Intellectual Property Law

minilinks for 2008-17-07

By Hugh DAndrade

• Apple Sues Psystar
  The Psystar OpenMac has incurred the wrath of the "Closed Software Movement."
• Prosecutor Flagged by US Terror Watch List
  Air travel is difficult for Assistant Attorney General Jim Robinson, who has been put on a secret list by mistake.
• A Foreign Correspondent Speaks Out About the FISA Amendments Act
  Chris Hedges is a long-time reporter on the Middle East and says his ability to report the news will be compromised.
• Democrats Who Spoke Out on Immunity
  Dailykos has a list of who said what in the telecom immunity debate.
• Through the Looking Glass in Wiretapping Case
  A lawyer in the Al Haramain wiretapping case describes the surreal world of a lawsuit over an official government "secret." (log-in may be required.)
• Presidential Campaigns Getting Web Savvy
  The McCain campaign used web spiders to catch revisions on the Obama campaign site.
• FCC Chairman Seeks to End Comcast's Delay of File Sharing
  The FCC is planning to confront Comcast's practice of slowing Internet access of those sharing large files -- without issuing fines.
• "Home Piracy"
  A new report finds that a third of residents in the US & UK are ripping copies of DVDs.
• Hacker Locks Officials Out of Computer Network
  A disgruntled engineer in San Francisco has commandeered the city's network, locking out other administrators.

Full post as published by Electronic Freedom Foundation - Deep Links on July 17, 2008 (boomark / email).