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Submission + - ACTA internet chapter leaked - bad for everyone (boingboing.net)

Submitted by roju on Sunday February 21, 2010 @05:28PM

roju writes: Cory Doctorow is reporting on a leaked copy of the "internet enforcement" portion of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). He describes it as reading like a "DMCA-plus" with provisions for third-party liability, digital locks, and "a duty to technology firms to shut down infringement where they have 'actual knowledge' that such is taking place." For example, this could mean legal responsibility shifting to Apple for customers copying mp3s onto their iPods.

Submission + - Grimmelman on Google Books Summit Fairness Hearing (laboratorium.net)

Submitted by somanyrobots on Sunday February 21, 2010 @04:00PM

somanyrobots writes: James Grimmelman's report from the Google Books Summit fairness hearing:

I was at the courthouse from 8:30 onwards, with the team of New York Law School students who’ve been working on the Public Index. We didn’t want to take any chances that we might not make it in. (Last time, we were among the very last people seated.) No worries there; we got great seats in the overflow room, and in the afternoon, in the courtroom itself. I’m very glad I had the student team along with me. Their observations and insights about the arguments and the lawyers were invaluable in helping me write up this post. Other than my conversation with them, I’ve avoided reading the press coverage; I wanted to provide a direct account of how I saw the day’s events, without being influenced by others’ takes.

Submission + - Gunshot Detection System Records Plane Crash (mercurynews.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 21, 2010 @01:46PM

An anonymous reader writes: "A chilling 11 seconds of Wednesday's early morning plane crash that killed all three people on board and left a numbing path of destruction in an East Palo Alto neighborhood was captured by an unusual source: the city's cutting-edge gunfire recording system." Wonder what else this could be used for.

Submission + - Why You Can't Pry IE6 Out Of Their Cold Dead Hands 1

Submitted by

Esther Schindler

on Sunday February 21, 2010 @11:35AM

Esther Schindler writes: "It's easy for techies to enumerate the reasons that Internet Explorer 6 should die. Although the percentage of users who use IE6 has dropped to about 12%, many web developers are forced to make sure their websites work with the ancient browser (which presents additional problems, such as keeping their companies from upgrading to newer versions of Windows). But rather than indulge in an emotional rant, in Why You Can't Pry IE6 Out Of Their Cold Dead Hands, Esther Schindler set about to find out why the companies that remain standardized on IE6 haven't upgraded (never mind to what). In short: user and business-owner ignorance and/or disinterest in new technology; being stuck with a critical business app that relies on IE6; finding a budget to update internal IE6 apps that will work the same as they used to; and keeping users away from newer Web 2.0 sites."

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