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 [...]
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Groklaw: The End of the Patry Copyright Blog
William Patry has shuttered his blog, The Patry Copyright Blog. The archives are gone too. He tells why in a final post. It's a tragedy, nothing less.
No, no one at Google made him do it. He did it for a couple of reasons, both of which resonate with me, and I think they are important to highlight. I must warn you, it's a bit depressing. Here are the reasons:
1. The Inability or Refusal to Accept the Blog for What it is: A Personal Blog
2. The Current State of Copyright Law is too depressing
But it's in the details that the story is told.
UEFA Euro 2008 Schedule
This is the schedule for the 2008 version of the European Cup.
johnmark.org: 10 Survival Tips for the Modern Wageslave
When it comes to developing career and business sense, I must confess to being not simply a late bloomer and a laggard, but a complete imbecile for most of my adult life. It wasn’t until a few years ago that I started to take career development more seriously. And what was the catalyst for that? Why, the birth of a child, of course.
Since then, I’ve learned a few things that I’ll share here. In case you’re wondering, I don’t or haven’t done all of these, but I regret not doing some of them and will incorporate the rest now and in the future. However, I will mention that I’ve used many of these tips to triple my earnings in 4 years. Also, I’ve wanted to write this article for some time now, and it is the accumulation of knowledge gathered from my experience at several companies, not just one or two.
Yet another reason not to drive
As if there weren't enough already, including skyrocketing gas prices and pollution, now we can add "might get shot" to the list.See this latest incident in San Francisco. It's getting *scary* out there.
Return of the Quakes – Home Opener vs. Chicago
It's been almost 3 years since I last saw the earthquakes play live - and now we'll get that chance again. Unfortunately, it just had to coincide with Lug Radio Live, which I must attend for BytesFree.org.This Saturday the Quakes take on the Fire in th...
Public Knowledge Commends International Consumer Net Neutrality Resolution
The Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD), earlier this week approved, and presented to representatives of the U.S. government, a resolution in favor of policies that will promote a non-discriminatory Internet. The TACD is a group of 60 consumer and public-interest organizations from the European Union and the U.S. More background on the organization [...]
BytesFree.org at Lug Radio Live USA
I’m happy to announce that BytesFree.org will be represented at its first event, Lug Radio Live, which will be held at the Metreon in San Francisco on April 12th and 13th. It’s quite a challenge to get things going organizationally, and this looks to be a pretty rewarding experience. We will have a table at the [...]
New Improved Position Paper
A long time ago, I wrote a paper encouraging people to support AB 1668 and posted it on the wiki. I have finally updated the paper to reflect the new focus of BytesFree.org. Read the new improved paper. Also, as we slowly make our way through the incorporation process, one of the things we have to do [...]
Lug Radio Live; New BytesFree.org Position Paper
I’m happy to announce that BytesFree.org will be represented at its first event, Lug Radio Live, which will be held at the Metreon in San Francisco on April 12th and 13th. Several of us have been working on the challenge of gettings things going orga...
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