Posted Play-jurisms Talk Slides (May 21, 2011)
I am really looking forward to presenting my talk at the Play-jurisms conference this Saturday. I stayed up late to finish the slides…
Category: Copyright
COICA is dead, PROTECT IP Act rises in its place (May 12, 2011)
The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) bill is dead it seems. However, the entertainment industry and their lackeys supporters in Congress…
Our Position on Google Street View (March 26, 2011)
We were recently asked what our position was on Google Street View and this is what we came up with: Google street view…
Help protect Massachusetts businesses from Microsoft’s anti-competitive legislation (March 24, 2011)
A bill currently under consideration by the Massachusetts legislature would give Microsoft the ability to bully companies in Massachusetts on a massive scale,…
COICA has not been refiled, but domain seizures continue (March 24, 2011)
The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) has not been refiled yet, but the US government has continued seizing domain names. It…
We want your advice (March 11, 2011)
We are getting a few requests for interviews and while we are up to date on the latest issues with COICA, ACTA, Wikileaks,…
The Massachusetts Pirate Party in the Media (March 4, 2011)
We have gotten a few references to our announcement that we are a recognized political designation in Massachusetts and we wanted to share…
Draft Policy: Term of Copyright (December 6, 2010)
The Massachusetts Pirate Party is debating the term of copyright in order to form a policy on it. The “term” of copyright refers…
Open Thread: Posting and commenting standards (December 5, 2010)
So, we’re just getting all of this started, and as example taken from a couple of my favorite blogs, I figured I’d try…
Tell your Senators to say no to COICA (September 28, 2010)
The Combating Online Infringements and Counterfeits Act (COICA) is rapidly making its way through the Senate. COICA would allow the Department of Justice…