Travel
Down Under
I’m off to the land of boomerangs, koalas, kangaroos and IP lawyers. I will try to blog from the Unlocking IP conference, wireless permitting as usual.
DRM
Filling an iPod legally
Is it possible to fill an iPod legitimately? I will ignore the fact that the act of ripping your own CD is still an infringing activity under UK law due to the absence of a private copying exception in copyright Read more…
P2P
Rio Declarations
(picture by Attila Kelényi)Comments are now open on the three declarations to come out from the Rio iCommons Summit, you can submit your ideas on the iCommons wiki. The less controversial and (in my opinion) most worthy of the three Read more…
Networks
Blog ecosystem
I have been a fan of The Truth Laid Bear for quite a while, as it measures linkability to generate an accurate picture of the blog ecosystem. Having been an Insignificant Microbe for a while, I am now delighted that Read more…
Litigation
Microsoft in court
Microsoft has been having a very busy time at the courts and with regulators. The first item comes from Europe, where they have been trying to comply with the European Commission’s competition enforcement. They are supposed to provide the Commission Read more…
Creative Commons
Moblogging CC
All the pictures I took from the iCommons summit were from my trusty mobile phone, as my camera was stolen in another conference. Here are some of my favourites: ¿Cerveza gratis o cerveza libre? grumble….grumble…collecting societies…Australia…Bloody Italians! Is that picture Read more…
Open source
Attacking OSS
For those who think that software patents are not a threat to open source, read this interesting article on Patently-O about a patent suit against RedHat. The dispute is generated by US Patent 6,101,502, a patent for an ” Object Read more…
Creative Commons
The White Man’s Burden
The iCommons summit was an incredible event, but I wanted to point out something that kept bothering me in a couple of sessions, particularly the panel about the international role of Creative Commons. I am perfectly aware that the lack Read more…
Conferences
Summit winding down
We are almost done, the last session is upon us. There are three declarations that will be distributed (and hopefully signed on). I will read them in detail and blog about them later on. All I have to say is Read more…
Creative Commons
Day 3 keynote session
International role of Creative Commons with Cory Doctorow, Jimmy Wales, James Love, Glen Otis Brown and Nhlanhla Mabaso. Cory Doctorow: WIPO development agenda, the experience of EFF at WIPO. There should be a stronger institutional representation of Creative Commons at Read more…