EFF: Mini Links

MiniLinks is Moving

2006-08-09T14:08:50-08:00

[ Since the dawn of time, EFF has run a summary of news links from around the Web, both as a section in our regular newsletter EFFector, and as this mini-blog on our website. These days, many sites have rolled their own "linklogs" into their main blog feed, so we thought we'd do the same. If you've been subscribed to the miniLinks RSS feed, you might want to switch to DeepLinks (RSS feed here), where you'll find miniLinks now continuing as a regular feature. We'll be dropping updates of the separate miniLinks feed here shortly.]

California's Copyright Curriculum

2006-07-31T14:52:27-08:00

Ars Tecnica reports on our work to clarify a local copyright education bill.

New GPL v3 Draft Released

2006-07-27T11:31:09-08:00

DRM sections clarified.

Kazaa Settlement Has Merely "Symbolic Importance"

2006-07-27T10:29:45-08:00

Ovum analyst Jonathan Arber also concludes, "in terms of actually reducing piracy, people migrated to other file-sharing networks a long time ago."

Welcome to Telco Land

2006-07-27T10:24:23-08:00

An instructive essay on telcos' inability to innovate.

Carr on Web Pro-Ams

2006-07-27T10:19:59-08:00

Nick Carr offers some meta-commentary on the blogosphere and the shifting roles of amateurs.

The Other OSS

2006-07-27T10:12:28-08:00

Scientists employ the open source model.

India's Overbroad Content Blocking

2006-07-27T10:09:01-08:00

Indian official says, "Because of a technological error, the Internet providers went beyond what was expected of them, which in turn resulted in the unfortunate blocking of all blogs."

Audio Interview Update on DRM Mandates

2006-07-21T13:53:01-08:00

EFF's own Fred von Lohmann gets you up to speed on the broadcast and audio flags in an interview with eHomeUpgrade.

What's the DMCA Good For? Platform Monopolies

2006-07-21T11:11:57-08:00

Tim Lee argues against the efficiency of the iTunes-iPod tie and other such restrictions enabled by the DMCA and DRM.

Burn Your Own DRMed DVDs!

2006-07-21T11:08:13-08:00

Nothing so empowering as wrapping movies in DRM yourself.

Rumor: MS xPod Won't PlayForSure

2006-07-21T11:06:21-08:00

Report says that Microsoft's new portable music device will be "incompatible with other Windows Media services."

Pew Study on Bloggers

2006-07-21T11:03:14-08:00

Pew presents stats on the diverse demographics of bloggers and reasons for blogging.

Digital Rights in Ireland

2006-07-11T18:45:07-08:00

The youthful Digital Rights Ireland lays out its manifesto -- the Broadcast Treaty, Flag, and DRM are highlighted as Irish concerns.

Sony Patents the End of the First Sale Doctrine

2006-07-11T18:45:06-08:00

Sony adds another paragraph to its suicide letter to consumers, with a patent that would prevent console game rental, borrowing, or resale.