Legal

Legal - free software and the law - standards, formats, drm, legislation, licensing, etc.
0

German court case confirms validity of the LGPL

http://www.h-online.com

Buhl Data Service GmbH has agreed to pay €15,000 to adhoc dataservice GmbH for using its LGPL-licensed FreeadhocUDF open source library in his business software without observing the LGPL's licensing terms.

Read more »
liquidat's picture
Created by liquidat 9 years 10 weeks ago – Made popular 9 years 10 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

European Parliament To Exclude Free Software With FRAND

http://yro.slashdot.org

The European Parliament is on the verge of adopting a directive reforming standards, reform which would introduce FRAND patent licensing terms, an undefined term which has been seen as a direct attack on the fundamental principles of Free and Open Source software. The Business Software Alliance has been very active trying to get FRAND terms into the directive.

Read more »
spanky's picture
Created by spanky 10 years 13 weeks ago – Made popular 10 years 13 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

What is the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)?

https://www.eff.org

Australians and New Zealanders will be expected to conform our laws with US copyright laws, yet we don't get to vote in US elections. The American Revolution was fought over this very same principle!

Read more »
lozz's picture
Created by lozz 10 years 17 weeks ago – Made popular 10 years 16 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

We Have Every Right to Be Furious About ACTA

https://www.eff.org

"That is why today, as I release this report for which I was in charge, I want to send a strong signal and alert the public opinion about this unacceptable situation. I will not take part in this masquerade."

Read more »
lozz's picture
Created by lozz 10 years 17 weeks ago – Made popular 10 years 17 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

EU signs ACTA, global internet censorship treaty

http://www.blacklistednews.com

If that wasn't bad enough, here are two more repressive acronyms that are about to get foisted upon the Free Internet

Read more »
lozz's picture
Created by lozz 10 years 17 weeks ago – Made popular 10 years 17 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

The Internet Spoke and, Finally, Congress Listened!

https://www.eff.org

This is great news, and it is a direct result of this week's mass protests. Together, we reminded the U.S. Congress who it works for. EFF alone helped users send more than 1,000,000 emails to Congress, and countless more came from other organizations.

Read more »
lozz's picture
Created by lozz 10 years 17 weeks ago – Made popular 10 years 17 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

Father of the web says US copyright law violates human rights

http://www.smh.com.au

Tim Berners-Lee says US government plan to censor the internet violates human rights.

Read more »
lozz's picture
Created by lozz 10 years 18 weeks ago – Made popular 10 years 18 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

Wikipedia to go dark on 18 January

http://www.h-online.com

In what it calls "an unprecedented decision" by the community, the non-profit organisation confirmed that it will blackout the English version of the Wikipedia online encyclopedia for 24 hours on Wednesday 18 January 2012 from 05:00 GMT.

Read more »
lozz's picture
Created by lozz 10 years 18 weeks ago – Made popular 10 years 18 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

How PIPA and SOPA Violate White House Principles Supporting Free Speech and Innovation

https://www.eff.org

Even though the New York Times reported that the White House statement "all but kill[s] current versions of the legislation," the Senate is still poised to bring PIPA to the floor next week, and we can expect SOPA proponents in the House to try to revive the legislation—unless they get the message that these initiatives must stop, now.

Read more »
lozz's picture
Created by lozz 10 years 18 weeks ago – Made popular 10 years 18 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

US Can Extradite UK Student For Copyright Infringement

http://www.techdirt.com

UK student to be extradited to the lawless madhouse of Soviet America for doing what is perfectly legal in Britain. How safe is anyone from the profit-crazed moguls of Hollywood?

Read more »
lozz's picture
Created by lozz 10 years 18 weeks ago – Made popular 10 years 18 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

Spain’s Ley Sinde: New Revelations of U.S. Coercion

https://www.eff.org

US international bully-boy uses threats of trade savagery to force unconstitutional copyright legislation on reluctant Spanish internet!

Read more »
lozz's picture
Created by lozz 10 years 19 weeks ago – Made popular 10 years 19 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

FSFE calls for an amendment of Slovak Copyright Act

https://blogs.fsfe.org

Free Software Foundation Europe calls for an amendment of the Slovak Copyright Act that would eventually enable Free Software and Creative Commons licenses for Slovak citizens.

Read more »
lozz's picture
Created by lozz 10 years 19 weeks ago – Made popular 10 years 19 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

New Year's Resolution: Full Disk Encryption on Every Computer You Own

https://www.eff.org

It's time all of us made a commitment to this basic data security. With full disk encryption all data is protected by default and prying officials at least have to jump through legal hoops before they can start casually thumbing through all your private data.

Read more »
lozz's picture
Created by lozz 10 years 20 weeks ago – Made popular 10 years 20 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

Save the internet and boycott these companies

http://endthelie.com

I encourage everyone to not only boycott these companies but flood them with letters, e-mails and phone calls telling them why exactly you are boycotting them.

Read more »
lozz's picture
Created by lozz 10 years 21 weeks ago – Made popular 10 years 21 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:
0

ACTA Adopted By EU Governments, Now in EU Parliament's Hands

https://www.laquadrature.net

The ratification process in the Parliament is already characterized by the absence of transparency. The EU Parliament has refused to publish its legal services' full opinion on ACTA, saying that it would “seriously interfere with the complex ratification process”.

Read more »
lozz's picture
Created by lozz 10 years 22 weeks ago – Made popular 10 years 22 weeks ago
Category: Legal   Tags:

Best karma users