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Copyright

Changing The Future of Reading

Understanding the Google Books Settlement.

Defining Noncommercial

What do people actually mean when they define their content as “noncommercial”, and release it under a NC license?

Blacked Out

maetl.coretxt.net.nz is blacked out: Stand up against "Guilt Upon Accusation" for New Zealand Read more at creativefreedom.org.nz

The War of Perception

We are threatened. In lieu of having the time or mental obduracy to eloquently express this stream of thoughts in essay or article form, I'll just jot down a summary of related themes. Hopefully…

All Your Apps Are Belong To Us

The EFF examines the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement, and concludes that Apple is acting as a jealous and arbitrary feudal lord.

Respecting Creativity?

‘Respecting Creativity’ encourages teachers to introduce the concept of intellectual property and the debate surrounding copyright issues to a classroom discussion.

Creative Freedom Foundation - For Fair Copyright Reform in NZ

Thanks to Mathew and Bronwyn, the Creative Freedom Foundation is here: The Creative Freedom Foundation launches today in New Zealand to unite artists who are against the removal of New Zealander's…

Creative Commons NZ Jurisdiction (Now Live!)

Finally... A Creative Commons License that is legally valid in Aotearoa New Zealand. There's a few links on a few sites I should start updating now. Well done to Alastair Pharo, Brian Opie, Karin…

Fundamentally inconsistent

"Copyright law is fundamentally inconsistent with the nature of networks, which seek to replicate any information presented to them."

Algorithms Should Not Be Patented

Donald Kunth – “I remain convinced that the patent policy most fair and most suitable for the world will regard mathematical ideas (such as algorithms) to be not subject to proprietary patent rights.”

The Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement

This is the full text of my submission to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding the proposed free trade agreement with the United States. Much of this draws from the precedent set…