Instead, the Annex 1 countries might be encouraged to pay for them in exchange for permission to discharge a bit extra themselves.

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To find that even one of the most digitally disruptive players in the world is not able to muster the right level of response when entering an industry as crucial as music gives everyone else tacit permission to stumble along for a bit.

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The idea that they were somehow hoping that by distributing this software, piracy would get to the point where they had to ask the government for permission to control the internet seems like a bit of reach.

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Extending the permission for OASI to borrow from the disability and Medicare funds would buy a bit of additional time, but probably no more than 18 months.

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