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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
Follow the Lead-Users, Not with Cease-and-Desists
Hasbro should have settled with the Scrabulous developers, not sued
While Hasbro was scrapping with Mattel over rights to develop an official online Scrabble (the two split geographic ownership of the ....... read more
Thu,
07 Aug 2008
ICANN’s New gTLD Process: Hype and Reality
At its 32d International Junket Meeting last week, ICANNs Board approved the GNSO Councils recommendations for the eventual addition to the root of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). This means ....... read more
Wed,
02 Jul 2008
The FCC Stumbles into Internet Filtering
What could be bad about free wireless Internet access? How about censorship by federally mandated filters that make it no longer Internet. Thats the effect of the FCCs proposed service rules for A ....... read more
Wed,
25 Jun 2008
Berkman@10: The Challenge of Openness
As one of those who knew the Berkman Center before it was Berkman, Im particularly pleased to be helping to celebrate its 10th Anniversary season.
When we launched The Berkman Center for Internet ....... read more
Wed,
14 May 2008
Who needs more computer security education?
Berkmans Stop Badware project just released a new study, in which they report the paradox that most users feel safe online, despite a rash of malefactors and potential mishaps:
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., M ....... read more
Tue,
01 Apr 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
Facebook: Privacy versus cross-context aggregation
Over at Huffington Post, David Weinberger posts a critique of Facebooks new social advertising : Facebooks Privacy Default.
The new ad infrastructure enables Facebook to extend their reach onto oth ....... read more
Thu,
15 Nov 2007
One Laptop Per Child, Plus One
The One Laptop Per Child program has opened its give-one get-one campaign. For a limited time, members of the general public can get in on whats otherwise a kids-only affair: get a rugged hackable m ....... read more
Wed,
14 Nov 2007
Stop Congress From Breaking Higher Education Networks
Entertainment lobbyists have dumped a nasty trojan horse into the Higher Education bill scheduled for markup Wednesday in the House Committee on Education and Labor. On page 412 of the massive 747-pag ....... read more
Tue,
13 Nov 2007
MLB throws a DRM sinker to fans
Via BoingBoing, comes the account of a sports writer and avid fan who spent $280 to purchase video footage of Major League Baseball games, only to lose the ability to watch his purchases when MLB swit ....... read more
Wed,
07 Nov 2007
Which is more open: the Nokia N95 or the iPhone?
Right in the middle of my New York Times today (yes, I still read it, and on paper) are two full-page color ads for Nokias N95, with the taglines Comes with unlimited potential. We believe the smart ....... read more
Wed,
26 Sep 2007
Upgrades Hollow the iPhone’s Core
Apples recent update, which bricked unlocked iPhones and reverted the rest to block third party applications, caused Gizmodos reviewer to revise early enthusiasm for the gadget:
Its about 3 mont ....... read more
Sun,
30 Sep 2007