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Pot, Kettle, Black

Frank Field

February 08, 2012 18:44

Cary Sherman is going to convince you, no matter what it takes — but this is a real tour de force: What Wikipedia Won’t Tell You [pdf] Misinformation may be a dirty trick, but it works. Consider, for example, the claim that SOPA and PIPA were “censorship,” a loaded and inflammatory term...

Nice!

Frank Field

January 09, 2012 14:07

You so rarely see it stated so blatantly — “creators” at work! With ‘Porgy’ on Broadway, Gershwin Heirs Flex Their Rights [pdf] But estate decision making has been most controversial in the case of “Porgy and Bess.” The Gershwin heirs — chiefly nephews and grand-nephews of...

An (Uncommon) Elegant Solution

Frank Field

December 14, 2011 01:44

I bring this to your attention not just because I really enjoy David Malki!’s Wondermark, but because, sometimes, there’s a better way — Calendars: SOLD OUT. Engineering: STILL LOUD. A few people have written to tell me that they saw a shirt with this same slogan in the Signals...

Rebecca MacKinnon on the Protect IP Act

Frank Field

November 17, 2011 18:45

Firewall Law Could Infringe on Free Speech [pdf] China operates the world’s most elaborate and opaque system of Internet censorship. But Congress, under pressure to take action against the theft of intellectual property, is considering misguided legislation that would strengthen China’s Great...

A Little Identity Contretemps

Frank Field

November 15, 2011 16:14

Rushdie Wins Facebook Fight Over Identity [pdf] As the Internet becomes the place for all kinds of transactions, from buying shoes to overthrowing despots, an increasingly vital debate is emerging over how people represent and reveal themselves on the Web sites they visit. One side envisions a...