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Legal, Laws, and Regs

Tis the season

I thought that now would be a good time to recommend two legal weblogs associated with consumer law, credit, and bankruptcy: Consumer Law & Policy Blog Credit Slips We focus so much on DRM and copyright in weblogs that we forget that consumer law probably has far more impact on us, and far less public […]

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Legal, Laws, and Regs Religion

Free will and religion

The Columbia Missourian has a thoughtful article on how the different religions in Missouri view Amendment 2. It’s timely, for me at least, because I needed to be reminded that religion does not automatically kill brain cells. The St. Louis Post Post-Dispatch has an excellent article on the economic impact of not passing Amendment 2. Not only are we […]

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Internet Legal, Laws, and Regs Weblogging

That old copyright song

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. My cable connection started working without problems yesterday, just in time for me to attempt to connect using DSL later today. I’ve also been attempting to take photos of the bald eagles wintering in our area, but have run into interesting complications, which I’ll write about later. In the meantime, […]

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Copyright

Debate on DRM

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Doc Searls points to a weblog post by the Guardian Unlimited’s Lloyd Shepherd on DRM and says it’s one of the most depressing things he’s read. Shepherd wrote: I’m not going to pick a fight with the Cory Doctorows of the world because they’re far more informed and cleverer than me, but let’s […]

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Legal, Laws, and Regs

Koi-side economics

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. New bankruptcy laws went into effect in the US this week. For the best detailed description of these law changes, check this NOLO article. The new law makes little sense in relation to today’s economy. Surveys of those filing for bankruptcy find they do so because of medical bills, loss of jobs, […]