Category Archives: Audio
Are Open Source Toyotas Neutrally Networked?
I was pleased to be asked back on the This Week In Law podcast for Episode #60, entitled “Open Source Toyotas.” Here’s a link to the audio – http://www.twit.tv/twil60. Video is available on Blip. Denise Howell is the host, and guests are myself, Marty Schwimmer, and Xeni Jardin. It was fun! Also, I was pleased [...]
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Guest on This Week In Law Podcast #59
I was pleased to be asked to participate in the This Week In Law Podcast, Episode #59. The episode is entitled “Praying at the Bar.” The hosts were Denise Howell and Evan Brown, and my co-guest was Marty Schwimmer. It was quite a panel! For the audio and the show notes: http://twit.tv/twil59 For the video: [...]
Guest on Lawyer 2 Lawyer Podcast: “Privacy and Piracy: Viacom v. YouTube”
I was honored to be asked to participate on the excellent Lawyer 2 Lawyer podcast on the topic of the recent stipulation entered into between Viacom and YouTube (Google) over user data that the Judge in that case ordered to be turned over to Viacom. My fellow guest was Lauren Gelman, the Executive Director of [...]
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Compelling audio – Interview with Kevin Werbach
I’m interested in the impact of the digital world on our society. In an interview with Tech Nation, Kevin Werbach of Wharton College and founder of the Supernova conference touches on that impact. He also touches on some mistakes made during his tenure with the FCC, such as the Communications Decency Act. Of course, that particular [...]
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Open Source: Craigslist
Christopher Lydon’s outstanding public radio show called Open Source is available as a podcast. This morning on my commute I listened to the February 7th show about Craigslist and its implications for generating community on the Internet. Here is a link to the show which you can download and listen on any MP3 player or [...]
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Participatory Panopticon
Jamais Cascio’s talk from Mesh Forum 2005 entitled “participatory panopticon” is very interesting, it regards the societal changes that come from mobile phones with digital cameras and other always on mobile networked tools. The Panopticon was Jeremy Bentham’s proposed prison where the inmates could be watched all the time. Mr. Cascio’s idea is that we [...]
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Guest on Internet Cases Podcast
My thanks to Evan Brown who asked me to be a guest on his InternetCases.com podcast to discuss the recent controversy over RSS Hijacking. I’ve written about hijacking here and here. Also interviewed is Rick Klau, the Vice President of Business Development for Feedburner. I was fortunate to meet Rick at Blawgthink 2005. The podcast [...]
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Firestorm over Sony DRM continues
So, just what was Sony thinking? Now that the first class-action lawsuit has been filed in California, I’m sure more details on that topic will eventually emerge. Since Sony licenses the software from First 4, it may not have known all of the niceties of just how the software worked. I would not be surprised [...]
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More on Sony DRM problem
My major problem with the Sony DRM I wrote about yesterday is the lack of consent on the part of the user. The terms of the Sony EULA are posted here. Nowhere does Sony advise that even if you uninstall the software using normal procedures that there are hidden bits that remain. Further, the fact [...]
Guest on This Week in Law #72