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Cambridge University Responds to Bank Card Takedown Demand

Earlier this week I posted on the UK Bank Card Association demand that Cambridge University take down a student research paper that the association said overstepped responsible disclosure.  The University responds [PDF]: “you seem to think that we might censor a student’s thesis, which is lawful and already in the […]

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January 7, 2011 16 comments News

The State of IPv6 in Canada

A report on the state of IPv6 deployment in Canada concludes that we are: significantly lower than countries it normally likes to compare itself with. Traditionally the IP Transit market in Canada was heavily dominated by Canadian Companies. However these companies have missed the boat in the new world of […]

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January 6, 2011 10 comments News

U Bank Card Association Demands Takedown of Student Research Paper

The UK Cards Assocation, a leading association representing the bank card industry, has written to Cambridge University to demand that it take down the web version of a research paper by a graduate student.  The paper identifies security holes in one bank card products.  The association argues the disclosure “oversteps […]

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January 5, 2011 6 comments News

Creators’ Copyright Coalition View of C-32 Stakeholders

“Creators vs. “educators, computer whizzes, and pirates.”

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January 5, 2011 17 comments News

The Year in Open Access

Peter Suber provides a great review of open access developments in 2010 that highlight institutional commitments, new mandates, and innovative practices from around the world.

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January 5, 2011 1 comment News