Thoughts on the social impacts of information and communication technology policy.
Google Chrome users of some of the Drupal sites I designed have been having difficulty posting. It took me some time to track down a solution, but it appears in this thread. Seems that all you have to do is open a new tab and try the post again.
Hope this helps someone else as well!
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Regulators may drop broadband line-sharing bombshell.
I’m not sure how this might jibe with the Brand X decision, but this could be a big win for creating competition in the broadband industry. Hopefully it will help to lower prices, drive network expansion, and ensure neutrality. …but maybe that’s hoping for too much.
Apple Banning iPhone Hackers from iTunes? | TiPb.
It appears as though Apple may be blocking known jailbreakers from iTunes. Considering the potential for piracy, this makes a bit of sense on Apple’s part, but seems a little heavy handed. I suppose if you want to tinker with a device, you should be ready for services to break.
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Google shuts down music blogs without warning | Music | guardian.co.uk
This article shows how haphazard the notice/takedown process can be. Often nobody knows who has cleared permission, and bloggers cannot tell which posts are said to be offending.
I guess Google is only interested in hosting your speech if it’s in text?
Justice Dept. defends warrantless cell phone tracking | Politics and Law – CNET News.
The justice department is arguing that they shouldn’t need a warrant to request the locations of cell phone users. Wonder why they don’t want to follow the (greatly streamlined) process.
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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.)