December 18, 2005 - December 24, 2005 Archive
December 22, 2005
Leon County, FL Dumps Diebold Voting Machines
Live demonstration given of how to hack a Diebold machine.
»
link |
Posted at 05:06 PM by Danny O'Brien |
Permalink | Other Links:
E-Voting
EU chief criticizes net firms over China's actions
European Commission Vice President Margot Wallstrom complains about Google and Yahoo's complicity in Chinese censorship and surveillance.
»
link |
Posted at 05:06 PM by Danny O'Brien |
Permalink | Other Links:
Free Speech
The Security Threat of Unchecked Presidential Power
A great Bruce Schneier summary piece on the unauthorized wiretap scandal.
»
link |
Posted at 05:06 PM by Danny O'Brien |
Permalink | Other Links:
Surveillance
Music Industry Failing to Halt Illegal Downloads, UK Poll Finds
The darknet obstinately refusing to fade away.
»
link |
Posted at 05:06 PM by Danny O'Brien |
Permalink | Other Links:
P2P
French Lawmakers Endorse File-Sharing
The otherwise terrible implementation of Europe's DMCA (the EU Copyright Directive) gets amended to permit file-sharing with an $8.50 compulsory license. Expect sparks to fly in the French Senate.
»
link |
Posted at 05:06 PM by Danny O'Brien |
Permalink | Other Links:
P2P
Can GNU Software Support DRM?
Linux Weekly News discusses the dilemmas involved in open source support for DRM.
»
link |
Posted at 05:06 PM by Danny O'Brien |
Permalink | Other Links:
DRM
December 19, 2005
Nintendo Game Character Supports Creative Commons
NYT believes loveable musician puppy character in Animal Crossing is in some way being subversive by giving away copies of his own music.
»
link |
Posted at 02:23 PM by Danny O'Brien |
Permalink | Other Links:
Copyright
Words Aren't Property, Ms Cheever
Bill Herman takes apart Newsday columnist Susan Cheever's eccentric views on copyright and Google's fair use rights.
»
link |
Posted at 01:06 PM by Danny O'Brien |
Permalink | Other Links:
Copyright
Merry Christmas from the RIAA
The recording industry files another 751 lawsuits for the end of the year.
»
link |
Posted at 12:27 PM by Danny O'Brien |
Permalink | Other Links:
P2P
Google Uses Links to Lyrics
Google's new detailed support for band names and songs gives extracts and links to lyrics. Joe Gratz writes on how lyrics may be the new hotspot in the copyfight.
»
link |
Posted at 12:26 PM by Danny O'Brien |
Permalink | Other Links:
Copyright
The Dutch Net vs Scientology
Dutch ISP XS4ALL's decade-long battle against the censoring Scientologists finally reaches the end of the road, with a victory for free speech.
»
link |
Posted at 12:20 PM by Danny O'Brien |
Permalink | Other Links:
Free Speech
Trusted Computing--The Rootkit You Can't Uninstall
Phil Windley on increased regulation and control in the computing world, and how that could mean stagnation and decline.
»
link |
Posted at 12:17 PM by Danny O'Brien |
Permalink | Other Links:
DRM
Ars Technica on the Analog Hole Legislation
"This is bad legislation for everyone except Hollywood and its lackeys."
»
link |
Posted at 12:12 PM by Danny O'Brien |
Permalink | Other Links:
Bad Laws
