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Judge Allows Subpoenas For Internet Users
crimeandpunishment writes "A federal judge has ruled that the company holding a movie copyright can subpoena the names of people who are accused of illegally downloading and distributing the film. The judge ruled that courts have maintained that once people convey subscriber information to their Internet service providers, they no longer have an expectation of privacy."
P.S.
I don't think we should quit using credit, but I do think we need to go back to a Gold or Silver standard. From 1790s to 1920 the dollar lost zero value. It had the same purchasing power with very little variance.
But since 1920 the dollar has rapidly lost value. Today it's only worth 1% as much, as it was back then. Why? Because the Federal Reserve has been running the printing presses like mad (increased supply == decreased value of each paper dollar). Tying the dollar to gold again, so that one paper dollar == one dollar of gold, would stop this runaway devaluation of the People's paper based savings.
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
Gold lost all intrinsic value when society gained the ability to metalwork with harder, more durable metals than gold. Why tie a currency to it?
-bugg