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A new U.S. president prepares to take office… will his “change” include a new technology policy? French record labels gear up for a fight against open source media sharing software. A European fashion designer tries to enforce a copyright judgment in New York. The judge who shut down Napster proposes a sweeping copyright reform. Craigslist fights prostitutes. It’s time for a global perspective! Hear Michael and Josh tackle these issues and more on this week’s special internationally-focused episode of The Singularity Law Podcast!

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 Singularity Law Episode 7: The Global Perspective [46:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Here are the show notes for this week’s episode:

Shownotes for The Singularity Law Podcast: Episode 7 for November 17, 2008

Our Panel for Today:

• Prof. Michael Scott of The Singularity Law Blog
• Josh Kagan of The Josh Kagan Blog

President-Elect Obama Talks Technology Policy

• Barack Obama’s Technology Proposals (From Campaign)
• Digg Dialogg with Al Gore
• Michael’s blog: We Need a Technology Policy for the 21st Century
• Josh’s blog: On Technology Policy, Let’s Be More Specific
• CNET writes about Obama’s search for a national CTO
• Also from CNET: Obama’s Mixed Signals on Transparency

Net Neutrality

• Michael’s blog: Network Neutrality: To Regulate or Not to Regulate
• Wired: Net Neutrality Advocates In Charge of Obama Team Review of FCC

From Pages to Platforms: The Law of Web 2.0 and Beyond

• Webcast of Josh’s Talk

Practice Pointer: Conditional vs. Promissory Language in Licenses

• Jacobsen v. Katzer (Fed. Cir. Aug. 13, 2008)
• Josh’s blog: Win For Open Source in Jacobsen v. Katzer

Turbulence in the International Arena

• Torrentfreak: Record Labels to Sue Vuze, Limewire and SourceForge
• Intellectual Property Law Blog: Why US Web Site Owners Should Watch Foreign Suits (PDF)

Nap ster Judge Proposes Radical Copyright Reform

• Wired writes about Judge Patel’s proposals

Final Thoughts: Craigslist and Hookers

• Silicon Alley Insider: Craigslist: From Now On, All Hookers Require A Valid Credit Card

We apologize for the fluctuations in sound quality throughout this episode. We realized about 15 minutes into recording that our microphone had a bad connection.