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California's Copyright Curriculum - Ars Tecnica reports on our work to clarify a local copyright education bill.

New GPL v3 Draft Released - DRM sections clarified.

Kazaa Settlement Has Merely "Symbolic Importance" - Ovum analyst Jonathan Arber also concludes, "in terms of actually reducing piracy, people migrated to other file-sharing networks a long time ago."

Welcome to Telco Land - An instructive essay on telcos' inability to innovate.

Carr on Web Pro-Ams - Nick Carr offers some meta-commentary on the blogosphere and the shifting roles of amateurs.

The Other OSS - Scientists employ the open source model.

India's Overbroad Content Blocking - Indian official says, "Because of a technological error, the Internet providers went beyond what was expected of them, which in turn resulted in the unfortunate blocking of all blogs."

Audio Interview Update on DRM Mandates - EFF's own Fred von Lohmann gets you up to speed on the broadcast and audio flags in an interview with eHomeUpgrade.

What's the DMCA Good For? Platform Monopolies - Tim Lee argues against the efficiency of the iTunes-iPod tie and other such restrictions enabled by the DMCA and DRM.

Burn Your Own DRMed DVDs! - Nothing so empowering as wrapping movies in DRM yourself.

Rumor: MS xPod Won't PlayForSure - Report says that Microsoft's new portable music device will be "incompatible with other Windows Media services."

Pew Study on Bloggers - Pew presents stats on the diverse demographics of bloggers and reasons for blogging.

Digital Rights in Ireland - The youthful Digital Rights Ireland lays out its manifesto -- the Broadcast Treaty, Flag, and DRM are highlighted as Irish concerns.

Sony Patents the End of the First Sale Doctrine - Sony adds another paragraph to its suicide letter to consumers, with a patent that would prevent console game rental, borrowing, or resale.