On the 300th anniversary of copyright law, it’s time for reform
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☞ Strategic Errors
Posted on April 10, 2010 by Simon Phipps
Eight Strategic Mistakes with Memberships Very interesting list of advice that relates to two different activities in which I’m participating. (tags: Volunteer Membership Strategy) Duncan Blasts “Useless” Air Marshal Service “Why, absent any evidence of a serious terror threat, is a war to on terror so enormous, so all-encompassing, and still expanding? The fundamental answer [...]
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☞ DNA and BPI
Posted on April 9, 2010 by Simon Phipps
Court Rules that DNA Is Information, Not Intellectual Property While this is fantastic and much-needed news, it will take a Supreme Court decision to truly address the abuse of patent and copyright laws to prevent innovative uses of DNA information. (tags: DNA Science genetics Patents Copyright USA Law) They Work For The BPI A list [...]
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✍ Calling IBM To Account Is Not Judging
Posted on April 9, 2010 by Simon Phipps
IBM’s case against TurboHercules is not the issue; their mistake using pledged patents is.
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✍ When Reptiles Attack: Has IBM Tired Of FOSS?
Posted on April 8, 2010 by Simon Phipps
What is the significance of IBM’s patent attack on the company behind the open source Hercules community? I believe it may indicate a change in the balance of power inside IBM, one probably reflected in other large corporations, as cloud computing rises in prominence and as the main disruptive force becomes Google – a large [...]
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☞ Patents and Profits
Posted on April 7, 2010 by Simon Phipps
IBM: Back to the Bad Old Days? Pretty good analysis of the IBM patent aggression from ESR: “IBM has reached a critical juncture. For the last decade the company has has had it both ways – allied with the open-source community to grow its forward-looking services business, and creamed big profits off the long-since-paid-for z-Series [...]
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☞ The Digital Election
Posted on April 6, 2010 by Simon Phipps
The UK Election needs to have digital liberty on the agenda. And more.
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✍ Copying Is Not Theft; Saying It Is IS Spin
Posted on April 5, 2010 by Simon Phipps
A guide to spotting spin, with a charming little jingle.
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☞ Time Running Out
Posted on April 5, 2010 by Simon Phipps
The Digital Economy Bill second reading is tomorrow in the UK. Take action now.
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No-Link-Saturday
Posted on April 3, 2010 by Simon Phipps
Just a cartoon.
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