You know you've screwed up when Harvard makes you a case study.
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/12/17/0314218&from=rss
A Legal Analysis of the Sony BMG Rootkit Debacle
Posted by kdawson on Monday December 17, @01:21AM from the bad-ideas-just-keep-on-coming dept. Security Sony
YIAAL writes "Two lawyers from the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology look at the Sony BMG Rootkit debacle: 'The Article first addresses the market-based rationales that likely influenced Sony BMG's deployment of these DRM systems and reveals that even the most charitable interpretation of Sony BMG's internal strategizing demonstrates a failure to adequately value security and privacy. [Remember, this is a Japanese company. Their culture is not our culture. Bob] After taking stock of the then-existing technological environment that both encouraged and enabled the distribution of these protection measures, the Article examines law, the third vector of influence on Sony BMG's decision to release flawed protection measures into the wild, and argues that existing doctrine in the fields of contract, intellectual property, and consumer protection law fails to adequately counter the technological and market forces that allowed a self-interested actor to inflict these harms on the public.' Yes, under 'even the most charitable interpretation' it was a lousy idea. The article also suggests some changes to the DMCA to protect consumers from this sort of intrusive, and security-undermining, technique in the future."
This was inevitable. I suspect there are many other products to locate and capture communications originating in the workplace.
Software tracks BlackBerry messages
Gwava's software makes sense of BlackBerry Enterprise Server logs, CEO says
By Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service December 17, 2007
Gwava, a developer of security software, plans to introduce on Monday a new product that lets enterprises easily track and find text messages and phone calls that BlackBerry users send and receive.
The software should appeal to enterprises that need to comply with regulations that require them to track employee communications.
Another alternative to the RIAA? (Okay, no movies yet, but you see my point?)
http://www.killerstartups.com/Web-App-Tools/RightsAgentcom---Protect-Your-Content/
RightsAgent.com - Protect Your Content
RightsAgent.com protects your content and makes sure you get credit for your work. RightsAgent.com lets you register online where you publish and collect all of your content in one personal feed which interested individuals can subscribe to. This feed is very useful because your audience will always be able to access your content no matter what site it is posted on. The subscription gives you direct contact with your audience. RightsAgent.com gives you commercial licensing options which will give you control over how your content can be republished. When your content is licensed you are reaching a larger audience and your popularity grows. RightsAgent.com can help you reach more people and at the same time protect your rights to your content.
Gotta be useful to someone?
http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/016822.html
December 16, 2007
International and Foreign Legal Research: A Coursebook
International and Foreign Legal Research: A Coursebook, by Marci Hoffman Associate Director, International & Foreign Law Librarian, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law Library and Mary Rumsey, Foreign, Comparative & International Law Librarian, University of Minnesota Law School Library, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Leiden / Boston (2007).
Select individual chapters to see a detailed table of contents, updated information on sources, and sample exercises.
Table of Contents (PDF)
Appendix (PDF)
Index (PDF)
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