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Legal links from (late) 06

Lawrence Lessig and Jeff Tweedy – copyright issue debate:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6122403781064290619 http://wilcoworld.net/wired/

January 19, 2007
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The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product December 24, 2009

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Microsoft IIS vuln leaves users open to remote attack

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Inmate gets 18 months for thin client prison hack

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DDoS attack scrooges Amazon and others

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