library of congress
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John Margolies’s Roadside Photos Are Automotive Americana At Its Best
John Margolies spent more than forty years travelling American roads and cataloguing the way cars shaped America’s built environment. Now, with his photos in the hands of the Library of Congress, you can have a look at what he found.
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It’s Now Legal In The US To Hack DRM To Repair Devices
In a blow to manufacturers that use digital rights management (DRM) protections to prevent consumers from tinkering with their own property, the US Library of Congress has adopted new rules allowing anyone to hack the software of their devices for the purpose of performing repairs. The changes officially go into effect on October 28.
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The US Copyright Office Wants You To Explain Why The DMCA Is So Bad
The DMCA takedown and counter-takedown procedures has been a mess for a while now. And it didn’t look like anyone who could fix it cared to. Which made it a surprise when the US Copyright Office asked for public comment on the issue on New Year’s Eve. That includes Australians.
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US Federal Reserve’s Cold War Bunker Had $US4 Billion Cash For After The Apocalypse
New York and DC are piles of ash, but at least your cheques are clearing. That was the idea behind the Culpeper Switch, a sprawling bunker built by the US Federal Reserve to keep the banks running after nuclear apocalypse. But even some Cold War-era politicians thought it was silly.