this WEEK in TECH 49A

this WEEK in TECH 49A

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Today a special edition to talk about a new US political action committee (PAC) organized to put geek principals into action in US politics. I believe it's time we geeks asserted our interests in issues like copy protection, patents, and the DMCA. According to the IPac Statement of Principles:

IPac is a nonpartisan group dedicated to preserving individual freedom through balanced intellectual property policy.

On this episode I talk with Ren Bucholz, one of IPac's founders and board members, and Jake Fischer, Executive Director. [format] => 3 ) ) [field_video_low_url] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [value] => ) ) [field_video_url] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [value] => ) ) [field_slideshow_img] => Array ( [0] => ) [field_teaser] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [value] => I'm breaking format to bring you a special edition of this WEEK in TECH [format] => 3 ) ) [field_links] => Array ( ) [field_sponsors] => Array ( ) [subscriptions_notify] => 1 [taxonomy] => Array ( [1] => stdClass Object ( [tid] => 1 [vid] => 1 [name] => TWiT [description] => this WEEK in TECH [weight] => -7 [v_weight_unused] => -10 ) ) [0] => [channel] => Array ( ) [premiere] => 0 [remnant] => 0 [probability] => 100 [radioactivity] => Array ( [energy] => Array ( [1] => 2.0060411121787 ) ) [uuid] => [revision_uuid] => )