   July 09, 2006 - July 15, 2006 ArchiveJuly 11, 2006Digital Rights in Ireland
The youthful Digital Rights Ireland lays out its manifesto -- the Broadcast Treaty, Flag, and DRM are highlighted as Irish concerns.
Sony Patents the End of the First Sale Doctrine
Sony adds another paragraph to its suicide letter to consumers, with a patent that would prevent console game rental, borrowing, or resale.
New Law Proposed to Bring CALEA to the Net
All routers to include law enforcement backdoors in bill rumored to be proposed by FBI and put forward by Senator DeWine.
San Francisco's Mayor Backs Investigation of NSA AT&T Link
Asks City Attorney to conduct fact-finding on the company.
Hao Wu Released
Chinese cyber-dissident is now with his family after nearly five months in prison.
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The Copyright Code in Verse
Mask copyright lasts /For only ten years / The same length to which all / Other ones should be sheared/
July 10, 2006Irish Challenge EU Data Retention
It's only procedural (Ireland was one of the first countries to introduce compulsory data collection for its ISPs), but it might delay European implementation of logging.
Douglas County Sheriffs To Spend Tax Dollars Lecturing Wi-Fi Owners
Police department gets Wi-Fi tags and instructions to hunt down and caution those running open access points.
Parody of the MPAA "You Wouldn't Steal A Handbag" Campaign
"The video cost about $65, including the font, a few sandwiches, and a domain name -- we lose that much in an hour at the dog track."
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