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Crist Apology Proves Copyright Laws Apply To Everyone…Even Politicians!

Charlie Crist Apology

Copyright laws are a serious matter and nobody understands that better than former Florida governor Charlie Crist.  Crist made the innocent mistake of using the Talking Heads song ‘Road To Nowhere’ in a YouTube video advertisement in his Senate campaign last year and is now paying the consequences.  After losing a lawsuit filed by David Byrne of the Talking Heads, Crist has made a public apology on YouTube, which is climbing the viral charts today.
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Does Mark Zuckerberg Want to Be a Tunisian Hero?

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“No. 1 hero in Tunisia” is probably not a status update Mark Zuckerberg ever thought would appear on his Facebook wall. Yet that is exactly what Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz) has anointed the CEO and co-founder of Facebook after a visit to Tunisia this month. Is ‘No. 1 hero’ in a protest-torn country really a status a CEO like Zuckerberg wants?

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