Meanwhile, some excessively self-absorbed copyright holders have been lobbying on multiple fronts for expanded power to control everything from the Internet to the electronic devices people use to access music or movies.

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Aviation experts contend that even if intruders were able to access a control tower and disrupt operations, the nation's air traffic control system is designed with multiple back-ups so that other facilities could pick up control of the affected air space.

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