Second Life is back in the news. This time, reporters are describing virtual protests and guerrilla warfare against Jean-Marie Le Pen’s Front National, which has opened virtual headquarters in Porcupine, an otherwise quiet region of the Second Life universe. Apparently Read more
(via Ashley Theunissen) The European Commission has released a report on the impact of open source software for the ICT sector in Europe. The report has been authored by a group of top researchers in the field, including Rishab Aiyer Read more
I’ve finally got around reading the nitty-gritty of the much publicised move by Linden Labs to release an open source version of Second Life. In case you have been living in a cave without a broadband connection, Second Life is Read more
(via Techdirt) USA Today reports that online movie rental service Netflix is ready to begin offering a truly Internet rental service to its subscribers. Perhaps downloading is not the precise word, as the movies will be streamed into the computer, Read more
Cedric Manara has helpfully sent some more information about the French Sony case. Sony France and Sony UK have been reprimanded by a French court because they do not warn consumers that the music they sell can only be played Read more
(via Cedric Manara) A French court has ruled against Sony UK and Sony France over the use of DRM. Manara writes in the Cyberlaw mailing list: A French court ruled against Sony France and Sony UK, in a case brought Read more
I’ve been tagged with the latest memetag to take over the blogosphere. Pedro Canut from Blogospierre has tagged me, prompting me to list five things that you don’t know about me. I don’t like talking about personal things (other than Read more
The supposedly private yet very public execution of Saddam Hussein has given us the first big cyberlaw story of 2007. The story can be tackled from a wide range of angles: Who owns the video? Can (and should) it be Read more
Happy new Year to all regular (and non-regular) readers. I’ve been overwhelmed by the steady numbers that the blog has been getting. Sometime in the last two days we’ve managed to reach the 30,000 hit mark, and last December was Read more
I’ve just read an excellent article about cinematic depiction of computer use in The Guardian. This is a topic of endless derision from techies and geeks all over the world. The article mentions that the balance can be tricky. In Read more