Callum writes, "A New Zealand ISP has had its TV ads rejected by multiple NZ TV Networks (there are three in total, bless) citing a possible 'breach of copyright'."
The ads from Slingshot promote a free IP geo-unblocking service that lets users access sites such as Netflix, Hulu and BBC iplayer that are not available in New Zealand.
Coincidentally, at least two of the networks have all just launched or are planning to launch their own Netflix-like services.
Mediaworks joins Sky, TVNZ in banning Slingshot ads [NZ Herald]
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Fast Company’s Mark Sullivan asked me to explain what could happen if Apple went through with its rumored plans to ship a phone with no analog sound outputs, only digital ones — what kind of DRM badness might we expect to emerge?
Rogue archivist Carl Malamud writes, “I just got back from the big debate on is free law like free beer that has been brewing for months at the American Bar Association over the question of who gets to read public safety codes and on what terms.”
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