[MCN-L] More on Facebook privacy issues

[Amalyah Keshet]

Following up on my followup. Hope this is proving useful. It's certainly 
thought-provoking.


http://www.sivacracy.net/2007/11/dignity_of_facebook_users_1_fa.html

"We won, mostly. Facebook must learn to respect us, or we will leave it."
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/facebook-bows-to-privacy-protest/





Amalyah Keshet
Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem  akeshet at imj.org.il
Chair, MCN IP SIG   www.mcn.edu
Blog  www.musematic.net

[MCN-L] IP SIG: Spam v. Spam

[Amalyah Keshet]

Spamalot si, Spam Arrest no. Go figure.


- Original Message - 
From: "Leonard Steinbach" 
To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" 
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 8:56 AM
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Spam v. Spam


> according to wikipedia, Hormel has been very supportative of the Python
> routine including promotional support with Spamalot, etc.
>
> On Dec 3, 2007 1:45 AM, Amalyah Keshet  wrote:
>
>> Which raises the interesting question, did Hormel ever sue Monty Python
>> for trademark infringement?
>>
>> But if you're currently doing an in-depth enquiry into sampling, fan
>> fiction, and mashups, have a look at
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luVjkTEIoJc . Research-related, of course.
>>
>> AK
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Leonard Steinbach" 
>> To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" 
>> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 3:31 AM
>> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Spam v. Spam
>>
>>
>> > and here's more proof   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ7YedEopp4
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Dec 2, 2007 9:08 AM, Amalyah Keshet  wrote:
>> >
>> >> Finally, a scrap of evidence that sanity is still alive and well:
>> >>
>> >>
>> 
>> >>
>> >> NEW YORK, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Spam Arrest LLC, a provider of software
>> and
>> >> services aimed at stopping email spam, on Wednesday said it won a
>> >> five-year
>> >> legal battle against Hormel Foods Corp to keep its trademark.
>> >>
>> >> Spam Arrest said a three-judge panel found that Hormel's trademark
>> "does
>> >> not extend to computer software for filtering spam."
>> >>
>> >> Hormel sells Spam processed meats and sued the software maker, 
>> >> claiming
>> >> dilution on the trademarked name.
>> >>
>> >> "Consumers are smarter than to confuse us with the source for meat
>> called
>> >> spam," Spam Arrest Chief Executive Brian Cartmell said in a statement.
>> >> (Reporting by Justin Grant; Editing by David Cowell)
>> >>
>> 
>> >>
>> >> And that took five years to figure out?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Amalyah Keshet
>> >> Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management
>> >> The Israel Museum, Jerusalem  akeshet at imj.org.il
>> >> Chair, MCN IP SIG   www.mcn.edu
>> >> Blog  www.musematic.net
>>
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[MCN-L] IP SIG: Fwd: VRA Intellectual Property Rights News: November 2007

[Diane M. Zorich]

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>From: Jen Green 
>Subject: VRA Intellectual Property Rights News: November 2007
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>IPR-In the News?
>
>Compiled by Jen Green, University of Minnesota
>
>
>Fair Use Advocates Issue Principles for 
>Protecting Online Videos: Six Concrete 
>Guidelines Aim to Balance Free Speech Rights and 
>Copyright
>Electronic Frontier Foundation, October 31, 2007
>http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2007/10/31
>
>San Francisco - "Online video-hosting services 
>like YouTube have ushered in a new era of free 
>expression online, as well as vigorous copyright 
>enforcement efforts. Today, the Electronic 
>Frontier Foundation (EFF) and  a coalition of 
>leading public interest groups issued a "Fair 
>Use  Principles" document that sets out six 
>concrete guidelines designed to  minimize the 
>collateral damage that copyright enforcement 
>efforts may inflict on video creators who are 
>"remixing" copyrighted material into new video 
>creations."
>
>
>Senators Want Justice Department to Sue P2P Pirates
>posted by Declan McCullagh, c | net 
>news.com, November 7, 2007
>http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9813358-38.html
>
>Two senators, a Democrat and a Republican, 
>introduced a bill on Wednesday that would 
>unleash the world's largest law firm on Internet 
>pirates. It would authorize the Justice 
>Department to file civil lawsuits against people 
>engaged in peer-to-peer copyright 
>infringement--with the proceeds going to the 
>company or person who owns the copyright.
>
>
>
>Google Sued over Patent by Northeastern University
>by Eric Auchard, Reuters.com, November 11, 2007
>http://www.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP/idUSN1141636620071112
>
>SAN FRANCISCO- Google Inc faces a federal patent 
>infringement lawsuit by Northeastern University 
>over technology used in its core Web search 
>system, according to legal papers filed last 
>week.
>
>
>New Bill would Punish Colleges, Students Who don't Become Copyright Cops
>by Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica: the art of technology, November 11, 2007
>http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/2007-new-bill-would-turn-colleges-into-copyright-cops.html
>
>A massive education bill (747-page PDF) 
>introduced into Congress contains a provision 
>that would force colleges and universities to 
>offer "technology-based deterrents" to 
>file-sharing under the pain of losing all 
>federal financial aid. Section 494 of the 
>College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 
>2007 is entitled "Campus-Based Digital Theft 
>Prevention" that could have just as easily been 
>called "Motion Picture and Recording Industry 
>Subsidies," as it could force schools into 
>signing up for subscription-based services like 
>Napster and Rhapsody.
>
>See related articles below:
>
>"Bill Would Make Colleges Copyright Cops";
>
>"Campus Copyright Mandates Threaten Financial 
>Aid Funds and Campus Networks";  
>
>"RIAA should be blocked from obtaining any data 
>from schools, argues student"; and  
>
>"MPAA University 'Toolkit' Raises Privacy Concerns"
>
>
>French Digital Library Project Protects Copyright: Official
>by AFP, Google News, November 12, 2007
>http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5go-RywJEn735IICVmgMCywOOx29A
>
>
>Paris-- "The French National Library's massive program to digitize billions of
>books and documents should widen their availability without violating
>copyright rules, the head of the library said Tuesday."
>
>
>Bill Would Make Colleges Copyright Cops
>by Jonathon D. Glater, New York Times: Technology, November 13, 2007
>http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/13/bill-would-make-colleges-copyright-cops/
>
>A proposed education bill would require colleges 
>to develop a plan to prevent students from 
>trading copyrighted works.  Grants would be 
>awarded to higher-education institutions that 
>develop programs of piracy prevention 

[MCN-L] IP SIG: Spam v. Spam

[Amalyah Keshet]

Which raises the interesting question, did Hormel ever sue Monty Python for 
trademark infringement?

But if you're currently doing an in-depth enquiry into sampling, fan 
fiction, and mashups, have a look at 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luVjkTEIoJc . Research-related, of course.

AK

- Original Message - 
From: "Leonard Steinbach" 
To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" 
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 3:31 AM
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Spam v. Spam


> and here's more proof   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ7YedEopp4
>
>
>
>
> On Dec 2, 2007 9:08 AM, Amalyah Keshet  wrote:
>
>> Finally, a scrap of evidence that sanity is still alive and well:
>>
>> 
>>
>> NEW YORK, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Spam Arrest LLC, a provider of software and
>> services aimed at stopping email spam, on Wednesday said it won a 
>> five-year
>> legal battle against Hormel Foods Corp to keep its trademark.
>>
>> Spam Arrest said a three-judge panel found that Hormel's trademark "does
>> not extend to computer software for filtering spam."
>>
>> Hormel sells Spam processed meats and sued the software maker, claiming
>> dilution on the trademarked name.
>>
>> "Consumers are smarter than to confuse us with the source for meat called
>> spam," Spam Arrest Chief Executive Brian Cartmell said in a statement.
>> (Reporting by Justin Grant; Editing by David Cowell)
>> 
>>
>> And that took five years to figure out?
>>
>>
>>
>> Amalyah Keshet
>> Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management
>> The Israel Museum, Jerusalem  akeshet at imj.org.il
>> Chair, MCN IP SIG   www.mcn.edu
>> Blog  www.musematic.net

[MCN-L] IP SIG: Spam v. Spam

[Leonard Steinbach]

according to wikipedia, Hormel has been very supportative of the Python
routine including promotional support with Spamalot, etc.

On Dec 3, 2007 1:45 AM, Amalyah Keshet  wrote:

> Which raises the interesting question, did Hormel ever sue Monty Python
> for
> trademark infringement?
>
> But if you're currently doing an in-depth enquiry into sampling, fan
> fiction, and mashups, have a look at
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luVjkTEIoJc . Research-related, of course.
>
> AK
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Leonard Steinbach" 
> To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" 
> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 3:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Spam v. Spam
>
>
> > and here's more proof   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ7YedEopp4
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Dec 2, 2007 9:08 AM, Amalyah Keshet  wrote:
> >
> >> Finally, a scrap of evidence that sanity is still alive and well:
> >>
> >>
> 
> >>
> >> NEW YORK, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Spam Arrest LLC, a provider of software
> and
> >> services aimed at stopping email spam, on Wednesday said it won a
> >> five-year
> >> legal battle against Hormel Foods Corp to keep its trademark.
> >>
> >> Spam Arrest said a three-judge panel found that Hormel's trademark
> "does
> >> not extend to computer software for filtering spam."
> >>
> >> Hormel sells Spam processed meats and sued the software maker, claiming
> >> dilution on the trademarked name.
> >>
> >> "Consumers are smarter than to confuse us with the source for meat
> called
> >> spam," Spam Arrest Chief Executive Brian Cartmell said in a statement.
> >> (Reporting by Justin Grant; Editing by David Cowell)
> >>
> 
> >>
> >> And that took five years to figure out?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Amalyah Keshet
> >> Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management
> >> The Israel Museum, Jerusalem  akeshet at imj.org.il
> >> Chair, MCN IP SIG   www.mcn.edu
> >> Blog  www.musematic.net
>
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