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Fri, 19 Sep 2003
Deep Links from EFF
Deep Links features noteworthy news items from around the Internet.
- Thanks, Veri$ign, for Breaking the Internet
Salon.com on Veri$ign's decision to redirect all mistyped web addresses to
its own pages. - Aaron Swartz on Compulsory Licenses
The smartest minor on the planet has posted some thought-provoking, er,
thoughts, on how to implement a compulsory license. - E-Voting Audit to Hit Newsstands Tomorrow
The official security review of a maligned Diebold voting system is set to
come out today. In the future, perhaps we should try to get that review
*before* the machines go on the market
- Question of the Day: Copyright in Databases or a Sharp Stick in the Eye?
There's another bill in Congress this year that would give intellectual
property-like protection to collections of factual data. EFF and friends
oppose it in this letter - Artists Speak Out Against RIAA Lawsuits
And urge record labels to embrace the future - RIAA Says Future of Music is Suing File Sharers
This started the week as a joke, but it may turn out to be a scoop - JetBlue Data to Fuel CAPPS II Test
Exit Delta, enter JetBlue. Let's hope that the Cheap One does the right thing
and stops violating our privacy - RIAA Issues Subpoena for Man Without a Computer
And he was traveling in Romania when the RIAA claims that he was distributing
music - EFF's Jason Schultz in Salon.com
Giving the skinny on EFF's file-sharing position - New Resource on Problems in European Copyright
The Foundation for Information Policy Research has a wonderful overview of the
real effects of bad copyright policy in the EU - Shamnesty: the Poster
We've been spreading the word about the RIAA's bogus "amnesty" program for
file-swappers. A citizen of the blogosphere is doing his part as well - EU Postpones Vote on Copyright Plan
The DMCA-like draft legislation will have to wait for a November vote - Comics on Copyright
The first features a cameo quote from EFF's Fred von Lohmann, the second
explains why the music industry needs to look beyond P2P for the source of its
troubles (free registration rigamarole required on both): - Brownback Bill Gets Positive Reception
Ars Technica picks out some interesting bits of this excellent new bill - Music File Sharers Keep Sharing
The New York Times reports that about 4 million people used KaZaA last week -
about 5% fewer than in previous weeks (free registration required)
For more information or to join the Electronic Frontier Foundation, visit eff.org.
Apple Expo 2003 keynote teaser found.
Hi folks,
today I found an Apple Expo 2003 keynote teaser onto a german website. Maybe you'd like to inform your other readers. The direct link is as follows:
http://www.in-media.de/subdomains/apfelgeruechte/pages/teaser.shtml
Best regards,
Gill.