Intellectual Property Law

minilinks for 2008-09-10

By hugh

• Comcast Appeals FCC Web Traffic-Blocking Decision
  As expected, Comcast is challenging the FCC's authority to regulate the ISP's web traffic blocking behavior.
  
• Judge: Harry Potter Lexicon is Not Fair Use
  A fan's reference text to the Harry Potter series has been found to be infringing.
  
• Judge: Law Protects Anonymous Comments on News Sites
  A District Court judge found that commenters on the Billings Gazette website are protected by state law that shields anonymous news sources.
  
• "Kicking Stupendous Quantities of Ass" at WIPO
  EFF Fellow Cory Doctorow describes his efforts to reform the World Intellectual Property Organization.
  
• The Law is Not Copyrighted
  Carl Malamud's latest project is scanning and posting state and local laws for all to copy and use.
  
• Video Shows Easy Hacking of Voting Machines
  A new study from the Security Group at UCSB has released a paper and a video detailing a successful attack on electronic voting machines.
  
• Free Music Downloads Without Legal Peril
  A look at the legal alternatives to LimeWire.
  

Full post as published by Electronic Freedom Foundation - Deep Links on September 10, 2008 (boomark / email).