Fun, Good stuff, and Updates

First off, a group has created a website to advance free speech. There are groups that rally for the downplaying, or even elimination, of the theory of evolution being taught in schools. School is to help us decide things for ourselves, not to become a hinderance of our thought process. Props to you all.

This is a calling to all tech savy people out there. Email, Call, Get in touch with your senators any way possible. If you're not in the US get in touch with your government officials/representatives. Request a Letter of Marque. A Letter of Marque is a letter allowing piracy by making the carrier a privateer for the government they live under. They are used to right a private wrong. This means that you could maliciously attack things that you found to be in harm of the government. Multi million dollar corperations that get massive tax breaks by abusing the system are this kind of enemy. For another example of a target, see below.

Finally, we end with some figures that I got from RollingStone.com

Number of peer-to-peer users in August 2003, the month before the lawsuits began: 3.85 million

Number of peer-to-peer users in April 2005: 8.63 million

Number of people sued by the RIAA to date: 11,456

Number of people who have settled with the RIAA to date: 2,484

Maximum amount you can be sued per song: $150,000

Average settlement: $3,600

FUCK THE RIAA, Leave those p2p users alone
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