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Matt has a terrific essay on the opinion, and Larry Lessig encourages us all to write a check to EFF.

It’s an interesting point in the Grokster victory: Kazaa BV, by not defending the suit, actually will have a default entered against them by the Court (p. 4, fn. 2).  The official good news is for Morpheus and Streamcast only.  Of course, the technology on which the judge ruled is all wrapped up with Kazaa.  … Read more

Chris Gaither and Hiawatha Bray call it “stunning.”

The EFF and others have organized a conference call this afternoon for those opposed to the Super-DMCAs.  It’s fascinating to hear what people in various states are doing to organize and where each of the bills are in the process.  Lots of discussion of the value of the EFF resources, the Freedom-to-Tinker info, and the … Read more

Quick reads on the Grokster opinion: * the district court judge in California breathed some much-needed life back into the Sony case;  * Substantial non-infringing use got some good play; * The judge distinguished the post-Napster technologies from the Napster technologies very ably; and, * I was particularly interested in the line that says that “additional legislative … Read more

I just spoke to a senior committee staffer in the Criminal Justice joint committee of the Massachusetts State House.  She told me they continue to be deluged with negative commentary about HR 2743, the proposed Super-DMCA bill for Massachusetts (i.e., that lots of people are telling her that the bill is ill-conceived and shouldn’t be … Read more

Fun to see the baked-in CC license in this demo RSS feed at Emerging Tech.

We’re in the skunk-works planning phase of a BloggerCon for this Fall at Harvard, as Dave revealed at his Thursday night session and on his blog today.  The idea is to have it on a perfect Fall New England day on the HLS campus, open to the public.  More to come.  Much more to come.

For some years, Prof. Charles Nesson has been working on a project to making learning fun, particularly using Internet technologies, in Jamaica.  That’s what Becca and Wayne are up to this Spring, keeping a wonderful blog of their experiences.  One of his strategies has been to try to bring attention to some of the tremendous talent and content … Read more

The Verizon ruling handed down today brings with it continued concern about what the DMCA means for civil liberties — both speech and privacy.  Verizon clearly sees it that way, from its spokesperson’s comments.  The judge, it would seem, did not — or at least was substantially less concerned than others.