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The Canadian Recording Industry Association is now lobbying to have the private copying levy (the useless tax you pay on blank CDs and MP3 players) not apply to iPods. This is the result of the Canadian Copyright Board’s interpretation that the levy eliminates the illegality of p2p file-sharing.
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Alfonso Cuarón, director of “Children of Men”, and Naomi Klein, author of “No Logo”, present a short film from Klein’s book “The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism.” http://www.shockdoctrine.com
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“When I finished The Shock Doctrine, I sent it to Alfonso Cuarón because I adore his films and felt that the future he created [...]

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This video is superb. At first, I found the style pedantic and the content unhelpful. Halfway through, however, I was caught up in and enchanted by the charming pace and enlightening calm of the whole experience. More videos like these will be indispensable in getting friends, co-workers and peers to understand new technology.
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