I’ve been looking with great interest OpenKinect, an open source project that in its own words is an “open community of people interested in making use of the amazing Xbox Kinect hardware with our PCs and other devices. We are Read more
As an observer of that interesting case study in Internet regulation that is Anonymous, recent developments have been quite an eye-opener in the potential long-term survival of the group. When Anonymous coordinated a series of denial-of-service attacks against payment systems Read more
So, Rupert Murdoch is going to revolutionise news media with The Daily, the first iPad-only newspaper. The Daily will come as a subscription-based app that will deliver news in a flowing fashion, it will feature news from other NewsCorp enterprises Read more
Much virtual and real ink has been spent in the last few days to talk about the role of social media in the Tunisian and Egyptian popular revolts, some more informed, and some making rather grandiose exaggerated claims. One thing Read more
Regular readers may have noticed that I have been rather quiet for the last month or so. Besides taking a bit of a well-deserved break after a hard semester of teaching, this has been a rather busy time. Back in Read more
I was recently involved in the process of porting the version 3.0 of the Creative Commons licences for use in Costa Rica, which has resulted in the launch of the licences at the beginning of the year. The Costa Rican Read more
What better way to start the year than with a good old rant? I have been looking at Diaspora, the Facebook replacement for those with a conscience and those who have to be just a little bit different from everyone Read more
The December 2010 Issue of SCRIPTed, a journal of law and technology, has been released. In this issue: Editorial Mapping The Coverage Of Neuroimaging Research, Timothy Caulfield Christen Rachul, Amy Zarzeczny, Henrik Walter, pp.421-428 Reviewed Articles Human Genetic Manipulation and Read more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circle has decided on the interesting and important case of MDY v Blizzard. First some background information. In December 2006, Blizzard, the makers of World of Warcraft, sent a cease-and-desist letter to Read more
I am in Jordan for a WIPO workshop. One of the interesting aspects of being in the Middle East is the presence of a more controlled Internet, and although Jordan’s Internet filtering is light when compared to some of its Read more