I am attending the inaugural BlawgThink 2005 here in Chicago tomorrow and Saturday. I have been looking forward to this for weeks. Last-minute spaces are still available, so if you want to learn more about blogging from either a beginner or advanced status you can attend one day or two.
Firestorm over Sony DRM continues
So, just what was Sony thinking? Now that the first class-action lawsuit has been filed in California, I’m sure more details on that topic will eventually emerge. Since Sony licenses the software from First 4, it may not have known all of the niceties of just how the software worked. I would not be surprised…
More on Sony DRM problem
My major problem with the Sony DRM I wrote about yesterday is the lack of consent on the part of the user. The terms of the Sony EULA are posted here. Nowhere does Sony advise that even if you uninstall the software using normal procedures that there are hidden bits that remain. Further, the fact…
Sony CD contains DRM that can’t be removed
Here’s a link to a fascinating article by Mark Russinovich detailing his process in detecting the DRM on his computer installed with a Sony music CD that uses rootkit technology to hide its existence. It’s the same process used by a lot of malware to hide their existence. Bad, Sony. Bad, bad bad.
CALEA Expansion Under Fire
As I wrote on September 30th, the battle over the expansion of the CALEA regulations (which stands for the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Agencies) is underway. A lawsuit filed on October 25, 2005 before the D.C. circuit asks for review of the FCC’s final order. Seven organizations, including the American Library Association, the Electronic…
Google Print: Now it’s the publisher’s turn
In September, I mentioned the case filed by the Author’s Guild over the Google Print initiative. Today, the Publishers have joined in. Here is a link to the press release from the Association of American Publishers. “The publishing industry is united behind this lawsuit against Google and united in the fight to defend their rights,”…
Anonymous Blogging Upheld
The recent decision of the Delaware Supreme Court in Doe v. Cahill is interesting. Evan Brown of InternetCases.com gives a great summary of the case in his posting today. The higher standard used by the Court before it would unmask the identity of the anonymous blogger is a good practice. The requester was required to…
Excellent article on responses to Phishing
Here is an excellent article on the response taken by a bank (whose identity is kept anonymous in the article) to a Phishing attack. (Link courtesy of beSpacific)
Attention – Part III
Here comes the Attention Recorder! Introduced today by AttentionTrust.org is a Firefox extension that allows users to save their attention data and to share it with services that are als0 members of the Attention Trust. It doesn’t look like that there is anybody to share it with yet, I presume that the entry for “Acme…
Battle Lines being Drawn – Law Enforcement v. Internet Freedoms
I was referred to a nice article by Declan McCullagh outlining the implications of a new “Policy Document” released by the FCC late last Friday, Sept. 23rd. The FCC has come up with the following four pronged set of principles that will govern any new Internet policy it develops: Moreover, to ensure that broadband networks…