Category: Copyright

The Word of Notch – On Patents
Notch (the guy who started Minecraft) has a really good piece on why patents are a bad idea.
July 22, 2012
TED.com – Defend our freedom to share (or why SOPA is a bad idea)
Clay Shirky delivers a clear and cogent history and explanation of PIPA/SOPA, walking through through both the intent and what the ramifications of the bill and how it changes the entire legal system under which websites operate.
January 19, 2012
Electronic Frontier Foundation – The Internet at its Best
EFF highlights some of the largest sites that participated in the SOPA/PIPA blackout.
January 19, 2012
O’Reilly Radar – The President’s challenge
The idea that we’ll be able to go back in time and make it harder for people to get digital information/media/anything is just wrong.
January 16, 2012
Ars Technica – Sanctioned: P2P lawyer fined $10,000 for “staggering chutzpah”
Seriously stupid and unethical moves by this lawyer.
September 10, 2011
Electronic Frontier Foundation – Open WiFi and Liability for Copyright Infringement: Setting the Record Straight
The line about “online debates” had me giggling.
August 19, 2011
TorrentFreak – Why Is It Rocket Science That Laws Should Apply Online Too?
Why indeed?
April 2, 2011
CrunchGear – Record Industry: Limewire Could Owe $75 Trillion – Judge: “Absurd”
The judge has exactly the right idea, absurd indeed.
March 24, 2011
PLATO History – Yet another PLATO innovation ignored, this time patented by Google
Even Google submits stupid and ridiculous patents, for stuff already “invented”.
March 22, 2011
Bloomberg – Apple Sues Amazon.com, Seeks Order to Stop Use of ‘App Store’ Trademark
Ughh when does it ever end.
March 21, 2011