a reminder why we do this
It is always good to remind ourselves from time to time why we do the things we do. Why we get angry about issues of copyright, why censorship is problematic, etc. Why we care about, what this website...
View ArticleRIAA madness
Not that we need more proof that the RIAA is mad, but apparently their latest target is now suing software and websites that provide song lyrics.
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Phila Weekly covers FreeCulture protest
In today’s Philadelphia Weekly, on page 18, there’s a picture of me holding a flyer that says “Are you buying a dangerous CD?” The story, Copy Cats, is another great media clipping covering the antics...
View Articlecreative common license now available in (simplified) chinese
a breakthrough for the creative commons: the cc licenses are now finally available in (simplified) chinese, with some help from renmin university. the enablers and constraints on its diffusion process...
View ArticleDesigners on sampling
In reaction to the Smithsonian’s recent deal with Showtime, Design Observer discusses the “erosion of fair use and the public domain in America.” It’s nice to see a carefully reasoned essay on this...
View ArticleOccasionally Free
Interesting article at the Independent about giving away free music downloads: The record industry has reached a strange pass when it makes more economic sense to give away an entire album than to...
View ArticleNYT Story on R, the Open Source Stats Program
In the summer of 2005, I attended a 2 week course at the Annenberg Sunnylands’ Institute in Statistics and Methodology (ASIMS, aka “Stats Camp”) in Palm Desert, CA. I took the class on regression and...
View ArticleLessig on Colbert Report
While I’ve been on the road, I missed this very awesome interview on the Colbert Report: .cc_box a:hover...
View ArticleThanks to Newsweek for Having Me at News/Geek
Just a quick, 24-hours-overdue thanks to the folks at the Newsweek Dev Team for hosting me last night at their third News/Geek event. I had a rollicking good time, the questions were awesome, and the...
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