No Beacon here...

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:41:53 +0000

I maintain a very minimal Facebook page which I check maybe twice a month now, as I hinted at a while ago. I’m just not the social network site kind of person. Facebook is kind of funky, but I still conduct most of my communication via IM and e-mail. Anyway, with Facebook’s [Beacon system](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beacon_(Facebook%29), and the fact that you opt out rather than opt in, I decided to go and opt out, though it’s not amazingly clear that you have opted out. No Beacon here…

Personally, as I’m not a zealot, this wont impact me much either, but I wonder if this is the beginning of the decline of Facebook. Or even if I’d notice. But hey, if you want to contact me, give it a try!

IPRED2 - because we love you

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:08:36 +0000

Well, it seems another region is looking at an interesting copyright law. The EU is about to vote on IPRED 2 [Intellectual Property Enforcement Directive - the Second], which though it may be a good title for a comic, makes lousy law. From the EFF’s CopyCrime page:

If IPRED2 passes in its current form, “aiding, abetting, or inciting” copyright infringement on a “commercial scale” in the EU will become a crime.

Penalties for these brand new copycrimes will include permanent bans on doing business, seizure of assets, criminal records, and fines of up to €100,000.

EFF CopyCrime

That seems rather vague to me, and everyone else it seems. The EFF have a lot about it, and though I’m not expert on law, it seems like a pretty random law which plenty of lawyer shops posing as tech companies (hello SCO!) will use to annoy, irritate and generally rip off. Amazingly, even the UK government is against it in its current form!

Have a look anyway. Personally I think it seems like a rather general ruling to target a more specific type of problem.

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Mirai The Great — 2007-04-27

Gave up on the Xanga site and created my own WordPress powered blog server. Check it out:

http://mirai.hayashi-web.net (my blog) http://baby.hayashi-web.net (for the offspring)

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