Someone on an e-mail list asked for opinions on the legality of a program called “Tunebite,” which allows one to strip the rights management limitations from a number of music file formats. What was interesting about the conversation was the wide variations in interpretations of the law. One poster was satisfied with the fact that …
My preliminary exams were finished last week, and the edits have just been handed in. I’ve been out of the loop for quite awhile as far as news goes, but have had quite a bit of time to think again about why I blog. After doing so much reading, it’s obvious to me that scholarship …
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."
(For more on this idea and why I blog, please see this category.)