October 03, 2004 - October 09, 2004 Archive
October 05, 2004
Newsweek Covers Creative Commons
A big story on a great organization.
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Posted at 10:48 PM by Ren Bucholz |
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UCLA on Technical Responses to P2P
This article looks at Audible Magic and the school's own home-brew tools for frustrating P2P on campus.
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Posted at 10:29 PM by Ren Bucholz |
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Diebold Loses Copyright Case
The decision in the Diebold Memos case came down last week, and EFF's clients were victorious.
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Posted at 10:25 PM by Ren Bucholz |
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China to Promote "Healthy" Computer Games
They're not talking about LAN-parties that serve only wheat grass and tofu, mind you. The Chinese government plans to rate games on "pornography, violence, horror, social morality and cultural implications."
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Posted at 10:23 PM by Ren Bucholz |
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That Sounds Awesome
Pardon us, but we're in full geek-out mode over the setup that Robert Cringely describes in his latest column: a whole block running VoIP, Internet, and MythTV off the servers in one guy's basement. Plus, it's all legal in Canada!
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Posted at 10:21 PM by Ren Bucholz |
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Telecom Policy
Stanford Cracks Down on P2P
Students who share copyrighted files can lose their SUNet ID, making them a digital
persona non grata on campus.
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Posted at 10:08 PM by Ren Bucholz |
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Kodak Wants to Knock Sun's Lights Out
A US district court agreed with Kodak's claim that Sun Microsystems' Java programming language infringes on the company's rights, and next week Kodak will ask the judge for over $1 billion in damages.
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Posted at 10:04 PM by Ren Bucholz |
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Canada Examines Cultural Deficit with US
Michael Geist argues that the deficit is best addressed by following the copyright policy example set by the UK, not its southern neighbor.
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Posted at 10:01 PM by Ren Bucholz |
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Free Culture
Cybersecurity Czar Resigns, Citing Frustration
Amit Yoran reportedly told friends that the government isn't doing enough to address computer security vulnerabilities.
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Posted at 09:59 PM by Ren Bucholz |
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Uncle Sam Gives Free $50 Bills to Designers
Downloadable ones, since the real deal can't be scanned, manipulated, or printed on/in popular equipment and software.
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Posted at 09:53 PM by Ren Bucholz |
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Free Culture
Sony Pulls Hobbled CDs from Market
Is it because they don't work and consumers hate them? Of course not! According to Sony, the company has decided to stop making hobbled CDs because "its message against illegally copying CDs...has widely sunk in."
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Posted at 09:16 PM by Ren Bucholz |
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Will RIAA Go Fishing for Grouper?
Grouper is a "small-world" file-sharing application that allows users to share with 30 friends, and its founders say that it's legal.
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Posted at 09:11 PM by Ren Bucholz |
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