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...digital age is thus open to control in a way that was never possible in the analog age ... For the first time, [copyright law] reaches beyond the professional to control the amateur." And when it comes to prosecuting copyright infringement, Lessig doesn't spare members of his profession: "The threat of litigation is huge, so the payoff to make litigants go away is also huge. The system loves the game; the game therefore never ends...
...assuming such a breakdown is averted - and recent government actions in the U.S. and Europe make that a plausible assumption - economic fundamentals, and productivity growth in particular, are going to matter a lot. Strong productivity growth makes inflation less of a threat, giving the Federal Reserve more leeway in battling recession. And because it enables more economic growth down the road, it could make it far easier to pay off the giant debts the Federal Government is incurring to save the banking system and the economy...
...climate change plans were being questioned months ago as heavy industries complained about the burdens they would have to shoulder and the jobs that were under threat. But in the past month, as the global credit crunch struck Europe with a vengeance, many governments have raised concerns about whether they could afford the bailouts as well as the emissions commitments...
...McCain entered the third debate with Obama a chastened man. Half the Republican savants seemed to have given up on him; the other half were offering bad advice. Worse, he seemed to have realized - finally - the permanent threat to his reputation that his campaign had become. The moment of truth may have occurred at an Oct. 6 rally. "Who is the real Barack Obama?" McCain asked. "A terrorist!" a man bellowed. McCain seemed to wince, roll his eyes, retreat. He didn't admonish the man, but the incident was unsettling, and several days later, at a town-hall meeting...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is used to his decisions sparking street demonstrations, but he probably hadn't counted on Italian citizens flocking to picket the Elysée Palace. That's the threat Sarkozy now faces after reversing a pledge to extradite a former Red Brigades member Italy has convicted of murder. Amid accusations of justice denied, the Italian Association of Terrorism Victims says its members will travel to Paris on Saturday to denounce the reversal, which was at least partly the work of the President's Italian-born wife, Carla Bruni...