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Liberated public domain government docs surfacing online (Addict 3D)Cory Doctorow :Carl sez, "You carried a post a month ago about a mirror of NTIS.GOV we created here at public.resource.org, the idea being that people can buy materials, we'll buy them from the government, and the information goes back into the public domain.I'm pleased to report that our first two purchases have now been fully completed and you can view the results on-line.

Web Host AIT Holds Special Domain Name Sale (TopHosts.com)July 19, 2007 (PRLEAP.COM) AIT domains announced today that it is holding a special sale for domain names. From now until July 30th, all domain names will be as low as $6.49.

Group wants Senate to vote on eminent domain (News 14 Carolina)RALEIGH -- A group is calling on state senators to bring a House bill on eminent domain up for a vote. The group held a news conference Thursday in front of the legislative building.

Eminent domain sign goes to a higher court (Southwest City Journal)Rejected by two city boards, the Missouri Eminent Domain Abuse Coalition is taking its case to paint a two-story-high political sign on the side of a building to a higher court.

More Than $680,000 in Premium Domain Names Sold During the Affiliate Summit East Domain Name Auctions (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Moniker, the first and only provider of Domain Asset Management services, today announced that it sold more than U.S. $680,000 in premium domain names during its inaugural Live and online Silent domain name auctions at the Affiliate Summit East at the Hotel Intercontinental, Miami.

Open Library goes online with public domain book collection (Ars Technica) A competitor to Google Book Search emerges as the Yahoo-backed Open Content Alliance launches an "open library" of its own. Read More...

Eminent domain procedure is under way for airport runway (Washington Evening Journal)The Washington City Council approved a motion Wednesday to acquire the land needed to alter a runway at the municipal airport after learning from City Attorney Craig Arbuckle that an eminent domain procedure has begun.

AIT Domains Offers Domain Discounts (Web Host Industry Review)July 19, 2007 -- ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Domain registrar AIT Domains, division of Web hosting provider Advanced Internet Technologies announced on Wednesday that it is offering all domain names for $6.49 from now through July 30.

Vote out pro-eminent domain legislators (Brick Township Bulletin)Now that Assembly bill ACR 138 has been tabled, I am calling for a statewide strategy meeting to discuss our next step. Pressure needs to be applied to those legislators who stood in the way of eminent domain reform.