Although my readership is more limited, I’m also open to suggestions via email or comments for things to do and see in or around SF and San José for ILaw 2003.
Why do Cyberprofs « Hate » Copyright?
Jonathan Zittrain asks, and answers.
[from Corrante: Copyfight]
ICANN
I was reminded that ICANN is holding a meeting this week at the Sheraton in Montréal.
Coverage by ICANNwatch and by Larry Solum.
As they say « The meetings are free to attend, and open to any interested person. »
Illegal Art
I just realized, thanks to GrepLaw, that the Illegal Art exposition in San Francisco is ending on the 25th. Now, 4 days more was not much to ask, was it?
When you access the website, a « Contract » pops up and I believe the first 2 paragraphs do set a nice tone:
ELECTRONIC END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR VIEWING ILLEGAL ART EXHIBIT WEBSITE AND FOR USE OF LUMBER AND/OR PET OWNERSHIP
NOTICE TO USER: BY METABOLIZING YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, USE OF YOUR HOME AND CAR BY THE AUTHORS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
The rest is totally worth a read to put a smile on your monday morning face, but don’t drink hot coffee, or play Snood, at the same time. A great contender for the « Best Disclaimer » World Champ Belt.
AdWords
You’re reading this. What ads does Google think you might like to see?
Find out here. Do you think it’s relevant? Comment below…
[via Aaron’s Google Weblog]
News That Comes to You
News That Comes to You: RSS feeds offer info-warriors a way to take the pulse of hundreds of sites by J.D. Lassica
What aggregators can do for you (hint hint…).
[via Inter-Alia]
RSS feeds for the USSC
The LII at Cornell has RSS feeds (recent or daily) for the recent Supreme Court opinons. Will CanLII follow?
[Dennis Kennedy → The Virtual Chase]
[updated: corrected the links]
Layers
Tried to start reading « The Layers Principle: Internet Architecture and the Law » by Pr. Solum after reading about it yesterday.
Comments by Derek Slater here and a follow-up here.
I’m still trying to start reading though. The basic idea of transparent flow between the layers and targeting regulation at the problematic layer is interesting. Too bad there is no human layer in the OSI model.
Think big stie !
You download a copyright protected file ? Zap … your computer is dead … at least that is what the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee wants.
» « I’m interested, » Hatch interrupted. He said damaging someone’s computer « may be the only way you can teach somebody about copyrights. »
From here, you have to know that law enforcement agency cannot take such actions under the laws of the USA… so the only solution is to let the copyright owner do such dirty work and to exempt them from all anti-hacking legislation currently on the book.
I don’t know about you, but would you even propose to destroy the car of someone suspected … not even convicted… of drunk driving. Maybe some police officer would realise their fantasy.
And let’s not start talking about due process of law and letting private groups enforce public legislation.
Gowlings IP Reports
Somehow the Gowling IP Reports had escaped my radar. The third issue is now online.
IP and Cyberlaw Symposium
IP and Cyberlaw Symposium at the University of Ottawa next October. Check out the panelists.
The dead poets society
The dead poets society: The copyright term and the public domain by Matthew Rimmer in First Monday
[via Furdlog] (but I really wish he would post his news in smaller units than one incrementally updated daily post. I might just mention it to him)
Update: Lessig’s comments.
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The Constitutionnal Law of Intellectual Property
The Constitutionnal Law of Intellectual Property After Eldred v. Ashcroft, by Pamela Samuelson.
Read Derek’s comments on the article.
Lessig et Kawasaki
Lessig et Kawasaki à Québec en octobre pour TI Contacts.
[via CFD]