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Pandora Vs. The Music Industry Part 8,341

Pandora Vs. The Music Industry Part 8,341

By Dan Seitz | 7 comments

Pandora: "Stop robbing us!" Music Industry: "How about we rob this other guy just as much?" Musicians: "Stop robbing US!" Everybody else laughs.

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Europe Still Trying to Hide A Censorship Policy Inside A Stupid Tax Idea

Europe Still Trying to Hide A Censorship Policy Inside A Stupid Tax Idea

By Dan Seitz

American companies should pay for European networks because... because... help us out here, Europe.

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ENVIRONMENT
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Apple Refuses Green Certification Because Of Consumer Demand

Apple Refuses Green Certification Because Of Consumer Demand

By Dan Seitz | 1 comment

Apple is, as we all know, weird, but this one is strange even for them: they've asked that 39 of their products be pulled from the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool registry.

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being good at one thing doesn't make you good at everything
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38 Studios Stiffs Employees In Favor Of Giving Rhode Island A Rubber Check

38 Studios Stiffs Employees In Favor Of Giving Rhode Island A Rubber Check

By Dan Seitz | 3 comments

I live in Boston, and Curt Schilling had a brief moment there where he was like unto a God for finally breaking the Curse and redeeming the faith of Red Sox Nation.

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Patent Trolls Have Bled $500 Billion From The Economy

Patent Trolls Have Bled $500 Billion From The Economy

By Dan Seitz

Throw Etsy onto the patent trolling pile: they just got sued by one because they dared, DARED, to use technology that involved transmitting messages and to have investors that gave them enough money to make them a target.

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Wal-Mart Wants You To Pay Sales Taxes When You Buy From Amazon

Wal-Mart Wants You To Pay Sales Taxes When You Buy From Amazon

By Dan Seitz | 7 comments

And we thought Sergey Brin had a massive pair on him; today it's been revealed that the Alliance for Main Street Fairness, which consists of mom-and-pop shops like Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, and Sears, is whining to the federal government about how AMAZON DOESN'T HAVE TO COLLECT SALES TAX AND THAT'S NOT FAAAAAA-AAAAAIRRRR, and they're doing it by.

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GameStop Is Sorry It Stole From You

GameStop Is Sorry It Stole From You

By Dan Seitz | 3 comments

Hey, remember when GameStop saw that copies of "Deus Ex: Human Revolution" were coming with an OnLive coupon, and GameStop would not stand this aggression.

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