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Medieval Copy Protection: I Put A Curse On You

Slashdot points us to this wonderful blog post on the Got Medieval blog about how monks and scribes in the middle ages "copy protected" their books with "book curses" inscribed within the book.

I almost wonder if those were more effective than today s DRM attempts.

The blog has a nice image of one such curse, but here are a couple that I find amusing: Should anyone by craft of any device whatever abstract this book from this place may

LCD Filter Could Make Screens 400 Percent More Energy Efficient

A new grating pattern allows more light to pass through the filter to enhance efficiency

Librarian, Windows 7 Libraries Management Tool

Libraries have been integrated into the Windows 7 operating system by Microsoft, to provide users with an option to manage files residing in multiple different directories. That’s for instance helpful if videos, photos, or music are not stored in just one directory on the system, but in multiple locations. Users have options to create new [...]

Big Brother In Your Garbage Cans

Reader Stan alerted us to a recent report out of Cleveland, where the city will apparently be placing RFID chips in recycling bins to monitor whether or not you ve been a good little earth saver lately. The way it works, apparently, is that the system will monitor whether or not you bring your recycling bin to the curb, and

Firefox 3.6.9 Update Available

The big day yesterday continued at Mozilla with the release of Firefox 3.6.9, an update to the stable branch of the web browser. Firefox 3.6.9 is a security and stability update for the browser. It is therefor highly recommended to update the Internet browser as soon as possible to protect the computer from those issues. [...]

EFF Location Privacy Win: Courts May Require Search Warrants for Cell Phone Location Records

The Third Circuit today agreed with EFF, holding that federal law allows judges the discretion to require that the government obtain a probable cause search warrant before accessing cell phone location data. The Court further agreed with EFF that location information that can be used to demonstrate or infer that someone or something was in a private space such as the home may be protected

Twitter will log that click

Soon, Twitter will be collecting data on which Twitter users click any links in any Twitter streams. They will also be able to collect IP address info for any user (even non-Twitter users) who click on any link in any Twitter message via the Twitter Web interface. Hmm. - Lauren Weinstein, Google Buzz

Iron Maiden, Connects With Fans, And The Fans Buy

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Defense Lawyers Sue to Limit Laptop, Phone Searches at Airports

The association - as well as a group of photographers and a doctoral student - says the searches as they are done now violate the Fourth Amendment because customs officials are not required to have suspicion of wrongdoing before searching and copying electronic information. Some of the information is also protected by the First Amendment or by attorney-client privilege, the plaintiffs argue in their complaint. Lisa Wayne, the president-elect of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, is among the lawyers

Innovation: CERN collides with a patent reality

The particle physics laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland, has been reluctant to patent the inventions it creates in pursuit of exotic subatomic entities. But it hopes that will soon change: last week, it struck a deal with the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to ensure that it profits better from its engineers innovations in fields like imaging, computing, particle detection and superconducting magnets, says international relations adviser Maurizio Bona. - New Scientist

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