anti-government

Eliot Van Buskirk has published what he calls "A Modest Proposal" for webcasting royalties at Wired.com. He's got some excellent ideas, but spends the bulk of the article ignoring one of opening premises: "Label representative SoundExchange appears to hold all of the cards." The problem here is not that SoundExchange and the webcasters can't come to an agreement, it's that SoundExchange knows that it can use the force of government to get essentially whatever agreement it wants. As a multi-billion dollar company, SoundExchange has far more ability to lobby, and thus influence, governmental and bureaucratic bodies then some guy streaming music from his home computer.

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Last week I shared the story of David Burch of White Cloud, MI in Grow Grass or Go To Jail. While not directly related, today we bring you the story of Betty Perry, 70, of Orem Utah. From the Salt Lake Tribune-

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WOOD-TV - Grand Rapids, MI
WHITE CLOUD, MI -- A Newaygo County man could spend another weekend behind bars if he doesn't take care of his yard.

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