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Photography: Yes, you have rightsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 12 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: other | Tags photography, rights, law, uk,
"Government claims to uphold the right of good upstanding Englishmen with cameras to snap whenever and wherever they please took a knock last week, with the..." read more »
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Google disguises capitalism as civil rightsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 16 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags google, capitalism, civil, rights, evil,
Ted Dziuba takes a critical look at Google suggesting that its "do no evil" and a certain civil rights campaign aren't jiving with Google's underlying going - further capitalism. read more »
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Mozilla Firefox 3.05 Updates User RightsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 21 days ago (http://feeds.informationweek.com)
Category: software | Tags mozilla, firefox, user, rights, gpl, eula,
"The change addresses criticism from the free and open source software community that Mozilla was asserting rights through the Firefox EULA that were incompatible with the GPL." read more »
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Brits Get Broadband Bill of RightsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 31 days ago (http://gigaom.com)
Category: internet | Tags british, broadband, rights, ofcom, uk, ,
Stacey Higginbotham reports, "The UK telecommunication regulatory agency Ofcom has issued its own broadband bill of rights — perhaps we should call it the broadband Magna Carta? Starting today, Brit read more »
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PC Gamers get Bill of RightsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 128 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: other | Tags pc, gamers, bill of rights, james sherwood, stardock, gas powered games,
James Sherwood reports on a "Bill of Rights" designed by Stardock and Gas Powered Games for gamers. It essentially attempts to establish a baseline set of rights game producers agree to abide by in delivering games to consumers. read more »
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What We Need Is A Digital Bill Of RightsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 134 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags digital, bill of rights, net neutrality, fair use, digital identity, ,
Erick Schonfeld attempts to draft a bill of rights for the digital age. It includes fair use clarifications and extensions, digital property control (on media devices), net neutrality, privacy, control of digital identity. read more »
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EFF launches Coders' Rights site at Black Hat conferenceOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 152 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: security | Tags eff, launches, coders, rights, site, black, hat, conference,
John Timmer writes, "The Electronic Frontier Foundation is using the Black Hat USA conference, taking place in Las Vegas, to launch a site designed to help security researchers navigate the treacherous legal waters they face when exploring the vulnerabilities in commercial software." read more »
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What Rights In Store at App Store?Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 212 days ago (http://www.microsoft-watch.com)
Category: other | Tags what, rights, store, app, store, , , ,
Joe Wilcox counters complaints about Microsoft's DRM policies by pointing out Apple's restrictive rights in App Store. read more »
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