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Sep. 22nd, 2004
more stupid news for you
Sep. 22nd, 2004 04:34 pmA big FUCK YOU to my friends at the FCC:
WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators on Wednesday fined CBS a record $550,000 for Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction," which exposed the singer's breast during the Super Bowl halftime show.They magnanimously decided not to fine the affiliates, only the CBS-owned stations.
You can almost hear Jack Valenti snort-laughing:
Sacramento -- Aiding the industry that helped him gain worldwide fame, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation Tuesday aimed at discouraging online piracy by requiring anyone disseminating movies or music on the Internet to disclose their e-mail address.That's gonna be really hard to circumvent. And really easy to enforce!
California file sharers who trade songs or films without providing an e-mail address will be guilty of a misdemeanor, under the first-in-the-nation measure that could make it easier for law enforcement to track down people who illegally download copyrighted material.
Schwarzenegger also vetoed a bill that would have mandated sending juvenile parolees who are caught in a nonviolent drug offense to drug treatment rather than back into confinement with the California Youth Authority.The War on Drugs... it's FAN-tastic!
more stupid news for you
Sep. 22nd, 2004 04:34 pmA big FUCK YOU to my friends at the FCC:
WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators on Wednesday fined CBS a record $550,000 for Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction," which exposed the singer's breast during the Super Bowl halftime show.They magnanimously decided not to fine the affiliates, only the CBS-owned stations.
You can almost hear Jack Valenti snort-laughing:
Sacramento -- Aiding the industry that helped him gain worldwide fame, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation Tuesday aimed at discouraging online piracy by requiring anyone disseminating movies or music on the Internet to disclose their e-mail address.That's gonna be really hard to circumvent. And really easy to enforce!
California file sharers who trade songs or films without providing an e-mail address will be guilty of a misdemeanor, under the first-in-the-nation measure that could make it easier for law enforcement to track down people who illegally download copyrighted material.
Schwarzenegger also vetoed a bill that would have mandated sending juvenile parolees who are caught in a nonviolent drug offense to drug treatment rather than back into confinement with the California Youth Authority.The War on Drugs... it's FAN-tastic!
baseball and politics
Sep. 22nd, 2004 10:15 pmCarlos Delgado, a baseball player from Puerto Rico who plays for Toronto, has been protesting the Iraq war by not coming out of the dugout during the 7th inning stretch when "God Bless America" is sung. American crowds have predictably given him crap when he comes to the plate since they figured out that he was doing this. One brave Yankees fan decided to show his support for Delgado by unfurling a "Delgado For President" banner from the upper deck in Yankees Stadium; his brother wrote an article about the experience. It's a bit heavy on the "courage" and "hero" angle, but it's good reading nonetheless.
baseball and politics
Sep. 22nd, 2004 10:15 pmCarlos Delgado, a baseball player from Puerto Rico who plays for Toronto, has been protesting the Iraq war by not coming out of the dugout during the 7th inning stretch when "God Bless America" is sung. American crowds have predictably given him crap when he comes to the plate since they figured out that he was doing this. One brave Yankees fan decided to show his support for Delgado by unfurling a "Delgado For President" banner from the upper deck in Yankees Stadium; his brother wrote an article about the experience. It's a bit heavy on the "courage" and "hero" angle, but it's good reading nonetheless.