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CNET has a pretty interesting article on Joe Biden’s less than stellar record on technology:

Far better than my puny blurb about the file-sharing provisions in the Higher Education Act is William Patry's post on the subject. To whet your appetite:

I found this survey on listening preferences at Stereophile magazine through a post a CNet's The Audiophiliac blog. Although I interpret the results differently, I found it interesting (I'm hardly an audiophile in recent years).

The Yahoo!-owned photo-sharing service Flickr today announced a “partnership” with the digital media licensing firm

The Yahoo!-owned photo-sharing service Flickr today announced a “partnership” with the digital media licensing firm

The Yahoo!-owned photo-sharing service Flickr today announced a “partnership” with the digital media licensing firm

Why is there a “vs.” between the names of the two companies in this headline? PaidContent vs. TechCrunch: Two Visions of Blogging’s Future.

• Four Japanese ISPs have agreed to temporarily disconnect from their networks file sharers who fail to react to notifications and stop sharing infringing content. In some cases people may have their their service-provision contracts canceled. No time line was given in the report.

Details emerged this evening on the MySpace music service that News Corp is pitching to labels (and reportedly offering labels equity in the new company). Greg Sandoval at CNET NewsBlog posted information obtained from two sources. According to Sandoval, ad-supported music would be available as both downloads and streams, and News Corp brought up the possibility of adding "Buy Now" buttons.

• A report says two major labels have been served notice of a U.S. Department of Justice antitrust investigation regarding the (not even launched) TotalMusic music subscription service. (The Register)