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Slashdot | eBay'er Arrested for Attempting to Sell His Vote

http://news.slashdot.org/news/08/07/0...

The Associated Press reports that Max P. Sanders, 19 is charged with a felony for attempting to auction off his vote in the upcoming presidential election on eBay. From the article: '"Fundamentally, we believe it is wrong to sell your vote," said John Aiken, a spokesman for the office. "There are people that have died for this country for our right to vote, and to take something that lightly, to say, 'I can be bought.'" [...] "It's a real shame"' Yes, that is a terrible shame, isn't it. Perhaps we should arrest, prosecute, and imprison everyone who sells their vote. The boy says it was all a joke, but prosecutors aren't laughing. Max faces up to 5 years in prison and $10,000 in fines if he is convicted.

So it's illegal for you to sell your vote, but if your a politician your expected to sell yours once you have been elected, to every special interest group out there, sounds logical to me.

And so freedom dies!

Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom | Threat Level from Wired.com

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008...

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Okay this is a pretty serious price discrepancy, though I'm not sure if it is universal as all prices are in Pounds Sterling, so I have no idea if Apple is Price Gouging to this degree on this side of the pond. Oh who ever wrote and edited this article needs to go back and take remedial math again 120 vs. 40 isn't 200% more it's 300%, I know this is worse for the consumer, but it's bad when they get basic simple math like that wrong, makes you worried about what else they got wrong, so bear that in mind when reading this article.

Why do Apple laptop upgrades cost 200% more than Dell's? - Crave at CNET.co.uk

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,390...

We've got our slide rule and paper out to compare the components that make the most difference to computing performance that we could make direct comparisons with. Let's see how they stack up (all prices were checked on 26 June 2008).

Recording Industry Decries AM-FM Broadcasting as 'A Form of Piracy' | Threat Level from Wired.com

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008...

But now the debate is getting meaner; there's more at stake as the recording industry seeks new income avenues in the wake of wanton peer-to-peer piracy and declining CD sales in part due to the iPod and satellite radio. A U.S. House subcommittee could vote as early as Thursday on a royalty measure.

I guess they realized they can't win a lawsuit against high school or college kids so they needed to find someone else to sue. Anyone else ready to just say no! And boycott all music, wether buying a CD or downloading or listening on the radio? Wonder what they'd sue me for for organizing that boycott? Probably say it was a conspiracy.