Archive for December 4th, 2007
Copycense Clippings (Nov. 27 to Dec. 3, 2007)
Kudos to Oregon attorney general Hardy Myers, whose nimble argumentation and refusal to snivel under corporate pressure may make him what former Mississippi attorney general Michael Moore was to Big Tobacco: a whip-smart, no nonsense SOB litigator who can win cases, make opponents weep under procedural wizardry; and cause a whole lot of pain. Also in this week’s Clippings: going mainstream with America’s most anti-tech organizations; a Ghanian take on Bowie Bonds; Facebook retreating (again) in the face of member complaints about privacy; and Lessig commencing his study into “corruption.”
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Article of the Week
Inside Higher Ed. When E-Mail Is Outsourced. Nov. 27, 2007. An extensive, well-developed feature article on the trend of colleges and universities outsourcing e-mail functions to Microsoft Live or Google, and finding ways to use those companies’ collaborative tools, or create their own. We wonder if this trend is the modern equivalent of using cartoons to sell cigarettes or sugary cereal to children. Categories: Education; Networks; Privacy & Security.
Clippings
Jill Aho. University Accuses RIAA of ‘Spying’ On Students. Oregon Daily Emerald. Dec. 3, 2007. After the Oregon Department of Justice moved to quash an RIAA subpoena that sought the identities of University of Oregon students who allegedly committed copyright infringement, attorney general Hardy Myers’ office returns with another motion. This second motion alleges RIAA and MediaSentry are “spying” on Oregon residents. MediaSentry is a Maryland-based company that locates and identifies IP addresses that the RIAA targets in its litigation campaign against consumers. Part of OAG’s new claim is that MediaSentry is an investigator, and as such, not licensed to do business in the state of Oregon. Now that is awfully novel argument that takes a pair to present to a judge. Categories: Cases & Litigation; Education; File Sharing, P2P & Downloads; Music.
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