Censorship
McCain’s YouTube Takedown Inspires Fair Use Fervor
Theres nothing like a misfired copyright claim to make a presidential campaign see the value of fair use. After finding several of its campaign videos removed from YouTube for copyright claims, the M ....... read more
Tue,
14 Oct 2008
Won’t someone think of the children’s speech?: Internet Technical Safety Task Force
Im at Berkman for the open meeting of the Internet Technical Safety Task Force, a group convened at the pressing of state attorneys general to address childrens safety on social networking sites. Th ....... read more
Tue,
23 Sep 2008
Olympics, YouTube, Protest, Copyright
Students for a Free Tibet posted video of a Free Tibet protest to YouTube. YouTube pulled it, in response to a copyright complaint from the International Olympic Committee. From the
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Tue,
12 Aug 2008
The FCC Stumbles into Internet Filtering
What could be bad about free wireless Internet access? How about censorship by federally mandated filters that make it no longer Internet. Thats the effect of the FCCs proposed service rules for A ....... read more
Wed,
25 Jun 2008