2d Circuit’s decision in ACLU v. Clapper is out — looks good.
Category Archives: information policy
Nicole Allen (@txtbks) and I will be speaking at a panel
at LibrePlanet in Cambridge, MA, this weekend:
New research techniques like data mining have highlighted the shortcomings in “free” (as in beer) licensing of academic research, and the benefits of “libre” licensing that permits true scholarly engagement with data and scholarship. These challenges apply equally in the education sphere, where teachers often need to manipulate resources and not simply distribute them. We will survey what is sometimes called the “open movement” in academia, which incorporates open access, open education, and open data. How are researchers and educators grappling with these challenges, and what can they learn from the free software movement?
Supreme Court reverses Federal Circuit in patent cases — twice in one day
supreme court hands fed. cir. another reversal; will they get the message? http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/13pdf/12-786_664d.pdf … #scotus #patent
And a second reversal (in Nautilus) for Fed. Cir. from scotus — also 9-0! http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/13pdf/13-369_k53m.pdf … #patent #SCOTUS
What trumps at WIPO?
What trumps at WIPO? development agenda based on parent org UN’s mission? or IP maximalism based on WIPO lobbyists? http://www.ip-watch.org/2014/05/24/crisis-at-wipo-over-development-agenda-overall-objectives-in-question/
Tweets held non-defamatory
Tweeting “You are fucking crazy” is not defamatory. Feld v Conway, http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/massachusetts/madce/1:2013cv13122/156344/12 …
http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2014/04/twibel-ruling-tweeting-that-someone-is-fucking-crazy-is-not-defamatory.htm … #internetlaw #Massachusetts
Good to know.
Garcia v. Google, prior restraint issues
Delighted @Public_Citizen is addressing the #priorrestraint issues in Garcia v. Google. http://pubcit.typepad.com/clpblog/2014/03/what-should-the-ninth-circuit-do-about-garcia-v-google.html … #firstamendment #copyright
Illinois two-party consent wiretap statute struck down
Illinois Supreme Court struck down its two-party consent wiretapping statute. https://www.state.il.us/court/Opinions/SupremeCourt/2014/114852.pdf …
NSF study on intellectual property
What do businesses really think of IP? eh, not so much. BoingBoing covers ( http://boingboing.net/2013/12/22/nsf-study-shows-more-than-90.html ) NSF study ( http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf12307/ )
NSA video from the ACLU
#NSA video : “The NSA is coming to town” … http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pcWlyUu8U4 … …
Chris Hansen coming to campus to discuss Myriad Genetics
Getting excited about Chris Hansen / ACLU coming to campus to discuss Myriad Genetics case. November 13, 7pm! #UMass #AmherstMA