Blink Monitor » law http://blinkmonitor.com News on technology books in the Ottawa Library via RSS feed. First, click in the tag cloud below at the right. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:31:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 I Know Who You Are http://blinkmonitor.com/2012/01/i-know-who-you-are/ http://blinkmonitor.com/2012/01/i-know-who-you-are/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:54:53 +0000 rleir http://blinkmonitor.com/?p=4939 I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did – Social Networks and the Death of Privacy, Lori Andrews, – 2012

Lawyers and policy makers will want to read this book. Hardcover, 200 pages.

]]> http://blinkmonitor.com/2012/01/i-know-who-you-are/feed/ 0 The Most Dangerous Man http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/11/the-most-dangerous-man/ http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/11/the-most-dangerous-man/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:13:23 +0000 rleir http://blinkmonitor.com/?p=4630 The Most Dangerous Man in the World – How One Hacker Ended Corporate and Government Secrecy Forever, Andrew Fowler, – 2011

Yet another book about Wikileaks and Julian Assange. Well written by a journalist. Hardcover, 250 pages.

]]> http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/11/the-most-dangerous-man/feed/ 0 Julian Assange Et Wikileaks http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/08/julian-assange-et-wikileaks/ http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/08/julian-assange-et-wikileaks/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:28:48 +0000 rleir http://blinkmonitor.com/?p=4377 Julian Assange Et Wikileaks:La Guerre Pour La Vérité, Valérie Guichaoua, 2011

]]> http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/08/julian-assange-et-wikileaks/feed/ 0 The Most Dangerous Man in the World http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/08/the-most-dangerous-man-in-the-world/ http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/08/the-most-dangerous-man-in-the-world/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:21:33 +0000 rleir http://blinkmonitor.com/?p=4374 The Most Dangerous Man in the World – How One Hacker Ended Corporate and Government Secrecy Forever, Andrew Fowler, 2011

]]> http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/08/the-most-dangerous-man-in-the-world/feed/ 0 Julian Assange http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/08/julian-assange/ http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/08/julian-assange/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:10:36 +0000 rleir http://blinkmonitor.com/?p=4368 Julian Assange: A Modern Day Hero? – Inside the world of Wikileaks, worldbeyondborders.org, DVD – 2011

If you want to understand Assange’s motivation, this video might help. DVD, 3 hours.

]]> http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/08/julian-assange/feed/ 0 Inside Wikileaks http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/05/inside-wikileaks/ http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/05/inside-wikileaks/#comments Sat, 28 May 2011 09:40:04 +0000 rleir http://blinkmonitor.com/?p=3979 Continue reading →]]> Inside Wikileaks – My Time with Julian Assange at the World’s Most Dangerous Website, Daniel Domscheit-Berg, Doubleday, 2011

Domscheit-Berg was Assange’s partner in creating WikiLeaks until they parted ways. This book reveals what goes on behind the curtain at WikiLeaks, and is a window into Berlin’s Chaos Computer club. The book was written with a co-author, and is very readable.  Hardcover, 250 pages.

]]> http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/05/inside-wikileaks/feed/ 0 Modernism and Copyright http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/04/modernism-and-copyright/ http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/04/modernism-and-copyright/#comments Sat, 30 Apr 2011 08:23:40 +0000 rleir http://blinkmonitor.com/?p=3867 Modernism and Copyright, Paul Saint-Amour, Oxford University Press,
2011

This book is a collection of essays about the history of copyright law and recent developments relating to DMCA. It has an academic tone. 350 pages.

]]> http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/04/modernism-and-copyright/feed/ 0 Wikileaks War on Secrecy http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/04/wikileaks-inside/ http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/04/wikileaks-inside/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:04:42 +0000 rleir http://blinkmonitor.com/?p=3858 Wikileaks Inside Julian Assange’s War on Secrecy, David Leigh, (- 2011)

A fascinating account of the WikiLeaks drama, written by Guardian journalists. 300 pages.

]]> http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/04/wikileaks-inside/feed/ 0 Profit from your Idea http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/04/profit-from-your-idea/ http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/04/profit-from-your-idea/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:01:31 +0000 rleir http://blinkmonitor.com/?p=3846 Profit from your Idea – How to Make Smart Licensing Deals, Richard Stim, – 2010

Patent law has changed a bit in the last few years. Recent court cases have set new precedents, some involving software. 400 pages.

]]> http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/04/profit-from-your-idea/feed/ 0 Wikileaks Transparency http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/03/wikileaks/ http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/03/wikileaks/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:23:14 +0000 rleir http://blinkmonitor.com/?p=3781 book coverWikileaks and the Age of Transparency, Micah L. Sifry, 2011

Wikileaks’ effects on politics worldwide. This well written book can be read online at the OPL site, or at Google Books. It is also available the traditional way in paperback.

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