Hot News of the Week: Feb. 20, 2009

[Marcus Yam]

Pirate Bay takes on the law. Microsoft opening retail stores. Vizio killing Sony in LCD TV sales. Check out the news you missed here in our weekend wrap-up!

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[nerrawg]

The law in the US and the majority of citizens actions online are at odds with each other, what we have here is very similar to the prohibition era in the 1920s folks. The only difference is that the end outcome has yet to be decided, and we will be the deciders! (not Bush lol)

Here is a man that is willing to discuss the issues logically, check it out:
http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/9618

It is an interview with evocative Prof. Lawrence Lessig, a lawyer, a well known professor and also the only hope we really have for less insane and greed fueled rules on copyright and intellectual/artistic property.