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Twitter Updates for 2008-08-08

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@tam911 anybody who quotes cibo matto is cool by me 😉 # Here's where I respond to @dmarti and his ill-fated slam on GeekPAC: http://tinyurl.com/2z56qh/41423 # @CollabNet_Jenny welcome! I'll be retweeting your stuff often 🙂 # @toronado good to see you on twitter. now could you get rid of your asshole bartenders? # wow, what… Continue reading Twitter Updates for 2008-08-08

Twitter Updates for 2008-08-07

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@DaveTaylor tried vimeo? and what about google video? # at the ubucon http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ubucon/SanFrancisco # at ubucon watching @ripcitylyman # #ubucon andrew fife talking about the ubuntu installfest for schools. # @yasumoto thanks 🙂 # #ubucon @einfeldt discussing the digital tipping point # #ubucon "they saved $20K on brick machines by 'open sourcing' the brick machines"… Continue reading Twitter Updates for 2008-08-07

PublicKnowledge: Why the Cablevision Decision Matters

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In my post from Monday, I laid out a very brief outline of some of the conclusions reached by the Second Circuit in its Cablevision decision on remote DVRs. Today, I want to take a step back and discuss why it was so important for the development of digital media and technology.

Two theories espoused by the TV networks in the case were extraordinarily dangerous for copyright law. The first was that fleeting, transitory copies like buffer copies could make someone liable for copyright infringement.

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PublicKnowledge: Why the Cablevision Decision Matters

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In my post from Monday, I laid out a very brief outline of some of the conclusions reached by the Second Circuit in its Cablevision decision on remote DVRs. Today, I want to take a step back and discuss why it was so important for the development of digital media and technology.

Two theories espoused by the TV networks in the case were extraordinarily dangerous for copyright law. The first was that fleeting, transitory copies like buffer copies could make someone liable for copyright infringement.

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Twitter Updates for 2008-08-06

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@jowyang 2 words: freaking brilliant - http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/64ad536a6d # coolness... Ubuntu Community Day is looking pretty damn good (if I say so myself) http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ubucon/SanFrancisco # GeekPAC PR: http://tinyurl.com/5o72c8 # support GeekPAC: http://tinyurl.com/5lz8as # @debbryant @silona thanks guys 🙂 # "Hacking the Election" BoF: t-minus 2 hours and counting. Room 301, 6pm #linuxworld # #geekpac woohoo! we're… Continue reading Twitter Updates for 2008-08-06

GeekPAC to Form Political Action Committee Around Technology Issues; Launches Fundraiser

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PAC to support copyright reform, DMCA reform, net neutrality, and other technology issues GeekPAC (http://www.geek-pac.org/), a group of concerned citizens formerly known as BytesFree.org, has relaunched under a new name to reflect its new focus. GeekPAC will form a political action committee with the goal of building grassroots political support for copyright reform, DMCA reform, net neutrality, patent reform, and other hot-button [...]