Consumer Law

MSN Music Pulls the Plug on Consumers
The EFF comments on Microsoft's decision to stop retreiving license keys for music that people have purchased starting August 31st.  After that date, consumers that buy a new computer or upgrade their operating system will be forced to leave their music behind...

This TOTALLY Bites!
Robert Johnson REALLY wanted to be a telemarketer. The only problem? He is missing 18 teeth. But Johnson wasn?t going to let that stop him. He applied for a telemarketing position, went through three days of training, and received generally positive evaluations from the telemarketer...

New plug-ins
I’ve added a couple new plug-ins in the last couple weeks: 1. A plug-in for my foreign readers. If you load the website (www.inventblog.com) you will see (in the right hand sidebar) links to common language translations of this site...

Iowa DOC pulls plug on Bible-based reform program
We've written about the InnerChange Freedom Initiative before. It's a spin-off from Prison Fellowship where inmates live in separate housing and take classes -- both academic and faith-based...

Yahoo pulls plug on 360
It seems that Yahoo has finally decided to pull the plug on their original failed attempt at social networking/blogging - Yahoo 360. This is not a great surprise, especially considering that they are currently beta-ing yet another attempt, with 'Mash'So what is the reason? "Yahoo! is building a universal profile system to provide a more integrated experience...

Worldcat's New Facebook Plug-in
We reported on the launch of Worldcat.org in 2006, but the program has recently become more social by integrating with the popular social networking site, Facebook. The Facebook plug-in complements Worldcat's search plug-ins for the Firefox and Google Toolbars...

Maple Leaf
Pulls Weiners Due to Listeria Concerns