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Should the indicted be fired?
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Is the EC trying to back door software patents?
ZDNet reports that the European Commission is proposing the introduction of a European Community patent. The Commission maintains that the Community Patent wou…
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FTC CHAIR SAYS NO NEW SPYWARE LEGISLATION NEEDED
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras tells Senate lawmakers that the FTC already has a "broad mandate" to clamp down on spyware, an…
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Smurfs blown to pieces teaches lessons about kids and war
I'm just not sure what to make of this. I was a huge smurfs fan as a kid, and seeing them blowing up is a bit dispiriting. Definitely creepy, but effectiv…
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Will Fair Use Survive? Free Expression in the Age of Copyright Control
The Free Expression Policy Project at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law is about to release our newest report on Copyright, Fair Use, and the Public Dom…
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Tongue-in-Cheek Scary Headline Number One: Let's Give More Control of the Internet to Iran and China!
In an effort to test our comments and archive issues, I am posting the below . . . these issues should be resolved shortly. Vnunet.com reports that Iran and Ch…
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Yahoo! Podcasting Search Engine
Here's the link to Yahoo!'s new podcasting search engine. It's in beta stages at this time. You can search for either "series" or "e…
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Portable Media Expo - Nov 11 & 12
Things have been extremely busy in starting up my new firm. Never fear. I'm back with a lot of things to say. So, first up, I've been asked to sit on…
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http://www.w2idigitalcitiesconvention.com
October 11- Chairing "Regulatory Framework Panel" at the W2i Digital Cities Convention (West) at the San Mateo Marriott.…
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CNet hires Apple Blogger
CNet hired Jason O'Grady to blog about Apple products for them. Jason, you may remember, was sued by Apple who is trying to learn who leaked information to…
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TC article
For those of you who understand German, I have written an article (in German) on legal and policy problems of trusted computing. It is available online here. It…
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No Fix Yet
Following up on the previous post, until the comments and archive issues are resolved, I will not be posting anything new. Sorry . . . but I expect that these…