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	Rep. Darrell Issa Wants To Make It Clear That You're Allowed To Rip Your DVDs Back in October, we noted that in the latest triennial DMCA exemption review, the Copyright Office/Librarian of Congress refused to say it was legal for you to rip... More...
	How Nintendo DRM trapped $400 of downloaded games on my failing Wii
	Downloading Nintendo’s massive, day-one Wii U firmware update took over an hour, but the length of time didn't bother me. More... App Developer Hijacks Customer Twitter Accounts In An Attempt To Shame Pirates I've always had a bit of a soft spot for DRM in my heart, mostly because it makes me laugh. If you think about it, it's generally rather funny in its uselessness. More...

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12.05.2012

Gaming News:

UK Government Proposes Tax Relief for Creative Industries
GamePolitics
Government proposes a 25 percent rate for qualified expenditures.

PSA: Ümloud! Rocks the DNA Lounge Dec. 6
GamePolitics
Are you in the San Francisco area? Then go get your socks rocked right off for charity.

Crowdsourcing Malaria Parasite Quantification
JMIR
An online game for analyzing images of infected thick blood smears.

City of Heroes Reaches Sunset, NCsoft Paying the Price
SlashDot
NCsoft feels some fallout from canceling a game that is turning a profit.

Fantasy Novelist Calls City of Heroes Closure 'Unethical'
Korean Times
Fans lash out at NCsoft as game is shut down...

Footage Of Canceled Streets Of Rage Remake Appears Online
Game Informer
Or what we like to call "look at this wonderful game you'll never get to play."

Can't code? Make games anyway, with the right tools
Gamasutra
From the 'tell-us-what-we-want-to-hear' department.

Guitar Hero 7 canceled...
GameSpot
...in 2011, apparently.

Neuroscience Research Shows Why Video Games Make People 'Smarter, Better, And Faster'
Business Insider
Professor and cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Daphne Bavelier's research on brain science and video games is fascinating.

McCaul: Cybersecurity legislation is 'top' priority next Congress
The Hill
New House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) will compel lawmakers to bring a cybersecurity bill to the floor.

Weird Worlds galactic insanity sale continues!
IndieGamestand
Get a great game, give to RIF (sale runs from Dec. 3 - 6).

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