Despite $500k Comcast marketing campaigns, a town overturns a Colorado law against cities owning broadband utilities and looks at funding its own gigabit broadband fiber network. [Times Call]
A Congressman in the Philippines with strong MPAA ties is pushing a bill that would send illegal downloaders aka pirates to jail with a minimum of 2 years for first offense. [Daily Dot]
Australians get the shaft when it comes to downloading music and games (legally). For example they pay 50% more for their downloaded music and games as well as hardware and software than their US counterparts according to a consumer watchdog. [The Age]
The judge in the case against Kim Dotcom of Megaupload has quit the case. [NZ Herald]
This robot is going to help clean up the oceans by eating the garbage and pollution. [Earth Techling]
Windows 8 has a release date: October 26. [CNET]
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