Monthly Archives: March 2007

Have you lost your domain name?

Posted on March 31, 2007 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

When people choose a company to register a domain name, they MUST be very careful what they do. Recent events around RegisterFly have shown that anyone can LOSE their domain name, if their registrar goes out of business, or if … Continue reading →

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Are the technologies for file sharing and the filtering of the web traffic acceptable from a legal standpoint?

Posted on March 30, 2007 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Remarks from Veni: On March 16 the Bulgarian special forces for combatting organized crime, have ordered the major telecoms to filter the access to and from the web site www.arenabg.com. The request was based on the current law, but was … Continue reading →

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A Global Initiative, Suspicious Methods

Posted on March 30, 2007 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Remarks from Veni: On March 16 the Bulgarian special forces for combatting organized crime, have ordered the major telecoms to filter the access to and from the web site www.arenabg.com. The request was based on the current law, but was … Continue reading →

Posted in copyright, in English | 1 Comment

ITU Telecom Europe 2007 – Sofia

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Yes, it’s true. The 2007 ITU Telecom will take place in Sofia, December 3 – 6, 2007! Potential speakers / panelists can submit abstracts until April 5. See more at www.itu.int/EUROPE2007/forum/i. If you are interested in what happens in the … Continue reading →

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More on Copyright

Posted on March 13, 2007 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Just saw Larry Lessig’s blog about how bad it is to copy copyright material (the first link is to the category, the second to the article itself). Worth reading. Here are two of the arguments, edited (bold from me). Fallacy … Continue reading →

Posted in copyright, in English, USА | 2 Comments

Wiretapping in Bulgaria – useless. Other countries to follow?

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Today the head of the Sofia City Court Svetlin Mihaylov has announced some statistics for 2006, which is shocking! Only 10 % of the wiretapped conversation are being used in cases against criminals. Only 5 % of those 10 % … Continue reading →

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Copyright in the 21st Century

Posted on March 10, 2007 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

I have been part of different copyright-related projects for the last 10 years. I believe that the old model of copyright is already exhausted. The huge music/audios/software/patent/etc industry needs a new model. Better said, the analog copyright versions should give … Continue reading →

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20 Years since graduation (114 AEG)

Posted on March 7, 2007 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

This year marks 20 years since my graduation. I studied at the famous (and notorious while I was there) 114 AEG (AEG = Anglijska Ezikova Gimnazia, or English Language School). I’d like to ask classmates worldwide (about half of us … Continue reading →

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Dell notebook

Posted on March 1, 2007 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

I got a new Dell XPS m1210 – wonderful piece! After some minor updates and edits, I can highly recommend it for usage by anyone. It’s worth getting one! I could recommend it, but not immediately – there are some … Continue reading →

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