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The Law of Search Engines

As part of a visit to the University of Haifa, Faculty of Law (where I'm teaching a course on Internet governance; media coverage here for those that read Hebrew), I participated yesterday in a terrific conference on the law of search engines. While there was predictably considerable discussion on all […]

December 22, 2006 — 2 comments — News

French Ct. Rules Privacy Trumps Copyright Investigations

In a case reminiscent of the CRIA file sharing litigation from 2004-05, a French court has ruled that privacy interests trump the rights of copyright holders to engage in aggressive investigative tactics. A court annulled a decision against an alleged file sharer after it was revealed that the rights holder […]

December 22, 2006 — 1 comment — News

Sony Settles with State A.G.s

The EFF has the details on Sony's rootkit settlement with state A.G.'s that has led to the company paying more money and facing more restrictions for its use of DRM.

December 20, 2006 — Comments are Disabled — News

Google Offers Free Journal Digitization

Peter Suber reports that Google is offering publishers free digitization of their journal back issues. While there are some strings unsurprisingly attached, it appears to be an ideal method for journals to digitize and make available years of content currently confined to paper versions.

December 17, 2006 — 1 comment — News

Time Magazine’s Person of the Year

Time Magazine has named "you" – the rise of citizen journalism, blogging, and user-generated content – as its person of the year. I'm not sure about the person part, but it certainly was among the most noteworthy developments. As I was preparing my A to Z year-end piece (out tomorrow), […]

December 17, 2006 — 2 comments — News