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Google Combats Domain Name Loophole

The online advertising leader Google Inc. said Friday it would help make it less lucrative to tie up millions of Internet addresses using a loophole and keep those domain names from legitimate individuals and businesses.

Web Authority Fights Naming Loophole

The Internet's key oversight agency is taking a preliminary step toward combating domain name tasting — the online equivalent of buying expensive clothes on a charge card only to return them for a full refund after wearing them to a party.

Entrepreneurs Profit From Free Web Names

It's not often you can compare Internet addresses with clothing, but a growing practice comes close, contributing to a global shortage in good names.

Judge Halts Notorious B.I.G. Album Sales

A judge halted sales of Notorious B.I.G.'s breakthrough 1994 album "Ready to Die" after a jury decided the title song used part of an Ohio Players tune without permission.

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Greatest Rock Keyboardist

Welcome back, my friends ... continuing our ongoing survey about great rock musicians, we come now to the Masters of the Mellotron, the Ticklers of the Ivory, the Knights of the Order of Ebony and Ivory ... the keyboard players. Who do you rank as the greatest of all-time?

GOP Sounds Alarm Over Obama Decision to Move Census to White House: A number of Republicans are joining the fight to put the census issue into the political spotlight "before it's too late." Monday, February 09, 2009
Source: FOXNews.com

Utah's congressional delegation is calling President Obama's decision to move the U.S. census into the White House a purely partisan move and potentially dangerous to congressional redistricting around the country.

Testing the Waters – Washington's Hood Canal

In April 1791 Captain George Vancouver sailed from Falmouth, England, with an expedition well-outfitted and equipped with the finest scientific instruments available. His crew of approximately 150 men was handpicked.

Kanye, Common, Method Man Sued Over Jazz Sample
Source: billboard.com

Rappers Kanye West, Method Man, Redman, Common and their record companies were sued yesterday (May 22) by late U.S. jazz musician Joe Farrell's daughter, who accused them of using her father's music without approval.

Minneapolis Suburbs Hunt for Volatile Organic Compounds Leaks

In the wake of the discovery in Edina of elevated levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in a municipal well, officials in the neighboring town of St. Louis Park are planning extensive sampling of neighborhood homes and businesses for signs of VOCs.

Good Copy Bad Copy
Source: goodcopybadcopy.net

This is a great documentary about the current state of copyright and culture. Very well done, with lots of interviews. You can watch it live (streaming) on the website, or download it via torrent.

Music Monday! Hip hop artist Diablo Archer

This episode is work safe.Interview with Diablo Archer. We discuss how often he performs; the furthest he's had to travel to do a show; recording "Driven" over the internet; Loop-ings; where he got the name Diablo Archer; his new image; the significance of the cover of his CD A D

Judge blocks Notorious BIG album
Source: BBC News

A US judge stops sales of an album by Notorious BIG after a jury said it illegally used a sample by Ohio Players.

Copyright Criminals documentary

Copyright Criminals: This is a Sampling Sport is a documentary that focuses on sample-based music.

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