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Neelie says ACTA is doomed

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<span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Neelie Kroes, the European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda has said that the Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) , signed by almost all EU member states – but not all – is likely to follow the US’s SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) into the dustbin of failed legislation saying “We have recently seen how many thousands of people are willing to protest against rules which they see as constraining the openness and innovation of the internet” adding “there is a strong new political  voice, and as a voice for openness, I welcome it even if I do not always agree with everything it says on every subject … we are now likely to be in a world without SOPA and ACTA”. ACTA is currently awaiting review by the Court of Justice and EU Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht had urged the EU Parliament to delay any formal ratification of ACTA until that happened, but it now looks like the whole process has stalled as member states (even those who had previously signed up) lose the political will to move the Agreement forward.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the USA,critics of the U.S. government's antipiracy efforts have new ammunition to support claims that authorities are too eager to do the bidding of copyright owners. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau (ICE) seized Dajaz1.com, a music blog, in November 2010 and then held onto it for more than a year before returning the domain to the owners having repeatedly failed to produce evidence that the site had violated copyright laws. Now the EFF has picked up on the story blogging "The whole story is, in a word, appalling …. U.S. taxpayers and their representatives have an object lesson, if one were needed, in why the government should not be granted new IP enforcement powers and why we need to reconsider the inclusion of copyright infringement as a basis for civil seizure and forfeiture."</span></div>
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Neelie says ACTA is doomed

Neelie Kroes, the European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda has said that the Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) , signe...

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Whilst searching "copyright troll" on Google for my previous post, I came across a wrap up on the <a href="http://the1709blog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/righthaven-another-mediacat.html">Righthaven</a>  1709 Blog we posted in November 2011. As suspected, and with apologies  for blogging at such a late stage, it all ended up rather badly for the  troll, echoing the<a href="http://the1709blog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/media-cat-saga-now-for-obituary.html"> 'Media CAT / ACS:Law'</a> case in the United Kingdom.  </div>
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Righthaven LLC, the law firm headed up by Steve Gibson, which rather publicly failed in its attempt to make money for <i>The Denver Journal, the Las Vegas Review Journal </i>and  itself by suing readers for sharing stories online, was finally dealt a  death blow mid-March by a federal judge who ordered the Las Vegas  company to forfeit “all of” its intellectual property and other  “intangible property” to settle its debts. As commentators say, the  order is a somewhat ironic twist to a copyright trolling saga that began  in 2010, when Righthaven was formed with the idea of suing blogs and  websites that re-posted newspaper articles (or snippets of them) without  permission. U.S. District Judge Philip M. Pro of Nevada ordered  Righthaven to surrender for auction the 278 copyrighted news articles  that were the subject of its lawsuits. saying “The copyright  registrations to more than 275 works are in Righthaven’s name, can be  transferred by this court, and can then be auctioned”. The  Righthaven.com domain was auctioned for $3,000 to help satisfy the legal  bill Righthaven must pay to one of its defendants that prevailed in a  copyright suit brought by Righthaven. The legal costs are more than  $60,000 in the case before Judge Pro, and in total Righthaven owes about  $188,927 to various defendants.</div>
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As of the 3rd May there was seemingly no buyer interest in the  copyrights up for auction - and a 50% discount was applied by Lara  Pearson, the court appointed attorney handling the sales. The Righthaven  trade mark was sold for $1,025 on eBay. There is a minimum bid of $50  for copyrights and you have till Saturday (5pm, PDT) to buy your slice  of copyright 'history'. </div>
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http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2012/may/03/prices-slashed-righthaven-copyrights-auction/</div>

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Comparing Vitamix Models 5200 and 1709

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Are you interested in creating fresh smoothies, soups, sorbets, dressings and sauces at lightning speed?</div>
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Many people wonder which model 
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The 5200 and
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<li>Made from durable metal-to-metal to help guarantee long lasting high-quality performance</li>
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<li>64 ounce BPA free jar that creates a powerful vortex that pushes 
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<b>Vitamix 5200</b></div>
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<li>Made from durable metal-to-metal to help guarantee long lasting high-quality performance</li>
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<li>Variable speed control allowing you to adjust to the different tasks
 at hand-this is a HUGE plus and not available in some of the less 
expensive models</li>
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<li>2-plus peak horsepower motor that generates blade-tip speeds to 240 mph</li>
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<li>64 ounce BPA free jar that creates a powerful vortex that pushes 
ingredients from the blade back down through the center. This process 
guarantees very thorough blending that you will just not have with a 
typical blender.</li>
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<li>Getting Started Step by Step Recipe Book</li>
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