Some additional reading August 15th from 12:08 to 14:48:
- RIAA has to pay $107,951 for court costs in failed suit against disabled single mom – RIAA is slime, plain and simple.
"The RIAA has lost its lawsuit against Tanya Andersen, a disabled single mother, and have been ordered to pay her court costs of $107,951. But the good news keeps on coming: Ms Andersen is now countersuing for damages arising from her having to defend the suit.
"Well, Phase I of the RIAA's misguided pursuit of an innocent, disabled Oregon woman, Atlantic v. Andersen, has finally drawn to a close, as the RIAA was forced to pay Ms. Andersen $107,951, representing the amount of her attorneys fee judgment plus interest. But as some have pointed out, reimbursement for legal fees doesn't compensate Ms. Andersen for the other damages she's sustained. And that's where Phase II comes in, Andersen v. Atlantic. There the shoe is on the other foot, and Tanya is one doing the hunting, as she pursues the record companies and their running dogs for malicious prosecution. Should be interesting."" - Dispatches from the Culture Wars: That Pesky Constitution – "Here's the quote of the day, from the mayor of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, where a 24 hour curfew – that means no one can leave their homes at all, at any time of day – has been imposed:
"If somebody wants to sue us, they have an option to sue, but I'm fairly certain that a judge will see it the way the way the citizens see it here," Mayor James Valley said. "The citizens deserve peace, [believe] that some infringement on constitutional rights is OK and we have not violated anything as far as the Constitution."
Um. Okay. Apparently there's a difference between infringing and violating constitutional rights. " - Dispatches from the Culture Wars: Why Russia Was Wrong to Invade Georgia – "According to John McCain:
In the 21st century, nations don't invade other nations.
Seriously. He said that without even a hint of irony. The mind truly boggles. And in related news, Ike Turner says you should be kind to your wife. Video below" - Georgia signs cease-fire – A reluctant Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said Friday he signed a cease-fire agreement with Russia and declared in the presence of the chief U.S. diplomat that the West had behaved in ways that invited the invasion.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she had been assured that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will sign an identical document. The United States says the pact protects the former Soviet republic's interests despite concessions to Moscow.
- Netflix apology – "We’re happy to report that all of our shipping centers are resuming normal operations (after 3 days of issues). If you should have been shipped a disc Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, it will ship today (Friday).
We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. To all of you whose shipments have been delayed, we’ll be automatically applying a 15% credit to your next billing statement. Or, if you are new to Netflix and your first shipments have been delayed, we recognize that this is not a good way to begin your Netflix membership and we’ll automatically extend your free trial by a week."
- Time Out Chicago: The TOC Blog Things to do this weekend: Aug 15 – 17 – "Today’s featured shot from the TOC Flickr photo group comes to us from swanksalot.
It’s lovely outside. I suggest you play hooky and go on a bike date. Or schedule a last-minute beach road trip."
- CD Baby: SETH ANDERSON: Songs From The Regal Ranch Sessions – This is a different dude, not me at all. I would never go to Oklahoma State! Ahem.
"Songs from The Regal Ranch Sessions was recorded in a make shift studio housed in defunct A-frame saloon on the Regal Ranch property outside of Houston. Tracks for Ranch Sessions were also cut in Austin, New York City and my former hometown metropolis of Stillwater, Oklahoma. "