Wednesday, October 09, 2002

Fencing Off the Public Domain. It's the place where great ideas go to rest until somebody figures out a new way to use them. But strict copyright laws are making it harder for works to enter the public domain. By Brad King. [Wired News]
3:17:11 PM    

Why We Still Oppose UCITA. Vagueness, inapplicability and measures that fall short--why we need to start fresh. [Linux Journal]
3:15:14 PM    

Group warns of Sendmail hacking. Some copies of the popular mail-server program are implanted with a back door that could allow access to Internet attackers, security experts warn. [CNET News.com]
3:11:23 PM    

Thanks to Cory Doctorow for the link to the Yale LawMeme report on the US Supreme Court argument in Eldred v Ashcroft, earlier today in Washington. [Scripting News]
3:10:02 PM    

EchoStar and Hughes Try to Salvage Merger Deal. Scrambling to save their proposed merger, EchoStar Communications and Hughes Electronics urged the F.C.C. to delay a decision on the $26 billion deal. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. [New York Times: Technology]
1:30:01 PM    

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