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"NFL fumbles DMCA takedown battle, could face sanctions"
It’s no secret that some content owners don’t seem to understand how the DMCA works — that, or they simply don’t care when sending mass takedown notices. This seems to be the case with the recent saga of legal maneuvers between the … Continued
Reminder: Monday is Wiretap the Internet Day
Kevin Poulsen notes on Threat Level – Wired Blogs that May 14th is the official deadline for cable modem companies, DSL providers, broadband over powerline, satellite internet companies and some universities to finish wiring up their networks with FBI-friendly surveillance … Continued
Top 10 Steps to Make the U.S. House More Open
The Open House Project is working to open up the U.S. House to new technologies of Web-based access: We’re trying to find the least intrusive ways to open up the House, the low-hanging fruit where the internet and Congressional procedures … Continued
Simple, Elegent and Useful Ajax Code
Billed as a “showroom of nice looking simple downloadable dhtml and ajax code,” MiniAjax.com delivers exactly that. Recommended.
Top Macintosh Utilities
From Lifehacker comes a list of Top 10 Macintosh utilities: It’s not always the full-blown software applications that make the biggest difference on your computer; often it’s the small do-one-thing-well utilities that enhance our computing experience that much more. MagiCal … Continued
Followup on digg.com, AACS, and "laws for bloggers"
In an interesting article entitled “Digg This?: What Laws Must We Obey?” at “The Faculty Blog” from the University of Chicago, a law professor not intimately involved with the DMCA and Web 2.0 writes: As to law, as Digg‘s attorneys … Continued
Done with Criminal Law, on to Contracts and Immigration
As my Criminal Law exam is now over, I am now focusing on updating my Contracts materials on Notes from Law School. I’ll also be creating new materials regarding my Immigration class.
"Unconstitutional laws still on books cause confusion in NJ"
From AP/Newsday.com: Numerous state laws that have been struck down as unconstitutional are still on the books in New Jersey, a situation some experts say could be rectified if the laws were just removed. Others say it’s not that easy. … Continued
Laws for Bloggers
Laws apply to bloggers too. Resources that help make rights and responsibilities clear are always helpful, and this article is a useful compendium of twelve of the more important issues to bear in mind when blogging. While the Internet still … Continued
AACS
In an attempt to capture some of the current AACS (Advanced Access Content System, copy-restriction technology for new-format DVDs) controversy, here is some background information. The whole controversy started when someone managed to figure out what the 16-digit hexadecimal key … Continued
Done with Civil Procedure, on to Criminal Law
As my Civil Procedure exam is now over, I am now focusing on updating my Criminal Law materials on Notes from Law School.
Notes from Law School
I’ve begun to slowly add my notes, discussions, and reference materials from some of my law school classes, as an aid to my own study process and preparation for finals. Do not use for legal advice, consult an attorney for … Continued
Open Access, Or, Why Have an Institutional Repository?
For the past decade or so, a number of scientists have argued that the World Wide Web offers a way to unlock the gates that was not possible when scientific results were conveyed solely by print-on-paper. Advocates of “open access” … Continued
Institutional Repositories: Who is Using What?
There are two main, freely available software packages that seem to be used to maintain institutional repositories: DSpace: DSpace Instances EPrints: Sites Powered by EPrints
Judge Upholds Award of Attorneys' Fees Against RIAA
So far, the RIAA has sued over 18,000 individuals for allegedly sharing music over the Internet. But the industry uses slapdash investigative methods to find its targets, and so innocent people as well as guilty ones can find themselves entangled … Continued
