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Sanity prevails: iiNet did not authorise its users’ infringements

And with one tweet, iiNet CEO Michael Malone announces the result that we’ve all been waiting for: IiNet did not authorize the infringements #iitrial More analysis will follow when the full written judgment is handed down, but it is apparent that the Judge was convinced that iiNet has no control over bittorrent and is not responsible for [ READ MORE ]

#sicbne Stop Internet Censorship meeting, Brisbane

Tonight I’ll be speaking at the Stop Internet Censorship meeting in Brisbane. If you’re interested, my minimal slides are here. [ READ MORE ]

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the loss of generativity and the loss of community

My friend Dan at Ausgamers has a great review of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Lots of interesting information, but what strikes me is the way that Infinity Ward / Activision have worked to seize a lot of control over PC gaming – a trend we may be seeing more. Dan says: Lastly, no dedicated [ READ MORE ]

ACTA copyright negotiations underway still secret, still worrying

[ Reposted from EFA blog ] The new round of Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) negotiations has started in Seoul. This round sees the introduction of the long-anticipated internet enforcement measures, which the US has drafted in secret. Michael Geist reports that the draft text is modeled on the US – South Korea free trade agreement, and [ READ MORE ]

Convert HTML to Dokuwiki (ruby script)

When I cross-post from other sites to this blog, I need to reformat the HTML to Dokuwiki syntax. I wrote a quick script to make that process easier. The script is by no means complete, but others may find it useful. You can get it here: Convert HTML to DokuWiki (Ruby Script) [ READ MORE ]

Review Toshiba NB200 netbook

exec sum: slow. wireless antenna is relatively poor. I have borrowed a Toshiba NB200 netbook for my recent trip to Germany. My conclusions based upon a few solid days of conference use: battery life: 6 hours. size, weight: fairly good. screen: a little too reflective, but quite good. keyboard: fine once I got used to it. [ READ MORE ]

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I am taking a break from blogging (and society…) for a few months while I finish my thesis. I have taken an ongoing position as an associate lecturer at QUT law school commencing in Semester Two (July 2009). In the meantime, I will be trying to get my PhD thesis into some semblance of order. I may [ READ MORE ]

The rule of law and digital constitutionalism

Participation in virtual communities is said to be governed by the contractual documents written by the proprietors and 'agreed' to by the participants. In a system where governance is controlled by contract, then the limits of contract are essentially constitutional principles. Where, then, can we find the limits that we will impose on contractual governance? This [ READ MORE ]

Mark Newton and Jim Wallace debate filtering on Radio National

This morning on Radio National, Richard Aedy hosted Mark Newton and Jim Wallace to talk about mandatory ISP filtering. I found Jim Wallace's comments to be incredibly one-sided and almost completely lacking in rigour. Mark Newton spoke sensibly, but didn't seem to get past Wallace's blustering accusations. We need a lot more reason in this debate. It [ READ MORE ]

LCA2009 Reverse engineering, anti-circumvention, and other broken laws

LCA2009, LCA09, copyright, reverse engineering, s 47D, anti circumvention, modchips, foss, free software, drm I am about to run a presentation at Linux.conf.au 2009 in Hobart. I want to particularly talk about Section 47D of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). Section 47D was a great affirmation of the right to reverse engineer computer programs for interoperability. One especially important feature is that 47D, thanks to [ READ MORE ]

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