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Comment Weve been here before DRM == marijuana tax act. (Score 1) 353

by eadint (#17308758) Attached to: DRM Critique Airs On National Public Radio
In the 60's timothy leary chalenged a law called the marihuana tax act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marijuana_Tax_Act which basically stated that you had to break the law to exercise your rights. in a way DRM is like this you have to break the law in order to exercise your rights to copy. i am surprised that lwyers haven t used this case to set presedent and dismantle DRM. this is the real problem with drm and sonner or later someone will do what leary did and then it will be up to the government to change the law or eliminate it.

10 Reasons To Buy a DSLR 657

Posted by kdawson from the through-the-lens dept.
Kurtis writes, "If you're planning on getting a digital camera for yourself this holiday season, here's 10 reasons why you should choose a Digital Single Lens Reflex camera instead of a point-'n'-shoot. DSLR cameras are obviously not perfect for everyone. This article also has a couple of small blurbs about who shouldn't buy a DSLR, and a few things that could be deemed negative aspects of DSLR cameras."

FDA Set To Approve Products from Cloned Cows 480

Posted by Zonk from the mmmmm-cloneburger dept.
phantomlord writes "The FDA is currently set to allow beef and milk from cloned animals onto the market. Further, the products will likely not be branded as such and there is no way to know if we're currently consuming products from cloned animals." From the article: "Farmers and companies that have been growing cloned barnyard animals from single cells in anticipation of a lucrative market say cloning will bring consumers a level of consistency and quality impossible to attain with conventional breeding, making perfectly marbled beef and reliably lean and tasty pork the norm on grocery shelves. But groups opposed to the new technology, including a coalition of powerful food companies concerned that the public will reject Dolly-the-Lamb chops and clonal cream in their coffee, have not given up."

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