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Charlie Hebdo Tragedy

Charlie Hebdo Tragedy

In the syllabus and in last weeks introduction to the course I suggested a living lab model of learning might serve this course rather well. The notion behind that thought was that so much is happening in the world in relation to law and media, that bringing that into class every week would ground us in relevance. […]

Important read for Tuesdays class: Internet Under Fire Gets New Manifesto — Backchannel — Medium

Important read for Tuesdays class: Internet Under Fire Gets New Manifesto — Backchannel — Medium

  Please read the following in preparation for a class collaborative effort this Tuesday where we begin to imagine a “Charter of Digital Rights”: Internet Under Fire Gets New Manifesto — Backchannel — Medium. jon

News of the Week Top 5; January 7, 2015

News of the Week Top 5; January 7, 2015

1. Novelists, poets, cartoonists respond to attacks on Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris 2. Who’s the true enemy of internet freedom – China, Russia, or the US?: Beijing and Moscow are rightly chastised for restricting their citizens’ online access – but it’s the US that is now even more aggressive in asserting its digital sovereignty (Evgeny Morozov) […]

How Martin Luther King film Selma was made without quoting civil rights leader | Daily Mail Online

How Martin Luther King film Selma was made without quoting civil rights leader | Daily Mail Online

How Martin Luther King film Selma was made without quoting civil rights leader | Daily Mail Online. This article will be among the topics for our first class. Issues of note: 1. Why didn’t Paramount sue for a declaratory judgment? 2. Does Hollywood have a vested interest in not strengthening the fair use exception to […]

The Interview/Sony/Hack: A Message in a Bottle

The Interview/Sony/Hack: A Message in a Bottle

Our eldest daughter has a phrase she is fond of using on the frequent occasions where my understanding of her cultural touchpoints comes up empty. “It’s a thing, Dad. It really is.” she will say in order to efficiently dismiss my profound lack of knowledge while at the same time assuring me that she fully […]

News of the Week Top 5; December 31, 2014

News of the Week Top 5; December 31, 2014

1. How Copyright Makes Culture Disappear 2. How Twitter, Google And Facebook Have Responded To Russia’s Attempt To Censor Political Opposition 3. Azealia Banks, Iggy Azalea and hip-hop’s appropriation problem: Jeff Chang offers rhyme and reason on the rap beef between the two pop stars that sheds light on the genre’s complex relationship with race and identity 4. The […]