What Is the First Amendment For? – Opinionator Blog – NYTimes.com.
First Amendment buffs (especially those who teach it) will enjoy how Fish breaks down the “irreconcilable differences” between the majority and dissent’s views in Citizens United.
Category: Worth a Look
Music in the cloud – free and legal?
I’d be shocked if the music industry goes along with this and Apple can pull it off. There must be a down side to this–perhaps fishing for illegal downloads?
Apple will not offer a subscription option to the iTunes Store. Instead, it will complement the current model with cloud storage, giving iTunes users the ability to “to navigate and play their music, videos and playlists from their personal URL using a browser based iTunes experience.”
ACTA agenda – including transparency
An ACTA negotiations agenda has been released by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The talks are to happen next week, and include an hour-long discussion of transparency, and a half hour dedicated to “press release”.
Mark your calendar: there may be new ACTA info the afternoon of Friday, January 29.
Big news: Google to take the filters off Chinese searches
Official Google Blog: A new approach to China.
We’ll see if they can pull it off.