Various and Sundry

More on the disputed legality of downloading (Wired).

A couple is suing Google for the affront of placing their home on Google Street view, from the Smoking Gun (also Wired and WSJ Law Blog).

Professor claims student’s lecture notes violate his copyright (Wired).

In the mail, David’s Hammer: The Case for an Activist Judiciary.

Interesting clauses in ISP fine print.  Apparently, ISPs hide a lot in the fine print, some of which bans by fiat perfectly legitimate conduct.  For example, backing up your hard drive.

Posted in Ramblings
Tags: Contracts, Copyrights, In the Mail, RIAA