Jim Flowers: Internet LawNotes from Ilaw - Internet Law Conference - Stanford - 2003Yeah, what he said- August 20, 2004 Sound philosophy for developing policy for this century: "We live in a quicksilver technological environment with courts ill-suited to fix the flow of Internet innovation," Judge Thomas wrote. "The introduction of new technology is always disruptive of old markets, and particularly to those copyright owners whose works are sold through well-established distribution mechanisms. Yet, history has shown that time and market forces often provide equilibrium in balancing interests, whether the new...http://radio.weblogs.com/0113212/categories/internetLaw/2004/08/20.html#a1105 Headlines do tell a story- August 20, 2004 I find the contrasts in the following headlines interesting for what they say of the editor's knowledge of the subject before the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals: Court Rules Some File-Sharing Companies are not liable (NYT) Judges rule file-sharing software legal (News.com) Studios are dealt Piracy setback (WSJ) US Court rejects Movie, Music Makers' Piracy Claims (Reuters) Court ruling favors music-sharing networks (Post) Now, the following is the most accurate headline from early in the day...http://radio.weblogs.com/0113212/categories/internetLaw/2004/08/19.html#a1104 |