Tag Archives: Law & Policy

Pool on the Net

By alex | Published: 8/14/2007
One of my favorites: If media become “demassified” to serve individual wants, it will not be by throwing on lazy readers the arduous task of searching vast information bases, but by programming computers heuristically to give particular readers more of what they chose last time. Computer-aided instructional programs similarly assess students’ past performance before providing […]
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Real or No Real

By alex | Published: 7/26/2007
The announcement from Second Life yesterday was that they have officially banned gambling. The image to the right is of a popular casino, pictured in its recent incarnation here, now gone to seed. As that article from Valleywag suggests, as well as one from Business Week, this move is hardly a surprise. The FBI has […]
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Federal Shield Law for Bloggers

By alex | Published: 5/8/2007
I won’t tell you where I got this (OK, here–are you happy?), but there is a bill before congress, introduced by Rick Boucher, that would provide protection for bloggers who want to protect their sources. The federal shield law–called the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007–would provide federal protection for journalists who want to […]
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Think before you post (keys)

By alex | Published: 5/3/2007
The original PSA is here. And don’t miss the riddle of the -ages- moment (via Froomkin). The irony, perhaps, is that the release of the key leads to an outpouring of creative works–exactly what the US Constitution intended IP protection to do.
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