Archive for April, 2008

Court Rules “Making Available” Not Infringement

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Yesterday, a federal district court ruled that merely making copyrighted works available online does not constitute infringement. The case, Atlantic v. Howell, is yet another battle in the RIAA's legal war on music traders. Here is the heart of EFF's summary of yesterday's ruling: In its order, the court delivers the most decisive ...

The Piracy Tax: Why Stop with Music?

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Reihan Salam has an article up at Slate now on a scheme proposed by Warner Music Group to "tax" internet subscribers $5 each, right on the monthly ISP bill, to pay for unlimited music downloading privileges/forgiveness. Salam recognizes that some characterize this as "the music industry's extortion scheme," but suggests ...

OK Go Singer’s Brilliant on Net Neutrality

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

I'm stoked by Damian Kulash's New York Times opinion calling for mandated network neutrality. It's a far more accessible, engaging piece than almost anything written on the subject, and he makes a compelling case. Kudos to him. P.S. On a personal note, it's been a metric year since I blogged, and ...