Electric Josh

Hope I look this good when they finally catch me
The year's best mug shots have been gathered (one isn't sure from where) and presented for, I suppose, our edification. Only one or two scary looking people among them. Man, this is the sort of thing that the web must have been invented for (particle physics be damned!).
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RIAA: Public domain == theft
Our friends at the RIAA are, it seems, suddenly realizing that all the legislation they purchased here in the United States doesn't apply to companies across the pond with older, less thoroughly bought legislation. Copyrights on excellent records (opera and jazz, in this case) are expiring and entering the public domain in Europe. Elvis is next. In ten years the Beatles' songs will start to become public domain. Cool! But:

``The import of those products would be an act of piracy,'' said Neil Turkewitz, the executive vice president international of the Recording Industry Association of America, which has strongly advocated for copyright protections. ``The industry is regretful that these absolutely piratical products are being released.''

The industry association is trying to persuade European Union countries to extend copyright terms. Meanwhile, Mr. Turkewitz said, ``we will try to get these products blocked,'' arguing that customs agents ``have the authority to seize these European recordings even in the absence of an injunction brought by the copyright owners.''

Editing
So rereading things from a day's distance reveals that I'm a terrible first-draft writer. Stuff here will get edited. You have been warned. (Ooooo!)
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