links for 2006-11-03
- GrokLaw – The Morning After – Reactions to Novell-MS – Updated 2xs “this is apparently some kind of a covenant not to sue, not a true cross licensing deal. I think that’s how they plan to step over and around the GPL. The Novell FAQ says the deal was worked out with the GPL in mind. Right. Like how not to abide by it.” (tags: free-software microsoft patents)
- NEWSgrist – where spin is art: Fair Use: Koons Wins Appeal in Copyright Suit (Blanch v. Koons) “You’ll perhaps remember NEWSgrist’s coverage of Blanch v. Koons (Nov. 2005): Jeff Koons had won a summary judgment in a case he took on when commercial photographer Andrea Blanch sued him for copyright infringement; Blanch appealed, and has lost. This is (tags: free-culture fair-use jeff-koons)
- Boing Boing: Publisher alters, then copyrights Principia Discordia “This year, Ronin Press released a new edition of the Principia Discordia, changing the title to Discordia: Hail the Goddess of Chaos and Confusion, altering some of the text, and slapping a copyright on the work. This has angered many of Discordia’s pope (tags: free-culture public-domain)