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Implementing Open Standards in Open Source
march 2011 by josephholsten
Boring, yet important. See also GIF, MP3 and H.264
static
law
patent
copyright
standards
open_source
from instapaper
march 2011 by josephholsten
Being Open is hard, as we have seen this week
july 2009 by josephholsten
Dion Almaer reviews some recent attempts at opening up projects, and gives some practical advice to people considering opening up their own work.
openness
open-source
law
static
july 2009 by josephholsten
There’s No App for That
july 2009 by josephholsten
Riverturn shares the conversation with Apple where their app is rejected ostensibly for duplicating features. Unfortunately the Apple representative couldn't give a lick of detail about exactly what features, or if there was any way for the app to be changed to comply. Sounds like a potentially unenforcable contract to me.
law
licensing
apple
app-store
iphone
static
july 2009 by josephholsten
iPods, First Sale, President Obama, and the Queen of England
april 2009 by josephholsten
The EFF discusses the legal impact of Obama's gift of an iPod to the Queen of England, focusing on first sale, fair use and breach of contract.
law
copyright
obama
eff
intellectual-property
from delicious
april 2009 by josephholsten
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