Intellectual Property Law

minilinks for 2008-10-23

By hugh

• Hollywood (Unintentionally) Agrees with EFF
  The MPAA's response to an EFF blog post unwittingly validates our point -- that the MPAA's legal attack on RealDVD is about controlling innovation.
  
• Record Label 'Infringes' Own Copyright
  A donation-based record label that distributes its music for free had its site taken down for copyright "infringement."
  
• Interim Spying Report Kept Secret
  Why did the NSA mark a "public" report on wiretaps as "classified" instead?
  
• NSA Spy Boss: We'll Investigate
  Reports of NSA employees listening in on soldiers' private conversations has let DNI McConnell to launch an investigation.
  
• "Security Theater," With Your Host, Bruce Schneier
  The Atlantic gets tips from Bruce Schneier on how to outwit airport security -- with minimal effort.
  
• Another Win for Cached Content on Search Engines
  In Parker v. Yahoo, a judge rejected claims that the search engine was infringing when it stored copyrighted material in its indexes.
  
• Feds Use Trademark to Seize Gang's Identity
  A crackdown on the Mongols gang barred the gang from wearing their trademarked name.
  
• Privacy of Leaked Documents
  WikiLeaks describes the ways leaked documents can be traced back to
  the leaker.
  

Full post as published by Electronic Freedom Foundation - Deep Links on October 24, 2008 (boomark / email).

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