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Infreemational news for the new year

More signs that the music industry is realizing just how bad DRM is for business and experimenting with distributing music without digital rights controls: “The majors . . . have got to capitulate, or they will continue to have a … Continue reading

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Fair use and network neutrality – is there a stable solution?

In his post “Fair Use and Network Neutrality” Lessig draws a connection which did not seem to previously exist but appeals to me as I have been looking for an excuse to talk about both in the same breath. He … Continue reading

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The “best effort” internet is the only internet

Yoda said “Do, or do not. There is no ‘try.’” He didn’t run a site on the internet, which is and always will be a “best effort network” with no guarantees of availability and performance. It is up to the … Continue reading

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Hamlet considers the patent process

Dennis Crouch has a very entertaining post thanks to a rather talented patent agent – talented in Shakespearean verse that is! To file, or not to file (today): that is the question Whether ’tis easier on the budget to file … Continue reading

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Welcome to 2006 where your ideas and even your DNA are own3d by someone else…

Now is a truly amazing time to be alive for the curious and adventurous – opportunities to do what you enjoy for a living have never been better. The information available on obscure interests is amazing. There is lots to … Continue reading

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Infreemation and The Evolution of Memes – Rip, Mix and Burn

Why does “information want to be free”? I think the phrase is a good way of explaining to most people that information is really hard to treat like property. The cost of reproduction and transportation is absurdly low, thus it … Continue reading

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Infreemation Revolution

The coming economic crisis in information I enjoyed reading Adam Rifkin’s back of the envelope calculations about personal information storage and processing. I’m looking forward to trying to make at least a few of the @20 Gigabytes of information I … Continue reading

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Infreemation Part 2 – the tragedy of the intellectual commons

Intellectual properties include copyright, trademark, patent, trade secrets and mask works. (yes I needed to look that one up also!) The laws that govern such properties and their relationship to society were designed to foster investment in creativity and innovation … Continue reading

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