Intellectual Property Law

minilinks for 2008-08-21

By hugh

• Senators: FBI Rules Could Target Innocent People
  Four Democrats criticized proposed attorney general guidelines that
  the Senators say would allow the FBI to spy on innocent Americans.
  
• Watch-Listed Fliers Can Sue
  An appeals court ruled that passengers can sue the government to have
  their names removed from no-fly lists.
  
• Why the MIT Students Were Right
  Bruce Schneier argues that the benefits of full disclosure in
  security research far outweighs the dangers.
  
• Microsoft Planning IE Privacy Mode
  The next version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser may come
  equipped with a "privacy mode" -- but why isn't all web browsing
  private?
  
• Facebook's Beacon Controversy Returns -- in Court
  Users of Facebook's Beacon product have filed suit, claiming privacy
  violation when the product shared their personal info without consent.
  
• McCain Sued for Copyright Infringement
  The singer Jackson Browne is suing the presidential candidate for
  using his song "Running on Empty" without permission.
  
• Visual Search Engine Tracks Photo Usage
  The new TinEye search engine searches the web for a pattern of
  pixels, rather than a text string.
  

Full post as published by Electronic Freedom Foundation - Deep Links on August 21, 2008 (boomark / email).