RSS feedIrrational markets: people reject free money out of anger
The Ultimatum Game, in which test subjects respond to take-it-or-leave-it offers, has allowed psychologists to explore how humans handle issues like fairness and punishment. But a new study shows some people attempt to punish even when the rules of the game are stacked in a way that makes it impossible.
Canadian ISPs avoid “Canadian content” regulations
Canada’s telecoms regulator has concluded that Internet audio and video does count as “broadcasting” and could therefore be regulated like a TV or radio stationâcomplete with levies to subsidize Canadian content. But the regulator has decided to exempt the Internet from the rules… for now.
Lawyers plan class-action to reclaim “$100M+” RIAA “stole”
Lawyers in this year’s two highest-profile file-sharing cases have joined forces, and they plan to file a class-action lawsuit against the recording industry later this summer to claw back the “$100+ million” that the RIAA “stole.”
Nesson speaks: Inside P2P’s “David v. Goliath” story
“[..] Harvard Law professor Charles Nesson explains why justice compelled him to take on the Joel Tenenbaum file-sharing case, why the RIAA’s legal tactics are unacceptable, and how he hopes to take down the music industry ‘Goliath.'”
Enabling Internet Tethering via Optus/Virgin/Vodafone/Telstra on iPhone OS 3.0
“The following instructions are intended for members of the Apple Developer Connection (ADC), running an iPhone with a developer version of the iPhone OS 3.0 software. This guide also only provides Australian carrier settings for Telstra, Vodafone and Optus (plus resellers like Virgin), but if you follow the link to Crunchgear in the first step there are instructions on downloading and modifying the carrier setting bundles.”
Measuring Fair Use: The Four Factors
“Unfortunately, the only way to get a definitive answer on whether a particular use is a fair use is to have it resolved in federal court. Judges use four factors in resolving fair use disputes, which are discussed in detail below.”
Open Database Alliance hedges against Oracle plans for MySQL
“Key stakeholders in the MySQL development community are joining together to turn the tables on Oracle and select a distinctly brighter future for the project. This fifth column will create a unique new order, where inclusiveness and community-driven development replace the arbitrary constraints of top-down development. We queried Kurt von Finck, one of the members of the MariaDB inner circle, to learn more about the group’s plans.”
Real: studios, DVD-CCA “illegal cartel” squeeze out fair use
“RealNetworks says that the DVD Copy Control Association and the movie studios have conspired to prevent anyone else from entering the fair use DVD market, and that they have illegally banded together to refuse appropriate licenses to third parties. The RealDVD case is clearly heating up, and Real looks like it won’t go down without a fight.”
Harvard prof tells judge that P2P filesharing is “fair use”
Harvard Law professor Charles Nesson is headed to federal court this summer to defend an accused file-swapper, and he plans to mount a novel defense: P2P sharing is simply “fair use.”