Monday, March 2, 2009
Caving Into Bullies (AKA, Here We Go Again)
Amazon has caved into demands from the Authors Guild that it disable the ability of the Kindle to read a book aloud. This is very bad news.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Reboot the FCC
Economic growth requires innovation. Trouble is, Washington is practically designed to resist it. Built into the DNA of the most important agencies created to protect innovation is an almost irresistible urge to protect the most powerful instead. The FCC is a perfect example.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Google’s Gatekeepers
In 2006, Thailand announced it was blocking access to YouTube for anyone with a Thai I.P. address, and then identified 20 offensive videos for Google to remove as a condition of unblocking the site.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
McCain/Palin Campaign Angry Over Bogus DMCA Takedowns
Concerns about DMCA takedown abuse and fair use aren’t limited to Lawrence Lessig, the EFF, and Free Press—John McCain and Sarah Palin are going all mavericky on the issue as well.
Monday, October 13, 2008
In Defense of Piracy
In early February 2007, Stephanie Lenz’s 13-month-old son started dancing. Pushing a walker across her kitchen floor, Holden Lenz started moving to the distinctive beat of a song by Prince, “Let’s Go Crazy.” He had heard the song before. The beat had obviously stuck. So when Holden heard the song again, he did what any sensible 13-month-old would do–he accepted Prince’s invitation and went “crazy” to the beat.
Friday, August 29, 2008
“Faith-Based” Technology Policy
On Aug. 14th, just 82 days before the general election, John McCain released his technology platform, an extraordinarily important document, if only because of the extraordinary importance technology has to the Nation’s economy.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Little Orphan Artworks
Congress is considering a major reform of copyright law intended to solve the problem of “orphan works” — those works whose owner cannot be found. This “reform” would be an amazingly onerous and inefficient change, which would unfairly and unnecessarily burden copyright holders with little return to the public.
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