Copyright bill

Will YouTube and the iPod be illegal in Australia? If you believe the critics of a new copyright bill, that nightmare can be true in some time. The proposal would extend the scope of a regular copyritght bill anywhere in the world. It’s not limited to commercial machines and it will make the electronic distribution of material difficult.

Attorney-General Philip Ruddock has not responded directly to the claims, but has said the provisions are intended to catch and punish major music and movie pirates, not personal users, writes MS NBC.

We’ll catch on this issue later for sure.

Ian Thorpe

Five-time Olympic gold medaillist Ian Thorpe retires. At the age of 24! Thorpe was a great swimmer, but he wasn’t motivated anymore. He wants to start a new chapter.

“It’s like swimming lap after lap staring at a black line – then all of a sudden you look up” at the world around you, he has said, writes News.

The carreer of Thorpe is impressing: five Olympic gold medals, eleven world titels and thirteen world records. He was/is a superstar and was succesful in attracting sponsors. He said he doesn’t know yet what he will do, but he whatever it is, it will be good.

The specialities of Thorpe were the 200 meter and 400 meter freestyle.