- HTC is wilfully violating the GPL with its G2 anti-root measures, Freedom to Tinker
- More on the G2’s anti-rooting measures, Ars Technica
- Professors bring white-spaces broadband to working-class Houston, Ars Technica
- Problems remaining with ACTA draft, in particular turning non-commercial sharing into commercial piracy, Techdirt
- Where ACTA disagrees with US law, Techdirt
- US Senator seeks legal review of ACTA, Michael Geist
- Labels fail to force three strikes on Ireland, Techdirt
- American P2P law firms are now threatening each other, Ars Technica
- School settles laptop spying case, Ars Technica
- USPTO’s peer-to-patent program may be coming back, Techdirt
- EFF asks appeals court to review troubling first-sale decision, EFF
- Oracle pledges to support OpenOffice.org, PC World, via Groklaw
- Holding Nokia responsible for surveilling dissidents in Iran, EFF
- Amazon wins one-click patent fight–in Canada, The Globe and Mail
- Would US officials really decide not to sign ACTA?, Techdirt
- Final day of appeals for The Pirate Bay, TorrentFreak
Tag: white space
TCLP 2010-09-26 News
This is news cast 225, an episode of The Command Line Podcast.
In the intro, thanks to Steve for his latest donation which also means he gets the signed copies of Wizzywig 1 & 2. Also, an announcement of audio and feed changes to go in effect on October 3rd.
This week’s security alert is a more in-depth look at the Stuxnet worm.
In this week’s news Intel to use DRM to charge for processor features and why that is problematic, an Ubuntu designer shares his thoughts on a context aware UI, a course on the anthropology of hackers (one I wish UMD’s MITH would offer), and the FCC finalizes rules for white space devices (including details on those rules) prompting one commissioner to speculate we no longer need net neutrality rules.
Following up this week the MPAA wants to know if it can use ACTA to block WikiLeaks and one judge quashes a US Copyright Group subpoena.
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Following Up for the Week Ending 9/26/2010
- ACTA negotiations start up again on the 23rd, no firm end date, Michael Geist
- ACTA agenda for round 11 in Japan, Michael Geist
- Public interest groups already being barred from ACTA negotiations, Techdirt
- Intel threatens to sue anyone who uses HDCP crack, Wired
- House net neutrality talks continue, with time running out, Washington Post
- The world gets a national broadband plan, Ars Technica
- FCC’s broadband plan would fast track fiber to schools, libraries, Ars Technica
- Broadcasters may log jam white space rule making at the FCC, Public Knowledge
- FCC set to finalize rules for white spaces, Slashdot
- Google updates transparency and censorship tools, Google
- P2P defendants told they can’t remain anonymous in court, Ars Technica
- First Hadopi take down notices filed, in the thousands, TorrentFreak
- Leaked report admits Hadopi accusations won’t be reviewed for accuracy, Techdirt
- Mass demand campaigns may be coming to an end, at least in the UK, TorrentFreak
- The Pirate Bay’s appeal finally makes it to court, The Register
Following Up for the Week Ending 9/19/2010
- More on imminent rule on white space devices, Open Source
- More ACTA analysis, from KEI and Knopf, Michael Geist
- French negotiators willing to walk away from ACTA over geographic indicators, Michael Geist
- Broadband Reports hit by Righthaven, response with counter barrage, Techdirt
- Google’s new white space trial, Google
- 9th circuit states secret decision indicates strong need for reform, EFF
- Errors in voting machine highlight need for national database, Wired
- Update on the USCG mass of law suits, EFF
- P2P defendants demand legal fees from Far Cry film maker, Ars Technica
- SCO puts Unix assets on the block, Slashdot
Following Up for the Week Ending 9/12/2010
- Latest leaked ACTA draft, BoingBoing
- More on latest ACTA leak, Techdirt
- Analysis of latest ACTA leak, Michael Geist
- ACTA secrecy is all US’s fault, Ars Technica
- MEP demand fundamental rights for citizens in ACTA deal, Open Rights Group
- European Parliament all but rejects ACTA, Slashdot
- European Parliament passes anti-ACTA declaration, Ars Technica
- MEPs try again to force ACTA transparency, The Register
- Righthaven sues senate candidate Sharron Angle, Techdirt
- Sony releases mandatory PS3 update in response to jail break, Ars Technica
- Courts may require warrants for cell phone location records, EFF
- More on debated standards for cell phone location records, Wired
- UK informal consultation on net neutrality, Open Rights Group
- AT&T claiming historical arguments made for non-neutral net, Ars Technica
- EFF’s e-book buyer’s privacy guide, version 2, EFF
- FSF sides with Google over Oracle, Open Source
- Moving forward on white spaces, Google
- Autodesk wins on issue of sale or license on appeal, Wired
Following Up for the Week Ending 9/5/2010
- Indian e-voting researcher released, Freedom to Tinker
- UK Pirate Party guide to the Digital Economy Act, TorrentFreak
- Net neutrality now law in Chile, Slashdot
- First test of Righthaven suit, considers innocent infringement, Techdirt
- Second newspaper chain joins Righthaven operation, Wired
- Google, Yahoo concerned over C-32 enabler provisions, Michael Geist
- James Moore on private copying levy, Michael Geist
- Microsoft v. i4i could head to Supreme Court, Globe and Mail
- More calls to gut DMCA safe harbors due to burden of policing infringement, Ars Technica
- H.264 royalty waiver extension prelude to a video patent war?, Slashdot
- Progress to bringing memristors to market, Wired
- No private net neutrality agreement, yet, Ars Technica
- FCC responds to Google/Verizon neutrality proposal, Ars Technica
- Plan for national free wireless plan finally comes to an end, Ars Technica
- White space plan to be finalized this month, Ars Technica
- Hurt Locker file-sharing subpoenas begin, Slashdot
Following Up for the Week Ending 6/20/2010
- Law firm steps in to defend folks from USCG
- IEEE still flogging DRM scheme it thinks consumers will accept
- State department has incorporated internet censorship into its policy priorities
- Senators urge FCC to fast track white space devices
- Interest in Facebook’s privacy policy has flatlined
HT gpsilberman on Twitter - Proposed amendments to fix C-32
- Industry minister defends C-32
- Pro C-32 astroturfing uncovered
- Optimizations for the VP-8 codec
- FFMPEG release with support for codecs used commonly with HTML5, including vorbis, webm
Via Hacker News. - Opera beta with webm support now open
- AT&T threatens to stop investment in U-verse if net neutrality moves ahead
- Verizon avers not to block P2P while arguing for a long term net neutrality plan
- New study predicts massive job losses in the wake of net neutrality
- FCC opens its discussion period for “third way” net neutrality plan
- Music labels set to get three strikes enacted for two-thirds of Irish broadband
- WTO report on TRIPS council and ACTA
- Key dates for the EU Parliament to act on ACTA
- RMS on taking a stand against ACTA
- Google, others respond to call for comments in support of “third way” for net neutrality
- Privacy experts think Facebook critics are unrealistic
- Google WiFi detail includes passwords, email content
Following Up for the Week Ending 2/28/2010
- EU privacy chief says ACTA violates the law
- MEPs opposition to ACTA grows
- Another critical ACTA leak
- UK petition for ACTA transparency
- EU says no to mandatory three strikes in ACTA
- Student caught by webcam spying falsely accused of drug activity
- Digital forensics of spying laptops issued in PA
Via Groklaw - Webcam spying school agrees to preserve evidence
- Vice principal denies using laptop to spy on student
- Bruce Perens on Jacobsen case
- EMI allows OK Go videos to be embedded thanks to odd sponsorship
- Google to resume talks with China
- Google still censoring in China
- New amendments to DEB
- Mandelson gets to decide duration of suspension under DEB
- DEB may kill open WiFi
- Wilmington, NC first to test white spaces
Following Up for the Week Ending 12/6/2009
- ACTA interferes with media, DRM interoperability
- Another senator responds to ACTA concerns, poorly
- Problematic registration requirement in Digital Economy Bill
- First analysis of Digital Economy Bill
- Digital companies object to Digital Economy Bill
- WSJ article on Paley’s “Sita Sings the Blues”
- FCC looking for database manager for white spaces
- Tinkering with disclosed source voting systems
- TPB granted appeal on operating ban