(entry last updated: 2002-12-22 18:44:45)

• Just found this as I was heading out the door: The Freedom of Imagination: Copyright’s Constitutionality by Jed Rubenfeld in the Yale Law Journal. The abstract (all I’ve had time for - I have to pick up someone!) suggests a new construction for copyright that would limit those pesky First Amendment issues that keep coming up.

• Take a look at this Slashdot article (and links, esp. the interview with the leader of the Gnutella2 protocol) to catch up on what is called the "Gnutella wars"

• The Shifted Librarian summarizes Pat Schroeder’s most recent difficulties with librarians - those pirates!

• BoingBoing points to this disturbing tale. Totally off-topic, I know, but all I can suggest is a calming visit to Get Your War On to remind yourself you aren’t alone. Or you can read the Draft National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace.

• And Doc Searls has this lovely subversive photo. It took me a while to figure it out, even with the blog entry title.

• JoHo the Blog points to an interesting term paper on copyright and the French philosophical traditions behind it. The Blog also continues the Eric Norlin discussion, although steering it toward digital identity concepts.

• Some more on the Studio 321 lawsuit at ZDNet.

• All the submitted comments for the rulemaking on DMCA exemptions have been posted. Lots of interesting names represented. Wired News has a writeup.

• The Washington Post has an extensive article discussing KaZaA’s relative success in eluding the RIAA - there’s a Slashdot discussion