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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
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
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
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
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