Tom Cruise and the Church of Scientology are at war with the Internet in a case that proves the uneasy relationship between the believers of Xenu and cyberspace, an ongoing battle that has been waged for over a decade (see Read more
I found this handy little widget elsewhere, and I thought that I would give it a go. I have chosen some Techno-Llama related topics, and I’m trying to see how often they are mentioned in the news. Does the mainstream Read more
(via Wiebke Abel) In an altogether unsurprising turn of events, Pirate Bay has been sued in Sweden for “aiding copyright violation and preparing to aid copyright violation” according to Mathias Klang. This promises to be the first real test to Read more
(via Cedric Manara) The European Court of Justice has decided on a case in which it calls for a balance to be struck between intellectual property rights and the protection of personal data. Enter Case C-275/06, Productores de Música de Read more
Back in November2007 I briefly commented on a case making its way to the High Court of England and Wales dealing with software patents. We now have a decision, and it may prove to be quite an important shift in Read more
On Friday 25 January I attended an expert meeting discussing the European Union Public Licence (EUPL). This is the latest member of the growing open source licence ecology, and if I must say so, it is quite a nicely drafted Read more
Luca Rubini from the University of Birmingham informed us about this event, which we reproduce for interested readers. The Microsoft Case: The IT industry and the Future of EC Competition Law Friday 16 May 2008 (4:30 – 6:30 pm) The Read more
(via Oscar Monezuma) Peru and Chile have been involved in all sorts of disputes over te years, including war, territorial claims, football, and most importantly, pisco. Now a Peruvian woman has added to the often friendly animosity between the two Read more
I attended a workshop on Friday in Turin, where I was attending the COMMUNIA workshop entitled Technology and the Public Domain. COMMUNIA is a European thematic network funded under the Econtentplus framework, which “aims at becoming a European point of Read more
Times Online has a report on new office surveillance software being designed by Microsoft. The software will monitor worker’s performance by wireless sensors that measure “heart rate, body temperature, movement, facial expression and blood pressure.” Even more interesting is the Read more