Monthly Archives: October 2009

Google news

I have wondered why news orgs haven’t followed this columnists robots.txt advice.

October 12, 2009 – 11:44 am | By john | Posted in Worth a Look | Comments (0)

Busy day

It’s been a busy day in the world of tech law news: FCC to investigate “gating” role of middle-mile access lines (Ars) This might seem like a snoozer, but since companies pass their costs on to customers, I can’t see this oligopoly standing. Then again… EU taunts US: Net neutrality’s better here (Ars) Competition through …

October 9, 2009 – 7:15 pm | By john | Posted in Mass Communication Law | Comments (0)

Can you own a copyrighted work?

AutoCAD resale ruling a messy win for first-sale doctrine – Ars Technica An interesting decision in the 9th Circuit cuts right to the heart of a crucial IP issue–whether software can be owned (under a transfer of ownership), or just (merely) licensed. The outcome of this ruling, I think, makes common sense. I would argue …

October 7, 2009 – 2:31 pm | By john | Posted in Copyright, Mass Communication Law, Media / Sociology | Comments (0)

Blog product reviews regulated by the FTC

More transparency coming to blog reviews under new FTC rules – Ars Technica In another application of media law on the larger public, the FTC has asked bloggers to disclose when they are being compensated or get a “freebie” when doing product reviews. This makes perfect sense, especially given that the FTC has agreed to …

October 6, 2009 – 8:44 am | By john | Posted in Mass Communication Law | Comments (0)