Comments on: p2pnet headline roundups, July 3, 2008

By: brazil cigarettes

brazil cigarettes — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:14:56 +0000

[...] is a juicy way to top off a Fourth of July cookout and one that researchers say has effects similarhttp://www.p2pnet.net/story/16283After building boom, work eludes day laborers Belleville News-DemocratHere, he waits – sometimes up [...]

By: Comments on Michael Geist site

Comments on Michael Geist site — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:42:14 +0000

Click my name to visit the link, and scroll down.

By: Comments on Michael Geist

Comments on Michael Geist — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:41:23 +0000

On contact page [ link ]

a Google map is being used, without attribution and without copyright notice. But the terms do not allow this:

[ link ]

“For individual users, Google Maps, including local search results, maps, and photographic imagery, is made available for your personal, non-commercial use only. For business users, Google Maps is made available for your internal use only and may not be commercially redistributed…”

“You may not delete or in any manner alter the copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices appearing in map information, including photographic imagery.”

So, is Prentice now liable for $20000 for uploading this map to his site? He is clearly violating the license given to him by Google (unless he entered into a separate agreement, which I doubt).

[ link ]

Here is a screenshot of his page, just in case.

By: luvies Marc outa town

luvies Marc outa town — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:25:22 +0000

Hi Jon,

here is a news tip for you:

Ontario ISP, Nexicom caught red handed trying to sell off its users private data:

References:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20735089-Nexicom-is-using-NebuAd
http://www.nexicom.net/privacy.php (they changed their privacy policy after it was found out)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NebuAd

Per Nexicom:
Nexicom was investigating using the NebuAd service. The software was never implemented at any time as there were concerns on several levels regarding privacy issues.

References to NebuAd in Nexicom’s Privacy Policy have been removed.

Paul Stewart
Senior Network Administrator
Nexicom Inc.

Their Privacy Policy (before the recent edit)
^ Nexicom Privacy Policy. Retrieved on 2008-07-02. “Beginning April 23rd, we will partner with a third party to deliver or facilitate delivery of advertisements to our users while they are surfing on the web. These advertisements will be based on those users’ anonymous surfing behaviour while they are online. This anonymous information will not include those users’ name, email address, telephone number, or any other personally identifiable information. By opting out you will continue to receive advertisements as normal; except these advertisements will be less relevent and less useful to you. If you would like to opt out, click here. (links to »www.nebuad.com/privacy/optout.php page)”

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:53:27 +0000

This clip is about the controversial Canadian Copyright Bill C-61, recently tabled in the House of Commons. Starring: Jim Prentice (Minister of Industry, Conservative), Colin Carrie (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry, Conservative), Charlie Angus (NDP), Bill Siksay (NDP), Howard Knopf (Excess Copyright), David Fewer (CIPPIC), Safwan Javed (Wide Mouth Mason band). Based on “Below the Arctic Ocean” by Azhrak. Licensed to the public under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ verify at http://www.jamendo.com/album/22408/ . Cover picture by p2pnet.net.

http://stashbox.org/v/151705/madeworseincanada.mp3