I’ve been riding Apple quite a bit lately over their hard/software openness policies. In some ways it’s like nagging a sibling who you like, but want to see do their best. It seems I’m not completely alone in this. John Battelle posted along with Tim O’Reily an invite to participate their Web 2.0 conference. What’s …
While I’m recommending movies, I’d also give The Most Dangerous Man in America an A+, 5 stars, two thumbs…whatever. If you’re at all interested in journalism or the First Amendment, do not miss it.
My wife and I are deep in the middle of the Wisconsin Film Fest and just got back from a viewing of Waking Sleeping Beauty, a documentary about the later hay-days of Disney animation. This particular film was high on her list, and I was pleasantly surprised at what an entertaining show it was. Producer …
Apple’s explanation for rejecting an app of political cartoons: Applications may be rejected if they contain content or materials of any kind text, graphics, images, photographs, sounds, etc. that in Apple’s reasonable judgement may be found objectionable, for example, materials that may be considered obscene, pornographic, or defamatory. The attached example content? Apple attached screenshots …
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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