Freedom of Information and Copyright

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Japan's Anti-Freedom Copyright Police

Japan's Anti-Freedom Copyright Police 05/11/2004 12:03 PM

Joi Ito points to a horrible injustice under way in Japan, where a university professor who developed some peer-to-peer software has been arrested. Shameful abuse of the law.

Important Copyright Ruling Favors
Freedom

Important Copyright Ruling Favors
Freedom 08/19/2004 02:53 PM
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has upheld the Grokster decision, in which a peer-to-peer file-sharing service was ruled not to be violating copyright law. In that decision, a federal judge ruled, essentially, that a product that has legitimate uses can't be deemed illegal because some people use it for unlawful purposes. The appeals panel's ruling (PDF) makes vital points including these:

"The Copyright Owners urge a re-examination of the law in the light of what they believe to be proper public policy, expanding exponentially the reach of the doctrines of contributory and vicarious copyright infringement. Not only would such a renovation conflict with binding precedent, it would be unwise. Doubtless, taking that step would satisfy the Copyright Owners' immediate economic aims. However, it would also alter general copyright law in profound ways with unknown ultimate consequences outside the present context. Further, as we have observed, we live in a quicksilver technological environment with courts ill-suited to fix the flow of internet innovation. AT&T Corp. v. City of Portland, 216 F.3d 871, 876 (9th Cir. 1999). The introduction of new technology is always disruptive to old markets, and particularly to those copyright owners whose works are sold through well established distribution mechanisms. Yet, history has shown that time and market forces often provide equilibrium in balancing interests, whether the new technology be a player piano, a copier, a tape recorder, a video recorder, a personal computer, a karaoke machine, or an MP3 player. Thus, it is prudent for courts to exercise caution before restructuring liability theories for the purpose of addressing specific market abuses, despite their apparent present magnitude."

This is an important ruling, and let's hope its logic spreads widely. (Via Michael Geist via Interesting People.)

HSE launches new Freedom of Information
website

HSE launches new Freedom of Information
website 01/05/2005 03:10 AM
PublicTechnology.net Jan 5 2005 7:12AM GMT

NHS coping well with Freedom of
Information Act says new survey

NHS coping well with Freedom of
Information Act says new survey 04/07/2005 01:18 PM
PublicTechnology.net Apr 7 2005 4:22PM GMT

361 photos released under the Freedom of
Information Act

361 photos released under the Freedom of
Information Act 04/23/2004 09:32 AM
The Memory Hole (photos) .. posted online here .. website .. This

thememoryhole.org/war/coffin_photos/dover/gallery.htm
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Virtual Information and Intellectual
Freedom

Virtual Information and Intellectual
Freedom 02/01/2005 09:21 PM
Virtual Information and Intellectual Freedom: Challenges for Knowledge Organizer and Information Manager
http://w ww.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/01/15/0742229

Development of the Internet and the increasing popularity of the WWW have opened up a new realm of information access, storage, and delivery for librarians and information professionals. Libraries are striving to respond to the pervasive and persistent growth of global networking and manage the demand for access to this dynamic medium. Working in the trenches of the digital revolution, librarians and information professionals are beginning to offer Internet services to patrons; their work marks the beginning of the grassroots implementation of the “Public” digital library.

Freedom of Information Act now in force:
Get advice

Freedom of Information Act now in force:
Get advice 01/05/2005 03:11 AM
PublicTechnology.net Jan 5 2005 6:04AM GMT

Systems will not be ready in time for
Freedom of Information Act

Systems will not be ready in time for
Freedom of Information Act 05/31/2004 09:54 PM
Computer Weekly Jun 1 2004 1:21AM GMT

Freedom of Information means grief for
small biz

Freedom of Information means grief for
small biz 09/14/2004 05:19 AM
What price freedom?

Freedom of Information Act: Just how
prepared is Central Government?

Freedom of Information Act: Just how
prepared is Central Government? 02/13/2004 06:56 AM
PublicTechnology.net Feb 13 2004 11:14AM GMT

Freedom of Information resource website
goes live

Freedom of Information resource website
goes live 07/02/2004 01:24 AM
PublicTechnology.net Jul 2 2004 6:04AM GMT

Countdown: One year to go till Freedom
of Information Act is in force

Countdown: One year to go till Freedom
of Information Act is in force 01/05/2004 03:38 AM
PublicTechnology.net Jan 5 2004 3:11AM ET

Freedom of Information Act forces
Pentagon to release images of
soldiers’ coffins

Freedom of Information Act forces
Pentagon to release images of
soldiers’ coffins 04/23/2004 03:03 PM
Pentagon Ban on Pictures of Dead Troops Is Broken .. How low they've sunk: .. official policy .. Rest of Article

nytimes.com/2004/04/23/national/23PHOT.html
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SSCL and the Faculty of Advocates
Information Technology Law Group Joint
meeting: 'Data Protection & Freedom o

SSCL and the Faculty of Advocates
Information Technology Law Group Joint
meeting: 'Data Protection & Freedom o 04/05/2005 05:39 PM
SCL.org Apr 5 2005 8:26PM GMT

"Atrios discovers that freedom of the
press also means "freedom to censor.""

"Atrios discovers that freedom of the
press also means "freedom to censor."" 05/01/2004 09:27 PM

Today's Specials: Freedom Fries and
Freedom Toast

Today's Specials: Freedom Fries and
Freedom Toast 03/13/2003 10:24 AM
Today's New York Times reports that Congressman Bob Ney (R-Ohio) ordered the cafeterias in the House of Representative to remove the word "French" from all menus. Now being served: Freedom Fries and Freedom Toast. Seriously.
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Canadian Copyright Board allows
downloads, copyright levies

Canadian Copyright Board allows
downloads, copyright levies 12/14/2003 12:27 PM

The Copyright Board of Canada issued a ruling on " private copying ", largely via peer-to-peer computing, with several components. First, downloading is acceptable, but uploading is not (presumably to target hyperpirates). Second, new mechanisms for levies were described, freezing current ones, allowing new charges.

the Copyright Board said uploading or distributing copyrighted works online appeared to be prohibited under current Canadian law. However, the country's copyright law does allow making a copy for personal use and does not address the source of that copy or whether the original has to be an authorized or noninfringing version, the board said.

Updated Guides for Mapping Types of
Information and Information Systems to
Security Categories

Updated Guides for Mapping Types of
Information and Information Systems to
Security Categories 12/30/2003 01:39 AM

Information Design Processes: Developing
Accessible and Understandable
Information

Information Design Processes: Developing
Accessible and Understandable
Information 09/16/2002 06:39 AM

The Necessity for Information Space
Mapping for Information Retrieval on the
Semantic Web

The Necessity for Information Space
Mapping for Information Retrieval on the
Semantic Web 08/13/2002 10:03 AM

Information Technology: Trojan Horse of
Information Overload

Information Technology: Trojan Horse of
Information Overload 10/01/2002 09:17 AM

Freedom of Music Choice :: Freedom of
choice is what you want!

Freedom of Music Choice :: Freedom of
choice is what you want! 08/17/2004 11:14 AM
Apparently, the freedom to choose whose DRM to use is what you want! .. Freedom of Music Choice .. blog

freedomofmusicchoice.org
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Information Technology Information
Library (ITIL)

Information Technology Information
Library (ITIL) 05/03/2004 11:39 PM
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Information for the Press.

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.Mac the "Key to Freedom"

.Mac the "Key to Freedom" 01/22/2004 02:12 AM
The MacDevCenter has just posted a excellent article on .Mac and how even power users can find it of great use. Author de Kermadec points out that though .Mac may seem to have limitations, those limitations allow users to "rely on simpler, more straightforward solutions that, in the long run, let me be more creative and productive that ever before."

Let's Try Freedom

Let's Try Freedom 12/25/2004 05:00 PM
Let’s Try Freedom .. Robert Hayes

bobhayes.net
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"Capitalism and Freedom"

"Capitalism and Freedom" 06/05/2004 04:19 AM

Blogging Is for Fun and Freedom

Blogging Is for Fun and Freedom 08/06/2004 01:00 PM
great results from a survey of spanish bloggers

[f2c] Freedom to Connect

[f2c] Freedom to Connect 03/30/2005 11:34 AM
[f2c] Freedom to Connect I'm at a Freedom to Connect, David Isenberg's conference on why network connections are important and how we can get more of them. It's a fantastic list of attendees. David opens by arguing that freedom to connect is a political issue. The Democrats don't like it because they're in the pockets of Hollywood. The Republicans don't like it because they're in the pockets of the incumbent telcos. We need to get political, he says. IRC here. Audio stream here. (By the way, Isenberg broke the "fuck" barrier eleven minutes into the conference.) [Technorati tag: f2c]...

Freedom Fries

Freedom Fries 03/11/2003 02:00 PM
A friend at work sent me a link to this Y! News story about changing "french fries" to "freedom fries" at the cafeteria that feeds our nation's pigs representatives. Oh, please. Don't these idiots have anything better to waste their time and my money on? Like the thousands of homeless people? Or the old people who can't afford medicine. Or the kids who aren't learning a damned thing in school. Or... anything else?!?! Who elected these retards? They sure as...

EFF Freedom Party

EFF Freedom Party 08/04/2004 08:13 PM

Paul Boutin writes.....

EFF's Freedom Fest '04 this afternoon, 5-8pm at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco. I have to work. You (hopefully) don't. Austin Willacy and others rock the lawn.

[Paul Boutin]
======

Marc's note.....

One of the great things about living in SF - is that I can go to these shindigs.

I'll be there cele brating our victory today!

Do you care about your Freedom?

Do you care about your Freedom? 04/07/2005 12:59 PM

We have been living with the Patriot Act for a while now, brought on by the events of Sept 11th. Congress is having a look at it and deciding if it needs to be modified or renewed in it's current format.

Freedom in this country has been fought hard for and a lot of blood shed to maintain that freedom but the Patriot Act continues to worry a lot of Americans. Cnet has a great piece that you all should read. [Cnet]

Juneteenth: It's all about freedom

Juneteenth: It's all about freedom 06/19/2004 07:31 AM
June 19 -- long known in Texas simply as Juneteenth -- is a unique state holiday. It's the anniversary of the day in 1865 when General Gordon Granger landed in Galveston, Texas, and read aloud the Emancipation Proclamation, two and a half years after it should have taken effect. Although General Lee had surrendered a couple of months earlier, there were simply not enough Union troops present prior to General Granger's arrival to enforce the proclamation.

Three degrees to freedom

Three degrees to freedom 08/22/2004 09:15 PM
Here's the formal relationship: My wife's cousin knows the mother of Micah Garen, the American journalist who was being held hostage in Iraq until a couple of hours ago. Here's the same situation, this time expressed truthfully. My wife and her cousin are very close. They are the same age, grew up together, and live within a couple of miles. You know how it can be with cousins: they are the closest relatives we're allowed to dislike, but they can also be a friend so close that you share DNA. This weekend we're together here on Martha's Vineyard along with...

A beacon of freedom?

A beacon of freedom? 08/09/2004 02:52 PM

Freedom fries?

Freedom fries? 03/12/2003 09:24 AM
CNN.com - House cafeterias change names for ‘french fries’ and ‘french toast’ - Mar. 12, 2003 The cafeteria menus in the three House office buildings changed the name of “french fries” to “freedom fries,” in a culinary rebuke of France...

CNN.com - Freedom of what? - Jan 31,
2005

CNN.com - Freedom of what? - Jan 31,
2005 02/01/2005 09:10 PM
discusses a study of high-school students .. High school kids are stupid .. CNN: Freedom of what? .. the First Amendment .. AP story .. Quote:

cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/01/31/students.amendment.ap/index.html
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The Freedom Project

The Freedom Project 07/07/2004 06:27 AM
Let's rock

Views of Freedom

Views of Freedom 05/17/2004 12:13 AM
The recent relea se of MT3.0 has provoked a whole lot of smart commentary around the net over the past few days: for example see Simon Phipps (here and here) and Alan Bleaklow. But the one that hit me hardest is Mark Pilgrim’s Freedom 0. This piece has been criticized (correctly) as disconnected from the way consumer software works (summary: users pay for features). And indeed, Mark doesn’t think about this the way a consumer would: how many of them run eleven sites? Instead, he thinks about this like a CIO does . “Freedom 0” is all about predictability and risk reduction; CIO territory, big-time. Mark carries the argument to extremes because that’s the kind of writer he is, but it’s an argument everyone in the software business should be thinking about.
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