We’ve written a few times now about the really astoundingly detailed and impressive research report from the Social Science Research Council. It effectively debunks the entire premise behind the US governments foreign IP policy, which focuses almost ex… Continue reading →

I’ve suggested in the past that neither Microsoft nor Google should be pointing the antitrust/monopoly finger at each other. After all, both companies seem prone to getting accused of antitrust violations. Yet, as a competitive tool to whack at compe… Continue reading →

Back in November when News Corp. released some subscription info for its paywall for The Times/Sunday Times (publications which it walled off behind a complete paywall), the details were really lacking. They claimed 105,000 “paid” digital users, but t… Continue reading →

The UK’s ongoing attack on free speech continues, with a judge issuing a “superinjunction” against anyone in the UK identifying who “Mr Z” is in a libel case. This is apparently the first time such a superinjunction has been used in a libel case. App… Continue reading →

In this digital and connected age, many folks have discovered that the concept of a physical office is more and more outdated. Many of us can (and often do) work from anywhere. Apparently, a court in Florida is working under the same basic thought pr… Continue reading →

Three popular gaming sites have been caught trying, and in many cases successfully gaming social news site Reddit using power users to submit, vote, and comment on their content. Originally posted at News – Gaming and Culture

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There are a lot of online contests, sponsored by all sorts of organizations (usually non-profits). Some of the contests are challenging, and others are just a little strange. Here are some examples that caught our eye.

A professor of cybernetics pr… Continue reading →

When President Obama first took office, one of his first acts was to tell government employees to be a lot more open in responding to Freedom of Information Act requests. The key paragraph:

The Freedom of Information Act should be administered with a… Continue reading →