March 28th, 2010 |
by jennifer |
published in
Future of the Internet, Generativity, iphone | 3 Comments
Recently, the Electronic Freedom Foundation posted the previously secret iPhone Developer Program License Agreement – a contract that apparently all iPhone app developers are required to click-sign before using Apple’s iPhone Software Development Kit. Though a provision of the Agreement prohibits disclosure of its contents, EFF gained access by requesting it under the Freedom of […]
March 15th, 2010 |
by zittrain |
published in
Future of the Internet | 39 Comments
First things first: yes, I’m in the hospital, but I’m OK. (I’m blogging, right?) The details: I found myself in the hospital last Thursday thanks to unexplained fevers that spiked at night and were gone by day. After a bunch of tests my unfailingly conscientious doctor recommended (well, insisted) I get to the hospital for […]
March 12th, 2010 |
by elisabeth |
published in
Future of the Internet | 9 Comments
We’ve previously covered the drawn-out battle between EchoStar and TiVo over EchoStar’s DVR technology, which TiVo claims infringes its patents. The merits of the patent dispute are, as with most, Byzantine, but a jury has found that EchoStar has indeed infringed TiVo’s patents, and appeals courts have affirmed that finding. The key point from an […]
March 8th, 2010 |
by jennifer |
published in
cloud, cybersecurity, Facebook, Future of the Internet, ubicomp | 3 Comments
A roundup of happenings that bear on the issues in The Future of the Internet — Canadian Android Carrier Forcing Firmware Update. A Canadian carrier wanted users to download a firmware upgrade that fixed a glitch prohibiting users from dialing 911, so it made the upgrade mandatory. Seems reasonable. But it bundled in an update […]
