Some very good papers at the conference, I’ve been enjoying the excellent scholarship on offer, although practically none of it is legal. Interdisciplinary conferences can be tiring and challenging, but you are always open to an entirely different way of thinking. Some papers I’ve particularly enjoyed: – Evolution of Open Read more…
I’m in the beautiful Lake Como in Italy for the Second Open Source Systems conference. Some very interesting papers already, and more to come. I will be highlighting some of the best in the next days.
The BBC has a certain journalistic style where they make everything sound reasonable, and always offer both sides of the story (read their global warming reports). Here they comment on the new report on DRM by the All Party Parliamentary Internet Group (APIG). The report to be released later today, Read more…
This is an excellent online game, but quite addictive. Pierce your foe with well-placed arrows. Another addictive game is Plastic Martians.
Ok, so I am a bit obsessed with SSRN ratings. What does it take to have a succesful paper on SSRN? My most popular paper has only 108 downloads. Now witness Fuck by Christopher Fairman (3203 downloads and counting). Yes, this is a paper about the legal implications of the Read more…
The Venezuelan Parliament is going to start discussing the draft legislation called “Ley de Infogobierno”, which will overhaul e-government and software procurement in the Venezuelan public sector. Although I am often sceptical about Chavez and his Venezuelan project, some aspects of the legislation are rather interesting. Here are some highlights. Read more…
The programme for the Unlocking IP Conference is now available online. This event will take place on Monday 10 – Tuesday 11 July 2006 at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. The programme looks quite impressive: Michael Geist, Brian Fitzgerald, Peter Drahos, Graham Greenleaf, Kathy Bowrey, Kimberlee Weatherall, Nic Read more…
It has been a good week for creativity based on open licences and Creative Commons. Firstly, there have been glowing reviews about the amazing creative display that encompasses the first “open” animation, a lovely little film called Elephants Dream (I know, it looks weird without the apostrophe). Then there is Read more…
The Daily Telegraph has published an article on why Firefox is stealing market share from Internet Explorer. Being a sticker-carrying Firefox evangelist (yes, I also own a Firefox t-shirt), I am surprised at the growing importance of the browser. I believe that people are finally realizing that IE is very Read more…
Amnesty International is starting a campaign in favour of freedom of expression online. The organisation claims that there is growing governmental control over blogs, chat rooms and websites where governments try to re-assert their control over cyberspace, and more importantly, about criticisms exercised in the vast virtual world. The best Read more…