http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/07/court-ruling-will-expose-viewing-habits-youtube-usA federal court ordered Google to turn over YouTube viewing data, in a copyright infringement suit brought about by the Viacom media conglomerate. The data include:
every YouTube username, the associated IP address and the videos that user has watched on YouTube. Google will also be required to hand over copies of every video removed from Youtube for any reason (DMCA notices or user-initiated deletions).
Privacy implications are potentially significant, involving:
a record of every video that users have watched, including registered accounts and IPs.
...Viacom argued that since they claimed that copyright material is more popular than user-made videos, they needed access to the information to strengthen the case...
Google argued that this would cause privacy issues, but Stanton said it was just speculation. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a San Francisco-based privacy advocate group, s...
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US Patent Office rules against BlackboardFrom: b2e.nitle.org
Post Date: 2008-03-29 23:26:26
http://lanny-on-learn-tech.blogspot.com/2008/03/get-rid-of-semester.htmlIn the latest twist in the Blackboard patent case, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ruled all 44 of Blackboard’s course management system patents were "rejected," according to Desire2Learn. All 44 are now subject to reexamination.
In response, Blackboard emphasized that this ruling is one step in a continuing process.
This Office Action was expected and is the first step in a reexaminatio...
more Cloud computing on the horizon Wladawsky-BergerFrom: b2e.nitle.org
Post Date: 2008-03-29 21:57:54
http://blog.irvingwb.com/blog/2008/03/reflections-on.htmlIving Wladawsky-Berger reflects on cloud computing, noting that the field is exciting to startups and small groups, but not yet ready for enterprise use. Wladawsky-Berger also sees two major features of emergent cloud computing, which could appeal to campuses: solid scalability and improved user experience. Combined, what could be seen?
Cloud applications should be able to provide a really high quality of experience to massive numbers of...
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