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Freedom to Differ 
A blog that speaks freely about legal issues facing the media and the internet. It mainly covers issues relating to the legal regulation of the internet and the media, but at times Constitutional law issues and politics are discussed. While the focus is on Australia, developments in other nations around the world are considered as well.
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Daily Twitter Links
Posted on July 02, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: i haven't really used digg in ages ... "Can A Twitter-y Redesign Save Digg?" http://j.mp/aotbqd "Facebook breached my friend's privacy" says @bengrubb http://j.mp/9vyjNE i couldn't agree more ...
Techdirt: Twitpic Overreacts To Competitor's Tool That Helps Export Data
Posted on July 02, 2010We were just discussing the Facebook/Power.com mess, involving the question of whether or not a user can choose someone else's tool to access the data that they, themselves, put on another site, and it appears we may have another such case to look at...
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Posted on July 01, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: the new york times editorial page says "Confirm Elena Kagan" http://j.mp/96lPUG "Woody Allen said 90 percent of life is just showing up. The other 10 percent might be knowing when to leave." http://j...
Read the remarks of Justice Byrne when sentencing Jayent Patel
Posted on July 01, 2010You can read a copy of the ex tempore remarks Justice Byrne made when sentencing Jayent Patel this afternoon here.
Study of s 230 CDA immunity
Posted on July 01, 2010Anyone interested in internet law will want to read this academic article by David Ardia on s 230 of the Communications Decency Act: Ardia, David S., Free Speech Savior or Shield for Scoundrels: An Empirical Study of Intermediary Immunity Under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (June 16, 2010)...
Which is better, bacon or Kevin Bacon?
Posted on July 01, 2010There are certain questions that have dogged man throughout history. How can freedom and the common good be best reconciled? What are the limits of technology? Is free will an illusion? Now, important philosophy website BuzzFeed is finally addressing one of these long-asked questions: which is better, bacon or Kevin...
techPresident: Who Sent the "Yes We Can" Video Viral?
Posted on July 01, 2010A study by a Cal State-Long Beach political scientist finds that bloggers and the Obama campaign drove the remarkable spread of will.i.am's "Yes We Can" video, media coverage less so. Writing in the Journal of Information Technology & Politics (who knew?), Cal State-Long Beach political scientist Kevin Wallsten releases his...
Should all journalists write anonymously?
Posted on June 30, 2010The recent controversy over Washington Post blogger David Weigel's resignation raises a few tricky issues surrounding the political views of journalists and their reporting. Can journalists with strong political views still be objective when reporting? Although I am a generally strong believer in openness and transparency being the solution, I...
Spike Jonze documentary on Al Gore
Posted on June 30, 2010Following the shocking breakup of Al and Tipper Gore, rumor of his affair with Laurie David and the allegations unearthed last week by the National Enquirer in which an Oregon masseuse claimed she was sexually assaulted by Al Gore in his hotel room in 2006, the media interest in the...
Elena Kagan Supports TV Cameras in Supreme Court
Posted on June 30, 2010Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan was asked today by Herb Kohl (D-WI) whether she supports having television cameras present in the Supreme Court. "I think it would be a terrific thing to have cameras in the courtroom," she said. "When you see what happens there, it's an inspiring sight...
Daily Twitter Links: hospital edition
Posted on June 30, 2010Six days ago I fell very awkwardly and broke my ankle, rendering me in hospital until this morning. (Listen to an Audioboo I recorded about my fall here.) Although I didn't blog while in hospital, nothing could stop me from tweeting. So here are some of the things I've been...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on June 30, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: paul campos writes "Attack Kagan Already!" http://j.mp/dlyEeV a slate twitter contest: reduce the declaration of independence to a single tweet http://j.mp/9tcMdJ but when will hulu launch internationally? ...
Does anyone actually still use the Yellow Pages?
Posted on June 22, 2010?Dear Bell and Yellow Pages. We all have a thing called the internet. Please stop wasting stuff.? We fully subscribe those words. Yellow pages, it?s time for you to die. [Obsolete] via www.gizmodo.com.au
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on June 22, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: this is cool ... "Foursquare and C-SPAN Team Up for Political Education" http://j.mp/9dOk2o a slightly different take on file-sharing ... "File-sharing has weakened copyright?and helped society" http://j...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on June 21, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: but what will he does next? ... "Rahm Emanuel Expected To Quit After Midterm Elections" http://j.mp/butXrj the tvnewser blog asks "What do Supreme Court Justices, Popes and Andy Rooney Have In Common?" http://j...
iPorn: the pornography industry seduces the iPad
Posted on June 21, 2010According to Google Analytics, one of the most common search terms that lead people to this blog is "Porn 2.0". That is because of these two posts from a few years back: Porn 2.0 in April 2007 and Porn 2.0 on the rise in January 2008. So it is with...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on June 20, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: the new york times editorial page ponders "The Half-Life of Cellphones" http://j.mp/9DU0Ii i wonder if australian political parties are doing the same? ... "GOP guidelines issued for dealing with videographers" http://j...
Techdirt: Official Twilight T-Shirt Content Won't Let You Use Anything From Twilight | Techdirt
Posted on June 19, 2010David writes in to alert us to the rather hilarious situation where Cafe Press is running an official Twilight t-shirt design contest, where you can try to design a t-shirt for the upcoming release of the latest installment (didn't the last one come out like 3 weeks ago?) in the...
The Social Network one-sheet
Posted on June 19, 2010I love this new one-sheet poster for David Fincher's The Social Network, the upcoming movie about the founding of Facebook:
Vuvuzela on the streets of New York
Posted on June 19, 2010This is Yoni. He's really excited about the World Cup. To express his excitement, he went into the wilds of Times Square with a vuvuzela. This is his story. [LandlineTV] via deadspin.com
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on June 19, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: haha this is kind of funny ... "Juror Didn't Disclose MySpace Friendship With Defendant ... Because It Was Just MySpace" http://j.mp/98y1LI the next "where are they now?" from silicon valley insider ...
Analysis of the Twitter #penrithdebate
Posted on June 18, 2010Earlier this week there was Australia's first Twitter debate ahead of tomorrow's Penrith by-election for the NSW Parliament. I wasn't able to follow the debate in real time but here is some of the analysis of the experiment: Mark Bahnisch: A number of points can be made about this ?innovation?:...
Did Pixar rip off a French short with ?Up??
Posted on June 18, 2010That seems to be the possibility put forth in this detailed /Film post, which concludes (somehow) that it was all a coincidence. But truly, I wonder. One of the commenters mentions ?Finding Nemo? supposedly bearing a striking resemblance to a French children?s book...
Rules for using the "Reply All" button
Posted on June 18, 2010Abuse of the "Reply-All" button is far too common in most workplaces, so I would like to pass on some rules for using the "Reply-All" button from Gawker: An email with a long list of recipients can be an easy way to accomplish tasks by electronic committee...
Should jurors use the internet?
Posted on June 18, 2010I've written before how the access jurors have to the internet potentially poses a threat to our judicial process, so it was interesting to read this article that challenges my position and presents an argument that jurors should be able to use the internet to conduct outside research: Lacy, Gareth...
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