I have been thinking about a theory of privacy online lately, and came across a fairly thought provoking article which will appear in the latest Newsweek. It points out that companies like Microsoft, Google, and AOL are gathering all sorts of personal information, and that there’s a good chance that we won’t complain because of …
I got a surprise when trying to upload my first video to YouTube last night (which was reported today): YouTube has set a maximum video length of 10 minutes. Their statement says that they found most videos over this amount of time were obviously infringing copyright, and offered a “premium content program” for content owners …
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has completed their draft on changes to telecommunication law, and perhaps no surprise, there is nothing in the text which could be understood to prevent providers from tiering service. (C Net, as always, has an article which does an excellent job of explaining neutrality and the various arguments). …
It turns out that it’s all about competition after all. C Net’s latest story about the testimony of the “broadband giants” shows that the telecos are interested in getting into the video business, and they do not want to have to open up their large future video pipes to the whole net or potentially slow …
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.
Think of this blog as "John thinking out loud."
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