Ruthie is pleased to announce her new website (warning: liable to induce narcolepsy in anyone other than criminal lawyers, defendants or magistrates). This will be a blog dedicated to an academic discussion of criminal law, with particular emphasis on regulatory crime, which is what Ruthie actually does all day when she’s not playing on here. I’ve set this up with a view to encourage more heavyweight specialist contributions, which clearly this blog does not support.
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‘Force Against Something’ alerts Geeklawyer that Lexmark are at it again, but with more success this time around. You may recall they sued Static Control Corporation unsuccessfully (pdf), using the DMCA, for providing an alternative cartridge market. Lexmark has substantial motive in crushing competition. Inkjet printers are sold on the ‘razor blade’ method of commerce: give the razor away free and charge for the blades. Or as here; charge very little for the printer but lots for the refills. Continue reading ‘Refilling Lexmark cartridges now unlawful?’
John Dvorak is regarded by many as something of a troll. At least that is his what his detractors say. He recently wrote a piece critical of the Creative Commons licence arguing, in essence, that it did nothing useful. In essence his beef was;
- it is a secondary copyright licence,
- it is just trendy posturing by the technorati,
- it would undermine fair use by pretending the CC licence can prevent it,
- it discriminates against commercial use while allowing unfettered non-commercial use,
- One could always ask for a licence to use work anyway — no need for a CC licence,
- The Creative Commons acts as a middleman saying what can and can’t be in the public domain and on what terms,
- Creative Commons adds unnecessary complexity to copyright licensing. Continue reading ‘Dvorak and the creative commons’
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