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First Issue of the Stanford Journal of Blockchain Law and Policy Is Out(stanford-jblp.pubpub.org)
2 points by passepartout 8y ago|0 comments
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We aren't living in a simulation(motherboard.vice.com)
4 points by passepartout 10y ago|2 comments
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Algorithmic Transparency and Platform Loyalty in French Digital Republic Bill(blogs.lse.ac.uk)
1 points by passepartout 10y ago|0 comments
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50M years of work could be lost to anxiety and depression(theguardian.com)
4 points by passepartout 10y ago|0 comments
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Why 'Modern' Work Culture Makes People So Miserable(fortune.com)
2 points by passepartout 10y ago|0 comments
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A Jailed Activist’s 3-D Models Could Save Syria’s History from ISIS(wired.com)
3 points by passepartout 11y ago|0 comments
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by passepartout 11y ago
They are considered "public information", so no droit d'auteur. All government data considered as public information were published starting 2011 with an open data licence, the Etalab licence similar to the UK one.
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by passepartout 11y ago
Your licence should be more precise because you cannot put a CC licence on the legal texts, just on your ReadMe file.
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by passepartout 12y ago
> When Facebook makes you use a real name it's not because theres some "Mr. Evil" at the top level plotting to steal your freedom, it's because it leads to a better working social network. You clearly have not thought
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Bank harrasses user because he tweeted screenshot of their SSL certificate(ebalaskas.gr)
163 points by passepartout 12y ago|66 comments
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The curious case of Technoviking(technollama.co.uk)
2 points by passepartout 12y ago|0 comments
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by passepartout 12y ago
"Everything is free to read* they say. But there’s an asterisk, pesky and persistent, next to read. And it’s a big one.The asterisk is that you can’t do anything but read the document, and you have to download use their proprietary rea
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A graphic novel about understanding our role in world of Big Data(projects.aljazeera.com)
4 points by passepartout 12y ago|0 comments
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What’s wrong with automatically scanning Twitter for suicidal tweets?(gigaom.com)
2 points by passepartout 12y ago|0 comments
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by passepartout 12y ago
I posted the question on lawyeritis.com with a link here, maybe a lawyer will give us an answer. But an example could definitely help.
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by passepartout 12y ago
I will too criticize a nation that just spent the last few days bombing children and civilians, breaking basically most of international conventions. My baseline for criticizing a nation is, and i hope we can all agree to that, killing chil
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Programming is pure creation(readevalprint.com)
2 points by passepartout 12y ago|0 comments
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Show HN: Hacker News for lawyers(lawyeritis.com)
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The "right to be forgotten" shouldn't be decided by a high court(nytimes.com)
1 points by passepartout 12y ago|1 comments
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by passepartout 12y ago
I guess yours is the only correct definition of a "useful thing".
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by passepartout 12y ago
Basically this: >>> Right now, the license does not properly disclaim any implied warranties, which puts the developer at risk.
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by passepartout 12y ago
Although the validity of the license could be disputed because of the obscurity of the permission, the legal recourse you'd have is the "estoppel". Meaning if I have a license (and thus the author's permission that goes
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Lavabit Loses Its Appeal For Mucking Up Basic Procedural Issues Early On(techdirt.com)
3 points by passepartout 12y ago|0 comments
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'Game of Thrones' Sets Piracy World Record, But Does HBO Care?(forbes.com)
20 points by passepartout 12y ago|13 comments
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by passepartout 12y ago
Noone disputes his tech skills or contribution. You're missing the point here.
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Gawker bans ‘Internet slang’(poynter.org)
7 points by passepartout 12y ago|0 comments
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Judge orders Mt. Gox CEO to U.S. for questions on failed Bitcoin exchange(reuters.com)
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Microsoft announces privacy changes in wake of blogger's email search(theguardian.com)
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Minecraft cancels Oculus VR version of game after Facebook acquisition(gamespot.com)
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Computer History Museum Releases Source Code for MS-DOS and Word (windowsitpro.com)
2 points by passepartout 12y ago|0 comments

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