It’s been a long time since I sat down to write a blog post like this. Why did I open my computer this morning and log in to WordPress? Somewhat to my surprise, a few people who saw I had been to Delhi, India, for the AI Impact Summit asked me if I would report … Read more
Since the firestorm over RSS and copyright in January, I’ve been talking to a lot of people — those who publish blogs and mainstream media, those who aggregate online sources, those who worry over these things in the legal profession — about the strange place we find ourselves as an online community. There’s still a … Read more
Susan Mernit, a wonderful analyst of all things Web 2.0, writes, in a thoughtful post responsive to the flap over RSS and copyright: “But it seems to be what Palfrey has not yet addressed–which makes sense considering this company is so new–is that many of the players entering into the bundled space recognize they have … Read more
Mikel.org has a post that is right on — where Top10 Sources or anyone else makes a mistake in republishing an RSS feed that is subject to a (cc) license, it should fix that mistake fast. (It’s possible, of course, for someone to give license to do something beyond what the (cc) license says, so … Read more
There’s been a flurry of posts and comments on a topic I’ve long been watching, which is the status of copyright and syndication technologies. It’s arisen this time in the context of a project that I’m involved with outside of my Harvard work, called Top10 Sources (see my disclosures for more; it’s important to note … Read more