Has the War on Net Neutrality Begun?

December 14, 2005

From BroadbandReports.com: According to the Boston Globe, AT&T and BellSouth are furiously lobbying Capitol Hill for the right to create a two-tiered Internet, where a telco’s own traffic (and those who pay) would travel faster than competitor traffic. The push would impact not only websites and VoIP, but also IPTV, the Globe reporting that “rival […]

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The Dysfunctional World of Patent Litigation

December 14, 2005

This is a phrase from a great article by Jacquie McNish in today’s Globe on patent litigation, titled “RIM’s and eBay’s misadventures in the wacky world of patent law”. Some instructive observations: Canada may enjoy a more modern patent justice system, but U.S.-style problems are spilling across the border. The costs of fighting patent cases […]

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Korea Solves the Identity Theft Problem

December 14, 2005

Bruce Schneier reports on the adoption by South Korea of a measure he’s advocated for quite some time: The South Korean government is introducing legislation that will make it mandatory for financial institutions to compensate customers who have fallen victim to online fraud and identity theft. The new laws will require financial firms in the […]

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Bay Street Gets Only Timbits

December 14, 2005

The Globe reports today that Tim Horton’s IPO will be handled largely by U.S. and not Canadian underwriters. Interesting enough if you’re involved in this business, I suppose. But what struck me as interesting is wondering what U.S and Canadian counsel will charge for their services in this IPO.

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My Morning Jacket Replaces DRM’d CDs With its Own Burn

December 14, 2005

Rolling Stone reports that My Morning Jacket has issued its own ‘clean burn’ of ‘Z‘ in frustration over the rootkitted DRM on the Sony-issued version of its new CD (I blogged the band on this issue a while ago): Artist managers have been vocal in their opposition to the use of copy-protection software. “I just […]

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Yet Another Metadata Mixup

December 14, 2005

This time, in a pdf issued by the White House. Details by Dave Fishel at PDF For Lawyers: In this article by PDF Zone’s Don Fluckinger, we learn that the 38-page Iraq policy document posted as a PDF shows a Duke PoliSci professor as the author. (Ouch!).

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Standardized Sync and Charge Ports on Devices

December 13, 2005

Techdirt reports that the three largest mobile operators in South Korea have decided that all their phones should have standardized sync and charge ports: No more hunting down new chargers and cables when people there get a new phone, no more searching for compatible headsets and other accessories. Forget this 3G stuff, standard charger ports […]

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Diigo Redux

December 13, 2005

Maggie Tsai of Diigo has commented on my recent paranthetical about an invitation I received to join Diigo’s private beta. Her comment is a summary of Diigo’s functionality and will be interesting to anyone looking for an improvement on social bookmarking. I think I’ll give it a try.

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New European Data Retention Law Up For Vote

December 13, 2005

The European Parliament votes Wednesday on the proposed new data retention law. From the NYT: The European Parliament is expected to approve legislation Wednesday that would require telecommunications companies to keep details on their clients’ phone calls, faxes and e-mail messages for six months to two years to help combat terrorism. The legislation, written in […]

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Free for All

December 13, 2005

Nicholas Carr writes about the downside of this being a cheap time to start an online business, something I also recently blogged.

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MuniWiFi in Manhattan?

December 13, 2005

CNet reports that New York is looking seriously at muniwifi. Gist: New York City lawmakers are taking a long, hard look at using 802.11-based Wi-Fi or some other technology to get the city’s roughly 8 million citizens access to broadband. New York’s interest in municipal broadband comes just as the citywide Wi-Fi buzz hits a […]

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Article on Legal Outsourcing in Canadian Lawyer Magazine

December 13, 2005

Canadian Lawyer runs an extensive article in the November issue on legal outsourcing. Titled “Associates on Call – Looking Big While Staying Small”, the article is an excellent overview of, among other things, the potential of legal offshoring. I had the good fortune to be interviewed for the article. Simon Hally, the author, goes from […]

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