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Category Archives: Patents
Aaron was a casualty of the War on Sharing
Aaron Swartz, a dedicated advocate for open knowledge and accomplished hacker, who was facing a potential 30+ year jail term and over a million dollars in fines for liberating JSTOR scientific research papers from behind a pay wall, took his … Continue reading
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May 12th Free Film Fest Schedule
While we are a bit preoccupied with stopping the CISPA spy bill (more on that in the next blog post), we finalized the schedule for our May 12th Free Open Film Fest. Please spread the word about it. We will … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Fun and Games, Out And About, Patents
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Conference Slides Decks Posted
Thanks to everyone who attended our conference, especially the speakers and volunteers. A number of speakers gave permission for us to post the slides of their talks (pdf): Kopimism by Lauren Pespisa Stranger Danger by Conor Sherman Patents Upending by … Continue reading
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“RIAA-led mob threatens innovation, Senator warns”
“Web 2.0 Summit Attempts by the content industry to pass legislation like the Protect IP Act are the greatest threat to technology innovation, a senior US Senator told delegates at the Web 2.0 summit in San Francisco.” The previous quotes … Continue reading
Posted in ACTA, Copyright, Economy, Patents
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700 IP Mini-books in the Wild, In-Person Meeting Sunday
We have distributed over over 700 of Nina Paley‘s free Intellectual Pooperty mini-books at various festivals and events so far. They are at the following book and comic stores: Cambridge Porter Square Books – 25 White St. Somerville Hub Comics – 19 … Continue reading
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Who owns you?
Lots of companies if the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s recent decision is upheld by the Supreme Court. On July 29th, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned a March 2010 ruling … Continue reading
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