   June 27, 2004 - July 03, 2004 ArchiveJuly 03, 2004Notes from California E-Voting Hearing
While Judge Cooper issued a heartening tentative ruling earlier this week in a California e-voting case, the official hearing was held on Friday. Kim Alexander has the scoop.
Cautious Optimism in CA E-Voting Case
A federal judge recently refused to lift -- for now -- California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley's order for additional security on e-voting machines. The order was issued after a year of hearings and major scandals involving voting machine vendors.
June 30, 2004Comcast Now Serves 35% Less Spam
They had to block port 25 for all users, but it seems to be working. Until, of course, the spammers figure out that they should use a different port. Anyone care to guess how long it will take? Nobody?
Steve Winwood and Access Hollywood Use P2P for Promotion
The odd couple is using free P2P systems like KaZaA and Gnutella to promote Winwood's new project.
Canadian ISPs Not Responsible for Music Royalties
Record companies, unwilling to negotiate a licensing system with the public, were rebuked in Canada when they tried to extract royalties from ISPs.
California Re-Certifies Some E-Voting Machines
The machines will be deployed under heightened security, so several counties will now be able to use them in the November elections.
June 29, 2004A DRM Forest and the Beastie Boys' Tree
International debate rages over the comparative nastiness of the trio's latest CD.
Picketing the UK iTunes Music Store?
British fans are angry about the lack of independent labels in the recently launched UK version of the downloading service. In protest, they're making community playlists with pleas to add more labels - and then voting them to the top of the iTunes charts. Priceless.
An "Obsessive" Reply to the Induce Act
Don't worry - it only looks crazy. Ernest Miller has produced an exceedingly detailed rebuttal to some of the nonsense spouted by Senator Hatch in a preemptive defense of the Induce Act.
June 28, 2004The Social Effects of Strong IP Enforcement
Our friends at the Consumer Project on Technology (CPTech) recently filed comments with WIPO on how IP rights enforcement can be harmful to society.
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