Prepare for some serious escalation on both sides of the file sharing issue. This doesn’t end the debate, it just upgrades the weapons on both sides. It’s going to be ugly, and neither side is totally in the right. Try not to let yourself become a legal casualty.
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The Pirate Bay Guilty; Jail for File-Sharing Foursome
Bookmarked via Diigo on Friday, April 17, 2009 @ 11:02 CDT by Daniel Andrlik
Little Orphan Artworks
Bookmarked via Diigo on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 @ 10:18 CDT by Daniel Andrlik
Lawrence Lessig weighs in with a well thought out criticism of the proposed changes before Congress dealing with “orphaned works.” His argument is that the proposed reforms are attempting to solve the right kinds of problems, but are attempting to do it in the wrong way, using a method that places an undue burden on copyright holders.
Amazon Sues New York Over State Law on Collection of Sales Tax
Bookmarked via Diigo on Friday, May 2, 2008 @ 09:59 CDT by Daniel Andrlik
This is going to be a big issue, especially as it involves regulation that is partially based on affiliate marketing. New York claims if any Amazon Associates (people who place Amazon ads or use referral links on their site) are residents of the state of New York, then Amazon must collect sales tax on behalf the state.
Note that the issue of whether sales tax should be collected is not at issue here, what’s at issue is if Amazon has to collect the additional sales tax, or if it is the responsibility of the consumer to report it on their state returns.
As I mentioned above, what’s interesting here is the use of Amazon’s associate program as a method of establishing Amazon’s legal presence in New York. At some point, affliate marketing is going to subject to some sort of regulation, and while that isn’t the intrinsic goal of this law, it is certainly worth noting the legal system starting to take a closer look at how affiliate marketing works.
House approves anti-genetic discrimination bill
Bookmarked via Diigo on Thursday, May 1, 2008 @ 13:46 CDT by Daniel Andrlik
I’m sure at some point as genetic testing becomes more common the insurance companies will find a way around the protections provided by this bill, however this is still great news today.
Oddly enough, Ron Paul was the only member of Congress to vote against it. I’m curious what his reasoning is, even if it ends up being crazy talk, as I see nothing but good in this bill.
IT Manager’s Journal | 10 common misunderstandings about the GPL
Bookmarked via Diigo on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 @ 11:40 CDT by Daniel Andrlik
Welcome To The Podcasting Legal Guide - CcWiki
Bookmarked via Diigo on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 @ 16:41 CDT by Daniel Andrlik
