International Law

These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today:

• on #insiders this week is christopher pyne, lenore taylor, phil coorey and michael stutchbury, and talking pictures with @jacktheinsider
• hopefully australia will be next ... "Facebook Places Now Live In The UK" http://j.mp/bg7PUC
• this looks interesting ... "Geofence Your Friends With Footprint Feed" http://j.mp/cocqhv
• i'm looking forward to it ... "We Tried The New iPad OS And It's Amazing" http://j.mp/cngexF
• another beat up? ... "Police Claim Burglars Used Facebook To Target Empty Homes; Proof Lacking" http://j.mp/9xOznI
• techdirt explains "Why It's Important Not To Call Copyright Infringement Theft" http://j.mp/dAaQDD
• more on "The Legality Of News Aggregators" http://j.mp/beiVTK
• techdirt says "When You Realize That Copyright Law Violates Free Speech Rights, You Begin To Recognize The Problems..." http://j.mp/ceFrS5
• lego a slow learner? ... "Once Again, Lego Learns That It Cannot Trademark An Interconnecting Brick" http://j.mp/bI6IyP
• another juror pops online ... "Juror Using iPhone To Look Up Definition Of 'Prudence' Leads To Mistrial" http://j.mp/boTy99
• maybe it's time to try justin.tv again ... "Justin.tv Rolls Out iPhone App for Live Streaming" http://j.mp/doigOv
• cnn on "Three of the web's most awkward phrases" http://j.mp/cCSaqX
• yes, yes he is ... "Is Judd Apatow Overrated?" http://j.mp/bDAOqY
• apparently holding an alcoholic beverage makes you looks less intelligent ... "Does Holding a Beer Make You Look Dumb?" http://j.mp/9Zl1fD
• don't call barack obama a prick or the fbi will be on to you ... "British Teenager Banned From U.S. Over Drunken E-Mail" http://j.mp/9yXl2p
• it's pancakes versus prayers in this legal dispute ... "IHOP v. IHOP" http://j.mp/d7H6hC
• maybe ... i'm not sure yet ... "PowerPoint isn't evil if you learn how to use it" http://j.mp/ckmjX8
• slate on "James Franco, Lady Gaga, and the rise of celebrity art" http://j.mp/diVM58
• slate's explainer asks "Where do dictators get their wardrobe inspirations?" http://j.mp/a4kNeh
• also in the new york times magazine ... "The Way We Live Now: Achieving Techno-Literacy" http://j.mp/d7Vi1A
• in the new york times magazine nicholas carlson on "Hacks Into Hackers: Can journalism and computer science mix?" http://j.mp/a3Tf4E
• this sounds cool ... "The Pen That Never Forgets" http://j.mp/dpz1N9
• after hedwig and shortbus i'm looking forward to "rabbit hole" http://j.mp/cVuFs3
• back to back to the future .. ."A quarter of a century for Back to the Future" http://j.mp/cPkweD
• is carrie fisher coming to brisbane at all? ... "Force is with fearless, frank Fisher" http://j.mp/9YPHTW
• a very innovative approach to movie ticket pricing ... "Magnolia Sets Pay-What-You-Want Ticket Price for 'Freakonomics'" http://j.mp/97iQxv
• good question ... "Will Casey Affleck end up in movie jail after admitting 'I'm Still Here' was a hoax?" http://j.mp/bXIosS
• "catfish" sounds like a fascinating film ... "You are here: ?Catfish? and ?Social Network?" http://j.mp/bgFFsE
• one to watch ... "Fox news and correspondent sue Senate candidate over use of news footage in ad" http://j.mp/bH6mjW
• attention doctors: don't leave a sponge in your patient when he's a judge ... "The Ugly Tale of the Judge and the Sponge" http://j.mp/aNArCK
• really? how ridiculous? ... "Does Requiring Tour-Guide Licenses Violate the First Amendment?" http://j.mp/dugjDO
• "Justice Breyer Clarifies Earlier Remarks, Suggests Koran-Burning Is Constitutionally Protected After All" http://j.mp/cgXg85
• stephen colbert is also holding a rally ... "Stewart, Colbert To Hold 10/30 Rallies" http://j.mp/9q18h9
• good post by ken parish ... "The Constitution?s a bit of a problem for Oakeshott" http://j.mp/aB7Cef
• fascinating (if somewhat technical) post from @antonygreenabc on "Distortions in the Queensland Senate Count" http://j.mp/bvITcm
• wow he is young (and cute) to be the executive producer of a national news show ... "Michael Pell for Sunrise promotion" http://j.mp/bhFcxv
• americans love their rallies ... "Jon Stewart Plans to Rally Against Extremism" http://j.mp/cWuiHJ
• the american lawyer lists "The 25 Most Influential People in IP" http://j.mp/aVajjm

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