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July 25, 2004 - July 31, 2004 Archive

July 27, 2004

Open Source to Germany: Danke!

A German court recently reaffirmed the validity of the Gnu Public License.
» link | Posted at 01:55 AM by Ren Bucholz | Permalink | Other Links: Copyright | Free Culture | International IP

Politics as Usual in South Korea

And by that we mean taking students to court for creating provocative political parodies that could impact public opinion.
» link | Posted at 01:53 AM by Ren Bucholz | Permalink | Other Links: Free Speech

Microsoft Wants to See Your ID

If you're sending mail to people using any of their services, that is. Its new anti-spam tools will require senders to verify their mail servers when trying to contact accounts maintained by Hotmail, MSN, or Microsoft.
» link | Posted at 01:52 AM by Ren Bucholz | Permalink | Other Links: SPAM

July 26, 2004

RIAA Busts Record Store for Selling Mix CDs

The owners of Berry's Music, an indie record store in Indianapolis, recently settled a recording industry lawsuit that forced them to close their doors. Their crime? Selling DJ mix CDs.
» link | Posted at 11:23 PM by Ren Bucholz | Permalink | Other Links: Copyright

Libraries Invest in the Future of Surveillance

Salon explores the benefits and risks of radio frequency identification (RFID) chips in library books.
» link | Posted at 11:22 PM by Ren Bucholz | Permalink | Other Links: Privacy | RFID | Surveillance