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Stealth Treaty Seeks Strict Controls Over Internet
November 30, 2009

Stealth Treaty Seeks Strict Controls Over Internet

Never heard of ACTA? That’s exactly what Hollywood and other copyright industries want.
Celebrating the Academic Commons
October 21, 2009

Celebrating the Academic Commons

Open Access Week educates faculty and students about free access and sharing of research.
The Politics of Copyright Law Explained.
October 6, 2009

The Politics of Copyright Law Explained.

William Patry's "Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars"
Who Owns the Prefix “Mc”?
September 17, 2009

Who Owns the Prefix “Mc”?

McDonald's suffers a major court defeat in Malaysia as McCurry prevails.
RECAP & Public.Resource.org Liberate Court Records
August 20, 2009

RECAP & Public.Resource.org Liberate Court Records

New Firefox plug-in makes federal court documents freely available -- and shames the judiciary Web-meisters.
No Time to Think
April 24, 2009

No Time to Think

Digital media are overwhelming our consciousness and eclipsing our capacity for reflection.
Google's Trojan Horse
April 8, 2009

Google's Trojan Horse

Expanding access to digitized books while building an unprecedented monopoly.
Unleashing Public Sector Information
April 7, 2009

Unleashing Public Sector Information

The knotty challenges of putting our civic and cultural patrimony online.
Crowd-sourcing the Patent Review Process
March 25, 2009

Crowd-sourcing the Patent Review Process

A pilot project hints at the larger potential of wiki-government.
Viral Spiral:  The Videos
March 19, 2009

Viral Spiral: The Videos

The digital republic and its implications for journalism, business and educatiion.