Pirates of the Multiplex

(The article may require registration). Once again we are being warned that movies are in danger of becoming a thing of the past by internet pirates and DVD-copying rings. This is another article that warns that movies will become impossible Read more

By Andres, ago

Network Law: citations

I keep thinking that there may be a new subset of IT Law called Network Law, interested with the formation, regulation, and study of networks. An article in The Economist is making the usual rounds through the blogosphere describing an Read more

By Andres, ago

Silly Saturday post

So, the Llama song was a hit, so I will continue with the silly Saturday tradition. Here are the Ninja Kittens from RatherGood.com, the best site on the net. As contagious as the Ninjas are, my favourites are still the Read more

By Andres, ago

Piracy: Stealing Booty

This is an event at this year’s Edinburgh Film Festival. From the event’s advertising blurb: “Why should you care about film and video piracy if you can get a DVD cheaper than the retail price? Film piracy is theft. Black Read more

By Andres, ago

Kill me if you can

This is the name of an amazing documentary shown last night on Channel 4. I could try to describe the circumstances that gave rise to the documentary, but The Guardian does a better job than I could, but I will Read more

By Andres, ago

Linux® trade mark

Last week, Slashdot reported on a number of Australian companies that have received letters about their use of the trade mark “Linux”. Linux is actually a trade mark owned by Linus Torvalds himself, and it has been sub-licensed to Oregon Read more

By Andres, ago

WIKIPEDIA NEEDS YOU!

Wikipedia is holding a donation rally asking for user support. As far as internet causes go, it doesn’t get any bigger than this. Your donation can save a wiki article from ending up at the bottom of Google’s cache, so Read more

By Andres, ago