reading →

Has military Keynesianism come to an end?

“There are few better ways of appreciating how the Republican Party has transformed in the last two years from a party of defense hawks to a party of deficit hawks than tracking how the sequester has turned from a threat to the nation’s defenses to an unparalleled opportunity to bring the government to heel. The whole panoply of vested interests surrounding defense that has ensured that federal spending on guarding our shores and keeping tyranny at bay has, since Eisenhower, become the main Keynesian engine of economic growth. Does the hushed response to this most profound assault upon defense spending mean the end of Keynesian militarism?” Continue reading →

Ten years after war, Iraq emerges as a major arms buyer

“Ten years after the invasion that smashed Iraq’s military, the country has become a major buyer of military equipment, spending billions to rebuild its armed forces. In doing so, Iraq has become a customer of some of the same companies that supplied the weapons used to attack Baghdad’s troops in 2003. Some 54 companies from 13 countries participated in the show, advertising equipment ranging from jet aircraft, drones, missiles and shells to gas masks, uniforms and boots. With a security and defence budget of about $16.4 billion for 2013 and a commitment to rebuilding its forces, Iraq offers significant opportunities for defence and security firms.” Continue reading →

Ten years after war, Iraq emerges as a major arms buyer

Video shows Pittsburgh cop yelling at bystanders before allegedly tazing man outside bar

“A Pittsburgh police detective with a history of accusations on his record was filmed during another apparent outburst on Sunday, yelling at bystanders and allegedly tazing a man who was trying to leave a local bar. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette posted video early Monday morning of Detective Frank Rende yelling, ‘Mind your own freakin’ business’ at bystanders before taking out his taser and waving Mark Keyser Jr. away from the bar on Saturday. The newspaper reported that Rende has been accused of conduct unbecoming an officer more than a dozen times during his career.” Continue reading →

Video shows Pittsburgh cop yelling at bystanders before allegedly tazing man outside bar

Cop Fractures Woman’s Face, Says “I’m Going to Push Your Nose Through Your Brain”

“Chicago police appeared at Rita King’s door after a domestic disturbance complaint. King was approached by a police officer with a taser, arrested and then taken to the police station. She remained handcuffed to a table while she was questioned. Then, allegedly, she refused to be fingerprinted until someone explained why she was under arrest. In entered police commander Glenn Evans who pressed his fist into King’s nose for three to five minutes, repeatedly saying, ‘I’m going to push your nose through your brain.’ King bled profusely, was fingerprinted and was finally released from the station. She attempted to walk home, but lost consciousness after one block.” Continue reading →