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yesterday at 6:30 am - Link

"You are welcome. As for a move, I'm not sure about that just yet but I do want to start travelling to Cape Town more often! Everyone else is doing it!" - Paul Jacobson

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File Sharing Lawsuits at a Crossroads, After 5 Years of RIAA Litigation | Threat Level from Wired.com

Thursday at 11:15 pm - Link

A look at the RIAA's failed campaign to stem the flow of illegal file sharing through its aggressive litigation campaign. - Paul Jacobson

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Re: The (Not So) Great Google Chrome EULA Debacle

Thursday at 10:32 pm - Link

"They responded pretty quickly to the feedback about the clause. I don't think a license like this really makes all that much sense in a browser terms of use. It is far more applicable in a general terms of use like the Google Terms of Service or the terms you referred to." - Paul Jacobson

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Re: Privacy settings in Facebook

Thursday at 1:32 pm - Link

"Ah, I didn't realise that! Thanks for letting me know." - Paul Jacobson

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Revamped Google Picasa site identifies photo faces

Tuesday at 11:07 pm - Link

The new facial recognition tagging option in Picasa is really interesting and I wonder if we will see this advancement extend to Facebook. I seem to recall that this technology has been in place for a little while now. There was another photosharing site that did this too (I am sure there was an interview on Net@Nite with the woman involved in this) - Paul Jacobson

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First Test of Google’s New Browser [Personal Technology]

Tuesday at 10:56 pm - Link

Walt Mossberg reviews Chrome - Paul Jacobson

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Google Chrome vs. Safari 3.1 Rendering Comparison

Tuesday at 10:54 pm - Link

Faruk Ates compares the just-released Google Chrome to Safari 3.1 for Windows: "Sadly, it seems the WebKit build that Google Chrome uses has been mutilated to an extent: the text-shadow property has been stripped out (Why?!) and, worse, the CSS border-radius rendering is not anti-aliased (Why?!?!). - Paul Jacobson

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Speed test: Google Chrome beats Firefox, IE, Safari

Tuesday at 10:26 pm - Link

Some very impressive speed tests using the current beta of Chrome compared to other browsers. - Paul Jacobson

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FriendFeed - Embed options

Tuesday at 10:08 pm - Link

Here are quite a few options for badges and embedded widgets. I like how the demo uses information from my stream. - Paul Jacobson

Marshall Kirkpatrick posted a message on Twitter

“Does Google Have Rights to Everything You Send Through Chrome? http://bit.ly/4CuPMH strange TOS”

Tuesday at 7:44 pm - Link

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This is a really odd thing to have in a browser terms and conditions especially the bit about licensing content displayed. That could be at odds with the licenses that already apply to that content and could also be a license the viewer isn't legally entitled to grant. - Paul Jacobson

First, let me say that Marshall stole my thunder!! LOL. I was totally writing this up when I found this on my new favorite feed, thanks to @drewolanoff and readburner for introducing me to Marshall. Second, I am leaning towards reaadwritewebmans arguement. The mere fact that Google announces in section 9 of the EULA that you retain the rights to your content, but in section 11 Google implies that they can use it how they see fit as long as it is transmitted through their services worries me. I have always been concerned about how much power we give to these companies, and how we mindlessly click through TOS and EULAs because we desperately want to use a shiny, new service. I'm not saying that Google or any other company is necessarily out to "GET US", but what I am saying is that it never hurts to read what you are signing. Google is an information company, and as such, they create applications and services that either ask for your permission or inform you that they will be collecting information if you wan - 4four1ones via FriendFeed MT Plugin

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This seems totally unnecessary/inappropriate. The services as Google refers to have their own Terms of Services which one has to agree to use them regardless of which browser they will use the services with. Why do it again in this browser. As others said, other browsers don't need this so hard to justify why Google needs it. My guess is that by services they refer to browser specific services like searching from the url bar etc. that is tied to google, if so, it should be a lot more restricted. Also, I find the "open source" part a bit confusing. What is open source and what is not? Is the whole browser code available as open source, or is it just components? What would it take to build an alternative binary without all this nonsense introduced with the ToS? - berkay via FriendFeed MT Plugin

Being Open Source and the code's license should be enough: there is no need for a TOS in Chrome, and such a TOS existing is from redundant to bad. - Marcos Marado

@Michael, The problem with section 11 is that it gives Google too much leeway in how they can potentially use the content your browse (GET) or create (POST) through the browser. They may never use this right, but there's nothing stopping them from using it in the future. The whole copyright arguments falls apart under clause 11 since it essentially says that you retain the copyright but that they can reproduce your copyrighted content anytime anywhere they want. This is like buying a book from an author and giving you the right to reproduce the content for your own purpose without any regard to the author because the author has given you total rights to the content. And I also agree with whoever posted above the comment about the need to change section 11 since we are arguing over it. This ambiguity needs to be clarified. --Jim - Jim McCusker via FriendFeed MT Plugin

A workaround for this would be to compile Chrome/Chromium for yourself without the auto-updater, wouldn't it? Might take a bit of effort, but wouldn't you be exempt from the EULA that way? - Cyvros/fyc via FriendFeed MT Plugin

@ReadWriteWebMan, @Mark... I'm somewhat confused by this discussion (though I'm glad we're having it). 1. No one is forcing anyone to download and run Chrome. Therefore, Google can use whatever license it so chooses; it's up to the consumer of the application to read over the EULA and decide if they're willing to exchange the rights Google demands for the use of the Service. If we think what Google is asking for is extreme, we can debate that, but it's purely an academic exercise. Perhaps Google will listen and clarify the language, perhaps not. 2. I'm curious about the distinction of calling a browser a "Service" as opposed to a "Product". If the browser itself is just another Google service, then it would seem that the same terms that apply to Google Docs would apply to Google Chrome. Is it the downloadable aspect that's confusing things? 3. While I can sympathize with @ReadWriteWebMan's take on things, the simple litmus test for me is syncing Google Bookmarks... Given that I create these on the clie - Chris Messina via FriendFeed MT Plugin

With that clause Chrome is dead to me. period. - Geoff Longman

Thanks for posting this so quickly and thoroughly, Marshall. It *definitely* caught my eye and kept me from downloading Chrome. Even Google doesn't read its own EULAs? not so shocking, I suppose. Now if only I could successfully download and test the browser. - Andy Sternberg via FriendFeed MT Plugin

You all need to read the TOS for Apps. Very similar language... - Sprague D

does everyone forget so quickly? This isn't new with Google - Bwana McCall

they've publicly said they are retroactively editing the EULA. - Michael J Cohen

updated the post to note that Google has removed the part of the TOS in question - Marshall Kirkpatrick

the clause is dead. fantastic. Chrome is a live for me again. whew. - Geoff Longman

no they don't have the right to do that - Victor via twhirl

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Re: Chrome, Android, and The Cloud

Tuesday at 7:08 am - Link

"What will be different with memory allocation?" - Paul Jacobson

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Re: Facebook Connect Wordpress Plugin Leaked

Tuesday at 6:53 am - Link

"Any indication how the plugin will interface with a blog that has Disqus installed? Would it just add it on somewhere around the commenting field?" - Paul Jacobson

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Re: Chrome, Android, and The Cloud

Tuesday at 5:40 am - Link

"I'm reserving judgment on this for now. Between Firefox and Safari I am not sure what more I could need from a browser but then Google has this knack for sneaking up on the competition and really changing the game (or not - depends on the project). Google's web-based apps are really great and they keep getting better but from what I hear about Android, I am going to stick with Nokia. There is a lot of potential in Android but it just seems that the development process is not exactly going all out to develop something really innovative, just more of the same with new hype." - Paul Jacobson

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Lifehacker's Guide to Nabbing the Job You Want [Job Search]

Tuesday at 12:30 am - Link

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Important work can be done while daydreaming - The Boston Globe

Tuesday at 12:13 am - Link

The benefits of daydreaming ... - Paul Jacobson

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“MacBooks no longer come standard with remotes!!! Shock! Horror!”

Tuesday at 12:07 am - Link

Didn't you know that? - Paul Jacobson via twhirl

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Companies on Twitter

Monday at 9:43 pm - Link

A couple ways companies can benefit from using Twitter. - Paul Jacobson

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Preparing for an Epiphany : high class head.wrestling

August 29 at 2:14 pm - Link

I will be presenting/participating at this discussion, should be very interesting! - Paul Jacobson

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My Best Advice About Social Networking

August 28 at 10:23 pm - Link

Another goodie by Chris Brogan. - Paul Jacobson

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Gotham Knight

August 28 at 10:20 pm - Link

After catching <a href="http://evansims.com/movies/the...">The Dark Knight</a> earlier today and loving it, I decided to pick up Gotham Knight and give it a try too. One can never get enough Batman, right? Gotham Knight is a direct-to-DVD anthology of six short, animated stories that take place in between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, with each film being written by different writers and produced by different animation studios. What makes Gotham Knight so interesting is that each studio, and indeed writer, was given free reign to explore entirely different aspects of Bruce Wayne, Batman and indeed Gotham City itself. Each story is very different from the previous in terms of subject and visual style, but perhaps more interestingly each story reveals something different about Batman himself.<img src="http://evansims.com/images/got..." alt="Scene from 'Have I Got a Story For You'" />The first film, Have I - Paul Jacobson

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Fatty fatty facebook.

August 26 at 1:46 pm - Link

Reading this post I don't mind not having loads more Facebook friends. Suddenly having actual friends as opposed to just random names isn't such a bad thing. - Paul Jacobson

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Fatty fatty facebook.

August 26 at 1:46 pm - Link

Reading this post I don't mind not having loads more Facebook friends. Suddenly having actual friends as opposed to just random names isn't such a bad thing. - Paul Jacobson

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huge and important news: free licenses upheld

August 25 at 11:29 pm - Link

So for non-lawgeeks, this won't seem important. But trust me, this is huge. I am very proud to report today that the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (THE "IP" court in the US) has <a href="http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/o...">upheld a free (ok, they call them "open source") copyright license</a>, explicitly pointing to the work of <a href="http://creativecommons.org">Creative Commons</a> and others. (The specific license at issue was the <a href="http://www.opensource.org/lice...">Artistic License</a>.) This is a very important victory, and I am very very happy that the <a href="http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/">Stanford Center for Internet and Society</a> played a key role in securing it. Congratulations especially to <a href="http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/p...">Chris Ridder</a> and <a href="http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/p...">Anthony Falzone</a> at the Center. In non-technical terms, the Court has held that - Paul Jacobson

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huge and important news: free licenses upheld

August 25 at 11:29 pm - Link

So for non-lawgeeks, this won't seem important. But trust me, this is huge. I am very proud to report today that the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (THE "IP" court in the US) has <a href="http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/o...">upheld a free (ok, they call them "open source") copyright license</a>, explicitly pointing to the work of <a href="http://creativecommons.org">Creative Commons</a> and others. (The specific license at issue was the <a href="http://www.opensource.org/lice...">Artistic License</a>.) This is a very important victory, and I am very very happy that the <a href="http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/">Stanford Center for Internet and Society</a> played a key role in securing it. Congratulations especially to <a href="http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/p...">Chris Ridder</a> and <a href="http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/p...">Anthony Falzone</a> at the Center. In non-technical terms, the Court has held that - Paul Jacobson

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Lamb: Budgeting litigation

August 25 at 11:25 pm - Link

<blockquote>[E]veryone can provide a budget. Everyone can live with a budget. The real questions are whether lawyers will agree to do so and whether clients will walk with their wallets when lawyers don't.</blockquote>See <a href="http://www.patrickjlamb.com">Pat Lamb</a>'s short but fine <a href="http://www.patrickjlamb.com/ar...">piece on budgeting litigation costs with a client</a>, a subject Hull McGuire is always re-thinking but infrequently getting right. "The Lie of Litigation Budgeting" is at his enduring and respected <a href="http://www.patrickjlamb.com/">In Search of Perfect Client Service</a>--the site which inspired the launch of WAC? three years ago. Pat, one the few litigators I've known with a natural gift for law firm economics, started the <a href="http://www.valoremlaw.com/">Valorem</a> firm in Chicago earlier this year. - Paul Jacobson

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Lamb: Budgeting litigation

August 25 at 11:25 pm - Link

<blockquote>[E]veryone can provide a budget. Everyone can live with a budget. The real questions are whether lawyers will agree to do so and whether clients will walk with their wallets when lawyers don't.</blockquote>See <a href="http://www.patrickjlamb.com">Pat Lamb</a>'s short but fine <a href="http://www.patrickjlamb.com/ar...">piece on budgeting litigation costs with a client</a>, a subject Hull McGuire is always re-thinking but infrequently getting right. "The Lie of Litigation Budgeting" is at his enduring and respected <a href="http://www.patrickjlamb.com/">In Search of Perfect Client Service</a>--the site which inspired the launch of WAC? three years ago. Pat, one the few litigators I've known with a natural gift for law firm economics, started the <a href="http://www.valoremlaw.com/">Valorem</a> firm in Chicago earlier this year. - Paul Jacobson

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Law Practice Today :: The End of 'Command Control' Approaches to Knowledge Management?

August 25 at 10:38 pm - Link

Knowledge sharing has been a challenge for law firms for quite some time with the tendency being to hoard knowledge that gives those lawyers an edge. - Paul Jacobson

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Law Practice Today :: The End of 'Command Control' Approaches to Knowledge Management?

August 25 at 10:38 pm - Link

Knowledge sharing has been a challenge for law firms for quite some time with the tendency being to hoard knowledge that gives those lawyers an edge. - Paul Jacobson

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Let's Go Crazy: What Does It Mean to "Consider" Fair Use?

August 25 at 10:29 pm - Link

Stephanie Lenz posted a homemade video on YouTube.com, depicting her toddler son dancing in his walker, with the song "Let's Go Crazy" by "the artist professionally known as Prince" playing in the background. Several months later, attorneys for Universal Music, owner of the copyright in the recording, sent a takedown notice pursuant to § 512(c) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which requires that the notice include among other things "a statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law." The video was promptly removed. Lenz responded with a DMCA counter-notification, and the video was re-posted several weeks later.Lenz then instituted suit against Universal for damages and attorney fees under § 512(f) of the DMCA, alleging that in issuing the takedown notice, Universal lacked the statutorily requi - Paul Jacobson

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Let's Go Crazy: What Does It Mean to "Consider" Fair Use?

August 25 at 10:29 pm - Link

Stephanie Lenz posted a homemade video on YouTube.com, depicting her toddler son dancing in his walker, with the song "Let's Go Crazy" by "the artist professionally known as Prince" playing in the background. Several months later, attorneys for Universal Music, owner of the copyright in the recording, sent a takedown notice pursuant to § 512(c) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which requires that the notice include among other things "a statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law." The video was promptly removed. Lenz responded with a DMCA counter-notification, and the video was re-posted several weeks later.Lenz then instituted suit against Universal for damages and attorney fees under § 512(f) of the DMCA, alleging that in issuing the takedown notice, Universal lacked the statutorily requi - Paul Jacobson

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