23 Nov 2004
Studios Sue Pixar: Demand Bad Movie

It was bound to happen ...

The eight major Hollywood studios have filed suit against CGI animation company Pixar for its consistent record of quality movies.

(link) [Dateline Hollywood]

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A Kinder, Gentler Copyright Bill?

The new copyright bill didn't turn out to be nearly as bad as expected. It seems as though squawking loudly can still have some effect, even on a lame duck Congress.

The Senate passes a copyright bill that is not as bad as digital rights activists had feared. The bill drops language that would have banned tech that would have allowed people to skip commercials. By Katie Dean.

(link) [Wired News]

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Internet Porn: Worse than Crack?

This belongs in my humor category - "erototoxins", indeed - except that the effort is deadly serious. This has to qualify as possibly the most outrageous bit of nauseous bullshit that I've ever heard of: if you're down on porno for religious (or other) reasons, just say so and be done with it. Don't go around inventing chemical causes for moral "failures" - that road leads to perdition.

Researchers tell a Senate hearing that internet porn is more addictive and harmful than street drugs. One calls for government-funded research into the 'erototoxins.' By Ryan Singel.

(link) [Wired News]

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