Publication Type
September 29, 2005
I Can See Clearly Now
The latest in television technology is not flat screens or high-definition.
September 27, 2005
Don’t DeLay
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, a Texas Republican, recently announced that there is no place to trim the federal government’s budget, which will exceed $2.
September 24, 2005
Intellectual Property Rights and Human Rights
The 20th century saw the trial and error of a philosophy that privately-owned economic goods did not benefit the general public. However, the 21st century has begun with a new twist: Is the public harmed by private ownership of intellectual property goods? Fortunately, earlier and wiser voices were insightful enough to include intellectual property protection in some of the basic documents that the world looks to as pillars of civil society.
September 22, 2005
Que Kazaa, Kazaa
Though it is known as the land down under, Australia’s understanding and respect for intellectual property rights are anything but upside down.
September 20, 2005
Simply Irresistible
Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc, death and destruction on hundreds of miles of the Gulf Coast shoreline.
September 15, 2005
Mass Delusions
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is promoting a new IT policy that seems intended to exclude proprietary software products from state use.
September 14, 2005
Pleading on a Jet Plane
The airlines are seeking a one-year reprieve from the federal tax on aviation fuel.
September 9, 2005
That’s the Sound of Jason Working on the Chain Gang
Jason Smathers reportedly teared up when he was sentenced on Aug.
September 6, 2005
Take Me Out ‘of’ the Ballgame
Cities around the country are ponying up taxpayer funds for new stadiums to get, or keep, professional sports teams.


