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Agreed Agreed Stupid polticians. There are bigger problems.

New Zealand's controversial plan to boot repeat copyright infringers off the Internet has been delayed by the prime minister five days before it was to take effect. ISPs and rightsholders also announced a plan to make the scheme more fair by using an independent third party to judge disputes. Source: ARS Technica By Nate Anderson As an Internet blackout hit blogs across New Zealand today, the government announced that it would postpone the implementation of its hugely controversial "graduated response" law for dealing with (and eventually disconnecting) repeat P2P copyright infringers. New Zealand's 1984 Copyright Act was last year amended in numerous ways, but the most controversial has certainly been new section 92A. "An Internet service provider must adopt and reasonably implement a policy that provides for termination, in appropriate circumstances, of the account with that Internet service provider of a repeat infringer," it says. The change was to go into effect on February 28, but Prime Minister John Key has bowed to public pressure and delayed the measure. It is now scheduled for March 27, but only if an implementation deal can be worked out between ISPs and copyright holders before then; if not, the provision will be binned. The Telecommunications Carriers' Forum (TCF) has represented ISPs in these negotiations and today praised the delay, even as it indicated that a deal would be reached. "Given that s92A has caused considerable public concern, it is important to have complete clarity on how this section of the Act is likely to be implemented," said CEO Ralph Chivers. "The additional time provides the opportunity to seek that clarity, and ensure that affected parties are fully prepared. Recent discussions between the TCF and copyright holders about the content and operation of the Code have been constructive, and it seems likely that we will be able to reach an agreement on all outstanding matters in the near future." Full Article

Happy Belated Birthday, Dude!

No worry, mate. As shnockered as I got, I missed some of it myself.

Thanks fellas. I had a great one.

Our pollution has spread beyond our own world.

Happy Birthday!

Nice one!

Oh well.

Those Bastards!!! I think maybe if you used Dude as your first name and AsInCool as your last name, it might work.

Just wondering. I'm Vern Schafer on there.

One of my all time favorites. Gran Torino was a really good film. I recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it.

On Youtube it says It was filmed at a show in London in 1967.

Ah, some good news. When are these world leaders gonna stop taking cues from the media industry and start listening to the consumers? Sounds like some might be turning.

Now that would be an interesting show to see.

Great find. Thanks!

The rest of that article is very good. They make some of the same points I would have made in response to the APRA. Nice find on that article, Kiwibank!

Good list of software. Thanks!

Booo! Fuck the morality police.

I'm evil, Joe!

Steelers vs Cardinals. This should be fun.

Congrats on the Steelers makin the Superbowl!

Me too. I was spammed.

I had a bit of a hard time finding this 'Sexy' Album. It was way down at the bottom of the page on the Catalog page. I couldn't see what tracks were on the album so I could check out samples on the Music page. There wasn't even a direct link to where I could see what tracks were on the album at the corporate music stores. I despise the corporate music scene and almost everything they stand for. I don't won't be buying anything from iTunes, Rhapsody, Sony, Napster or any of those other music stores you sell through. I did check out 2 of the sites just to see the prices. I couldn't even find the full album on TrackItDown, but I did on Xpressbeats. The prices are the same as they have always been in the corporate music scene, which is one of the problems I have with it. So thanks for the offer and info. It sounds like there is some good music on your site, but I don't think I'll be purchasing any of it.

You can download it here. http://www.dvhardware.net/software/1140