minilinks for 2009-1-12

miniLinks by Hugh D'Andrade

• 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.
  

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