From the AP via The Chicago Tribune: ‘Grandpa Munster’ Al Lewis Dies at 95

I hope we’ll be hearing more about the man from our friend, Max Schmid, also of WBAI.

From The New York Times: Increasingly, Internet’s Data Trail Leads to Court
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Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Two important articles from Ars Technica:

Trademark bill has some wondering if fair use is over?

Pending legislation again shifts the balance of power toward the large corporations and against the public the Congress is supposed to be protecting. How can we possibly get these people to actually do the people’s business, instead of legislating for the corporate elite?

Librarians air concerns about DRM

Digital Rights Management, something your obedient servant has railed against in the past (and a darned good reason not to purchase anything from Audible or the iTunes store) is now looked at from the library’s point of view. It doesn’t look any better from there…