Category Archives: ip

Score one for the good guys

Posted on April 29, 2008 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

For those that don’t read /., this came across today: “In Atlantic v. Howell, the judge has totally eviscerated the RIAA’s theories of ‘making available’ and ‘offering to distribute.’ In a 17-page opinion (PDF), District Judge Neil V. Wake carefully … Continue reading →

Posted in ip | Comments Off on Score one for the good guys

Sane Intellectual Property Laws, Take 237

Posted on January 3, 2008 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Here’s a follow-up to my rant over at Mxrk the other day (which followed up a rant during an MLA interview), my first intellectual property rant of 2008. Chances are it shouldn’t be the last- though daughter and dissertations will … Continue reading →

Posted in ip, politics, sigh | Comments Off on Sane Intellectual Property Laws, Take 237

DMCA needs revision?

Posted on October 27, 2007 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Apparently a few people have gotten together and decided that maybe we should be able to do more than simply consume media. Maybe it would be good if we had some kind of freedom to comment on it, mess with … Continue reading →

Posted in ip, videogames | Comments Off on DMCA needs revision?

A New Dark Age?

Posted on September 25, 2007 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Argh. Me tired. Baby cry. Dissertation hard. Job market taxing. I wanted to take some time, gather what brain power I could, and point to an interesting post over at the Long Now Fondation on the New York Times’ decision … Continue reading →

Posted in diss, ip | Comments Off on A New Dark Age?

So Crazy it has to be True

Posted on August 8, 2007 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Sigh. Just when I thought intellectual property issues couldn’t get worse, this story passes through /. the other day. As reported, media broadcasters want you to pay to port media to different devices. This might not sound like a big … Continue reading →

Posted in ip, politics | Comments Off on So Crazy it has to be True

Victory is (sorta) Ours!

Posted on July 2, 2007 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

SoundExchange (representing the music industry) has agreed to re-think its fee structure for internet radio, 16 days before the killer rate increase. DiMA has a mixed review to the announcement. While many people are questioning the move, it at least … Continue reading →

Posted in digital-media, internet, ip, music, politics | Comments Off on Victory is (sorta) Ours!

A Sign of the Apocolypse

Posted on June 27, 2007 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

I had another post written up and ready to go last night, when I came across this NYTimes article on a chef suing several posh New York restaurants for stealing her menu. I laughed it off, dismissed it as crazy, … Continue reading →

Posted in internet, ip, politics, remix, sigh, theory-in-practice | Comments Off on A Sign of the Apocolypse