Jim Flowers: Internet LawNotes from Ilaw - Internet Law Conference - Stanford - 2003(Untitled)- July 31, 2003 Why Government should avoid SPAM. Come to think of it, it was the Government in WW II that promoted SPAM (the meat product) to its glorious heights. Now, Congress (and some state legislatures) think they can regulate SPAM out of existence. Well, as they say, once the SPAM is out of the can... Anyway, this article is good info for coming legislation. Antispam Bills: Worse Than Spam. Many online advocates would love to see spammers burn in hell. But they caution that Congress' zeal..http://radio.weblogs.com/0113212/categories/internetLaw/2003/07/31.html#a801 (Untitled)- July 25, 2003 No standards Let met get this straight -- Ashcroft defended CIPA as necessary to protect the children -- but, we don't have to set any standard for performance -- no guarantee the children will be protected! Please.... Libraries get a break on Net filters. The FCC gives libraries an extra year to comply with a controversial law that says if they accept federal funds, they must install Internet filtering software. CNET News.comhttp://radio.weblogs.com/0113212/categories/internetLaw/2003/07/24.html#a790 (Untitled)- July 18, 2003 Private company keeps your face for 10 years Why I Will Never, Ever Fly Southeast Airlines. Wired News: Videocams Record Airline Flights. Southeast Airlines said it plans to install digital video cameras throughout the cabins of... Dan Gillmor's eJournalhttp://radio.weblogs.com/0113212/categories/internetLaw/2003/07/18.html#a771 (Untitled)- July 18, 2003 RIAA Ethics Pretty cheap, considering. Andrew Orlowski: Congressman pocketed $18,000 for RIAA 'lobbying trip'. The congressman is James Sensenbrenner, who brokered the compromise that put an end to nearly all news about Internet radio, growth of which has been effectively throttled ever since.The Doc Searls Webloghttp://radio.weblogs.com/0113212/categories/internetLaw/2003/07/18.html#a769 (Untitled)- July 18, 2003 More on Public Executions and File sharing Doc Searls finds more data on Conyers-Berman. John Q Public commented on my post yesterday wondering if this strategy would scale Hmm... Speaking of loads. Says here that Reps Conyers and Berman (both Democrats, fwiw) want jail time for folks who share music on their hard drives. There's nothing about the bill (or even much current stuff at all) on Conyer's site. Berman's site points to Tom-watson.co.uk, titled Section-by-Section Analysis.http://radio.weblogs.com/0113212/categories/internetLaw/2003/07/18.html#a761 (Untitled)- July 17, 2003 Book 'em, Danno. The Conyers-Berman bill that would ensure 5 year prison terms for file-sharers will definitely get the attention of Joe Citizen. Imagine this scene: Suburban family enjoying time together watching TV. Teenage son upstairs listenting to music. Cue: Helicopters, knock on door "Open Up, FBI" As a concerned father opens the door, a swat team breaks in - dashes up the stairs and brings their kid down in cuffs. "Don't let this happen to you!" Says a reformed Snoop..http://radio.weblogs.com/0113212/categories/internetLaw/2003/07/17.html#a759 (Untitled)- July 17, 2003 An interesting response to SDMCA Several folks interested in the Super DMCA bill here in Georgia conversed via phone yesterday as to how to work the bill. Frank Field provides a link to a story describing the NC legislature's effort to protect the consumer's right to refill a toner cartridge. Seems to me, examples like this are a great way to convince state legislators that big companies are abusing copyright law in a way that will constrain consumers the utmost. Perhaps it...http://radio.weblogs.com/0113212/categories/internetLaw/2003/07/17.html#a757 (Untitled)- July 10, 2003 DMCA may be worse the Home Secrets Act I used to think that the Brits were the most uptight about public information being made, err, public. I met a student 22 years ago arrested for making a map showing that NSA satellite dishes were conveniently parked next to British telephone switching stations. That's like someone noting on a road map where the military installations are located here. So, someone writes a book that talks about how a supposedly secure system is "cracked" ......http://radio.weblogs.com/0113212/categories/internetLaw/2003/07/10.html#a737 (Untitled)- July 8, 2003 Conference Blogging - the meme continues Frank Field (Furdlong) provides an excellent example of how the conversation that was begun at the ILAW conference is extended by blending current news with notes from the conference: From CNet News: Court backs thumbnail image linking The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision is a partial win for defendant Arriba Soft--an image search engine now known as Ditto.com--in its case against photographer Leslie Kelly. Kelly sued Arriba Soft in April..http://radio.weblogs.com/0113212/categories/internetLaw/2003/07/08.html#a735 (Untitled)- July 4, 2003 ILAW - Wrap Up Nesson Take experience of week in put in self-reflective terms to crystallize a question. I have found myself in slightly uncomfortable position &150; I was to the left of Fisher &150; now, I am not so. So, faculty members think in terms of question for the others. To Terry Fisher: would we like to see a digital music world in which people buy their music through iTunes an like delivery services. Would Terry say no bks his system is better...http://radio.weblogs.com/0113212/categories/internetLaw/2003/07/04.html#a726 |