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The Guilds Need to Change Too.](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/33619-california-film-tax-credits-arent-enough-the-guilds-need-to-change-too) October 26 2026 # IMPORTANT READS --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/a3/018c-a34a140b.png) ### Why It’s Time to Legalize Drugs Written by Kofi Annan on February 29 2016. ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10634-why-it-s-time-to-legalize-drugs) [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/5f/018h-5faf24d6.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10630-the-government-is-already-forcing-companies-to-give-it-access-to-our-data)Written by Ashley Gorski on February 29 2016. Posted in [IMPORTANT READS](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads). ## [The Government Is Already Forcing Companies to Give It Access to Our Data](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10630-the-government-is-already-forcing-companies-to-give-it-access-to-our-data) Last week, we learned that the FBI is trying to force Apple to break its own security features in order to access data stored on an iPhone that be… --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/70/018i-7039cda8.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10629-the-cell-phone-encryption-battle-human-rights-are-at-risk)### [The Cell Phone Encryption Battle: Human Rights are at Risk](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10629-the-cell-phone-encryption-battle-human-rights-are-at-risk) Written by Carey Shenkman on February 29 2016. 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