Link without fear – Copyright in Ireland in a Digital Age
The Copyright Review Committee report has been published. Headline recommendations:
Ensure the right of free speech is a central element of the new copyright regime, including in the areas of parody and satire; Legalise legitimate forms of copying by introducing an explicit and broadly defined “Fair Use” policy. Ensure the extent of copyright ownership is balanced against the public good; Design a system which is clear to all parties, including end users; Design an enforcement mechanism which is easy to understand, transparent and accessible to all parties; Target penalties at those who infringe on copyright rather than on third parties such as intermediaries; Future-proof the new regime by basing it on applicable principles rather than rules relevant to today’s technology only; Make it easy for end-users to identify and engage with owners of copyright material.
Here’s hoping Sean Sherlock now does what he said he’d do, and acts on these recommendations.(tags: copyright law ireland reports fair-use free-speech satire parody copying copyfight ownership ip drm linking)
Storm at spider.io – London Storm Meetup 2013-06-18
Not just a Storm success story. Interesting slides indicating where a startup *stopped* using Storm as realtime wasn’t useful to their customers
(tags: storm realtime hadoop cascading python cep spider.io anti-spam events architecture distcomp low-latency slides rabbitmq)