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Feb 10
Radio Berkman Minis: A Failing Fantasy of Intellectual Property | Berkman Center
We’ll be back soon with more full episodes of Radio Berkman. In the meantime, we’d like to share a clip from a short interview we did not long ago with Lawrence Liang of the Alternative Law Forum on piracy, media, and culture.
Excerpt:
“When culture reaches the point of ephemerality which allows it to flow in the way it does now, the only way to enforce (current intellectual property rules) is an army. Hopefully we are not there yet.”
- Lawrence Liang
CONTINUE OVER TO MediaBerkman FOR THE AUDIO AND MORE…
via Radio Berkman Minis: A Failing Fantasy of Intellectual Property | Berkman Center.
17
Feb 10
Paper on Information as Intellectual Property Subject Matter | Stanford Center for Internet and Society
by Zohar Efroni
I’ve just posted my paper on information as IP subject matter. The paper addresses some basic questions about the idea of property-like rights in “information” at the abstract level. Beyond theory, the conception of information developed there has various applications to a host of more specific questions of IP law, e.g., copyright policy and judicial interpretation of statutory subject matter provisions. Comments are welcome
13
Feb 10
5/6-5/7: Legal Frontiers in Digital Media | Stanford Center for Internet and Society
Conference Title:
Legal Frontiers in Digital Media
Description:
For more information and to register please visit: http://mlrc-digitallaw.stanford.edu
A joint conference of:
• Media Law Resource Center
• Stanford Law School Center for Internet & Society
• John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford
This intensive two-day event is designed for lawyers and Web publishing professionals responsible for sorting out the emerging legal issues surrounding the distribution of content on digital platforms.
The conference will explore:
• banners, beacons, and behavioral targeting
• legal issues for internet advertising and monetization
• ethical issues in the new world of journalism and content distribution
• government, legislative, and regulatory developments
• evolving fair use policies in a digital age
• emerging issues with user-generated content and online sourcing
. . . with legal experts from entities including . . .
Microsoft • Comcast • Federal Communications Commission • CBS Interactive • Center for Democracy & Technology • Center for Investigative Reporting • John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford • Stanford's Center for Internet & Society • key law firms across the country
Questions? Please e-mail DigitalLaw@medialaw.org.
via 5/6-5/7: Legal Frontiers in Digital Media | Stanford Center for Internet and Society.
10
Feb 10
Remarkable third trial coming for RIAAs first P2P defendant
Remarkable third trial coming for RIAAs first P2P defendant.
When Jammie Thomas (now Thomas-Rasset) became the first alleged P2P file-swapper to take her case all the way to trial and verdict, no one suspected that she would actually have three trials and verdicts, but that’s the case today, as the RIAA rejected a federal judge’s decision to slash Thomas-Rasset’s damage award. Instead, we’re headed to a truncated third trial on the issue of damages.
The recording industry also made it clear this week that both Thomas-Rasset and Joel Tenenbaum (the second P2P defendant to go to trial and verdict) are, in its view, quite terrible people: lying, deceiving, irresponsible, and unreasonable. And the industry can’t understand why they’re both fighting on.
Continue reading →
27
Jan 10
ISP Fellow Presents at ScienceOnline2010 : Information Society Project at Yale Law School
ISP Fellow Presents at ScienceOnline2010 : Information Society Project at Yale Law School.
ISP Fellow Victoria Stodden presents today at the structured unconferenceScienceOnline2010, on Intellectual Property issues faced by scientists who make use of web-based tools, such as database sharing, collaboration, blogging, and other work sharing platforms. Her talk is available here. This is the 4th year for ScienceOnline2010, bringing together scientists, science writers, and other interested folks using the web for science communication.
15
Jan 10
Universities Agree Not To Promote Kindle DX — Amazon Kindle — InformationWeek
The schools have agreed with the Justice Department not to purchase, recommend, or promote e-book readers that aren't fully accessible to visually impaired people.
via Universities Agree Not To Promote Kindle DX — Amazon Kindle — InformationWeek.
I would add to the above that I would not recommend a Kindle based on the sole capability to disable or remove any book, or work that I have rightfully purchased, remotely at that! However that is trivial at best in comparison to the lack of support for the visually impaired.
I unconditionally support the Universities and the Department of Justice in this decision.