http://en.redtram.com/ techdirt.com Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:09:36 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 43421 | Does Google Need Permission From Philip K. Dick's Estate For The Nexus One? http://en.redtram.com/go/236303884/top100/ 236303884 There's been plenty of buzz over the past few days about Google's alleged plans to offer a phone of its own design (built by HTC, potentially sold both directly and by T-Mobile, if not others), which has been dubbed the Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:11:50 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236303884/top100/ 30962 | Italian Politician Blames Facebook For Berlusconi Attack; Facebook Begins Self-Censorship http://en.redtram.com/go/236301991/top100/ 236301991 By now you've probably heard that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was last weekend. Apparently, his political friends have decided that , and they're now considering laws to crack down (even more than already) on what is allowed on such Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:03:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236301991/top100/ 30962 | Congress Gives $30 Million To Fight 'Piracy' http://en.redtram.com/go/236301975/top100/ 236301975 Recent studies have shown that -- despite a massive recession -- both the music and movie industries are having fantastic years. However, both industries are complaining about how they're being "killed" by "piracy." There's no evidence of this of course, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:03:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236301975/top100/ 30962 | New Zealand Brings Back Three Strikes... With Some Oversight http://en.redtram.com/go/236301954/top100/ 236301954 Last year, you may recall that New Zealand tried to a "three strikes" type law that relied solely on accusations and would kick people off the internet. After first resisting, the government realized that public outrage over the plan was Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:03:09 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236301954/top100/ 30962 | No, Sending Spam Text Messages Is Not The Same As Hacking Someone's Phone http://en.redtram.com/go/236301932/top100/ 236301932 There's just something about the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act -- the "anti-hacking" law in the US -- that seems to leave it open for abuse in lawsuits. This is the law that was used to Lori Drew. Even though Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:02:54 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236301932/top100/ 30962 | Another Battle: Can Teachers Sell Lesson Plans? http://en.redtram.com/go/236301911/top100/ 236301911 I missed this last month, but a friend sent over a NY Times article looking at the growing practice of . Marketplaces are emerging, and teachers who have crafted smart and useful lesson plans are able to earn extra cash, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:02:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236301911/top100/ 30962 | UK Aggregator NewsNow Dumps Newspapers After They Demand Payment To Link To Stories http://en.redtram.com/go/236283002/top100/ 236283002 Back in October, we wrote about how various newspapers, under the auspices of the "Newspaper Licensing Agency" were NewsNow, a UK news aggregator that is (in my experience) one of the more comprehensive aggregators out there, but which only shows Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:17:50 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283002/top100/ 30962 | Always Sunny In Giving People A Reason To Buy: Sitcom Produces Gag Product Featured On Show http://en.redtram.com/go/236282994/top100/ 236282994 Earlier this year, we wrote about the sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which has a bit of a cult-like following among fans of the show. As we wrote, the show was doing a cool thing to connect with fans, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:17:39 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236282994/top100/ 30962 | Get Ready For Plastic Memory http://en.redtram.com/go/236282984/top100/ 236282984 This post is part of the IT Innovation series, sponsored by Sun & Intel. Read more at . Of course, the content of this post consists entirely of the thoughts and opinions of the author.Found via comes the news of Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:17:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236282984/top100/ 30962 | Australia Back To Censoring The Internet... Again http://en.redtram.com/go/236282975/top100/ 236282975 Not again. It seems that single or , politicians in Australia suddenly decide that it makes sense to to block out "bad stuff." And every time they do this, people point out how this is , it , it harms Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:17:14 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236282975/top100/ 30962 | Judiciary Committee To Quiz Justin.tv About Live Streaming, Piracy And Sporting Events http://en.redtram.com/go/236282969/top100/ 236282969 A year ago, we noted that the rise of Justin.tv and other "live streaming" services was going to put some on things like exclusive "broadcasting" deals for sporting events. Already, some sports leagues have live streaming sites. For the most Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:17:02 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236282969/top100/ 30962 | Openness? Transparency? Not When Biden Gets To Hang With Entertainment Industry Lobbyists: Press Kicked Out http://en.redtram.com/go/236282962/top100/ 236282962 Well, this is just lovely. I added it as an update to the original post about Biden's but it's an issue that deserves an additional post. Reporter was attending the summit, and was Twittering what was going on, so we Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:16:51 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236282962/top100/ 30962 | Microsoft Caught Copying Software Code In China... http://en.redtram.com/go/236282954/top100/ 236282954 Lots of folks have been submitting the story of Microsoft's China operations being caught with its fingers in the cookie jar in from a small company called Plurk. This isn't just the look and feel that was copied, but it Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:16:41 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236282954/top100/ 30962 | Is Google Going Too Far In Latest Advertising Bans? http://en.redtram.com/go/236282946/top100/ 236282946 We've been a bit about some of the communications problem Google seems to have at times, often not doing a very good job communicating with the public on things that may impact them greatly. Here's yet another example, sent in Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:16:31 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236282946/top100/ 30962 | Biden Convenes 'Piracy Summit' That Appears To Be Entirely One-Sided http://en.redtram.com/go/236282939/top100/ 236282939 Vice President Joe Biden has long been known to be a supporter of Hollywood when it comes to making copyright laws more draconian (and, not surprisingly, Hollywood has been a strong monetary supporter of Biden campaigns). He doesn't even try Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:16:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236282939/top100/ 30962 | Vimeo Sued For Lip Dub Videos http://en.redtram.com/go/236282931/top100/ 236282931 Three years ago, video hosting site Vimeo got a lot of attention for itself with a "recruiting" video of sorts that was one of the first popular "lip dub" videos, which are now quite popular. In it, pretty much the Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:16:00 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236282931/top100/ 30962 | North Face Didn't Get The Message; Sues South Butt http://en.redtram.com/go/236282921/top100/ 236282921 Earlier this year, we wrote about how outdoor clothing firm North Face was seriously overreacting in a small parody clothing manufacturer run by an 18-year-old student creating clothing under the "South Butt" brand name. At the time, we were amused Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:15:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236282921/top100/ 30962 | ASCAP Now Demanding License From Venues That Let People Play Guitar Hero http://en.redtram.com/go/236282914/top100/ 236282914 We've been detailing how the various collection societies around the globe have been trotting out all sorts of dubious reasoning to try to get more people to pay up for a license. In the US, ASCAP has been particularly ridiculous, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:15:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236282914/top100/ 30962 | Jurors Cause Trouble By Friending Each Other On Facebook, Using Wikipedia For Research http://en.redtram.com/go/236282904/top100/ 236282904 We've discussed numerous court cases where modern technology has caused significant procedural problems from "the old ways" of doing things. points us to a story that , both in Maryland. In one, lawyers are seeking a new trial during the Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:14:52 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236282904/top100/ 30962 | Is An Ebook 'In Book Form'? Question Means Everything For Authors Trying To Get New Ebook Publishers http://en.redtram.com/go/236282897/top100/ 236282897 We've been discussing some of the book publishers have had in coming to terms with the new age of ebooks -- such as by trying to delay the release of ebooks with a "windowing" system. However, there's another issue that's Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:14:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236282897/top100/