RIAA copyright education contradictory, critics say | CNET News.com It looks as though a number of groups are going to “issue a joint statement condemning some statements on the Recording Industry Association of America’s video.” Pointing out the discrepancies and generous interpretations of the law must be done, but I hope that the statement also …
Times Withholds Web Article in Britain – New York Times Here’s an interesting note about how the Times blocked an article from IP addresses within Britain because it contained information that might prejudice an English jury. Kudos to the Times for coming right out and admitting the block. The problem with this action is the …
A bit more information about the New RIAA Video addressed earlier. It turns out that it was produced while working with Educause, the organization dedicated to the issue of education and technology and is also responsible for handling the .edu domain name. This is surprising to me, as one would have thought that there would …
In what appears to be little-reported in the U.S. media, the BBC reports: A US businessman has been charged with offering broadcasts of Hezbollah’s al-Manar satellite television station to customers in the New York-area. It appears from this report that this individual is being charged with “doing business with a terrorist entity” because of his …
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.
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