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Consensus! Tenenbaum defense is a trainwreck

TechDirt says that the Tenenbaum defense is a "trainwreck in motion." Picking up on copyright industry lawyer Ben Sheffner's opinion that the biggest error - of the many Team Tenenbaum made - was the failure to obtain an expert witness on economic damages, TechDirt's Mike Masnick writes: ...

Tags: Damage, Industry, File-sharing, Charles Nesson, Masnick, Strategy, Peer To Peer (P2P), Management, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-29

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Patent ruling: Good or bad for tech innovation?

A rejection of a patent application by a U.S. appeals court today is expected to send shockwaves through some industries, notably the software industry, as it will likely put an end to the patenting of "business methods" considered to be more entrepreneurial than innovative. Meanwhile, some say the ruling is...

Tags: Innovation, Patent, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-30

Viacom v Google: Threat to the Net -- or just Google?

The re-do of Viacom's $1 billion lawsuit against Google for alleged infringement of copyright on YouTube is moving forward as Google filed an answer to Viacom's redrafted complaint. The original suit was filed last year but Viacom re-filed the complaint last month. Based on the information in this AP...

Tags: Google Inc., DMCA, Viacom Inc., Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-05-27

Sorry, conspiracy buffs, there's no Windows "back door"

Techdirt's Mike Masnick is usually pretty reliable, but he completely blew it today, hitting the publish button on one of the sloppiest, most inflammatory stories I've seen in a long time: Microsoft Gives Vista Backdoor Keys To The Police It's long been assumed that Microsoft has...

Tags: Security, Password, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Encryption, USB, Tool, Computer, CrunchGear, USB Switchblade, Productivity, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-04-29

Blogging about blogging

There's a new book due out next week that should be of interest to anyone who is curious about what makes bloggers and blogging tick. It's called Blogging Heroes: Interviews with 30 of the World's Top Bloggers. And I am honored to be one of those...

Tags: Bank, Blogger, Blogging, Internet, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2007-11-15

GMTA: Mobile TV is So overhyped

I've railed against this craze before. I think it is informed by "Platformitis," an overwrought obsession on the part of freaked-out tv types that hey, our viewers are increasingly out and about, by golly they all have cellphones, and we need to get to their eyeballs where those eyeballs...

Tags: Mobile, Mobile TV, TV, TechDirt, Mike, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-09-22

Don't sweat copyrights, it's good for the economy

Don't sweat copyrights, it's good for the economyDon't sweat copyrightsDid I miss something here guys, or are you intentionally trying to be vague and ambiguous?Many of these same CCIA members depend on adequate copyright protection for their own survival. And I bet if they are asked, rather than lumped together...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), digital-rights management, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Fair Use

Discussion threads 2007-09-13

Don't sweat copyrights, it's good for the economy

Fair use exceptions to U.S. copyright laws is worth more than $4.5 trillion in annual revenue, or a sixth of GDP. Do you buy it? That tally is provided via a study commissioned by the Computer and Communications Industry Association, a bunch of firms that support fair...

Tags: Computer & Communications Industry Association, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-09-13

Lawgarithms Links for 8/27/07

iPhone hacking meets the DMCA, new ways to owe money to the RIAA, bad music and its aftermath, and more — now playing in my Google Reader Starred Items:iPhone Unlocked; Legal Battle Looming?, from Ed FeltenUnlocking the iPhone could invite a lawsuit, from Computerworld Breaking News Is Unlocking Apple's iPhone...

Tags: Apple iPhone, RIAA, Lawgarithms, iPhone Hacking, Denise Howell

Blog posts 2007-08-27

Tech Policy Summit: Silicon Valley missing in action

Earlier this week I attended the Tech Policy Summit in San Jose at the Dolce Hayes Mansion, a southern tip of Silicon Valley. Speakers included top government officials, such as Jon Dudas, director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; Greg Garcia, the Department of Homeland Securitys cybersecurity czar; Congressman...

Tags: Broadband, General, Government, Green Tech, Legal, Telecommunications, Web Technology, Wired & Wireless

Blog posts 2007-02-28

My brief encounter with Joe Kraus

AccMan Dennis Howlett and Zoli Erdos reminded me of a brief chat I had with JotSpot founder and CEO Joe Kraus at an Enterprise Irregular dinner during the Office 2.0 Conference on October 11. I first heard the rumor of Google acquiring JotSpot that day and conveniently Joe, who I...

Tags: TechMeme, Joe Kraus, Zoli Erdos, Google Inc.

Blog posts 2006-10-31

HP's misguided witchhunt

Enough said: Mike Masnick at TechDirt captures the essential drift of HP's witchhunt in his post today, "The New HP Way: Using Identity Theft To Spy On Board Members Shows High Personal Integrity."So, if it's the "highest personal integrity" that HP strives for, can we compare the two candidates here?...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Keyworth

Blog posts 2006-09-06

Techdirt Greenhouse features demo from video-remix site

Silicon Valley get-together shows off Web-based moviemakingMichael Masnick, CEO of Techdirt, discusses how his event produces dialogue between Silicon Valley start-ups. Also, check out one of the demos from Jumpcut, an online video-remix and production suite.

Tags: TechDirt

Videos 2006-06-12