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If nothing else, "Avatar" is a computational tour-de-force. Here are some details of the kit they used: It takes a lot of data c...

I don't have much time for either of the main UK political parties (or many of the others, come to that), but I must give some kudos to ...

I've been writing about the Loongson chip for three years now. As I've noted several times, this chip is important because (a) it...

This is a national disgrace : New legal powers to allow the British Library to archive millions of websites are to be fast-tracked by minist...

The UK government's Canute-like efforts to stem the tide of online copyright infringement have plumbed new depths, it seems : Proposals ...

Open source software is obviously extremely interesting to companies from a utilitarian viewpoint: it means they can reduce costs and – more...

I've noted before that at the heart of the ACTA negotiations there is a con-trick being played upon the world: insofar as the mighty on...

One of the deep ironies of the free software world, which is predicated on freedom, is that it effectively requires people to become experts...

Google could not exist without open source software: licensing costs would be prohibitive if it had based its business on proprietary applic...

As long-suffering readers of this blog will know, one of the reasons I regard software patents as dangerous is because software consists of ...

I do love it when copyright maximalist organisations like the MPAA put out statements, because they invariably put their foot in it too. Th...

Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner for Competition Policy, had some news this morning: Today is an important day for internet users in Euro...

Contrary to some public perceptions, the Free Software Foundation is not keen on litigating against those who fail to respect the terms of t...

Last week, on my opendotdotdot blog, I was praising the Australian government for its moves to open up its data. I was rapidly – and rightly...

Want a good laugh ? One hour ago, a spoof press release targeted Canada in order to generate hurtful rumors and mislead the Conference of Pa...

I and others (notably Roy Schestowitz ) have noted the interesting similarities between Microsoft and Monsanto at various levels; but a majo...

In a way, I suppose we should be grateful that the content industries have decided to dig their heels in over the question of providing more...

The European Commission has released a report [. pdf ] with the rather unpromising title "Trends in connectivity technologies and thei...

It's significant that books about the commons are starting to appear more frequently now. Here's one that came out six months ago:...

I don't think this needs much comment: The Chamber's Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) has been front and center in this d...

I and many others have already noted that the proposed Digital Economy Bill gives far too many sweeping powers to the government. According...

One of the heartening trends in openness recently has been the increasing, if belated, release of non-personal government data around the wo...

I like Amazon's services. Indeed, judging by the amount I spend with the company, I'm probably a suitable case for treatment for Am...

As we know, the UK government intends to force UK ISPs to store vast amounts of data about our online activities. The idea that this might ...

I've written several times about the trick that ACTA uses to blur the distinction between large-scale, criminal counterfeiting, and dom...