Priorities

Some very good points were made in response to my previous post that I didn’t think of – basically, that things like “copyright cops” and so forth are wasting our limited energies. That things like “copyright cops” and other useless endeavors (I’d argue for “war on drugs” and probably the “war on terror” to be… Continue reading Priorities

Copyright Cops?? WTF!?

Yep, that’s right. H.R. 4279, the “Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property” Act would create a “Intellectual Property Enforcement Division” within the office of the Deputy Attorney General. Because this is clearly what we need – a police organization to enforce intellectual property rights in our own country. Riiiiiiiiight… I may be a little… Continue reading Copyright Cops?? WTF!?

Your Papers, Please (Part 2)

Via Bruce Schneier’s blog – the TSA has a new photo ID requirement: Beginning Saturday, June 21, 2008 passengers that willfully refuse to provide identification at security checkpoint will be denied access to the secure area of airports. This change will apply exclusively to individuals that simply refuse to provide any identification or assist transportation… Continue reading Your Papers, Please (Part 2)