Law
Federal Circuit Confirms Key Free Software Licensing Practice
The Federal Circuit held this week in Jacobsen v. Katzer, that Java Model Railroad Interface author Robert Jacobsens release of software under the Artistic License gave him the right to sue for copyr ....... read more
Fri,
15 Aug 2008
Filterband is not Broadband
A group of us filed formal comments with the FCC arguing that free, filtered broadband, as the FCC proposed to mandate in the AWS-3 spectrum auction, is not Internet. Comments here, in WT Docket 0 ....... read more
Fri,
25 Jul 2008
eBay Shines in Tiffany Trademark Fight
In Tiffany v. eBay, decided today, the Southern District of New York gives helpful bounds to secondary liability for trademark infringement, saying eBay is not liable for its use of the term Tiffany ....... read more
Mon,
14 Jul 2008
The RIAA has an ACTA Wish-List
Remember ACTA, the draft proposed harmonization of copyright found on Wikileaks? In keeping with the view that harmonization is a one-way ratchet up, RIAA has some suggestions for the US Trade Repre ....... read more
Tue,
01 Jul 2008
FCC Open Hearing: Net Neutrality
The FCC is in Cambridge today, for a Berkman-hosted open meeting (PDF) on Network Neutrality.
Congressman Ed Markey introduces the panel with recollections of his fight against mandated access charge ....... read more
Mon,
25 Feb 2008
Freeing Legal Code
A cool development from Public Resource:
WASHINGTON, D.C. / SEBASTOPOL, CA?November 14, 2007?Public.Resource.Org and Fastcase, Inc. announced today that they will release a large and free archive of ....... read more
Wed,
14 Nov 2007
Chilly Weekend: Black Friday Prequel and Public Domain Music Scores
If its fall, these must be cease-and-desists for Black Friday ads. This year, they seem to be coming earlier than ever, as Wal-Mart sends pre-notifications against future posting. I put my analysis i ....... read more
Mon,
22 Oct 2007
Fantasy Leagues’ Names, Scores are Fair Game
Fantasy Leagues are fair game, the Eighth Circuit has ruled, affirming C.B.C. Distribution and Marketings summary judgment victory over Major League Baseball (which was supported on appeal by a verit ....... read more
Wed,
17 Oct 2007
Attributor’s Recipe for Inflated Copyright Claims: Not All Copying Is Infringement
Over at CNet, Jennifer Guevin discusses a report from the content-tracking company Attributor, asserting that The next big copyright battle may be fought in the kitchen.”
Attributor collect ....... read more
Tue,
16 Oct 2007