http://www.newswireless.net/ Latest Newswireless Headlines en Copyright Newswireless.Net Wed, 16 May 2012 15:56:20 +0100 News When I first saw that Google had obtained a license for its self-driving car in the state of Nevada I assumed that the license it had been issued was a driver's license. It's disappointing to find out that what they meant was that the car had been issued with license plates so it can operate on public roads. Bah: all operational cars have license plates, but none have driver's licenses. Yet. When I first saw that Google had obtained a license for its self-driving car in the state of Nevada I assumed that the license it had been issued was a driver's license. It's disappointing to find out that what they meant was that the car had been issued with license plates so it can operate on public roads. Bah: all operational cars have license plates, but none have driver's licenses. Yet.

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newswireless/~3/rL5rfigXYDE/9622 http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/9622 Fri, 11 May 2012 20:20:00 +0100 http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/9622 News What matters about a university degree? Is it the credential, the interaction with peers and professors, the chance to play a little while longer before turning adult, or the stuff you actually learn? Given how much a degree costs, these are pressing questions for the college-bound and their parents. What matters about a university degree? Is it the credential, the interaction with peers and professors, the chance to play a little while longer before turning adult, or the stuff you actually learn? Given how much a degree costs, these are pressing questions for the college-bound and their parents.

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newswireless/~3/fzV5xi7zNWE/9612 http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/9612 Fri, 04 May 2012 18:19:00 +0100 http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/9612 News This interview was originally intended for a different publication; I only discovered recently that it hadn't run. Lessig and I spoke in late January, while the fate of the Research Works Act was still unknown (it's since been killed. This interview was originally intended for a different publication; I only discovered recently that it hadn't run. Lessig and I spoke in late January, while the fate of the Research Works Act was still unknown (it's since been killed.

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newswireless/~3/8GSQcAAtGoY/9602 http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/9602 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:51:00 +0100 http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/9602 News Is a robot more like a hammer, a monkey, or the Harley-Davidson on which he rode into town? Or try this one: what if the police program your really cute, funny robot butler (Tony Danza? Scarlett Johansson?) to ask you a question whose answer will incriminate you (and which it then relays). Is that a violation of the Fourth Amendment (protection against search and seizure) or the Fifth Amendment (you cannot be required to incriminate yourself)? Is it more like flipping a drug dealer or tampering with property? Forget science fiction, philosophy, and your inner biological supremacist; this is the sort of legal question that will be defined in the coming decade. Is a robot more like a hammer, a monkey, or the Harley-Davidson on which he rode into town? Or try this one: what if the police program your really cute, funny robot butler (Tony Danza? Scarlett Johansson?) to ask you a question whose answer will incriminate you (and which it then relays). Is that a violation of the Fourth Amendment (protection against search and seizure) or the Fifth Amendment (you cannot be required to incriminate yourself)? Is it more like flipping a drug dealer or tampering with property? Forget science fiction, philosophy, and your inner biological supremacist; this is the sort of legal question that will be defined in the coming decade.

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newswireless/~3/xi-qzHfMr4w/9592 http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/9592 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:05:00 +0100 http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/9592 News Bad policies are like counterfeit money: they never quite go away and they ensnare the innocent. Bad policies are like counterfeit money: they never quite go away and they ensnare the innocent.

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newswireless/~3/KIPUFbZi2c8/9582 http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/9582 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:08:00 +0100 http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/9582 News People with jobs are used to a sharp division between their working lives and their private lives. Even in these times, when everyone carries a mobile phone and may be on call at any moment, they still tend to believe that what they say to their friends is no concern of their employer's. (Freelances tend not to have these divisions; to a much larger extent we have always been "in public" most of the time.) People with jobs are used to a sharp division between their working lives and their private lives. Even in these times, when everyone carries a mobile phone and may be on call at any moment, they still tend to believe that what they say to their friends is no concern of their employer's. (Freelances tend not to have these divisions; to a much larger extent we have always been "in public" most of the time.)

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newswireless/~3/iMZOWLwtRBw/9572 http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/9572 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:45:00 +0100 http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/9572 News "Men seldom make passes | At girls who wear glasses," Dorothy Parker incorrectly observed in 1937. (How would she know? She didn't wear any). You have to wonder what she could have made of Google Goggles which, despite the marketing-friendly alliterative name, are neither a product (yet) nor a new idea. "Men seldom make passes | At girls who wear glasses," Dorothy Parker incorrectly observed in 1937. (How would she know? She didn't wear any). You have to wonder what she could have made of Google Goggles which, despite the marketing-friendly alliterative name, are neither a product (yet) nor a new idea.

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newswireless/~3/q2GukrpJV44/9562 http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/9562 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:00:00 +0100 http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/9562 News "It's not enough to speak well of digital money," Geronimo Emili said on Wednesday. "You must also speak negatively of cash." Emili has a pretty legitimate gripe. In his home country, Italy, 30 percent of the economy is black and the gap between the amount of tax the government collects and the amount it's actually owed is ?180 billion. Ouch. "It's not enough to speak well of digital money," Geronimo Emili said on Wednesday. "You must also speak negatively of cash." Emili has a pretty legitimate gripe. In his home country, Italy, 30 percent of the economy is black and the gap between the amount of tax the government collects and the amount it's actually owed is ?180 billion. Ouch.

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newswireless/~3/2UwWkhx81Is/9552 http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/9552 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:22:00 +0100 http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/9552 News If there's one thing everyone seemed to agree on yesterday at Nominet's annual Internet policy conference, it's that this year, 2012, is a crucial one in the development of the Internet. If there's one thing everyone seemed to agree on yesterday at Nominet's annual Internet policy conference, it's that this year, 2012, is a crucial one in the development of the Internet.

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newswireless/~3/TRmYC7pkLMc/9542 http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/9542 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:51:00 +0100 http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/9542 News The coming months could see significant boosts to freedom of expression in the UK. Last night, the Libel Reform Campaign launched its report on alternatives to libel litigation at an event filled with hope that the Defamation Bill will form part of the Queen's speech in May. A day or two earlier, Consumer Focus hosted an event at the House of Commons to discuss responses to the consultation on copyright following the Hargreaves Review, which are due March 21. Dare we hope that a year or two from now the twin chilling towers of libel law and copyright might be a little shorter? The coming months could see significant boosts to freedom of expression in the UK. Last night, the Libel Reform Campaign launched its report on alternatives to libel litigation at an event filled with hope that the Defamation Bill will form part of the Queen's speech in May. A day or two earlier, Consumer Focus hosted an event at the House of Commons to discuss responses to the consultation on copyright following the Hargreaves Review, which are due March 21. Dare we hope that a year or two from now the twin chilling towers of libel law and copyright might be a little shorter?

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newswireless/~3/uL1iabXuONI/9532 http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/9532 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:15:00 +0100 http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/9532