The white house has asked the Onion to not use the presidential seal on its website. Evidently, there’s a law (signed by Nixon, I believe) that the presidential seal can only be used: Use by way of photographic or electronic visual reproduction in pictures, moving pictures, or telecasts of bona fide news content …among other …
It looks as though the new FCC rules on wiretaps are being primarily fought by Universities (Colleges Protest Call to Upgrade Online Systems). At issue is the fact that Internet hardware must be upgraded at great cost to allow for authorities to monitor the traffic of those who are under subpoena. While it looks like …
Thanks to the British news media (with a little help from the Google desktop news ticker), I learned of a meeting between the FBI and higher-ed representatives to exchange “advice on the culture of higher education.” Included in the talks, and quoted in the article below was UW-Madison’s own chancellor Wiley. At the moment, local …
I just received access to try out a new web browser called “Flock.” While it’s built on Firefox (my browser of choice), it is enhanced by a number of “social” features such as blogging, photo and bookmark sharing. Being on a social-networking kick lately, I’m glad that I’ll get the chance to check it out. …
John is a PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He studies the social impact of media technology law and policy, with a special emphasis on copyright. He also is an instructional technology consultant for DoIT-Academic Technology.
John doesn't update his blog often, and many of the thoughts are probably half-baked. While the web has sort of an eternal memory, the current and future reader is urged not to take all of this too seriously.
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