Category: policy
Jan
19
Some good news...
system, elections, certification/testing, reform, standards, family, research, policySorry for the light posting as of late... School has started and things are busy. Two new items of news:
* Richard, my brother, was just accepted to the [London School of Economics][lse] program to pursue a [MSc in Development Studies][msc]. He won'… more »
Jan
12
EFF: Sham Recount Process on Diebold E-voting Machines
elections, reform, news, politics, berkeley, litigation, friends, research, policy[This](http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2005_01.php#002210) is remarkable.
> "California law guarantees every voter the right to a recount and requires election officials to produce for public review all materials relevant to that recount," said Gr… more »
Jan
08
Trade Secrets and the "Cherokee Nation Open Source License"? Yeah, right...
copyright, open source, wtf?, secrecy, policyAs seen on the [Interesting People][ip] list (["You Can't Make This Stuff Up"][1]), a former chief scientist of Novell, Jeff Merkey, is planning on releasing a new operating system (GaDuGi) under an open source license, the Cherokee Nation Open Source L… more »
Jan
06
> ### [BBC: US sees growth in CD sales market](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4150747.stm) ###
> US CD sales rose by 2.3% in 2004 - the first rise in four years - despite the growing popularity of legal digital music downloads.
Wow. Is f… more »
Jan
05
*Can attorneys claim copyright in cease and desist letters they send (to prevent them to be forwarded)?*
[TechDirt][1] has an interesting story up, ["Since When Is It Illegal To Just Mention A Trademark Online?"][2] (via [Doug][]'s [Clipblog][dclip])… more »
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