   January 23, 2005 - January 29, 2005 ArchiveJanuary 26, 2005Learn Copyright the Creepy Way
Baruch College has produced an engaging - if conservative and a little creepy - site to help teachers negotiate copyright's muddy waters.
Felten Takes a Red Pen to Supreme Court Briefs
Two of the amicus briefs filed in support of the content industry demonstrate flawed thinking about technology.
Keep Thanking Poland
The EU Patent Directive was stalled again this week when Poland raised more concerns about the controversial, ill-conceived proposal.
China Bans 50 Video Games for "Corrupting the Youth"
FIFA Soccer was on the list, as was a Microsoft game that allows players to act out Greek mythology. No word yet on whether "Grand Theft: Xizang" made the cut.
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Aussie Nat'l ID Comes Under Fire
The proposed card would include biometric identifiers.
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Introducing the Next Evolution in File Sharing
It's called Exeem, and it marries BitTorrent's speed and KaZaA's search capabilities.
"None of This Makes Us Feel Wonderful"
So says a music exec about suing thousands of customers. FYI: It makes us pretty sick too.
IBM/SCO Peek-A-Boo Continues
A judge has ordered IBM to show more code in the coyest patent fight ever.
Forbes Joins Call for Blanket Licenses on P2P
The most sensible approach to solving the "P2P problem" just got another endorsement.
Anti-Spyware Bill Rises Again
Procedural hurdles kept the bill from clearing the last Congress, but backers are preparing for another run.
In Copyright, the Little Things Mean a Lot
EFF and the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School recently submitted a brief in opposition to a court ruling that eliminated the "de minimis" exception to copyright law. The exception, a long-standing component of copyright law, allows creators to take an extremely small portion of another work to create something new.
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