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Why SOPA will most likely pass and why we'r...

Dec 21 2011 03:59 PM | Biker in Bits and Bytes
When you have "so-called" Tech Writers publishing this kind of bullshit, it's no small wonder the idiots in Congress are pressing on with this monstrosity of a bill. QuoteTorrentFreak, a news site that basically supports illicit downloadi...
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Fed's are at it again.

Nov 28 2011 08:53 PM | Biker in Bits and Bytes
While I don't have an issue with federal crackdowns on obvious knock-off sites that sell counterfeit goods, I do have some serious heartburn with some of the seizures. Rojadirecta .com and .org domains were seized back in January for allegedly il...
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SOPA - Where's the outrage from the populace?

Nov 17 2011 05:44 PM | Biker in Bits and Bytes
2 months ago, I posted about an alarming bill that is currently making it's way through Congress. To date, nary a peep out of the media or howls of outrage from the public. It's still in Committee and hopefully that's where it will die. B...
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Tennessee does it again...

Jun 11 2011 10:30 PM | Biker in Bits and Bytes
Unreal. Absolutely unreal. Who in the hell is running things in that state? QuoteTennessee residents: Come July 1, 2011, the state may punish you with jail time or fines should you “transmit or display an image” online — social networks such as Faceb...
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The recording industry has gone too far now

Jun 02 2011 03:38 PM | Biker in Bits and Bytes
This one floored me this morning. Tennessee just passed a law making it illegal to share your online password for online media with anyone. Yup. Even though the Terms of Use for Netflix doesn't prohibit account sharing, Tennessee's legislatur...
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The real reason ISPs want usage caps

May 18 2011 12:00 PM | Biker in Bits and Bytes
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