Category Archives: The Law

Why was Awlaki and his son killed?

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These videos should make you wonder… http://vimeo.com/30716267 http://vimeo.com/29871580 http://vimeo.com/29884549 http://vimeo.com/29844939 http://vimeo.com/30610120

“Appropriart!” A Graphic about Copyright

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“Appropriart!” A Graphic about Copyright by Susie Cagle, co-produced by MDF and GIA | Media Democracy Fund

The American Police State is the ‘New Normal’ – Yahoo! News

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The American Police State is the ‘New Normal’ – Yahoo! News

Copyright: The Elephant in the Middle of the Glee Club (via Balkinization)

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Ever watched Glee? Me neither. It’s a show about high school on FOX that consistently shows students violating copyright law. Is this hypocrisy? Or is FOX involved in a back-door strategy to shift the world of intellectual property law towards the Creative Commons approach? Christina Mulligan writes an interesting bit about that very conflict: These [...]

Graffiti in New York City (via Tableau Software)

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I was searching for some free data visualization software (to create “mind maps” of my hair-brained schemes), and I found tableau software. One of the demos of their software is a data visualization of graffiti incidents and resolution actions in NYC. This is obviously intended as a tool for the city to track crime and [...]

Lawyers Report Intimidation by Rwanda (via NYTimes.com)

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Mr. Erlinder, 62, is charged with denying Rwanda’s genocide and threatening national security through his writings and speeches. Rwanda’s government argues that Mr. Erlinder’s work can “instigate riots” and “civil disobediences,” but it seems that many of the statements that the Rwandan government finds objectionable are actually part of Mr. Erlinder’s work as a lawyer [...]

The View From Prostitution Mountain (via Gizmodo)

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Creator Doug McCune has 3D topographical maps of seven more types of San Francisco crime, from assault to vandalism. The View From Prostitution Mountain

Search Warrant Used to Raid Gizmodo Blogger’s Home Reveals Apple’s Involvement (via Fast Company)

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Will “the raid on Gizmodo blogger Jason Chen’s house” wind up setting legal precedent concerning protection of online journalists and their sources? Read more: Search Warrant Used to Raid Gizmodo Blogger’s Home Reveals Apple’s Involvement | Fast Company

Filmmaker ‘Shocked’ by Judge’s Order for Subpoena – ArtsBeat Blog – NYTimes.com

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Joe Berlinger, the director of the documentary “Crude,” said he was dismayed by a judge’s ruling to allow Chevron to subpoena the footage from his film but that he would comply with a subpoena if one is issued, after exhausting his legal remedies. Filmmaker ‘Shocked’ by Judge’s Order for Subpoena – ArtsBeat Blog – NYTimes.com

Restoring Balance To The Supreme Court (via FreakOutNation)

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Elections have consequences. Republicans have held the presidency for 28 years out of the last 41, over twice the time the Democrats have presided over the executive branch, and have used this power to shift the balance of the nation’s highest courts severely to the right in order to further their political goals FreakOutNation » [...]

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