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January TBA BarBuzz Podcast Now Streaming
By Kate Prince on Fri, 01/10/2020 - 9:35am
This month's episode of the TBA BarBuzz podcast is now available. BarBuzz is a monthly show from the TBA Podcast Network that recaps legal happenings from across Tennessee, upcoming events at the bar, attorney shout outs and more. Other shows in the network include Sidebar, a podcast featuring human interest stories from Tennessee attorneys, HealthyBar, which focuses on attorney well being, and TBA YLD Presents: War Stories. All shows are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn and the TBA's website. Simply search the show's title or "Tennessee Bar Association" wherever you listen to podcasts.
Estate Planning & Probate Forum 2020
By Jarod Word on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 11:42am
The TBA's highly regarded Estate Planning & Probate Forum will return to the Embassy Suites Cool Springs on Friday, Feb. 21. This annual staple for planning professionals will feature best practices and tips regarding timely topics such as:
Practical will and trust drafting, including basic forms
A panel discussion regarding administration of trusts
Testimonials regarding probate litigation and will contests
What Tennessee has done to to become a top trust jurisdiction
A probate panel with representatives from the three grand divisions
Ethics for planners
Attendees of the forum who wish to stay at the hotel will receive a discounted TBA rate. You can reserve your room at the TBA rate by using this link, or by calling 1-800-EMBASSY and referencing the group code EPF. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from seasoned practitioners and top players in the field while being a beneficiary of necessary CLE credits. Missing out is irrevocable.
When: Friday, Feb. 21, registration begins at 8 a.m., CST
Where: Embassy Suites Cool Springs, 820 Crescent Centre Drive, Franklin
Register to Attend: 17th Annual Bankruptcy Law Forum
By Chelsea Bennett on Mon, 12/23/2019 - 11:24am
Registration is now open for the 17th Annual Bankruptcy Law Forum, which will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Gatlinburg from May 15-17, 2020. This unique weekend retreat provides attendees with the ability to earn up to 10 hours of CLE credit, including three hours of ethics credit. Friday's sessions include a comprehensive case law update and a look at the newly passed Small Business Reorganization Act.
Included in the cost of the program is a Friday evening networking reception and dinner at The Park Grill. Saturday's sessions give attendees the opportunity to work in small groups led by prominent bankruptcy judges from across the state. The groups will discuss case problems that bring to light recent developments in the law and real world problems that bankruptcy practitioners face.
Sunday will focus on various ethical issues that arise in the practice area. The program webpage contains additional details, including the link to reserve a hotel room through the room block.
We hope to see you there! Reserve your spot by signing-up today!
Tomorrow: Environmental Law Forum 2020
By Jarod Word on Thu, 12/19/2019 - 12:22pm
The TBA Environmental Law Forum will take place at the Tennessee Bar Center in Nashville tomorrow, Jan. 17. This annual event for environmental lawyers will present timely updates on legal issues involving the TVA Gallatin Fossil Plant lawsuit, the recent VW settlement, ethics in environmental law and more. Do not miss this opportunity to learn from seasoned practitioners while networking with top players in the field. Here are the key details:
When: Friday, Jan. 17, Registration at 10 a.m., CST
Where: Tennessee Bar Center, 221 Fourth Ave. N., Nashville
Applications Sought for 16th District Circuit Court Judge
By Stacey Shrader ... on Wed, 12/18/2019 - 3:36pm
The Trial Court Vacancy Commission is accepting applications for a circuit court judge in the 16th Judicial District, which covers Rutherford and Cannon Counties. The vacancy will be created with the retirement of Judge Royce Taylor on March 3, 2020. Applications should be submitted by noon CST on Jan. 7. The commission will hold a public hearing on Jan. 29 at 9 a.m. CST at the Historic Rutherford County Courthouse in Murfreesboro to consider the applicants. A vote to forward three names to the governor is expected to occur immediately following the hearing. Learn more online or download the notice.
Supreme Court Seeks New Comments on Rules Changes
By Stacey Shrader ... on Mon, 12/16/2019 - 1:29pm
The Tennessee Supreme Court on Friday issued orders soliciting comments on three proposed amendments to its rules. In each case, the court had previously requested comments but made additional changes to the proposed amendments. The amendment to Rule 9 Section 10 addresses annual registration and payment requirements. The amendment to Rule 9 Section 26 addresses payment of the professional privilege tax. And the amendment to Rule 43 deals with interest on lawyers' trust accounts. All comments are due by Jan. 30, 2020.
Hearing Set for 15th District Circuit Court Applicants
By Stacey Shrader ... on Fri, 12/13/2019 - 5:02pm
The Tennessee Trial Court Vacancy Commission will consider six applicants for a vacancy on the 15th Judicial District circuit court on Jan. 8, the Administrative Office of the Courts announced today. The hearing will take place at 9 a.m. at the Wilson County Courthouse, 228 E. Main St., Lebanon 37087. The commission is expected to vote immediately after the interviews and forward three names to Gov. Bill Lee for consideration. The court vacancy was created by the retirement of Judge John D. Wootten Jr. The court serves Jackson, Macon, Smith, Trousdale and Wilson counties.
Have Student Loans? TBA's Credible Can Help
Do you know if you're overpaying on your student loans? The TBA has partnered with Credible to help you find out. With Credible, you can check competitive loan options from their vetted lenders so you can pay off your student loans faster, lower your monthly payment — or both. It's fast, it's real and it's private. Do it all online here or call Jackie at 866-540-6005 and let her know you are a TBA Member.
CFPB Updates Fall 2019 Rulemaking Agenda
By Chelsea Bennett on Tue, 11/26/2019 - 9:12pm
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last week published its Fall 2019 rulemaking agenda which included two new items to its long-term regulatory agenda. One new item is possible changes to the Loan Originator Compensation rule to address feedback the bureau received that the rules were too restrictive. The second item added to the agenda relates to feedback received regarding the intersection of some Regulation Z requirements and E-SIGN being too restrictive for consumers applying for credit cards electronically. Read this JD Supra article which covers the bureau's full agenda in greater detail.
Upcoming Sports Law Webcast - Dec. 13
On May 14, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the federal prohibition on sports gambling and opened the door for states to legalize sports betting on their own terms. A year-and-a-half later, the United States is the fastest growing sports betting market in the world. Nineteen states have legalized sports betting, and at least 10 more states are expected to pass legislation in 2020. Among the states to legalize sports betting is Tennessee, which will be the first state to offer an online only wagering platform.
Held at 10 a.m. CST on Dec. 13, the "Sports Betting: Tennessee and Beyond" webcast will examine sports betting legislation at the state level and prospects of a federal framework, including a closer look at the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act. We will discuss the emergence of sports betting in mainstream media and culture and take a look at legal issues related to the ownership and monetization of sports betting data. Register today!
Sponsored by the TBA Entertainment & Sports Law Section. Section members enjoy a reduced price for this webcast.
New HealthyBar Podcast Available
The TBA recently released the second installment of its HealthyBar podcast. The new episode focuses on the origins and practice of yoga and is, as usual, hosted by Nashville attorney Joanna McCracken of Piper McCracken. The HealthyBar podcast is a bi-monthly program focused on attorney well-being, offering best practices and tips to keep you healthy. It is one feature of the TBA's Podcast network lineup, which also includes the monthly SideBar and BarBuzz programs, and coming soon, a new show from the TBA Young Lawyers Division. All shows are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn and the TBA's website. Simply search for the show title or "Tennessee Bar Association" wherever you listen to podcasts.
Ballad Health Filed More Than 6,700 Lawsuits Regarding Medical Debt Last Year
By Jarod Word on Mon, 11/11/2019 - 2:14pm
Tennessee-based hospital conglomerate Ballad Health filed more than 6,700 lawsuits against patients last year highlighting concerns over skyrocketing medical debt, The New York Times reports. The company, which oversees more than 20 hospitals in Virginia and Tennessee, has filed over 44,000 lawsuits since 2009, with the number of suits typically increasing on an annual basis. Executive Vice President for System Innovation and Chief Population Health Officer Anthony Keck said the company is only pursuing patients who have the means to pay but choose not to; however, detractors contend healthcare companies are targeting people who appear they can pay, but cannot afford the higher deductibles stipulated by insurance companies.
Ethics Roadshow Coming to a City Near You
The TBA is bringing its Ethics Roadshow to a city near you on multiple days in December. The program will be in Knoxville on Dec. 4, Chattanooga on Dec. 5, Memphis on Dec. 9, Nashville on Dec. 10, Jackson on Dec. 16, and Johnson City on Dec. 18. Sign up today to reserve your spot for this annual event, guaranteed to meet your ethics requirements for the year and enhance your knowledge of crucial changes in the legal profession. The course also is always full of surprises and humor. Earn up to three hours of dual CLE credit. See the list of all courses.
U.S. House Hears Testimony Regarding Unfair Housing Practices for Same-sex Couples
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday considered evidence regarding claims of discrimination involving same-sex couples who encounter more denials and higher interest rates when applying for mortgages, the Washington Blade reports. The committee heard testimony that LGBT adults are twice as likely as their non-LGBT counterparts to report having been denied housing, and that same-sex couples experience about three to eight percent lower approval rates in acquiring loans than same-sex couples. This hearing is part of a push for passage of the Equality Act, which passed the House in May. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has refused to advance the legislation for a vote in that chamber.
DOJ Office of the U.S. Trustee Seeks Trustees for Case-by-Case Appointment
By Jarod Word on Wed, 10/30/2019 - 9:24am
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Trustee, is seeking resumes from persons interested in joining a pool of trustees who may be appointed on a case-by-case basis to administer cases filed under the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019. Trustees may be primarily appointed to cases filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, all divisions. Fiduciary and bankruptcy experience is desirable but not mandatory. All resumes must be received on or before Nov. 15. You can find out more information regarding this opportunity and apply using this link.
Court to Hear Challenge to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
By Barry Kolar on Mon, 10/21/2019 - 12:24pm
The Supreme Court will take up a case this term that could significantly weaken the structure and independence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a government watchdog agency launched in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, News 4 reports from CNN. The law that established the CFPB says the president may not remove the director except for "inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office." But critics — including the Trump administration, current director Kathleen Kraninger, as well as a law firm fighting a CFPB-led investigation — argue in court briefs that a restriction on the president's authority to remove the director at will, including over policy disagreements, "violates the Constitution's separation of powers."
October Edition of TBA BarBuzz Podcast Out Now
By Kate Prince on Fri, 10/04/2019 - 3:07pm
Tune in to the October episode of the TBA BarBuzz podcast to hear a recap of legal happenings from across Tennessee, upcoming events at the bar, attorney shout outs and more. BarBuzz is one of three podcasts from the Tennessee Bar Association Podcast Network. Other shows include Sidebar, a podcast featuring human interest stories from Tennessee attorneys, and HealthyBar, which focuses on attorney well being. All three shows are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn and the TBA's website. Simply search the show's title or "Tennessee Bar Association" wherever you listen to podcasts.
New TBA Sidebar Podcast Episode Shares Benefits of Improv Comedy For Lawyers
By Kate Prince on Wed, 09/25/2019 - 8:59am
A new installment of the Tennessee Bar Association Podcast Network show, Sidebar, is now available. The episode focuses on improv skills for attorneys and features interviews with the co-owner of the Third Coast Comedy Club in Nashville and Kirsten Jacobson, staff attorney at the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services and improv student. Sidebar is available on the TBA's website or anywhere you listen to podcasts, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher and TuneIn. Simply search the show title of "Tennessee Bar Association." Do you have a story lead you'd like to hear on a future episode? Submit your ideas here.
Deputy Commissioner of TennCare Roberts to Speak at TBA Health Law Forum
By Jarod Word on Mon, 09/23/2019 - 10:35am
As Tennessee deals with the rising medical needs of its rural citizens and seeks to realize its Medicaid block grant proposal, there are many developments on the horizon for TennCare. TBA Health Law Section member and Deputy Commissioner of TennCare Gabe Roberts will address some of these plans on Oct. 17 at the 31st Annual TBA Health Law Forum. Roberts' address — along with presentations by Johns Hopkins health policy expert and New York Times bestselling author Marty Makary and health care policy advisor to the White House Larry Van Horn — will make this year's forum the must-see, must-do event in health law. You can learn more and see the rest of the program's stellar line-up using this link.
When: Oct. 17-18; registration begins at 7 a.m., CDT on Oct. 17
Practice Some Self-Care This Month
September is Self–Care Awareness Month and a great time to remember that we need to take care of ourselves. Self-care is often neglected in our everyday lives as we all tend to put others' needs before our own. It is also easy to think of self-care as being self-centered or selfish but that is not the case. Self-care is really about paying attention to how we feel in each moment, communicating clearly and speaking up for ourselves. Not sure how to get started? Psychology Today offers 12 tips for self-care. Check out the ideas here.
Legal Aid Society to Celebrate 50-Year Anniversary
By Stacey Shrader ... on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 4:04pm
The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands will hold its 50th Anniversary Celebration "An Evening at the Frist" on Nov. 9 at the Frist Museum in downtown Nashville. The event will feature cocktails, live music and a gallery exhibition, and provide a unique opportunity to honor the group's distinguished 50-year legacy of providing "justice for all." Tickets are available online.
September Episode Of TBA BarBuzz Podcast Now Available
By Kate Prince on Wed, 09/04/2019 - 2:59pm
Get a monthly recap of bar association news and upcoming events on this month's episode of BarBuzz, part of the Tennessee Bar Association Podcast Network. Also included in the network are Sidebar, a show covering human interest stories from attorneys in Tennessee and HealthyBar, a podcast centered on attorney wellbeing. The shows are now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn and the TBA's website. Simply search the show title or "Tennessee Bar Association" wherever you listen to podcasts.
President Trump Signs Into Law 4 Bankruptcy Bills
By Chelsea Bennett on Wed, 08/28/2019 - 11:58am
President Trump recently signed four bankruptcy bills into law, JD Supra reports. The Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019 (H.R. 2336) increases the debt limit used to establish whether a family farmer is eligible under Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code from around $4.4 million to $10 million. The National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act of 2019 (H.R. 3304) extends the current exemption from Chapter 7 "presumption of abuse" means testing for eligible reservists of the Armed Forces and members of the National Guard for an additional 4-year period, through Dec. 18, 2023. The Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019 (H.R. 2938), also known as the HAVEN Act, excludes some VA and DoD disability payments from being included in the definition of "current monthly income" for bankruptcy means testing. The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (H.R. 3311) adds a new subchapter V to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Read a more extensive overview of H.R. 3311, H.R. 2938 and H.R. 2336 in this article by Burr and Forman and read more about H.R. 2938 in this article by the National Law Review.
Volunteers Needed for New Nashville Legal Clinic
Legal Aid Society will host its Downtown Free Legal Clinic at the Nashville Public Library on Sept. 4 from 4 – 6 p.m., CDT. This is a new monthly service where lawyers can provide counsel and advice to those who otherwise could not afford it. The legal clinic will be held the first Wednesday of each month at this same time and location. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Kendra Cheek, 615-780-7131.
When: Wednesday, Sept. 4, 4 – 6 p.m., CDT
Where: Nashville Public Library, 615 Church St., Nashville
Simplify Practice Management with Clio
By Mindy Thomas on Tue, 08/20/2019 - 1:45pm
Clio is the leading cloud-based legal practice management platform for law firms of all sizes, letting you manage matters, contacts and documents from anywhere. With advanced features like time-tracking, calendaring and billing, Clio helps lawyers spend less time on administrative work and more time on what really matters: practicing law. TBA members get a 10% lifetime discount. See how Clio helps manage calendaring, tasks and communication in this tutorial video.


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For Chef Andrew Weissman's Signature at La Cantera, named one of Texas Monthly's top 10 restaurants of 2016, creating the feel of a French Country house from what was a golf pro shop took more than two years and a team effort.
"We faced practically every design challenge on the planet," said Jill Giles, whose goal as creative director of San Antonio's Giles/Parscale Design was to build a brand that differentiated Signature from other restaurants.
It was an exhausting process that encompassed everything from the coffee cups to the hexagonal cupola built from longleaf pine, reclaimed from the old Joske's store downtown, that serves as the restaurant's entry area and focal point.
Even Billy the boar, a stuffed swine set on a shelf in Signature's mezzanine "museum" — full of old books and art and country kitchen tools — got into the act.
"We wanted it to feel like you were visiting some eccentric uncle, that you were walking into someone's home," Giles said.
To achieve that feel, Giles put together a team that included her staff, veterans of the exquisite branding campaign for the Hotel Emma in The Pearl, as well as the San Antonio architecture firm Dado Group.
Local craftsman such as metal artisan Robert Diaz De Leon and master carpenter William Nicoll played key roles in creating a country French atmosphere for Signature.
It's a team approach that Giles says points to the future in design.


4th Grade: Lunch Design Challenge!
Every one of these materials gets used once, then thrown away. What a waste!
At lunch today, do your best to keep your materials clean. Take them home and spend the weekend brainstorming an idea for an invention. Use the "I Intend to Invent" form to describe it.
Working with a partner, decide on a final idea for your invention. Partners will design it together in Google Sketchup.
Mock up your design in Google Sketchup.
Write a set of instructions for how someone else would build your product.
Build your final product, taking pictures along the way and adding them to your instructions.
Name your invention and present it to the class.
Publish your instructions on the Internet!
Working with your partner, decide what you will be building. Hand in your "I Intend to Invent" form to Mr. Dreyfus for approval.
Once this is done, you can start designing your invention in Sketchup. Your design does not have to be exact, but it MUST BE TO SCALE. Use a ruler and Sketchup's "Measurements" box to draw your design at the correct size. When you're done with the physical design, add some color!
Step 7: Publish your instructions on the Internet!
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The Time a Bachelorette Picked a Serial Killer on TV
The "Dating Game Killer"
Rodney Alcala: The sordid but true story of 'The Dating Game' Killer
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Serial killer Rodney James Alcala murdered at least nine women and girls across the United States in the s, though his true death toll could number more than He spent time in prison for sexual assault and other crimes in the s but continued to rape and kill when he was free. Autopsies of some Alcala victims revealed that he would strangle women, then wait for them to regain consciousness before the final kill. Alcala also sometimes arranged the corpses of women he'd murdered in poses. In , photos taken by Alcala decades earlier were made public to try to identify other victims. He has been behind bars since his July arrest for the abduction and murder of a year-old girl.
Definitely creepy. Found guilty in February of murdering four women and a child, Alcala, 66, is acting as his own attorney in the penalty phase of the trial. He is hoping to persuade the jury in Santa Ana, California, to spare his life. The crimes Alcala committed date to the late s. Nobody at the time knew the man with the wavy long hair and toothy grin was an apparent psychopath — an unstable, antisocial personality.
When Rodney Alcala appeared as a contestant on the popular TV show, The Dating Game, he was a diagnosed sociopath and convicted child molester. He held.
By Stella Sands. In , Rodney Alcala was a contestant on the "The Dating Game," one of America's most popular television shows at the time. Handsome, successful, and romantic, he was embraced by the audience—and chosen as the winner by the beautiful bachelorette. To viewers across the country, Rodney seemed like the answer to every woman's dreams.
Until they learned the truth about his once and future crimes Ten years before his TV appearance, Rodney was charged with the sexual assault and attempted murder of an eight-year-old girl. In the decades that followed, he would be accused of seven murders—and, as new DNA evidence continues to be uncovered, the list may grow. The Dating Game Killer is the shocking true story about the dark and twisted man. Upload Sign In Join. Find your next favorite book Become a member today and read free for 30 days Start your free 30 days.
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In , Rodney Alcala won a date on the popular TV show, The Dating Game. What no one knew was that he was a prolific serial killer in the.
With flowing hair, a butterfly collar and an avid interest in photography and skydiving, Rodney Alcala seemed the ideal candidate for The Dating Game. In fact, Bachelor Number One won in , scoring the affections of bachelorette Cheryl Bradshaw with more than a few sexual innuendos. Luckily for Bradshaw, she bowed out of her date with Alcala — tennis lessons and a trip to Magic Mountain — because she got an uneasy feeling from the man.
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What no one knew was that he was a prolific serial killer in the middle of a cross-country murder spree. He hid behind normal jobs as a typesetter at a prominent newspaper and a summer camp counselor. How did this predatory monster fool employers, prison psychiatrists, and parole boards — all while committing heinous crimes from coast to coast?
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Throughout the s, Rodney Alcala murdered at least seven women across California and New York, becoming one of the most notorious serial killers of the 20th Century. But while most killers operate in the shadows, Alcala preferred the spotlight. He became an unlikely winner on ABC's long-running game show The Dating Game, where he successfully charmed a young lady on television, in front of millions of viewers, while in the middle of a prolific killing spree. He was born in Texas and moved to Mexico when he was eight.
His father abandoned the family three years later, and Alcala wound up in L. He dropped out of school at 17 and joined the army, but quickly suffered a nervous breakdown and was discharged; the military diagnosed him with anti-social personality disorder. This would be the first in a laundry list of diagnoses levelled at Alcala over the years: borderline personality disorder; sexual sadism comorbidity; psychopathy; narcissistic personality disorder. Unfortunately, many of these proposed disorders came after Alcala was arrested in A year earlier he was one of three 'bachelors' vying for the heart of contestant Cheryl Bradshaw.
Today, we hope anyway, that everyone who appears on reality television is thoroughly screened. From dating shows to competitions, now there are some competitors who slip through the cracks. So far, however, no one has been a serial killer in the modern world of reality television. In the past, however, there is one very famous instance of a killer appearing on television as a contestant.
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The Coming Judgment on Judah
Zephaniah 1
1 The word of the LORD which came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of a Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
2 "I will 1 utterly consume everything
From the face of the land,"
Says the LORD; 3 "I b will consume man and beast;
I will consume the birds of the heavens,
The fish of the sea,
And the 2 stumbling blocks 3 along with the wicked.
I will cut off man from the face of the 4 land,"
Says the LORD. 4 "I will stretch out My hand against Judah,
And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
5 I will cut off every trace of Baal from this place,
The names of the c idolatrous 6 priests with the pagan priests - 5 Those d who worship the host of heaven on the housetops;
Those who worship and swear oaths by the LORD,
But who also swear e by 7 Milcom; 8 6 f Those who have turned back from following the LORD,
And g have not sought the LORD, nor inquired of Him."
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Review of Somewhere Between 1.3
by Paul Levinson 2 years ago in scifi tv / tv review
The most significant development in Somewhere Between 1.3 last night was Laura's husband Tom, and his collection of evidence pertinent to the murders — collection apparently out of the legal process, kept at home, and reported by Tom to some unknown person via text message.
Since Tom is the on-point prosecutor in this case, his actions are especially puzzling. Laura and Tom's daughter sees Tom trying to conceal a scarf, takes it, and hangs it out a window. This happens just as the mother of the guy convicted of the murders, now on death row, walks by. She knows what the scarf means, tries to retrieve it, but the daughter pulls it back, apparently without seeing the woman below. She soon lets Tom know that she has the scarf and cleaned it — it had blood stains. It's hard to tell what Tom is thinking — maybe he's relieved — but hard to say.
So where does this leave us? The mother of the guy on death row knows she saw the scarf, but she apparently doesn't know who put the scarf there. We know that Tom took the scarf from the evidence room, but we don't know why.
Before the episode ends, Tom again intervenes with evidence, again apparently off the record. What is Tom up to?
It's all too easy for time travel stories to get too convoluted to follow. We did learn last night that, as Nico puts it, the needle of fate can be slightly moved by his and Laura's actions. But, other than that, we're still after the third episode in possession of almost none of the facts and none of the principles of time travel governing this story.
But there's still time in this time-travel tale to make at least some of that more clear.
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Move over Syfy channel, Netflix is moving at light speed. For science fiction fans, Netflix is a destination point for great content. Whether you are watching your favorite film for the 100th time or looking for something new to binge watch, Netflix has an enormous pool of sci-fi movies and TV shows to choose from. Netflix is incredibly popular with the demanding sci-fi fanbase. Boasting a wide selection of science fiction oldies, cult favorites, and new picks, Netflix takes you down a deep rabbit hole. After the introduction of original content, Netflix firmly established itself both as studio and distributor. Sense8 took original science fiction programming to a new level, and the BBC's Black Mirror gave the millennials their own version of The Twilight Zone. The list is sure to generate debate amongst die hard sci-fi fans.
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July 13, 2017 by Harry Kettle
Floyd 'Money' Mayweather dominated the first press conference in California because the UFC's Conor McGregor wasn't prepared for the format of the press conference and also because his mic wasn't working – something that McGregor was annoyed it.
The 28 year old Irish fighter is the king of press conferences came back hard in Toronto, Ontario and dominated both Mayweather and his team. Due to the massive response in Toronto, the press conference had to be shifted to the Budweiser Stadium in Toronto and it was jam packed with McGregor supporters.
Floyd Mayweather made both the fans and McGregor wait for him as he turned up late and by the time the conference started, McGregor was on fire.
Former UFC Fighter Brendon Schaub who is an analyst with Showtime, the pay-per-view network for the fight stated after the press conference that it was a 10-8 round for McGregor. The Notorious one schooled Mayweather on the mike and promised to bounce his head off the canvas. McGregor also worked the crowd and got them to chant 'F@#% the Mayweather's' a number of times before turning on the General Manager of Showtime and calling him a weasel for cutting off his mic during the first press conference.
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Mayweather responded to McGregor's taunts by stating that he has been on top of this boxing game for the last 21 years and has a spotless 49-0 record. Things appeared to get tensed, when Mayweather took an Irish flag from the crowd and draped it over himself the way McGregor does in the UFC and this agitated McGregor who then took Mayweather's money bag and looked surprised when he found the bag pretty much empty.
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McGregor was supposed to sit down with the Showtime analysts after the two fighters faced-off but he stormed off stage along with his team. Mayweather did show up and stated that while McGregor clearly had the fans on his side, when they got into the boxing ring, none of those fans were going to be there to help him. Money Mayweather also promised that he has something special planned for the final press conference which takes place in London, England.
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This article is by Karl Schaffarczyk, law student at the University of Canberra. It first appeared on The Conversation and is replicated here with permission.
analysis We know online piracy exists; we know governments want to stop it – but what are the options?
Richard Freudenstein, CEO of Australia's largest pay-TV provider Foxtel, has joined the chorus of entertainment industry bodies to call on the government and internet service providers (ISPs) to clamp down on online piracy. During his speech to the 2013 ASTRA conference last week, Freudenstein demanded that a new anti-piracy enforcement regime be delivered before the National Broadband Network (NBN) is rolled out "because with super-fast broadband the floodgates could really open".
Freudenstein's belief that Foxtel's business model would be under threat from the NBN is scarily similar to the recent wailing and teeth gnashing of the music industry: the faster internet speeds the NBN will bring will lead to dramatic increases in the illegal downloading of TV shows. Peak music industry bodies claimed the NBN would be a "disaster" for copyright infringement in a recent report.
So, what's to be done?
In Australia, talks have been held in recent years between content owners and ISPs, with the aim of agreeing on a "graduated" copyright warning and enforcement system – that is, a system in which users who breach copyright are sent a series of warning notifications. Repeat offenders under this type of system risk punishments such as bandwidth reduction and possible temporary account suspension.
Talks were again held by former attorney-general Robert McClelland during 2011/12, but fell apart after the major ISP iiNet withdrew from the talks, citing concerns that the entertainment industry was only attempting to force ISPs to act as the police to enforce a broken system – one which fails to meet the demands of consumers.
Freudenstein named New Zealand in his speech among a number of nations who have a co-operative enforcement systems between ISPs and content owners. So what does New Zealand's co-operative system look like? And could it work here in Australia?
New Zealand operates under a three-strikes system. Introduced in 2011, the requirements of the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act oblige ISPs to issue infringement notices to internet account holders when content owners (rights holders) allege file-sharing activity by the end users of that ISP. The scheme is structured as "guilty until proven innocent". A rights holder's allegation is considered to be sufficient evidence of infringement, unless the account holder can disprove the claim.
No matter who carried out the infringing behaviour, account holders are held solely responsible for infringements. Issues relating to children using their parents accounts, neighbours stealing Wi-Fi, and small businesses providing internet hotspots have been raised by media and in blogs.
The "strikes" are as follows:
1) The first infringement notice issued by an ISP to an account holder is called a detection notice. That notice must spell out the details of alleged infringement, warn the account holder of the consequences of continued infringing behaviour (such as file-sharing), and explain how the notice may be challenged.
The infringement notices must be sent to the account holder by the same method in which bills are delivered (i.e. online or in posted paper form).
2) If the file-sharing activity continues beyond 28 days from the date of the detection notice, the ISP is then obliged to issue a warning notice. The requirements of this notice are similar to the detection notice, and it must also make reference to earlier notice, and warn of the consequences of continued file-sharing.
3) An enforcement notice is then issued where rights holders allege file-sharing activity has continued beyond a further 28 days. Once the enforcement notice has been issued, the rights holder is provided with a copy of the enforcement notice, but that notice must not contain the name or contact details of the account holder.
The rights holder is then entitled to have the matter heard before the New Zealand Copyright Tribunal.
Simple answer? New Zealand's three strikes system has not been the cash cow some may have expected, and not the silver bullet for stopping illegal downloading either. Despite the legislative amendments that brought the scheme to life in 2011, the first case was not brought to the Copyright Tribunal until the end of January 2013. Only five file-sharing cases have been heard by the Copyright Tribunal to date, and all bear similar features:
The applicant, the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), has claimed thousands from each account holder, that amount being the price of purchasing the music legally multiplied by an estimated 90 possible uploads, in addition to deterrent amounts and reimbursement of fees incurred. In one matter, RIANZ claimed a whopping NZ$3,931.55.
In each case the Copyright Tribunal awarded the price of purchasing the music legally without any multiplier to account for uploads.
The highest award under this head of damages was NZ$7.17, which was arrived at by using the iTunes rates of NZ$2.39 per song, multiplied by three infringing songs.
This has occurred in three cases: here, here and here.
The claims for reimbursement of fees paid to the ISPs were in each case reduced in accordance with legislation to contributions of NZ$50, representing approximately two-thirds of the claimed amount. Reimbursement of the NZ$200 tribunal fee was upheld in each case.
The deterrent fee was considered by the tribunal according to the culpability of each account holder. The tribunal varied between awarding nothing at all and NZ$180 per song.
With the largest amount awarded to RIANZ falling short of NZ$800 – after ISP and tribunal fees are removed that amount falls to around NZ$525 – it is easy to see that the recording industry might feel a little short-changed. Indeed, in the most recent case, involving infringements that were alleged to have occurred while the account holder was serving in Afghanistan, the tribunal awarded just NZ$255.97.
This resulted in a loss to RIANZ of at least NZ$20 once the ISP and tribunal fees are deducted. Given the time and effort RIANZ must go to in order to enforce its claims – and the limited resources of tribunals – the tiny returns from their enforcement action make it hard to imagine this system being viable in New Zealand, let alone worth setting up in Australia.
Richard Freudenstein, is this really what you want?
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Richard 20/03/2013 at 7:00 pm
Regards the most recent case ,
On 20 November 2012 the Respondent wrote to the Tribunal in respect of the alleged infringement, explaining as follows:
"I have just returned from deployment overseas [in] Afghanistan and was not aware of music being downloaded. It is very difficult to determine who in the household is responsible for downloading music as flatmates are currently deployed around NZ.
However I understand entirely that I am the person who is held liable for these actions. I have spoken to the pers [sic] who have access to my internet IP address, and between 8 pers, we cannot determine who is fully responsible.
I ask that this notice be a lesson to those in my household as they now understand how severe the consequences may be for committing such an act. I do not wish this situation to grow any more than it needs to be. I am currently
going through transitioning from military life in Afghanistan to life back home in NZ, and I'm not fit to tackle this allegation made against me.
However I take full responsibility for the acts committed under my IP address and wish for this to be resolved asap. I am willing to co-operate by any means required of me."
This law is just lubricious , a young man serving overseas has this to come home too, it turns my stomach.
My guess his personal response would have been along the lines of "stick it up your proverbial etc.."
however his legal representative persuaded the above would be more suitable.
Absolute joke …
GongGav 21/03/2013 at 12:01 pm
This situation, in a nutshell, summaries my concerns with just about every effort the media industry has used so far to stem online piracy. Namely, an IP address is NOT a person. Its easy to track an event to the door of a property, its not so easy to determine where on the property after that it occured, and thats significant.
I share my connection with a flatmate. There are ~15 devices that can access my network. Which one did the downloading?
Its only at that point you can identify the guilty party, and its a level you cant get to without forensic investigation of every device linked to the modem. Which is fine by me, but an expensive exercise to run when the burden of proof is on the accuser.
Having said that, of all the methods I've seen so far, the NZ model appears to have the most practical penalties. High enough to be a deterrant, low enough not to destroy someones life for what amounts to jay walking.
Poor guy. :\ So basically this law just lets the music corporations punish innocent people for things they never did.
Bruce 21/03/2013 at 10:57 am
Or perhaps another way of looking at it is the law allows corporations to punish people for crimes they have facilitated. My (very limited) experience with Tribunals here in Aus suggests they tend to be slow pondering devices and tend to err of the side of the defendant – much as this article suggests for the NZ case. Politicians know this before they set laws in place. So while the NZ laws may seem onerous, the penalties being handed out suggests that the NZ politicians understood the need to balance pressures from the rights holders who most reasonably expect to get paid for their wares and pressures from the general population who wish to engage in wider cultural pursuits irrespective of ownership.
The NZ politicians have arrived at a reasonable tactically sound solution that meets the countries legal obligations while encouraging the content industry to find commercial solutions to piracy. Contrast this to Australian solutions like mandatory full body scanning without opt-out at airports, discussions on mandatory data retention, the passing of national and international data sharing legislation a few years back despite significant privacy concerns being raised, the loss of the right to silence in the face of police pressure (NSW) and of course the extensive powers already granted to police and compounded on an almost monthly basis. We would be lucky to have politicians interested enough in representing the general population to have NZ type solutions.
Duke 22/03/2013 at 12:10 pm
"So while the NZ laws may seem onerous, the penalties being handed out suggests that the NZ politicians understood the need to balance pressures from the rights holders who most reasonably expect to get paid for their wares and pressures from the general population who wish to engage in wider cultural pursuits irrespective of ownership'.
Words fail me with the total mindf..k of this statement…
Bruce, go away, read the last 50 posts on Techdirt then, if you must, come back and admit your total lack of comprehension at the reality of the braindead idiocy of the NZ legislation…
Bruce 22/03/2013 at 3:10 pm
Ok, I checked out techdirt, noted the articles and read the comments from the article related to this one. I am sorry but copyright and property laws go back way longer than the Internet. There are hundreds of years of legal precedent across jurisdictions around the world. If NZ is a nation of laws then they have no choice but to formulate a response to piracy consistent with these ideals.
Turn down the hatred for a bit and look at what the NZ government has done. Had they done nothing, the rights holders would be wronged and NZ would be in breach of international obligations. Had they thrown up their hands and allowed the American approach then you would be moaning about hundred thousand dollar settlements plus costs based upon civil actions that only require a balance of probabilities standard of proof. What they have done is put a tribunal in place, constrained costs and payouts and can exert further influence behind the scenes by allocating or not resources to this vehicle. This tribunal not only allows the rights holders to have their day in court but also protects the wider population from legal trolls sending out notices of extortion – as we have seen in the US, UK and as started to occur here in Aus / QLD.
There are valuable lessons in politics here for those that are willing to open their eyes (no one is happy so both sides will have to shift). Sadly those arguing entitlement who merely wail and gnash their teeth do their cause no favours.
Richard 22/03/2013 at 10:10 pm
I have a real problem with guilty unless proven innocent, as per example above the guy was not even in the country yet because the Account happened to be in his name in a shared household he cops it, what are you supposed to do every time you leave your home change the account name to someone that is at home?
Just wrong, if the rights holders feel so wronged let them do the legwork and find who the culprit is and not blame an innocent man.
He did not commit the act but instead facilitated it – this is important and there are many legal areas where facilitation lumps you in with the guilty party. That he was a soldier serving in a theatre of occupation does make the rights holders loss any less relevant (even though it is their war). The soldier recognised his part in the process and took it on the chin reflecting well on his character.
Actors in the justice system enjoy an enormous range of discretionary powers and it is likely that should an individual turn up who genuinely had no knowledge of how to secure their internet account, had absolutely no idea of what their peers were doing on it and had not received the notices or had not known where to seek assistance upon receipt of the notices then the tribunal would rule favourably in that case. All this without the hassle of having your equipment seized for forensic analysis or facing enormous costs for what is a petty crime.
However, if we want to eliminate this aspect of uncertainty then we move into a space whereby every person/session on the internet requires ID info in metadata or stored somewhere on session logon. Doing nothing is not an option – NZ is party to WIPO and you can only tie things up in talks and committees for so long.
The NZ law should also rouse its sleeping millions from their slumber. They have dodged a bullet so far, the law offering deterrent and protection in roughly equal measure. The true fight is ACTA and TPP. If the youngish (under 50) people of NZ cannot come together and fight these abominations then the 3 strikes wake up call has been for nothing.
Sorry: does not make the rights holders loss any less
Karl v. 20/03/2013 at 9:11 pm
The whole idea of guilty till proven innocent is ageinst the the human rights. It should be more up to the copyright holders needing sufiticent evidence to prosicute rather then ohhh she's a witch burn her
GreedyCorporation 20/03/2013 at 10:55 pm
Funny how the Music / Movie industries are going to these extreme measures, while unwilling to adapt to new revenue models and streams of income.. They need to Embrace file sharing in every way possible.
Matthew 21/03/2013 at 12:22 pm
Yep, agreed.
"Piracy" exists because
1. Item is too expensive for the user
2. Item use is too difficult through conventional means compared to unconventional means
Spotify solved my music needs but the movie / video industry have yet to catch up.
GongGav 22/03/2013 at 11:28 am
Does anyone remember the dramas the music industry tried to start when Spotify was launched? End of the world stuff and all that at the time, yet fast forward to now and they never mention it.
Why? Because it works. But I'll always remember their smear campaign to stop it from launching, as an example of how the industry only advances by being dragged kicking and screaming.
Napster did the same, and despite the industry's victory over that particular name, paved the way for iTunes. With little to no help from the music industry.
Jethro 20/03/2013 at 11:33 pm
Those of us in NZ tried to fight this one a lot, ended up being a number of protests over it and enough political heat that they dropped the most contentious part of the law, which was to include legalisation to force ISPs to disconnect users who infringed on content.
Sadly all the pressure wasn't enough to stop this flawed legalisation making it's way through government in it's current state, although a few parties voted against it (eg NZ Greens).
The most frustrating part is the fact that it presumes guilt over innocence and there's no technological way someone can prove that they *didn't* download a file – short of recording every session made from your router with netflow and matching that against ISP data usage bills :-/
The legalisation was also advertised as "protecting NZ artists", citing examples of piracy with NZ made film content. To date, there have only been cases involved large American artists (poor musical taste fines?) for song downloads, no film downloads and no NZ artists.
For those of you interested in ongoing internet freedom and privacy related developments in New Zealand, Tech Liberty is an excellent site that reports accurately on many of these issues.
http://techliberty.org.nz/
(I have no affiliation with it other than it's an awesome site)
Guest 21/03/2013 at 1:37 am
They should just do as the police do with speed cameras. They have your licence plate and car in the picture and unless you have proof that someone else was in charge of the vehicle, the fine (and demerit point penalty) is yours.
I am still bewildered as to why people believe the rights of the content owner should be less than those of the rights infringer or those who facilitate the infringement of the right which is guaranteed under Article 27 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS which states that: "Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author".
G Thompson 21/03/2013 at 3:53 am
Because Articles, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 totally are in play as well. And as Article 27 also states (you forgot this..by intent maybe?)
Article 27(2) – "Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits."
Even in peed camera disputes you still have the opportunity to go to a Local/Magistrates Court where the prosecution has to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you were actually in that vehicle and ALL Due process must be applied. Whereas in the tribunal situation this article is about though there is Procedural Fairness (not like in the USA thankfully) the onus is on the respondent to prove they didn't do it and the proof is upon balance only.
PeterA 21/03/2013 at 7:47 am
Being held responsible for other people's crimes is fine according to you right?
What precisely does it say about that in the declaration of human rights?
YOU WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CRIMES OF OTHERS EXCEPT IF SOMEONE THEY KNOW BREACHES ARTICLE 27 IN THEIR HOUSE.
Mark 21/03/2013 at 8:43 pm
Lets not forget Article 21(3) which I'm sure ALL governments adhere to when agreeing to pander to these groups.
You think that the rights of copyright holders are being treated less than citizens? The question should be why are citizens being treated less than copyright holders? Laws are being written up that clearly swing the balance towards the copyright holders, which clearly goes against the will of the people.
David 21/03/2013 at 11:48 am
Silly question,,
But just where is Australia at with copyright violations from the movie ~ music industry right now?
Theoretical: So I'm Dling a movie it gets detected my ISP gets notified, what then ??
I've never been really clear on what happens after a ISP gets notified about copyright violation here in AU..
Currently nothing.
iinet ignore it.
tpg pass on the notice but nothing more.
David 21/03/2013 at 1:25 pm
thanks for the answer.. I'm currently with telstra bigpond but no need to DL TV series anyways since foxtel introduced the shpow in AU 33 hours after broadcast in US for justified and other shows.
Well I expected that this would come up again.
The Wikileaks wires revealed that the USA had huge hand in proposing the 3 strikes scheme in NZ – a quick search gave me this (http://www.zeropaid.com/news/93326/new-zealands-three-strikes-law-was-pushed-bought-and-paid-for-by-the-us-wikileaks/)
Im also not surprised that Foxtel are having a hand in this. Foxtel is more interested in maintaining its current business model rather than updating itself to cater to the "pirates".
I used to pirate half of my music and then spotify came along, now I have no reason to and I'm happy to pay the subscription price.
If Foxtel provided a video version of spotify I would have no reason to "pirate" the second season of the simpsons.
Stephen H 21/03/2013 at 1:40 pm
Why doesn't Foxtel provide an online service? That way they could benefit from the NBN, rather than seeing it as a risk.
It seems to me that too many media proprietors (and content owners) are way too scared of change. Which ultimately means that when change occurs they will lose out. Instead of accepting that change happens and rolling with it, the resistance costs far more.
Ars Technica published an article recently about music piracy (http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/03/new-research-music-piracy-should-not-be-a-concern-for-copyright-holders/). No real surprise, pirates end up buying more music. Of course, the music industry disagrees.
Arafurian 21/03/2013 at 7:28 pm
Sometimes, when Parliament passes a good law, later generations forget why that law was passed, and, instead of celebrating the reason it was passed, focus on thits problems and inconveniences. In the case of patent and copyright law, these laws came into being for two completely different but highly connected reasons. The first issue was the need to encourage creative people to get creative – to paint, write and to invent. The second issue was to set up a way of allowing them to get paid for their efforts.
Today, thanks to the efforts of countless corporations and political lobbyists, everybody knows about the need for creative people to get paid (or, at very least, for the corporations and lobbyists to get paid). Less attention – indeed, almost no attention – is given to the corresponding need for the community to have affordable access to the products of the creative people whom the corporations claim to represent.
In commerce, the 'value' of a product is said to be the price that somebody else is willing to pay for it. At present, music vendors – specifically, the corporate music industry – wants one price for its products, but the rest of the world is either unwilling or unable to pay that price. At this point, we have a clash of 'first principles': is the corporate music industry entitled to demand its price, and otherwise withhold its products (and thus defeat the point of original aim of copyright legislation) … or, in the absence of any way to access the music at what it regards as a reasonable price – is the community entitled to take and enjoy the creative products anyway – as it did before the copyright compact was first legislated?
So what does the community regard as a 'fair price'? In America, it seems that the prices set by I-Tunes is about right; it seems by I-Tunes sales that once Americans could access their music at what they regard as reasonable prices, they largely turned away from 'piracy'. Elsewhere, that 'reasonable price' is clearly much lower. In India and other poorer countries, it might be one cent, or even less – but the corporate music industry does not allow its music to be sold in those countries at an affordable price.
In the end, the music corporations have broken their end of the social bargain: they take the community-given right to copyright and patent protection, but all too often refuse to accept the corresponding duty to provide the community with what it needs. If they stick their finger up at the community, they should be hardly surprised if the community takes back their income protection.
And once again the music, movie and tv industries are crying save us!!!! Save us from technology. The same industries used the same cry when the radio, gramophone, CD, VHS, DVD (insert innovation here) were introduced.
And instead of killing them it made them even more richer.
The NZ government bows to the whims and childish tantrums thrown by these fools, and the Australian Gov't if it hasn't already will soon follow.
Unfortunately my friends, Governments are there now to prop up outdated monopoly business models, not look out for the people who vote these leeches into power.
Mikhail Bulgakov 21/03/2013 at 10:41 pm
It is disgraceful that our corrupt government is plotting ways to punish Australians for the benefit of rich US capitalists. They are supposed to defend us from foreign aggressors, not help these aggressors persecute us. Labour or Liberal, it doesn't matter, they are both sycophants to the US.
The MAFIA should have to pay each time they wish to harry internet users. Otherwise ISPs get flooded with violations notices from bots.
marc 22/03/2013 at 1:46 am
Me, the wife and kids still go to the cinema…to see special movies like Dark Knight, Prometheus etc. Event movies people actually wanna see or ones we have heard that are good. We never pay full price…$20 a ticket is ridiculous. We pay $10 a ticket through our work. Thats a fair price than ANYONE would be willing to pay.
Before the internet and downloading…the cinemas and tv stations would screw us over in Aus badly. I remember waiting amost 9 months to see Saving Private Ryan.
We also tried to pay to see Django and Zero dark last xmas….but guess what? we had to wait till end of jan to see them…when there was perfectly good copies you could download and watch straight away. What would you do?
Also why wait for weeks to see your fave tv shows on Aus tv when they screw you over….or pay ridiculous overpriced foxtel. What a joke.
Give the public fair options…and see what happens
Greg 22/03/2013 at 9:40 am
I worked for one of the larger ISPs in NZ whilst this legislation was being introduced. The overwhelming opinion of everyone dealing with it within the organisation, especially the legal team, was that it was the worst piece of legislation they had ever seen or dealt with. Essentially, copyright holders claims against individuals were taken as fact and there was no way for the accused to defend themselves. It is good to hear that the tribunal has been fairly even handed in it's decisions so far, but that doesn't make it a good process.
I hope we don't see something like this in Australia. Not because I don't respect the rights of copyright holders to protect their material, but because we also have to respect the rights of individuals to defend themselves against accusations of illegal activity.
As many posters have already pointed out; the issue of piracy could be tackled in many more positive ways – mainly by embracing the technology that has facilitated the growth in piracy itself. People want what they want NOW, and if you simply give them a way to get that whilst still generating revenue for yourself, then you go a long way to solving the problem.
Surely the success of Spotify in Aus (ALL the people I know who are in to music now use this service instead of illegally downloading) shows the way for the other content industries.
Harquebus 22/03/2013 at 12:50 pm
The rule is, if you can read a one or a zero, you can write that one or zero. If you don't want your bits copied, don't digitize.


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2 21.75 miles (35.01 km) SW Lanai Airport (LNY) Lanai City, Hawaii, United States
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Of the three arrested, Valasi carried a cash award of ₹4 lakh and the other two had ₹ 1 lakh each.
The police said Valasi (30) had joined the Maoist party in 2007 and became Area Committee Member in 2017. She participated in five encounters with the police both in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh between 2016 and 2020. The police recovered 3kgs of explosives packed in a food carriage, detonators, one country made pistol and some ammunition from her.
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Korra Devi (20) was member of Galikonda Dalam and gained expertise in blasting mines. The police recovered a steel carriage containing 2 kgs of explosives and four detonators from her.
About a week ago, the CPI (Maoist) had released a letter alleging that the police had arrested these three Maoists and were illegally keeping them in confinement. They demanded that they be produced before the court immediately.
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ANTARA News: More Tourists To Visit Papua For Lake Sentani Festival
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Otniel TamindaelJakarta, (ANTARA News) - More foreign as well as domestic tourists are expected to visit Indonesia`s easternmost province of Papua this year for the Lake Sentani Festival (LSF).
Themed "Loving Culture for Our Future," the Lake Sentani Festival (LSF) from June 19 to 23, 2010, is designed to attract as many domestic and foreign tourists as possible.
Jayapura district head Habel Melkias Suwae said Jayapura city on Thursday the Lake Sentani festival this year would be the third of its kind since the first one in 2008.
"The first festival in 2008 attracted around 2,000 foreign and domestic tourists. The number rose to around 5,000 in the second event. This year in the third festival, we hope to see more than 10,000 tourists," Habel said.
He added various preparations were being made to esnure the annual event`s success.
According to him, this year`s event would serve as a year-long gateway for the tourism industry in the province of Papua.
In 2008, the Papua Tourism Office organized the first Lake Sentani Festival from July 16 to 19 to support the annual Baliem Valley Festival in Jayawijaya district.
Since then, the festival was held as an effort to protect the culture of Jayapura district, especially at the areas around Lake Sentani.
Located some 75 meters above sea level and surrounded by beautiful hills, the 3.63-hectare Lake Sentani is a perfect place for fishing, swimming, canoeing, skiing, and other kinds of water sports.
"No wonder, Lake Sentani Festival will serve as a year-long gateway for the tourism industry in Jayapura district specifically and in Papua province in general," Habel Melkias Suwae said.
It means, he said, that in this case tourism will strengthen the identity of the people of Papua, preserve their traditional and cultural values, step up their economy.
Therefore, Habel added that the Jayapura district administration would make every effort to develop the attractive villages around Lake Sentani to constantly attract as many tourists as possible.
"This year`s Lake Sentani Festival is themed `Loving Culture for Our Future` because whoever loves and preserves traditional and cultural values, will also prepare the future of the future generation," Habel said.
According to him, the festival this year was projected to attract more foreign and domestic tourists, and to step up relations between Papua with other provinces in the country.
Habel said being of Melanesian stock, Papuan people were ethnically different but at the Lake Sentani Festival, Papuan people and their culture and traditions would be introduced to both the national and international communities.
"It is because we want to know each other better to strengthen our big national family and to build our mutual trust," Habel said, adding that unlike other events, the Lake Sentani Festival would present guests with dance performances, local customs and antiques, as well as sightseeing tours to historical sites and a tourist village near the lake.
Habel said the festival committee had prepared 1,500 dancers from 24 villages around the lake, while villagers have been encouraged to accommodate the guests and tourists in their own homes to show their sincere hospitality.
Meanwhile, Lake Sentani Festival promotion manager Mian Simanjuntak said his team was working to promote the event through hotel associations and airlines, both at home and abroad, and at cultural events in Australia, Japan, South Korea, Europe and the United States.
Besides tourists and guests, even Vatican Ambassador to Indonesia Mgr Leopoldo Girelli is scheduled to visit the arena at Kalkote resort in Jayapura district on Sunday, June 13, 2010.
Jayapura episcopal spokesman Bishop Leo Laba Ladjar said on Thursday that the Vatican Nuncios Apostolic Mgr Leopoldo Girelli would visit the land of Papua next week.
"The Vatican envoy will come to Papua as part of his pastoral mission, but he will also take time to visit the Lake Sentani Festival arena to obtain first hand information about preparations for such an annual cultural event," Bishop Leo Laba Ladjar said in Jayapura, the capital city of Papua province.
According to him, the Vatican envoy was profoundly interested in the Lake Sentani Festival, themed "Loving Culture for Our Future," because for him, whoever loves and preserves traditional and cultural values, the same has prepared an expected future for the next generation.
The bishop said that in principle, the Catholic Church in Papua respected the local culture and tradition as an integral part of the life of local people.
And again, Habel Melkias Suwae said he had been informed by Bishor Leo Laba Ladjar that the Vatican envoy during his pastoral mission in Papua would visit Lake Sentani Festival arena.
"As the host, the Jayapura provincial administration and the people will sincerely receive the visit to Papua by the Vatican ambassador to Indonesia," Habel said.
He added that the people in Papua were made up of different ethnicities and religions but they could coexist in perfect harmony with one commitment to preserving the values of local tradition and culture.
He said Lake Sentani Festival would be a momentum to strengthen the local tradition and culture and to introduce it to international community.(*)
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