This piece, excellent work as usual by Jonathan Zittrain et al, explains more about why SOPA is so very dangerous to the Internet as we know it, and to all the innovation that has created it, and could be created…
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So What’s So Bad About SOPA?
Quite the interesting theory of copyright law…
The world wide marketplace has also brought about a virtually instantaneous method of complaining about products and services that the consumer feels are sub-par. In the “olden days,” you had to use word of mouth to pass around that a…
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Rogues Falsely Claim Copyright on YouTube Videos to Hijack Ad Dollars | Threat Level | Wired.com
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act provides a “safe harbor” for content publishers so long as they abide by the law. In this case, the DMCA calls for a content owner to file a “DMCA Takedown Notice” to the publisher, who…
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Senator Promises To Filibuster Internet Blacklisting Bill
Some in Congress have seen the danger of the Protect-IP Act. and there is hope that both parties will band together to destroy this harmful legislation. If you thought a Senate proposal to shutter and disrupt websites “dedicated to…
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The Java Wars Continue
Whomever creates the alternative to Java will do quite well I predict Now that almost all of the motions have been disposed of (the remaining motion open being Oracle’s motion to exclude portions of the damage reports from Drs. Leonard…
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Oracle v. Google – Oracle Names Final Three Deponents
Oracle and Google are after each other still. Not terribly surprising. On Monday of this week Judge Alsup settled the issue of whether Oracle would be permitted to depose any or all of the technical witnesses on which Drs. Leonard…
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Infographic: How SOPA will change the net
This is from Boing Boing linking to a very interesting infographic that will hopefully spell things out a bit more clearly regarding SOPA Dean sez, “Here’s a really helpful infographic that shows how the Blacklist Bill/SOPA could drastically change the…
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In the “it’s about time” department…
For too long, the industry has sat back and let the content cartel dictate innovation. It’s definitely about time that the factions came together to put an end to this type of blackmail of innovation Opposition to SOPA mounting as…
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Open Source – What are the Limitations?
There are often questions about how “open,” Open Source software actually is. This law review article takes a closer look at the concepts, and applies them to the current Google vs. Oracle case. Copyright in Open Source Software – Understanding…
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The Stop Online Piracy Act
The EFF and many other groups and individuals are speaking out about how dangerous SOPA and other similar acts are to the Internet. One important concept that many of the writers of these bills fail to undertand is that they…
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