skip to main bit
a man slumped on his desk, from 'The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters'

Oblomovka

Currently:

Archive for December 17th, 2002

2002-12-17

elcomsoft innocent!

Here, I think, is the key quote, from the jury foreman, Dennis Strader:

The defense argued that the program merely enabled owners of Adobe eBook Reader software to make copies of e-books for personal use. If an owner makes a backup copy of an e-book or transfers it to another device he owns, they argued, that is permitted under the “fair use” concept of copyright law.

Jury foreman Dennis Strader said the argument made a big impact on the jurors, who asked U.S. District Judge Ronald M. Whyte to clarify the “fair use” definition shortly after deliberations began.

“Under the eBook formats, you have no rights at all, and the jury had trouble with that concept,” said Strader.

(From the Associated Press story)

Comments Off on elcomsoft innocent!

that creative commons’ animation

The excellent Creative Commons animation I mentioned is right here. It’s brilliant. But what license is it? I’m worried that Junell’s Web server will get killed by too many people linking to it, and I’d like to co-host it here. Hmmm…

Okay, I’ve watched it right through to the end, and it looks like it’s under an attribution, sharealike, non-commercial license. So I can mirror the movie with a clear conscience! Excellent. This really works!

Comments Off on that creative commons’ animation