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RIAA President Says Copyright Law "Isn't Working" 473

Kilrah_il writes "Apperantly not satisfied with the current scope of the DMCA, RIAA President Cary Sherman wants to broaden the scope of the law to have content providers such as YouTube and Rapidshare liable for illegal content found on their sites. 'The RIAA would strongly prefer informal agreements inked with intermediaries ... We're working on [discussions with broadband providers], and we'd like to extend that kind of relationship — not just to ISPs, but [also to] search engines, payment processors, advertisers ... [But], if legislation is an appropriate way to facilitate that kind of cooperation, fine.' Notice the update at the end of the article pointing out that Sherman is seeking for voluntary agreements with said partners and not to enact broader laws without their cooperation."

Comment Re:When a pool fails... (Score 1) 650

that is the poorest justification for having a permit.. having actually been a contractor and pulling permits I can tell you its full of BS... building code can not cover every aspect of construction and is even, IMO, under spec'ed. building inspectors can not cover (or even remember) every aspect of code, especially when they get paid per inspection, and spend 5 minutes looking at your job.... even for 2-3 story house framing (structural), i've seen them spend max 15min. common sense rules over building code. building departments require INSURANCE (and license, and workers comp if you have employees)- which, if the pool FAILS, the insurance covers it. If your friend's neighbor's pool collapsed, HOME OWNERS INSURANCE covers it!! building inspectors and departments have ZERO liability (thus why they require contractors to carry insurance), or make the homeowner sign a waiver the only purpose is for the town to collect more money, fees, etc.... even then, you end up paying off (YES, Bribing!) the tax collector to lower your taxes in the end of the day. don't even get me started on Licensed Plumbers and Electricians... Unionized Thieves!!! Using 'licensing' to monopolize and protect themselves.

Comment Next Scientist to go missing? (Score 1) 367

Don't count on this going very far.. Iran will take her back to use the metal for some nuclear reactor.. then she'll go missing... [story to cont..] (from the video) "Feerst of all, this aloomeenum has ten percent denseeeety of the origeeenal alooomeenum" (in her bad persian accent)

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