0

Mulitnational Seeks To Hijack "Koha" NZ Trademark; Original Developers Asking for Help

http://www.scoop.co.nz

Now we have the ridiculous situation that they will deny the very people who originally developed Koha the right to use that name. (Link to history of dispute at end of article)

Read more »
ckhung's picture
Created by ckhung 10 years 26 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

Over 1 Million Views for "NO to ACTA!" Video! Now, take Action!

https://www.laquadrature.net

With more than 1 million views in less than one week (600k on Youtube and almost 500k on La Quadrature du Net's mediakit), the “NO to ACTA!” video became an instant hit: #1 Top Rated, #1 Most Viewed, #2 Top Favorited and #5 most Discussed this week on Youtube's “News and Politics” section!

Read more »
lozz's picture
Created by lozz 10 years 29 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

Remote System Administration

http://www.andolasoft.com

Andolasoft provides Remote System Administration, Linux Server Management, RoR Installation, Tier 1 Support, Amazon EC2, Cloud Hosting Services, Infrastructure Monitoring, Cloud Support, GLPI, OCS, Remote System Management, Nagios and Remote System Administration comprehensively by experts.

Read more »
andolasoft's picture
Created by andolasoft 10 years 32 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

Chaos feared after Unix time-zone database is nuked

http://www.theregister.co.uk

An astrology company has purchased the rights to a historical atlas and then sued the maintainers of Unix time-zone data for infringing their copyright by using some elements from the atlas!

Read more »
lozz's picture
Created by lozz 10 years 33 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

Amazon Kindle extinguishes the fire of learning

http://www.defectivebydesign.org

To quote their TV commercial: "The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all."
This device does not kindle that fire -- it extinguishes it, with more of the same digital restrictions.

Read more »
lozz's picture
Created by lozz 10 years 34 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

Victories of People-Powered Lobbying

http://www.savetheinternet.com

A moment like this proves that the lobbying power of a giant corporation doesn’t always carry a very bad idea to victory. Instead of listening to the lies of industry lobbyists and backing a deal that hurts the public interest, the DoJ listened to the people.

Read more »
lozz's picture
Created by lozz 10 years 38 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

SCO vs Linux: it's over

http://www.h-online.com

By losing the copyright to Unix, SCO also loses the basis for its action against IBM and against Linux users and distributors.

Read more »
lozz's picture
Created by lozz 10 years 38 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

All Your BASH Are Belong To Us

http://www.clustermonkey.net

A convoluted legal row over whether BASH scripts can be declared to be "trade secrets" is now raging in a Kansas courthouse.
"These predators believe that because someone decided to share their work, in an effort to move the market/community forward for everyone, they have a right to call it their own."

Read more »
lozz's picture
Created by lozz 10 years 40 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

If You Have To License The Software You Claim Infringes On Your Patent, How Is Your Patent Valid?

http://www.techdirt.com

“It’s like they tried to patent a time machine, and they told you how big it was, and the color of the seats, but neglected to mention how it travels through time.”
Software patents don't promote innovation, they STRANGLE it.

Read more »
lozz's picture
Created by lozz 10 years 41 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

Two questions about (Free) software development: copyright assignment and non-commercial use

http://freesoftware.zona-m.net

Does contributing your code to some FOSS project automatically give away your copyright on that code?

Read more »
lozz's picture
Created by lozz 10 years 44 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

Harmony's curiously flat tune

http://www.h-online.com

A standard for contributor agreements was the promise of Project Harmony, but now the project's agreements have been released, they appear to have hit all the wrong notes with many in the community. We look at why Harmony is off-key.

Read more »
lozz's picture
Created by lozz 10 years 44 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

Department of Homeland Security petas Mozilon forigi aldonaĵon de «MAFIAA Fire»

http://eo.wikinews.org

Mozilo respondas al la Usona departemento per demandoj pri leĝa bazo de la peto.

Read more »
0

Oni procesas kontraŭ CNET pri elŝutebligo de LimeWire ĉe Download.com

http://eo.wikinews.org

Entreprenisto, kelkaj hiphopistoj kaj aliaj Usonanoj akuzas CBS’on kaj Lime Group’on pri faciligo de malobservado de kopirajto per disponigo de programoj por samtavola ŝutado de dosieroj.

(en) links to English sources are at the bottom.

Read more »
AVRS's picture
Created by AVRS 11 years 3 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

Linux patent protection network gets boost from Facebook, HP

http://www.computerworld.com

"Facebook, HP, Rackspace, Juniper, Fujitsu and dozens of other organizations have joined a group building a defensive patent portfolio to protect Linux-using members from potential lawsuits"

Read more »
0

European Court of Justice To Outlaw Internet Filtering; Esp. For Copyright Enforcement

http://falkvinge.net

European Court of Justice gave a preliminary opinion that will have far-reaching implications in the fight against overaggressive copyright monopoly abusers. It is not a final verdict, but the advocate general’s position; the Court generally follows this. The Advocate Generals says that no ISP can be required to filter the Internet, and particularly not to enforce the copyright monopoly.

Read more »
JRepin's picture
Created by JRepin 11 years 6 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:

Best karma users