minilinks for 2007-06-20

miniLinks by Hugh D'Andrade

• Bush Administration Attacks 'Shield' for Bloggers
  Should bloggers have "reporter's privilege"?
  
• Which ISPs Are Spying on You?
  Wired News asks the major ISPs about what information they
  gather on their customers.
  
• Watchdog Group Slams Google on Privacy
  A watchdog group says Google's privacy policies are the
  worst on the Internet.
  
• Yahoo's China Policy Rejected
  Yahoo shareholders rejected plans for the company to adopt
  a policy that opposes censorship on the Internet.
  
• Censorship Continues in Thailand
  Thailand continues to ban YouTube and also blocks the
  blogging platform "Blogger".
  
• Politics and Hip-Hop Are Doing a Mash-Up
  Mash up artist Girl Talk meets his champion in Congress.
  
• AT&T Slammed Over Piracy Plan
  AT&T is promising to help Hollywood track down digital
  pirates.
  
• Michael Moore on Copyright Law
  Filmmaker Michael Moore, whose film Sicko has reportedly
  been pirated, speaks out on copyright law.
  
• Can the Music Industry Sue Its Way to Profit?
  Publisher Kurt Hanson and attorney Jay Rosenthal debate the
  economics of online music.
  
• Arbitrary Sneakwrap Takes Some Hits
  Two recent court decisions side with consumers on
  clickwrap/sneakwrap licenses.
  
• A Recording Industry EULA, Circa 1909
  Looks like the fine print has always been bad...
  

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