Group items tagged policy - CSC442B

Editorial - Yes, You Owe That Tax - NYTimes.com - 3 views

www.nytimes.com/...27fri1.html

tax sales tax Internet policy public policy

shared by Burks Oakley on 27 Nov 09 - Cached

- Burks Oakley on 27 Nov 09
  
  What about local municipalities? They are losing tax revenue as well.
  
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They also cost the states billions of dollars a year in lost sales tax revenue — money that cash-starved states cannot afford to forgo.
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Is reading wife's e-mail a crime? Rochester Hills man faces trial | freep.com | Detroit... - 0 views

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public policy e-mail email privacy

shared by Burks Oakley on 29 Dec 10 - No Cached

Burks Oakley on 29 Dec 10

Great public policy article!

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Cyberwar - In Cyberweapons Race, Questions Linger Over U.S. Offensive Capability - Seri... - 0 views

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cybersecurity cyberattacks botnet cyberwarfare computer security

shared by Burks Oakley on 20 Jul 09 - Cached

The White House declined several requests for interviews or to say whether Mr. Obama as a matter of policy supports or opposes the use of American cyberweapons.
- Burks Oakley on 20 Jul 09
  
  What are the public policy issues involved here?
  
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Burks Oakley on 20 Jul 09

A good reference for anyone interested in cybersecurity and cyberattacks.

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Format shifting, low damages put Canada on IP watch list - 0 views

arstechnica.com/...behind-on-online-copyright.ars

Software Acquisition Copyright Infringement Digital Piracy

shared by Jeffrey Kendall on 20 Feb 10 - Cached

- Jeffrey Kendall on 20 Feb 10
  
  DRM as listed by Wikipedia: Digital rights management (DRM) is a generic term for access control technologies that can be used by hardware manufacturers, publishers, copyright holders and individuals to try to impose limitations on the usage of digital content and devices. It is also, sometimes, disparagingly described as Digital Restrictions Management. The term is used to describe any technology which inhibits uses (legitimate or otherwise) of digital content that were not desired or foreseen by the content provider. The term generally doesn't refer to other forms of copy protection which can be circumvented without modifying the file or device, such as serial numbers or keyfiles. It can also refer to restrictions associated with specific instances of digital works or devices.
  
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The Great White North is "fast gaining a reputation as a haven where technologically sophisticated international piracy organizations can operate with virtual impunity." The country is "virtually alone" in flouting "minimum world standards" for copyright and its rules are "hopelessly outdated." Finally, "no other country is farther behind the curve in combating copyright infringement in cyberspace."
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The ability to circumvent DRM in order to make legal uses of the content?
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- Jeffrey Kendall on 20 Feb 10
  
  All Laws are subjective on a country to country basis, it's interesting that the Canadian governemnt doesn't view this type of thing as infringement.
  
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It is not at all clear that this is actually the legal position in Canada; back in 2004, judge Konrad von Finckenstein ruled that "the downloading of a song for a person's private use does not constitute infringement." (von Finkenstein is now Canada's top telecoms regulator; his ruling was changed on appeal, though the issue remains murky.)
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What really chaps the collective hide of the copyright groups is BitTorrent trackers, though, and the IIPA document refers multiple times to the fact that "4 of the top 10 illicit BitTorrent sites in the world" are in Canada.
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Jeffrey Kendall on 20 Feb 10

Useful for anyone interested in digital piracy/acquisition and legal steps to limit copyright infringement on multiple formats.

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Even the Military is allowing us to tweet! - 0 views

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twitter military

shared by Jack Campbell on 08 Mar 10 - Cached

Jack Campbell on 08 Mar 10

Don't know if this is good or bad. Sign of the times though.

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News: Educational Culture Clash - Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

www.insidehighered.com/...duplication

online education public policy

shared by Burks Oakley on 16 Sep 09 - Cached

Burks Oakley on 16 Sep 09

An interesting article about program duplication in an online world.

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BBC News - Australia introduces web filters - 0 views

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Government Oversight cybersecurity

shared by Jeffrey Kendall on 20 Feb 10 - Cached

- Jeffrey Kendall on 20 Feb 10
  
  A noble idea but is it an economically feasible one?
  
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"We're yet to hear a sensible explanation of what this policy is for, who it will help, and why it is worth spending so much taxpayers' money on."
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- Jeffrey Kendall on 20 Feb 10
  
  At what point does this control over content become too much? Does this in any way resemble what China has attempted to do?
  
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The "noble aims" of the filter could be lost in its implementation, he warned.
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"You have to take extreme caution in how these things are rolled out and the uses to which they're put."
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Jeffrey Kendall on 20 Feb 10

Good article for someone interested in Government oversight of internet content.

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Social Security Online - Internet Privacy Policy - 0 views

www.ssa.gov/privacy.html

shared by Aaron Finder on 09 Dec 09 - Cached

Aaron Finder on 09 Dec 09

Used in my send paper

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University of Illinois Journal of Law, Technology & Policy - 0 views

www.jltp.uiuc.edu/abstracts.htm

privacy

shared by Aaron Finder on 07 Dec 09 - Cached

Aaron Finder on 07 Dec 09

Used as a source for my paper

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Aaron Finder on 09 Dec 09

Used in my second paper

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File-sharers are content industry's "largest customers" - 0 views

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file sharing sharers recording industry

shared by Jeffrey Kendall on 03 May 10 - Cached

- Jeffrey Kendall on 03 May 10
  
  proof that the artists in at least this country are still making similar revenue regardless of filesharing. The labels however are a different story.
  
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- Jeffrey Kendall on 03 May 10
  
  An interesting idea for record labels to make up for the lack of revenue from selling albums but if labels are taking a cut from this then should they also offer a cut rate to their album sales with the increase of profit from this sector?
  
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Jeffrey Kendall on 03 May 10

Good look at how file sharing is affecting the record labels more so then the artists and how those who share files actually purchase more content then those who don't.

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16% of US homes can now get fiber, but deployments slowing - 0 views

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$2-Billion Federal Program Could Be 'Windfall' for Open Online Learning - Wired Campus ... - 2 views

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OER open educational resources federal policy

shared by Burks Oakley on 24 Jan 11 - No Cached

Burks Oakley on 24 Jan 11

Good article about open educational resources

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Robert Loeb on 31 Jan 11

Jackpot

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eia_strategies.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 0 views

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internet @ work internet abuse work internet success policy

shared by Clayton Buss on 13 Nov 09 - No Cached

P2P lawyers score a victory; mass subpoenas can proceed - 0 views

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piracy illegal downloading p2p file sharing

shared by Benjamin Sperry on 30 Apr 11 - No Cached

Benjamin Sperry on 30 Apr 11

One way that some have tried to deal with piracy is by suing large groups of people that are sharing a file, rather than sue individual people. The problem is that there is a debate on whether it is alright to clump these people into a single case. This article shows that some attorneys have ruled that you may not lump multiple file sharers into a single case, while others have ruled this practice to be fine.

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BitTorrent is to stealing movies what "bolt-cutters are to stealing bicycles" - 0 views

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