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According to an article on Fox New's website, the RIAA is now claiming it is illegal to simply convert a song on a CD to MP3 format to listen to on your iPod or Zune. This simple act of actually using music you paid for is grounds for a lawsuit according the record companies.

Copying a song you've paid for in CD form is "a nice way of saying 'steals just one copy,'" Sony BMG top lawyer Jennifer Pariser testified.

Here is a video of a nerdy guy giving a convincing demonstration of nanospreader cooling technology from Celsia Techonologies. At least its convincing to his coworkers with the burned fingers. His comment that the Romans could have had this technology if only they knew micromachining is a little silly though.