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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (17810)	2/15/2007 2:36:07 PM
From: Geoff Altman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71588

LMAO! Tejek an independent? GACK Well, they both see the world through rose colored glasses.....obviously they're both suffering chronic hyperopia and need a new prescription.

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (17810)	2/15/2007 11:20:52 PM
From: Mr. Palau	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

the gang that couldnt shoot straight, lol "Republican Study Committee backtracks on accusations that Rep. Pelosi violated copyright law on her blog Josh Catone Published: Thursday February 15, 2007 Print This Email This Sponsored by: The Agenda with Joe Solmonese Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) recently launched a blog called "The Gavel," which features a large number of YouTube clips of House proceedings. Earlier today, the Republican Study Committee issued a press release accusing Pelosi of violating C-SPAN's copyright by displaying those clips on her blog. But the Speaker won this battle. "Though we applaud the Speaker's effort to adapt to new technology, the blog violated copyright and trademark law on the very first day," the RSC press release stated. "As of noon today, the Speaker had posted at least 16 videos that are copyrighted C-SPAN material from the House floor. The RSC spoke with C-SPAN today, who confirmed that these videos violate C-SPAN copyright/trademark of the House proceedings." The problem? C-SPAN doesn't claim a copyright to any footage of House proceedings because the cameras used are owned by Congress and not C-SPAN. "That's in the public domain, it's owned by the American people," Jennifer Moire, a spokesperson for the channel told the Associated Press. The RSC retracted the release, which also accused Pelosi of "pirating C-SPAN footage for partisan purposes," just two hours after issuing it, explaining that they were "given contradictory information."