Open source
Open Source in league with al-Qaeda
A man in Utah knows who is to blame for all the evils of this world. It’s not Osama Bin Laden, it’s not North Korea, it’s not even George W. Bush. The blame lies at the feet of the open Read more…
Software patents
Parliament report on Open Source
(via David M. Berry). This is a report on OSS by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, which is charged with offering a balanced view on key policy issues. The report is well-balanced and measured, and it comes out Read more…
Cases
Grokster
So, I come back to the UK and the biggest decision in Cyberlaw in recent years has finally taken place. It was expected that the U.S. Supreme Court would produce a negative ruling against P2P manufacturers, and if one reads Read more…
Conferences
This is the end…
The end of the conference is a discussion asking three questions: How communicate? How decide? Who will report? The answers are at the heart of the future of international Creative Commons. The success of the movement so far has been Read more…
DRM
DRM
What is Digital Rights Management? This may seem like a rather straightofward question as there is quite a lot of information already on what is a digital rights management. Yet, maybe there is not. There are many people who equate Read more…
Conferences
Science Commons
The morning session started with a presentation by John Wilbanks about Science Commons. To me, this is one of the most important parts of the entire weekend, but I am biased because I am an advocate of open access. The Read more…
Conferences
The day after
Ohhhh me head… The event yesterday finished with a lively BBQ at Charles Neeson’s house. This involved a pool, lots of beer and an international group of enthusiastic geeks. Lots of tired faces around, and blogger to blogger, I am Read more…
Conferences
Hummocracy
Something cool coming out of the conference, there is no longer a show of hands to measure the popularity of an ideal or a proposal. Now proposals are put through “hummocracy”, the speaker asks the audience to hum if they Read more…
Creative Commons
Legal questions in Creative Commons
Now we get to the nitty gritty of the conference, where some of the important legal questions are being discussed. The first question is that of moral rights. A very lively discussion has taken place regarding moral rights. There was Read more…
Creative Commons
Live from Harvard!
I always wanted to say that. I will be blogging some of the hottest news from the Creative Commons summit. The first news is that the updated Creative Commons UK site is now live. Some other interesting news is that Read more…