Delicious LiveJournal Links for 6-8-2011

• Russian President Proposes Creative Commons-Style Rules Baked Directly Into Copyright | Techdirt
  In a statement released on the Kremlin's website on Thursday, Medvedev instructed the country's communications ministry to draw up amendments "aimed at allowing authors to let an unlimited number of people use their content on the basis of free licensing."
  (tags: russia copyright copyleft commercial intellectualproperty interesting law politics)
• Top 5 regrets people have before dying - International Business Times
  Slightly twee, but still interesting list
  (tags: interesting leisure life)
• BBC News - Oxford dons declare 'no confidence' in Willetts
  Oxford University academics have delivered a crushing vote of no confidence in Universities Minister David Willetts. The university's governing body backed a motion condemning the government's higher education policy by 283 votes to five.
  (tags: education uni conservatives interesting news politics)
• BBC News - English Parliament: devolution and West Lothian question
  The West Lothian question appears to be rearing its head again. Whilst I don't believe we need to split the union or necessarily have a separate English parliament, I do think that the West Lothian question is an issue.
  (tags: interesting news politics)
• Margaret Thatcher to Sarah Palin: don't bother dropping by | Politics | guardian.co.uk
  Allies of former prime minister regard darling of Tea Party movement as a frivolous figure unworthy of an audience
  (tags: amusing comment interesting politics america teaparty conservatives)
• Vintage whorehouse menu (NSFW!!!)
  A rather detailed and specific list of services provided from a particular brothel from sometime ago.
  (tags: advertising amusing dude... nsfw sex)