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Is Valenti an unelected Cyberspace Prosecutor?
http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,10885,00.html
Larry Lessig writes: Jack Valenti, the Motion Picture Association of
America's lobbyist to the stars, is quickly becoming the Internet's
Kenneth Starr. High from victory in jailing a 16-year-old Norwegian for
offering a way to run DVD movies on Linux, Valenti has been singing
victory again in the recent battle over iCraveTV.com, a company of
"cyberthieves" that was rebroadcasting television programs over the Net.
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Paul Jones
"We must protect our precious bodily fluids!" General Jack D Ripper
http://MetaLab.unc.edu/pjones/ at the Site Formerly Known As SunSITE.unc.edu
pjones@MetaLab.unc.edu voice: (919) 962-7600 fax: (919) 962-8071
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