April 02, 2006 - April 08, 2006 Archive
April 05, 2006
Mitch Kapor's New Blog
Founder of EFF posts commentary and news about his Open Source Applications Foundation.
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IPac Blog on Smithsonian Public Domain Lock Up
Ren Bucholz notes that Smithsonian-pilfering Showtime locks all non-US viewers out of its website.
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Posted at 06:12 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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Free Culture
MAFIAA
At last, the RIAA and MPA combine forces!
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Posted at 06:12 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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Misc.
Mono's Ring of Patent Fire
Greg from Redhat's Fedora project explains how Mono is protected by Novell's armory of ex-Commerce One patents.
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Posted at 06:12 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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Patents
Historical Precedent for EFF vs AT&T
Shayana Kadidal points to two landmark 18th century cases that mirror our wiretapping case.
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Posted at 06:12 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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Privacy
April 04, 2006
MythTV Invades Realm of Cable and TiVo
A nice, if cursory, look at the freeing power of MythTV from the Washington Post.
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Posted at 01:31 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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DRM
Who's in Control?
Mark Fleischmann, author of Practical Home Theater, gives a stirring call to arms over control of your media.
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Posted at 01:31 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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Bad Laws
Pay-per-email and the "Market Myth"
Peacefire's Bennett Hasselton writes on the problems of Goodmail.
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Posted at 01:31 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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Infrastructure
Beware Zombies Bearing EULAs
Video store customer inadvertently hands over soul, becomes undead.
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Posted at 01:31 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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How AACS Works
An overview from one of the creators.
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Posted at 01:31 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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DRM
Michigan Video Game Law Declared Unconstitutional
Video games are protected free speech.
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Posted at 01:31 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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Free Speech
Sour Peas Taste Sweet Victory
The sweet pea serial trademark litigant drops its cases against 52 online defendants.
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Posted at 01:31 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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Music Industry: Is Digital Making Up the Difference?
Wired's Chris Anderson takes a hard look at latest "OMG! Sky is falling!" music industry stats.
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Posted at 01:31 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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Copyright
Smithsonian Locks the Public Out
The Smithsonian signs deal with Showtime, which means reduced access for documentarians and the entire public.
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Posted at 01:31 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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