Intellectual Property Law

minilinks for 2009-1-12

By hugh

• Mobile Phone Searches — Warrant Required?
  Courts are weighing the question of whether searches of handheld devices during arrests require a warrant.
  
• Inside a DHS Travel File
  Sean O'Neill made a FOIA request for his travel dossier kept by the Department of Homeland Security.
  
• An Analysis of Obama's DOJ Pick
  President-elect Obama has selected David Kris to head the National Security division at the Department of Justice.
  
• P2P Meets Social Networking
  LimeWire is adding social networking features that allow users to share files with trusted sources.
  
• Abolish the FCC!
  Professor Lawrence Lessig wants the regulatory body to be dismantled
  and replaced by a pro-innovation agency.
  
• Copyright Victory for Online Video
  A federal judge ruled that the DMCA protects video-sharing sites like Veoh.
  
• Comcast Removes Block on File Sharing
  Comcast has notified the FCC of its decision to cease blocking P2P traffic over its networks.
  
• Ebook DRM Provider Goes Dark, Books Disappear
  Some books purchased from Fictionwise will be non-renewable come January 30, thanks to DRM from a company that is closing its doors.
  
• Animated Film Stuck in Copyright Limbo
  Nina Paley's brilliant animated film, Sita Sings the Blues, can't get distribution because of copyright claims on the 1920s music it uses.
  

Full post as published by Electronic Freedom Foundation - Deep Links on January 12, 2009 (boomark / email).