CATO is conducting an interesting retrospective on Larry Lessig's landmark Code book. It begins with an essay from Declan McCullagh. Comments to follow from Jonathan Zittrain, Adam Thierer, and Lessig himself.
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Microsoft Wins Big Damage Award in Copyright Case
Howard Knopf points to a recent Federal Court case in which Microsoft was awarded $250,000 arising from copyright infringement of its software.
Europe Pushes For ICANN Reform
The European Union has put Internet governance back on the political agenda, as it is urging the U.S. government to make ICANN fully independent.
Search Engine on the Special 301 Report
I appear on this week's CBC Search Engine podcast as we discuss the Special 301 report and the inclusion of Canada on the Priority Watch List. The show addresses many of the issues I've writing about over the past few days including the absurdity of including Canada on the Priority […]
Concordia Drops Facebook Block
Steve Faguy notes that Concordia has dropped the blocking of Facebook, effective today. Concordia implemented the blocking scheme last September.
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