   December 05, 2004 - December 11, 2004 ArchiveDecember 10, 2004The BitTorrent Phenomenon
This AP article looks at what happens when the tyranny of bandwith is broken.
Public Domain Case Appealed to 9th Circuit
The Internet Archive's Brewster Kahle and the Prelinger Archive's Rick Prelinger will appeal their public domain-protection case up to the 9th Circuit in the wake of the court dismissal last month.
Former Bush Campaign Official Indicted for Dirty Tricks
He apparently conducted a "low tech" denial of service
attack against Democratic offices during the 2002
election. Just how "low tech" was it? He repeatedly
called the offices and then hung up the phone.
Aussie Universities Get Blanket License for Copyright
A large Australian rights-holder representative has agreed to grant local universities a blanket license for the noncommercial redistribution of its work. The deal promises to free universities from some liability while allowing students and faculty to continue using whatever technology suits their needs. Plus, the copyright holders will get paid for the use. Sounds great to us!
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Australia Rejects Mandatory Net Filtering
The plan to combat child pornography was going to be
expensive, but Communications Minister Helen Coonan
clarified, "The biggest issue is not so much the money
but such an expensive scheme would not necessarily
solve the problem and small to medium ISPs would be
driven out of business for little or no benefit."
George Tenet Calls for Restricted Net Access
"Access to networks like the World Wide Web might need to be
limited to those who can show they take security seriously,
he [Tenet] said." Wow.
FL E-Vote Study May Be Flawed
The Berkeley report on statistical anomalies in Florida's e-voting results is being criticized by other scientists.
DVD Jukebox Maker in Hollywood Crosshairs
Kaleidescape, a company that makes super-expensive DVD
jukeboxes for the home, is being sued by the DVD Copy
Control Association for violating the terms of its
CSS license.
Big Content Snubbed by Congress this Year
The public can sleep easier now that Congress has officially
adjourned without passing any of the copyright lobby's
biggest requests. Props to groups like Public Knowledge,
the librarians, the consumer electronics industry, Downhill
Battle, the EFF supporters who used our Action Center,
and many others who helped hold the line.
When EULAs Bite
Ben Edelman bites back. Lawmeme coverage here.
EFF Meme Gets Northern Exposure
The Globe and Mail, one of Canada's biggest papers, recently
ran an article about the Induce Act that focused on how
the bill threatens devices like the iPod.
Artists: "We're Not Threatened by Filesharing"
Mary Madden of the Pew Internet and American Life Project
says, "What we hear from a wide spectrum of artists is
that, despite the real challenges of protecting work
online, the Internet has opened new ways for them to
exercise their imaginations and sell their creations."
Starbucks CD Sales Gives Record Industry the Shakes
In the latest fit of music distribution ingenuity, the coffee chain sold 350,000 copies of "Genius," the Ray Charles duet album that it helped to market and produce.
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