Author Archives: John Mark
Access to Knowledge Conference
Some things I just find out about too late. Consider the Access to Knowledge conference hosted by the Information Society Project at Yale Law School. “A2K” was held in Switzerland from September 8 – 10. It looked like a really … Continue reading
2-day Extension for Fund Drive!
We got a 2-day extension for a fund drive. Can we make it count? Forward this link to all your friends, and let’s make this year’s election count: Donation page on fundable.com
Things I Didn’t Hear from the Democratic Convention
Breaking news – donate to GeekPAC! 3 days remain on our fund drive. The Democratic National Convention is now over, and it’s time to take an account of what was (or wasn’t) said. Despite being regaled by some outstanding speeches … Continue reading
Fund Drive Update – Over 50% of the way there!
We’re entering the stretch run of our fundraiser, and we’ve crossed the 50% barrier! If you haven’t donated yet, now’s your chance: Donate at fundable.com! Coming soon: a donor’s page thanking those who have pledged.
Wired: Copyright Owners Must Consider ‘Fair Use’ Before Sending Takedown Notice
Just saw this mentioned in Wired – a federal court judge in San Jose issued a ruling in the Lenz vs. Universal case, where Universal issued a DMCA takedown notice for content posted on Youtube, and the recipient of that … Continue reading
LWN.net Covers GeekPAC
This was an article published on LWN, written by Lisa Hoover. A very nice compendium of who we are and what we’re about: Link to article. Fundable.org page
BytesFree.org at Lug Radio Live USA
I’m happy to announce that BytesFree.org will be represented at its first event, Lug Radio Live, which will be held at the Metreon in San Francisco on April 12th and 13th. It’s quite a challenge to get things going organizationally, … Continue reading
New Improved Position Paper
A long time ago, I wrote a paper encouraging people to support AB 1668 and posted it on the wiki. I have finally updated the paper to reflect the new focus of BytesFree.org. Read the new improved paper. Also, as … Continue reading
OOXML Ratified by ISO
Well, it appears to be final. As the results are verified and commentators weigh in, I’ll post a roundup later, as well as my own commentary on what this means for BytesFree.org’s objectives. In the meantime, see the posts below … Continue reading
Lost in the OOXML Fog
There’s been a lot of reporting about the ISO fiasco with OOXML. You can read writeups from people much more tuned in to the process than me. You can start here, here and here (the last is a highly recommended … Continue reading