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David's Latest Post

Google defends users' rights in New Zealand

Google is defending users rights in response to New Zealand's proposed section 92A amendments.

Statistics provided by Google suggest that the erosion of users rights is occurring in a multitude of ways at the intersections of business and communications technologies. The ease with which allegedly infringing uses are surfaced, and unsubstantiated takedown notices issued for the purpose of advancing a commercial position demonstrates the perils of an information culture oriented around restrictive interpretations of copyright and intellectual property law.

Bill's Latest Post

Tucows on Copyright

The Canadian ISP Tucows recently commissioned David Weinberger to articulate their position as part of the Canadian Copyright Consultations, which ended yesterday.

The original can be found here - http://tucowsinc.com/news/2009/08/copyrights-creative-disincentive/ - and is reproduced in its entirety here.

Taha's Latest Post

Marissa Mayer

An engaging interview with Marissa Mayer, VP of Google.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/06/marissa-mayer-on-charlie-rose-the-f...