Archive for the ‘Activism’ Category
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
ROFLMAO. In case you didn't know about xkcd, prepare to waste a lot of time and go there now.
(Non-hotlink here; credit to Lok)
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Saturday, January 26th, 2008
Robert Reich's latest book, Supercapitalism, is a fantastic analysis of the current relationship between corporations, citizens, and politics.
I put Supercapitalism on my wish list after Prof. Lawrence Lessig's glowing recommendation. While I make no pretense of being such a gifted writer as either of these scholars, here I attempt to ...
Posted in Activism, Antitrust, Congress, Corruption, Industry Self-Regulation, Media criticism, Network neutrality, Speech, Telecommunications, Telecommunications law | No Comments »
Friday, December 21st, 2007
Kembrew McLeod, dressed as a robot named Mr. Ifobca, confronted Bill Clinton and demanded he apologize for his deliberate racial smear against Sista Souljah.
Read more about Mr. Ifobca's adventures here.
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Thursday, November 15th, 2007
Do you or somebody you know have deep interest in new media policy and a summer to burn? Are you interested in a summer in San Francisco or DC with one of several groups, including EFF, CDT, or Public Knowledge? Would $7000 accelerate your decision-making?
If so, you should apply for ...
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Monday, October 22nd, 2007
The Open Net Initiative has just produced a brief technical study of the Burmese government's internet censorship, including a complete shutdown from September 29 through October 4.
Allow me to spoil the report's ending for you:
While the [Burmese government] has exacerbated its legacy of massive human rights violations through this crackdown, ...
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Friday, October 19th, 2007
Lawrence Lessig's switch from copyfighting to fighting political corruption has made huge waves among copyright activists, many of whom were first driven to action by Lessig's writings. I instantly agreed with his premises and thus supported his switch (ditto Ed Baker's quieter, impending switch from focusing on media policy to ...
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Friday, March 23rd, 2007
Creative Commons has launched a new initiative, CCLearn, designed ""to break down the barriers - whether legal, technical or cultural - between different collections of open educational content."
They're also seeking an executive director, if you're interested in such work.
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Friday, March 23rd, 2007
If you've ever been a fan of StayFree! Magazine, you can help pick the best articles from the magazine's history.
Sadly, Carrie McLaren & Co. are calling it quits on the published mag, but at least they'll keep the StayFree! blog up and running. Print pubs take a lot of time ...
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Thursday, February 8th, 2007
Minilinkfest: I'm wicked busy, but there were too many good stories this midweek to pass up. Here's #1:
Josh Wolf, a blogger who's refused to cooperate with federal prosecutors who want to see the unedited footage of a protest he shot, has set the record for time spent in jail by ...
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Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
The final version of my net neutrality paper, Opening Bottlenecks: On Behalf of Mandated Network Neutrality (pdf), is online at the Federal Comm Law Journal website. Any feedback is very welcome.
I've also submitted it as a comment with the Federal Trade Commission's broadband connectivity workshop. They're taking comments on connectivity ...
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