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A Nation of Pirates?

Last week, I posted a comment suggesting that placing Canada on the Priority Watch List could backfire on the U.S.  I expand on that comment in an op-ed in The Mark, a new Canadian online news site with a Huffington Post feel that launched yesterday.

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Canadian Judge Blocks Cameras in Courtroom, Permits Twitter

The judge presiding over the criminal trial of Ottawa mayor Larry O'Brien has blocked the use of television cameras, but given the go-ahead for live blogging and the use of Twitter.

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May 5, 2009 1 comment News

Ten Years of Code

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.

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May 5, 2009 1 comment News

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.

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May 4, 2009 Comments are Disabled News