4 days ago

Submitted by Krisnelson from Google Reader: The Library Copyright Alliance has released International Copyright: Why It Matters to Libraries.Here's an excerpt:One of the most important issues for libraries at the present time is the need to reinforce copyright limitations and exceptions. Limitations and exceptions that enable uses of works without prior consent of or (Read More)

2 days ago

Submitted by Pink Lisa from Google Reader: I think this summarizes everything. (Read More)

20 hours ago

Submitted by Krisnelson from blog: Image via CrunchBaseApple’s “app store” continues to generate controversy through its rejections. I must agree with the following analysis that use of icons–especially as provided through an API expressly for that purpose should not violate trademark law (or copyright for that matter).It is, I think, rather like using “Xero (Read More)

2 days ago

Wall Street Journal By now, the blogosphere is buzzing with news that Google has added federal and state case law and patents to its Google Scholar service. Click here for the official release memorandum issued by Google’s “Distinguished Engineer” Anurag Acharya on Monday.Acharya’s writeup appears geared toward the public at large, not lawyers (Read More)

3 days ago

Wall Street Journal When AG Holder came out last week, guns blazing, and said he plans to seek the death penalty for Khalid Sheik Mohammad and four other alleged 9/11 planners, he neglected to mention one small detail: New York does not have a death penalty. What does that mean? In all likelihood, nothing. Federal law contains a death penalty, (Read More)

3 days ago

Official Google Blog As many of us recall from our civics lessons in school, the United States is a common law country. That means when judges issue opinions in legal cases, they often establish precedents that will guide the rulings of other judges in similar cases and jurisdictions. Over time, these legal opinions build, refine and clarify th (Read More)

Nov 13, 2009

Delicious/kidguru Today we're pleased to announce we've acquired Gizmo5, a company that provides Internet-based calling software for mobile phones and computers. While we don't have any specific features to announce right now, Gizmo5's engineers will be joining the Google Voice team to continue improving the Google Voice and Gizmo5 experienc (Read More)

Nov 12, 2009

Boing Boing The MPAA has successfully shut down an entire town's municipal WiFi because a single user was found to be downloading a copyrighted movie. Rather than being embarrassed by this gross example of collective punishment (a practice outlawed in the Geneva conventions) against Coshocton, OH, the MPAA's spokeslizard took the oppor (Read More)

Oct 30, 2009

Submitted by Krisnelson from Google Reader: Cornell University Library Publishes New Digitization Manual, press release, October 29, 2009.How can cultural heritage institutions legally use the Internet to improve public access to the rich collections they hold?Copyright and Cultural Institutions: Guidelines for Digitization for U.S. Libraries, Archives, and Museums, (Read More)

Nov 03, 2009

Google Operating System Google Related Links is a new Google Labs service that lets you add a list of related web pages and searches to your site. Unlike the homonymous service released by Google in 2006, the new Related Links restricts the results to your site."Related Links is a tool to help webmasters increase page views on their sites. Given a (Read More)

Nov 06, 2009

Submitted by Krisnelson from blog: The internet chapter of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, a secret copyright treaty whose text Obama's administration refused to disclose due to "national security" concerns, has leaked. It's badAdditional related articlesUnravelling the Canadian Copyright LobbyHave “Real-Time” Services Altered the Balance of the DMC (Read More)

Oct 08, 2009

Submitted by Krisnelson from Google Reader: Vernor v. Autodesk, Inc. is a closely followed case in which an eBay reseller of software argues that his resales are protected by the copyright first sale doctrine, and software company Autodesk is arguing that because the AutoCad software Mr. Vernor is auctioning on eBay is licensed, not sold, Mr. Vernor is not an owner o (Read More)

Oct 29, 2009

Techdirt There have been an increasing number of questions raised about both the length of copyright and the fact that it passes on to heirs after the original creator passes on. The original purpose of copyright had nothing to do with creating a welfare system for the children of content creators, no matter how much some content c (Read More)

Oct 22, 2009

EFF.org Updates San Francisco - Attorneys for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have issued a takedown notice in an attempt to silence a parody website that was posted in support of the Yes Men's embarrassing prank poking fun at the Chamber's stance on climate change legislation.In a letter sent to the Chamber's attorneys today, the Electronic (Read More)

Oct 20, 2009

Techdirt It looks like copyright holders, in their non-stop effort to make themselves look even more evil, are now aggressively going after university copy shops. Up in Canada, Access Copyright hasn't just won a legal dispute against a Toronto copy shop, but has gleefully seized the photocopiers from the shop. Then, not all that f (Read More)

Kristopher Nelson

Done with law school.