Tag Archives: law
Futurist Prediction Update – Copyright – Update 1
I’ve written about Copyright since 2008. My original articles were explanatory, for friends and relatives. That changed when Doctor Mihály Ficsor borrowed Barry Sookman’s blog. That post, which consisted of so many inaccuracies that I couldn’t count them, got me … Continue reading
Copyright Wars Volumes 1 & 2
Greetings and salutations! On September 1, 2011 I had the great pleasure of publishing the first two volumes of my Copyright Wars series. They are up on both Amazon and Smashwords, and should be available on the Kobo, IBook, Diesel, … Continue reading
The UK Music Publisher’s Association Attacks The International Music Score Library Project
Once again we have proof of two points I’ve covered in the past: Notice and Takedown systems are open to abuse Using American Top Level Domains is dangerous Let’s take them one at a time.
State Has No Obligation To Protect Police Officers, Ottawa To Argue At Appeal
Yes, you saw the title. That’s exactly what I said. Now think of the rage in the community if that’s what a major newspaper headline said.
Kettling At The G20 – How Come Charges Were Dropped Against Those Kettled?
Kettling is a police procedure used to control crowds. It’s named after the common kitchen appliance, one contains boiling water, the other contains violent crowds. At least that is the theory that the police have been putting forth.
The Provenance of Florian Müller – Part 2
Interesting morning. It appears that I’ve struck a nerve. My article The Provenance of Florian Müller has upset Florian Müller.
The Provenance of Florian Müller – Updated
Florian Müller (the English spelling of Müller is Mueller) has a problem. He has no provenance. Continue reading
Police State Watch Canada
I’d started putting this idea together months ago, but between not feeling all that well, things got delayed, so today, Monday January 24th, 2011, is the official opening date of Police State Watch. Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Justice, Law, Police State Watch Canada, Politics
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Academic Disadvantage And Lazar, Akiva & Yagoubzadeh – Or How Stupid Do You Have To Be To Pass Law School?
Cory Doctorow was promised last week that this morning he’d publish information on the stupidest lawsuit threat that BoingBoing had ever faced. And today he did. Apparently a company called Academic Advantage is attempting to sue BoingBoing. Note the word … Continue reading
Foundem And The Google Anti-Trust Case – Thanks To Groklaw.net
I dropped into Groklaw this morning, and PJ had posted an article on the Texas Anti-Trust case against Google. She had taken a look at the people and players involved, the court filings, and the press coverage, and come to some interesting conclusions.
What I read got me curious, so I decided to do a little research from a different angle. I knew none of the companies involved (except Google), so I decided to look at one of the complainants, Foundem. First I went to their website to see what they offered, and decided to research laptop computers, since that’s what I use all of the time. Continue reading
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