Boing Boing:
It's actually quite pretty (again, relatively speaking), but this slug is most likely an Arion rufus, a species that's native to Europe, but has been found in British Columbia and is apparently now also at large in Ontario. H (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
On Bloomberg this morning, Erik Shatzker, Carole Massar, and I discussed Rupert Murdoch's recent war against Google, in which the mogul has accused Google News of "stealing" his content when in fact Google is sending him boat (Read More)
EFF.org Updates:
We spend a lot of our time at EFF trying to spot new proposals in copyright across the world, and understanding whether they're good or bad for civil liberties. We're not the only ones: our understanding depends on the work o (Read More)
Ars Technica:
Recently, we launched Ars Premier 2.0, our new and improved subscriber program that offers some fantastic new benefits for subscribers. Tonight sees our third insider (Read More)
Boing Boing:
I turned my Boing Boing post about Murdoch's mad pronouncements on the Internet into a column for the Guardian, called "For whom the net tolls."What, exactly, is Rupert Murdoch thinking? First, he announces that all of Newsco (Read More)
The Guardian:
Rupert Murdoch wants to remake the web as a toll both, with him in the collector's seat, but the net won't shift to his willWhat, exactly, is Rupert Murdoch thinking? First, he announces that all of Newscorp's websites will e (Read More)
Boing Boing:
Remember the BBC's daft plan to put DRM on high-definition broadcasts even though it's illegal for the BBC to put DRM on its broadcasts? Remember when people rose up and sent angry letters to Ofcom, the UK regulator that ove (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
Jason Calacanis floats a solution to some perennial problems:How Bing might actually be able to gain some serious market share against GoogleHow Murdoch might stop trashing Google for sending him boatloads of traffic for free (Read More)
Techdirt:
And we thought that perhaps -- just perhaps -- Rupert Murdoch was coming to his senses with the plan to delay putting up a paywall. Turns out that may have been wishful thinking. Mathew Ingram alerts us to the news that Mur (Read More)
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"For months (years?) Rupert Murdoch has been waving his jowls around and shouting that Google is stealing from him by not paying to index his material. And all along, we've been saying, "Pffft, right. If you don't like it, ju (Read More)
Valleywag:
Rupert Murdoch has revealed his secret plan for News Corp. to make money on the internet: Make News Corp. invisible, on the internet. Murdoch will leave The Google, rewrite copyright law, and teach you kids to stay off his la (Read More)
The Guardian:
Corporation wanted to limit illegal copying of HD shows – but Ofcom says no for the time beingOfcom has rejected the BBC's request to introduce anti-piracy technology to Freeview to limit the illegal copying of high-definitio (Read More)
The Guardian:
Rupert Murdoch says he will remove stories from Google's search index as a way to encourage people to pay for content online.In an interview with Sky News Australia, the mogul said that newspapers in his media empire - includ (Read More)
Boing Boing:
For months (years?) Rupert Murdoch has been waving his jowls around and shouting that Google is stealing from him by not paying to index his material. And all along, we've been saying, "Pffft, right. If you don't like it, jus (Read More)
Boing Boing:
Alex sez, The battle over your home entertainment equipment is heating up again and the time to make your voice heard is now. Hollywood wants the FCC to grant the studios permission to engage in so-called ""Selectable Output (Read More)
Geekdad:
Papercraft by PMF, Fair UseCheck out the awesome World of Warcraft papercrafts by 27-year-old Montreal, Quebec papercrafter PMF. The artist, who keeps his full name intriguingly concealed, expertly captures the feel of polygo (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
Students at Brooklyn Law School watching those illegally downloaded episodes of Battlestar Galactica can breath a sigh of relief.Yesterday the school was going to send the names of students downloading copyrighted material to (Read More)
Consumerist:
Earlier this week Boing Boing posted a link to the Electronic Frontier Foundation's new Takedown Hall of Shame, which is exactly what it sounds like: a place to highlight some of the most egregious attempts by companies to us (Read More)
Boing Boing:
Hugh from the Electronic Frontier Foundation sez, "Today, EFF is launching our new 'Takedown Hall of Shame' project, which collects the worst and most shameful examples of bogus DMCA takedowns. We've got everything from the r (Read More)