In the latest episode of the continuing saga of the SFWA copyright flap...

The Board of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has reinstated Andrew Burt as chairman of its copyright committee, despite the recommendations of the group that was chartered to investigate SFWA's work on copyright in the wake of August's illegal and damaging campaign against the text-hosting site Scribd. - Cory Doctorow

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If a woman wishes to terminate a pregnancy, it is a perfectly legal matter. If she saddles a supposed father with child support, over which he has no influence regarding how it’s spent, that is legal as well. The man has no legal rights from the moment of conception, whereas the woman’s extend into the forseeable future.

I think that slipping a woman a pill under any circumstances is a nasty business, and that this is a particularly nasty instance, but what are we to make of this disparity? There are two instances of fraud, one of which is punished with extraordinary severity [charges of seven felonies and two misdemeanors, carrying up to just under 100 years in prison - o.g.], and one of which is rewarded with great generosity. And this is because . . . ? - Dan Collins at Protein Wisdom

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The 14-page apologia - condensed to 263 words/9 bullet points.

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At Atomic Trousers, Dr. Shuffhausen offers an amusing gallery of the most obnoxious people you see on the road (and we've seen all of them!), along with some suggested punishments.^[1]


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