Intellectual Property Law

minilinks for 2008-12-15

By hugh

• Obama May Keep CIA Chief
  Michael Hayden, a major player in the Bush administration' wiretapping program, may stay on as head of the CIA under Obama.
  
• Panel to Call for Review of Wiretapping Scholar
  The House Select Intelligence Oversight Panel plans to ask the NSA to open a formal investigation into whether NSA wiretaps were improperly used in the trial of Ali al-Timimi.
  
• Is It "Spam" or Speech?
  A student government leader at Michigan State University was found guilty of "spamming" after emailing faculty to criticize school policies.
• Reselling MP3s: The Music Industry's New Battleground?
  A new music service promises to help digital music customers exercise their first sale rights. But is it legal?
  
• Firms Push for a More Searchable Federal Web
  Google, Microsoft and Yahoo want government data to be more accessible to search engines -- and the public.
  
• Online Rebel Publishes U.S. Court Records for Free
  Carl Mallamud is working to make public court documents publicly available online.
  
• Sony Pays $1 Million for Violating Children's Privacy
  The FTC took Sony to court for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and got a settlement.
  
• Teacher Throws Fit Over Linux
  An Austin teacher berated students and free software activists for distributing what she assumed was pirated software.
  

Full post as published by Electronic Freedom Foundation - Deep Links on December 15, 2008 (boomark / email).