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Copyright King: Why the “I Have a Dream” Speech Still Isn’t Free | Motherboard

Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation Martin Luther King Jr.‘s “I Have a Dream” speech is considered one of the most recognizable collection of words in American history. It’s the rhetorical equivalent of a national treasure or a national park.   Any unauthorized usage of the speech and a number of other speeches by King – including in PBS documentaries –…

Schneier on Security: Abolish the Department of Homeland Security

Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationI have a love/hate relationship with the Cato Institute. Most of their analysis I strongly disagree with, but some of it I equally strongly agree with. Last September 11 — the tenth anniversary of 9/11 — Cato’s David Rittgers published “Abolish the Department of Homeland Security”:Via www.schneier.com

Thinking the Unthinkable About SOPA. Can Tech Stop the RIAA mobsters?

Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationWith key votes on SOPA — the Stop Online Piracy Act — likely to occur in the very near future, we now find ourselves forced into at least considering courses of action if SOPA (and companion legislation like PIPA — the Protect IP Act) should pass and be signed into law.   The tea leaves on…

Onion got it right in 1/2001: Bush: ‘Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over’

Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation WASHINGTON, DC—Mere days from his inauguration, president-elect Bush vowed to undo the damage not done by the Clinton Administration.   Bush swore to do “everything in [his] power” to undo the damage wrought by Clinton’s two terms in office, including selling off the national parks to developers, going into massive debt to develop expensive and…