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Freedom to Differ 

A blog that speaks freely about legal issues facing the media and the internet. It mainly covers issues relating to the legal regulation of the internet and the media, but at times Constitutional law issues and politics are discussed. While the focus is on Australia, developments in other nations around the world are considered as well.
Post Frequency: 24.4/day Last Entry: May 09, 2013 at 04:12:03 Recent Entries: 2877
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Best Australian law schools according to the QS World University Rankings
Posted on May 09, 2013The QS World University Rankings 2013 for Law have been released. The QS World University Rankings is one of the few international rankings that also provide subject rankings, including for law. While these rankings are always somewhat arbitrary and imprecise, they are nonetheless interesting...
Daily Twitter Links for Thursday to Sunday 11-14 April 2013
Posted on April 14, 2013The most-read link I tweeted today was: a great read about a gmail account that had been ignored for 9 years: "Eighteen and Abandoned" http://pjblack.me/YMgGvt These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: "Gillard to pull $2.3bn of funding from unis to pay for Gonski reforms"...
Daily Twitter Links for Wednesday 10 April 2013
Posted on April 10, 2013The most-read link I tweeted today was: a good, balanced piece on the NBN from @stilgherrian: "Broadband battle: hard numbers, ideology and gut feel" http://pjblack.me/Yi8TpU #auspol These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: "With 'House of Cards,' is it better to binge or nibble?" http://pjblack...
Daily Twitter Links for Tuesday 9 April 2013
Posted on April 09, 2013The most-read link I tweeted today was: "Fairfax journalist sacked over critical Crikey article" http://pjblack.me/17nufVp These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: "Streaming Sites and the Rise of Shared Accounts" http://pjblack...
Daily Twitter Links for Monday 8 April 2013
Posted on April 08, 2013The most-read link I tweeted today was: "Hot baby names of 2013 (so far): Christian, Nelly, Bruce?" http://pjblack.me/14MISlj These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: "The Only Good Idea is an Unoriginal Idea" http://pjblack...
Daily Twitter Links for the weekend 6-7 March 2013
Posted on April 07, 2013The most-read link I tweeted this weekend was: "Why Facebook Home bothers me: It destroys any notion of privacy" http://pjblack.me/Y4ogCf These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about this weekend: "The Minister for Zeal: There are no grey areas with Stephen Conroy...
Daily Twitter Links for Friday 5 April 2013
Posted on April 05, 2013These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: "'G-rating' rule for Queensland's outdoor advertising?" http://pjblack.me/XRDkTy changes in how universities reported outputs appeared to be legitimate: "A true snapshot of research" http://pjblack...
Daily Twitter Links for Thursday 4 April 2013
Posted on April 04, 2013The most-read link I tweeted today was: "What The Most Productive People Do Before Bed" http://pjblack.me/12iNdsl These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: only 52 days to go now ...: "Arrested Development Has a Premiere Date" http://pjblack...
Daily Twitter Links for Wednesday 2 April 2013
Posted on April 03, 2013The most-read link I tweeted today was: "'Game Of Thrones' Premiere Breaks Piracy Record" http://pjblack.me/XKTOwK #lws008 #lwb486 These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: good to know: "Modafinil Is Wall Street?s New Drug of Choice" http://pjblack...
Daily Twitter Links for Tuesday 2 April 2013
Posted on April 02, 2013The most-read link I tweeted today was: "The Case Against the Law Firm Billable Hour" http://pjblack.me/162QYT1 These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: "Reselling Digital Goods Is Copyright Infringement, Judge Rules" http://pjblack...
Daily Twitter Links for Easter Friday 29 March to Monday 1 April 2013
Posted on April 01, 2013The most-read link I tweeted over Easter was: "Seven commentator Derryn Hinch takes to Twitter to name Australian celebrity arrested over sex allegations" http://pjblack.me/YlLKSt #lwb480 These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about over Easter: "Flipboard 2...
Daily Twitter Links for Thursday 28 March 2013
Posted on March 28, 2013The most-read link I tweeted today was: this is a fascinating perspective: "Homosexuality as infertility: How to end the gay marriage debate" http://pjblack.me/15X0g31 These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: an interview with shepard smith http://pjblack...
Daily Twitter Links for Wednesday 27 March 2013
Posted on March 27, 2013The most-read link I tweeted today was: "The 8 Best Protest Signs Outside Of The Supreme Court?s Critical Gay Marriage Hearing" http://pjblack.me/11KhBvv These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: "The demise of Google Reader: Stability as a service" http://pjblack...
Daily Twitter Links for Tuesday 26 March 2013
Posted on March 26, 2013The most-read link I tweeted today was: "Why women constantly lie about life on Facebook" http://pjblack.me/11wVyIq These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: this is a really good read: "Can gay marriage survive SCOTUS loss?" http://pjblack...
Daily Twitter Links for the weekend 23-24 March 2013
Posted on March 24, 2013The most-read link I tweeted this weekend was: "Dying vet?s ?fuck you? letter to George Bush & Dick Cheney needs to be read by every American" http://pjblack.me/ZIr0SY These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: remember the winklevii?: "Winklevoss Brothers Move On From Facebook" http://pjblack...
Stephen Colbert on the Slate Political Gabfest
Posted on March 23, 2013The Slate Political Gabfest is my favourite podcast:
Daily Twitter Links for Thursday and Friday 21-22 March 2013
Posted on March 22, 2013The most-read link I tweeted yesterday and today was: wow this amazing: "The Mother of All Rooftopping Photos, On Top of the Tallest Building in the World" http://pjblack.me/ZIr2u7 These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about: women should wear red in their online dating profile: "I See...
Daily Twitter Links for Wednesday 20 March 2013
Posted on March 20, 2013The most-read link I tweeted today was: Channel Seven wins injunction to stop Mel B moving to Nine Network for new Australia's Got Talent series" http://pjblack.me/11ea08i #lws008 These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: "At CPAC, The Marriage Fight Is Over" http://pjblack...
Daily Twitter Links for Tuesday 19 March 2013
Posted on March 19, 2013The most-read link I tweeted today was: "Big Breaks for Blowjobs: The Dark Underbelly of the Miss USA Pageant" http://pjblack.me/YiNmMp These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: "Text Is a Weapon: Why Celebs Leak Their Own" http://pjblack...
Daily Twitter Links for Monday 18 March 2013
Posted on March 18, 2013And the most-read link I tweeted today was: "Grumpy Cat shows claws, vows to sue infringers" http://pjblack.me/Yj8wK5 #lwb486 #lws008 #lwb480 These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: a profile of the man behind tweetie and letterpress: "Loren Brichter, a High Priest of App Design" http://pjblack...
Daily Twitter Links for the weekend 16-17 March 2013
Posted on March 17, 2013The most-read link I tweeted today was: "Digital etiquette: What your email sign-off says about you" http://pjblack.me/YpnqOe These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: "Apple TV 2013 (A1469) Short Review: Analysis of a New A5" http://pjblack...
Daily Twitter Links for Thursday and Friday 14-15 March 2013
Posted on March 15, 2013The most-read link I tweeted yesterday and today was: "Teacher shames student by projecting his tweets in class" http://pjblack.me/10kqSxh These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: "The 'iPhone 5S' problem" http://pjblack.me/Y9jS09 "Leaked video provides what may be our first look at Google Now for iOS"...
Daily Twitter Links for Wednesday 13 March 2013
Posted on March 13, 2013The most-read link I tweeted today was: "What Teens Get About the Internet That Parents Don't" http://pjblack.me/Zr2301 These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: good question: "Can anyone turn streaming music into a real business?" http://pjblack...
Daily Twitter Links for Tuesday 12 March 2013
Posted on March 12, 2013The most-read link I tweeted today was: "An incredible map of which countries e-mail each other, and why" http://pjblack.me/YEynep These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: "Developer of popular Instapaper app says 'open' has very little to do with anything Google does" http://pjblack...
Daily Twitter Links: busy week edition (Tuesday 5 March to Monday 11 March 2013)
Posted on March 11, 2013Last week was very busy for work, and so I haven't posted any Daily Twitter Links since last Monday. So here is a bumper edition of all the links since last Tuesday: a good read: "How Disney Bought Lucasfilm?and Its Plans for 'Star Wars'"http://pjblack...
The Drum 5 March 2013
Posted on March 05, 2013Last night I was on The Drum on ABC News 24 discussing the news of the day, including visas for foreign workers, a funding boost for the aged care sector and should there be limits to executive pay? The Drum 5 March 2013 from Peter Black on Vimeo.
Daily Twitter Links for Monday 4 March 2013
Posted on March 04, 2013And the most-read link I tweeted today was: this is awkward: while checking for horsemeat, "Iceland tests find meat pies contain no meat at all" http://pjblack.me/Y6vrV4 These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: "Two of Australia?s most noted newspapers go tabloid: Will the content follow...
Daily Twitter Links for the weekend 1-3 March 2013
Posted on March 03, 2013The most-read link I tweeted this weekend was: "'How's Hot Gym Boy?' Why Girls Make Up Names for the Guys They Date"http://pjblack.me/WnmdUG These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about this weekend: "Rap Genius responds to Heroku?s call for ?respect? amid allegations of fraud" http://pjblack...
Daily Twitter Links for Wednesday and Thursday 27-28 February 2013
Posted on February 28, 2013Here are today's must-reads: 1. Play by your own rules: A little over a year ago I joined Facebook as a Product Manager. I work with the Pages, Location, and Events teams. After a decade of being the founder of three different companies, this has been a year of change...
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