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After what seems like series of bad decisions and autographs to important government documents, Bush signs another controversial Anti-piracy law that will, in simple words, let the big Music and Media makers the power to go after criminals and (also) innocent people. I do agree that there’s a lot of piracy of music and movies but I think this might be on the over-the-edge method, benefiting the rich to get richer and the poor to get poorer. Darn, I can’t wait until Bush steps down, if he didn’t sign any bills, our country might have been better off by now.

Let’s keep the internet and information free for everyone people, I think Hollywood actors/muscians get paid enough already.

The law creates an intellectual property czar who will report directly to the president on how to better protect copyrights both domestically and internationally. The Justice Department had argued that the creation of this position would undermine its authority.

The law also toughens criminal laws against piracy and counterfeiting, although critics have argued that the measure goes too far and risks punishing people who have not infringed.

via reuters

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A skatboarder in Germany achieved 50MPH+ on the highway.  The German government is still trying to track down the person who did it to put him in jail but I think they should give him an award instead.

A video of the skateboarder, broadcast on German television networks on Wednesday, showed a helmeted figure wearing a red and white protective suit building up speed by holding onto the back of a motorcycle before letting go and freewheeling.

“We put out an all-points bulletin and have received information that gives us useful clues to who the man may be,” Stoeckle said. “We are particularly concerned about copycats who may imitate the stunt, putting their lives at risk.”

via declubz, reuters

Here’s some great news for movie-addicts.  Theatres around the country will be replacing outdated projector screens with 3D-capable digital screens, meaning you will get some cool screens like the IMAX-3D even for your regular movies.

Nice, but I hope they don’t raise the prices, then I’d probably rather get a 150″ LCD TV for myself.

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via engadget

It looks like there’s now a “pre-pay” solution to saving some money on by purchasing gas in advance.

You can go to MyGallons.com to purchase your future gas at current prices.

The high price of gasoline has some U.S. drivers looking to the future.

A recently introduced service called MyGallons.com allows drivers to fill up their tanks sometime in the future but at current prices, using a debit-like card which banks gallons rather than dollars.

“The price of gasoline was changing all the time. It seemed unpredictable,” Steven Verona, founder and owner of the Miami-based company, said on Monday.

via reuters

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Wow, check out this Yahoo news that microfiber fabric might produce electricity. We might just be able to start generating electricity everytime we move a finger!

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. scientists have developed a microfiber fabric that generates its own electricity, making enough current to recharge a cell phone or ensure that a small MP3 music player never runs out of power.

via Yahoo