Not to build a strong foundation of rights but to separate them with new one.

First it was the EU looking at passing a law that would require bloggers to disclose their identity and affiliation.

Now the AP is looking to enforce a new license that would require payments when a blogger puts an excerpt from an AP article in their blog.
Basically the AP says that if you excerpt more than 5 words you need to start paying them fees.

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While in the past, John McCain has admitted that he doesn’t use computers and that he is technologically ‘illiterate‘, Jonathan
Martin at the Politico notes his recent attempt to publically recognize the importance of ICT:

McCain actually spoke a bit about his appreciation for technology at his news conference earlier today.

Yes I would say McCain is now having an appreciation for technology. And can not help but wonder how these 2 events link.
1.Trying to stop from having his own words used to beat him about the head and shoulders as they ring to the tune of the question of truth meets technology.

Could be a new version of Abbott & Costello meet the technology monster from the internet?
2.Then pushing the envelope of bending the rights of freedom and expression in a nation based on these principals.

I think this says it better than I can.
“As the father of young men and women ranging from 16 to 23, I understand from them not only their issues but how important and vital a role the Internet plays,” McCain said.

This says it better than I can.

Every day the internet and new technology are changing our worlds. People are living their lives online, and it has made a difference in the way we consume goods and services, the way we communicate and the way we interact in this global village.
I can’t comprehend electing a president who doesn’t get that. I can’t fathom a president who doesn’t have the everyday understanding of what it means to hear “You’ve Got Mail” or doesn’t have the frame of reference to laugh at the unending spam in our inboxes. These are small things, but things that seem as regular to me as knowing the price of a gallon of milk.
[McCain’s comment above] still isn’t enough for me. The internet isn’t like taking a space walk or performing brain surgery. You need not be a rocket scientist nor a brain surgeon to “get” it. It’s readily accessible and not something that you need to experience via a third party.
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