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If this were true ...

... and Microsoft is really willing to add Linux support to Virtual Server 2005, as this news states, it would mark a surprising shift in the business strategy…

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Lanka Burning

Cartoonist Nina Paley is retelling the Ramayana with 1920s music and 21st century animation.  Striking.…

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Rushdie's op-ed in LA Times

Salman Rushdie's op-ed today notes the power of the Word, citing scripture and classical works, as well as modern writings: [F]iction does retain the occas…

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Dreier/Hugenholtz Commentary

Commentary on the Directive 2001/29/EC on the Harmonization of Certain Aspects of Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society, in: Dreier/Hugenholtz…

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DRM AJCL

Digital Rights Management in the United States and Europe, 52 American Journal of Comparative Law 323-382 (2004).…

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Brown & Loving Short-circuited Democracy

Michael Berube's new post parodies the complaints now lodged against Roe v Wade: Brown v. Board ... set off a cycle of political viciousness ... that has p…

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RAM Caching (1): the nature of the problem

文化庁が発表した「著作権法に関する今後の検討課題」のうち、まずは2.デジタル対応の(1)デジタル化時代に対応した権利制限の見直しについてみてみましょう。 検討課題は、「キャッシング等通信過程の効率化を目的とする複製、機器内で不可避的に生じる一時的な蓄積(複製)、機器の保守・修理に伴う複製等について、権利制限を拡大する…

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Resuming my blog...

Well, I am finally resuming my blog.  Sorry for the long break. Actually, I was on a leave for a while. I'll post entries about update on Japanese copyrigh…