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michael moore takes on the bush family before 2004


from alternet.org

Michael Moore to Escalate in Next Project
Michael Moore is a brave man. On the heels of his Academy Award and his kic=
k ass aceptance speech to billions, his next project has been announced ( a=
nd funded). It will depict the murky relationship between President Bush's =
father and the family of Osama bin Laden, the thesis being that the bin Lad=
en family was greatly enriched by deal making with the Bushies. As told by =
Michael Fleming in Variety's Dish ( need to register to read) "Moore is mak=
ing a deal with Mel Gibson's Icon Prods. to finance "Fahrenheit 911," a doc=
u that will trace why the U.S. has become a target for hatred and terrorism=
. It will also depict alleged dealings between two generations of the Bush =
and bin Laden clans that led to George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden becoming=
mortal enemies." " The deal comes as Moore's Oscar-winning "Bowling for Co=
lumbine" moves toward the $40 million worldwide gross mark. The $3 million =
film is one of the most successful documentaries ever. The primary thrust o=
f the new film is what has happened to the country since Sept. 11, and how =
the Bush administration used this tragic event to push its agenda" Moore ha=
s put a year's worth of research into the film and he'll complete it in tim=
e to be submitted for Cannes, 2004, and released in time for the presidenti=
al election that fall. Now that will make for a hornet's nest.
March 28, 2003 @ 1:51PM.

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Re: alijazeera blocked


alternet is saying that its being hacked. if you want to know the identity
of the hackers just consult your paranoia. if that doesn't work then just
blame it on whoever you hate. accountability is an over-rated human
quality.

btw - the only person i hate worse than bush is saddam

david goldschmidt

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Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: RHIZOME_RAW: alijazeera blocked

>
>
> blocked? hacked? or something else?
>
> it's strange. i saw this story this morning:
>
> English Al-Jazeera Website Hacked
> http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,58200,00.html
>
> which says this,
>
> "Ayman Arrashid, Internet system administrator at the Horizons Media
> and Information Services, the site's Web host, said the attack began
> Tuesday morning local time.
>
> Nabil Hegazi, assistant to the managing editor of the English
> website, denied that an attack was the reason the site was
> unavailable. He said it was difficult to access because of traffic
> that was almost four times more than expected. "
>
> yesterday the front page would resolve, but very slowly. the interior
> pages would come up with "500 server to busy" errors on the asp
> pages. basic behavior you would expect from a heavy load on the
> server.
>
> BUT now it comes up 'not found'
>
> hmmm...
>
> >Blocked...
> >
> >
> >http://english.aljazeera.net/
> >
>
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Report: DVD Rental Revenue Surpasses VHS Revenue for First Time Ever


Encino, Calif. -- For the first time since its introduction six years ago,
the DVD format last week generated more in movie rental revenue than the
VHS format, according to data released on Thursday by industry trade group
the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA). For the week ending March
16, 2003, DVD rentals generated $80 million in revenue, while VHS rentals
yielded $78 million. However, in terms of the number of units rented, VHS
remained on top for the week, garnering 54 percent of the market.
http://www.vsda.org/Resource.phx/public/press/march2003/mar19-03.htx

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Copyright Office Holding Public Hearings on Circumvention Exceptions


Washington -- The U.S. Copyright Office has announced that it will hold
public hearings -- in both Washington and California -- in its rulemaking
on the possible exemptions to the prohibition against circumvention of
technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. The
controversial section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in
question has led to the prosecution of Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov,
teen-aged Norwegian DeCSS creator Jon Johansen, and a company that makes
software that allows foreign toner cartridges to work in printers. The
hearings will seek to determine whether there are particular "classes of
works" as to which users are, or are likely to be, adversely affected in
their ability to make non-infringing uses if they are prohibited from
circumventing such technological measures. Hearings will be held in
Washington, D.C., on April 11, April 15, April 30, and May 2, 2003; dates
for California hearings during May have yet to be announced.
http://www.copyright.gov/1201/index.html#hearings

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a "Fair Use" Bill is being introduced to the U.S. Congress


o Calif. Rep. Lofgren Introduces Bill to Ensure "Fair Use" of Copyrights

Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) has reintroduced
legislation that would make changes to the controversial Digital
Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) designed to protect consumers' ability to
enjoy purchased digital copies of books, music and movies. Lofgren's bill,
the Benefit Authors without Limiting Advancement or Net Consumer
Expectations, or BALANCE Act, would give consumers the ability to make
personal uses of digital entertainment such as music, movies and books.
"There is wide agreement to fight piracy, and it is something that needs
to be stopped. But individual consumers are being denied their legitimate
rights in the digital age," said Lofgren. "We can solve this problem, but
lawsuits and locking down content are not the solutions." Lofgren's bill
has found support from Stanford professor and copyright expert Lawrence
Lessig and the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Paula Samuelson. Rep. Rick
Boucher (D-Va.) originally co-sponsored the BALANCE Act, and is himself
currently advancing similar legislation that would ensure consumers'
traditional "fair use" rights with regard to copyrighted materials.
http://www.house.gov/lofgren/news/2003/030304.htm