On the 300th anniversary of copyright law, it’s time for reform
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On the 300th anniversary of copyright law, it’s time for reform
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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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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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IBM’s case against TurboHercules is not the issue; their mistake using pledged patents is.
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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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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 UK Election needs to have digital liberty on the agenda. And more.
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A guide to spotting spin, with a charming little jingle.
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The Digital Economy Bill second reading is tomorrow in the UK. Take action now.
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Just a cartoon.
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