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  | Piracy is remixing culture and capitalism, says Matt Mason Found at 5/9/2008 via www.guardian.co.uk
We're told pirates are "killing" the entertainment biz. But without them we'd have no pop radio, no Hollywood and rubbish trainers, says Matt Mason More...
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| Live and let DIY Found at 5/9/2008 via music.guardian.co.uk
Arts & entertainment: We're told pirates are 'killing' the entertainment biz. But without them we'd have rubbish trainers More...
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| Studios file lawsuits over movie distribution Found at 5/9/2008 via abclocal.go.com
Three film studios have sued four Ohio residents to stop them from illegally sharing movies online More...
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| U of R to Compete for Stem Cell Funds Found at 5/9/2008 via www.rnews.com
The latest round of state funding for stem cell research has been released to places like the University of Rochester. Teams at the U of R?s School of Medicine have already completed a lot of work that's close to clinical translation. State funds of $109 million will be made available. More...
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| Police Investigate Parkway Shooting Found at 5/9/2008 via www.rnews.com
Rochester police are investigating a shooting on Parkway off of Lyell Avenue. It happened around 9:30 Thursday night. Police say the male victim suffered a single gun shot wound. He was treated at Strong Hospital. More...
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| Taser competitor says the device was rushed to market without proper care Found at 5/9/2008 via ca.news.yahoo.com
VANCOUVER - The company that sells more conducted energy weapons to law enforcement than any other rushed to market with faulty safety and medical research, claims the head of a company that plans to market a device to compete with the Taser. More...
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| Court Records Sealed for 60 Days in Alleged Sexual Assault Found at 5/9/2008 via www.kcrg.com
IOWA CITY (AP) - Search warrants used to investigate an alleged sexual assault in which three University of Iowa football players were questioned have been sealed for an additional 60 days. That's according to Johnson County court records. More...
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| Higher Education Act Expires Without Renewal Found at 5/9/2008 via www.cbsnews.com
The Higher Education Act (HEA), the piece of federal legislation that dictates higher education policy, including government financial aid programs, expired as of April 30. More...
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| Stupidest Infotech Policy Contest Found at 5/9/2008 via 
James Fallows at the Atlantic recently ran a reader contest to nominate the worst public policy decision of the past fifty years. ( More...
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| DRM Not Dead, Just Temporarily Indisposed, Says RIAA Tech Head Found at 5/9/2008 via
The RIAA’s head technology guy says that the move away from DRM (anti-copying) technology by record labels is just a phase, according to a Greg Sandoval story at News.com:“(Recently) I made a list of the 22 ways to sell music, and 20 of them still require DRM,” said David Hughes, who heads up the RIAA’s [...] More...
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| EA relents on cumbersome DRM for new PC games Found at 5/9/2008 via www.news.com
EA gives up on clunky DRM. More...
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| Trial lawyers spent more than $1.1M to lobby in 1Q Found at 5/9/2008 via news.ino.com
(AP:WASHINGTON) The American Association for Justice, a trade group representing trial lawyers, spent more than $1.1 million in the first quarter to lobby on medical malpractice liability and other issues, according to a disclosure form. More...
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| (AFX UK Focus) 2008-05-09 23:07 Manufacturers trade group releases lobbying funder names Found at 5/9/2008 via www.iii.co.uk
WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Association of Manufacturers released the names of 65 member companies that provided significant funding to the trade group for first-quarter lobbying activities, according to an amended disclosure report. More...
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| Police Chief Found Not Guilty of Simple Assault Found at 5/9/2008 via www.kcrg.com
WAVERLY (AP) - A jury has found an eastern Iowa police chief not guilty of assaulting a teen last summer. The jury returned the verdict in Bremer County Court on Friday in less than an hour. More...
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| Iowa Court Rules Judge Should Reconsider Sex Offender Ruling Found at 5/9/2008 via www.kcrg.com
DES MOINES (AP) - A district court was wrong when it ruled the state couldn't hold a man with a history of sexually abusing young children. That's what the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday. More...
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| IP Attorney Steven P. Shurtz Participates in Salt Lake City Public Library's Inventors Fair Found at 5/9/2008 via biz.yahoo.com
Intellectual Property attorney, Steven P. Shurtz, managing partner of the Salt Lake City office of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firm in the United States, will offer the benefit of his years of experience and expertise in the area of patent law when he participates at the Salt Lake City Public Library's Inventors Fair on Saturday, May 10, 2008 from ... More...
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