Richard Poynder has emailed me a link from an interview with Richard Jefferson, founder of the Biological Innovation for Open Society (BIOS), an Austrlian initiative on the use of open source licensing and principles in the biological sciences. There is Read more
Groklaw has the story of yet another court victory for the GPL in Germany. This is the second such court ruling in Germany, which I find ironic as I was once involved in a heated argument with a German law Read more
There seems to be a new software patent conflict in the European air as a result of the European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA). The EPLA is a project by the members states of the European Patent Convention, and it is Read more
For those unfamiliar with SSRN, it is one of the most important research resources that I use to find articles that are otherwise not easily available online. SSRN relies on authors making their articles available in PDF format. Why should Read more
Thanks to Ilanah at IPKat for reminding me that today is “Talk Like a Pirate” day. Avast me hearties, arrrgggh! As a devout Pastafarian, I keep taps on all things pirate. For example, did you know that Patafarianism teaches us Read more
Both the techie press and blogospheres have been filled with stories on Zune, Microsoft’s new digital player and best hope to cripple Apple’s hold on the market. Zune follows Redmond’s long tradition of arriving late to a market and trying Read more
The September 2006 issue of SCRIPTed is now online. In this issue: Editorial: – From child porn to China, in one Cleanfeed; Lilian Edwards. Peer-reviewed articles: – Affidavit Evidence and Electronically Generated Materials in Nigerian Courts; Andrew I. Chukwuemerie. – Read more
Several sites are reporting that Doug Morris, CEO of Universal Music, has been complaining about rampant copyright infringement in websites such as YouTube and MySpace. Mr Morris stated that: “We believe these new businesses are copyright infringers and owe us Read more
The blogosphere (or more accurately, the vlogosphere) has been mourning the sad fate of one of its main stars, Lonelygirl15, whose video blog had achieved cult status for its mix of intriguing storyline and all-round appeal of a shy and Read more
There have been several signs recently that eDonkey would join the legal download market. It seems like this is the road to be taken by commercial clients, which will continue to fall or be taken out by litigation. eDonkey have Read more