http://disqus.com/people/b5b69032c4cb4412b9be5298ad1b55be/enTue, 26 Sep 2006 14:13:56 -0000http://tlf.disqus.com/the_exploding_online_music_ecosystem/#comment-1447664Actually, the labels recently sued two MP3 bloggers for posting tracks from a not-yet-released album (Ryan Adams, I think, but I could be wrong and couldn't find a link to a story in the 30 second search I did).Peter SudermanWed, 20 Sep 2006 17:37:08 -0000http://tlf.disqus.com/lost_laptop_legislation_introduced/#comment-1447781Luis,<br><br>There's a huge difference between government-stored personal info and the info stored by private organizations. Much of the information the government has on you is given out on either a mandatory basis or something close (to live and work in this country, anyway). Information collected by a business, though, is given up voluntarily. We don't have a choice not to give out info to a government agency that demands it, meaning that any irresponsibility on their part won't cost them--there's no possibility of a market backlash when mandates are involved. That means that the government, if you think it needs to have personal data on file at all, has a unique responsibility to safeguard that information (and, I'd argue, to absolutely minimize the scope of the information it does collect and store).Peter SudermanTue, 26 Sep 2006 14:13:56 -0000