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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.

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From the Election Blackout

Posted on July 29, 2010
Today's posts to Election Blackout, my group blog covering the 2010 federal election campaign: Clarke and Dawe - The Story So Far http://post.ly/pIE1 I vote for more reality TV references in election commentary (seriously) http://post.ly/pGFv GetUp!'s constitutional challenge to enrolment deadline to be heard next week http://post...

Daily Twitter Links

Posted on July 29, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: more good news from telstra ... "Telstra offers 12 month contracts for iPhone 4" http://j.mp/929sLg "28 of The Best Fictional Characters On Twitter" http://j.mp/90fP6H /via @cameroncollie "Agendas and bias on the media trail" from the perspective of @jonaholmesMW http://j...

WTF? Time to bring back the Interrobang

Posted on July 29, 2010
I like Alexis Madrigal's idea to bring back the Interrobang: Meet the interrobang. Unless you happen to be a typographic expert, you probably haven't encountered the hybrid question mark-explanation point. It was actually invented in the early 1960s by ad exec Martin Speckter but as language researcher Anne Trubek suggested...

Wikileaks: radical transparency AND total anonymity?

Posted on July 29, 2010
In a thought provoking piece for Slate, Farhad Manjoo looks at the paradox at the heart of Wikileaks: Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, doesn't know who leaked the thousands of Afghanistan war documents that his site posted this week. That's not unusual?it's how WikiLeaks works...

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From the Election Blackout

Posted on July 28, 2010
Today's posts to Election Blackout, my group blog covering the 2010 federal election campaign: Negative ad portrays Tony Abbott as a 1950's man http://post.ly/p667 More from The Chaser: a Julie Bishop stare off http://post.ly/p5sT The Chaser's Angry Kevin ad http://post...

Daily Twitter Links

Posted on July 28, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: flavorwire lists "The Top 40 Culturally Relevant Preppies" http://j.mp/aamymt /via @cameroncollie ask @AntonyGreenABC your election questions http://bit.ly/b4beE4 #ausvotes Barrie Cassidy on "The hangover after Gillard's Labor party" http://bit...

Tab Candy

Posted on July 28, 2010
This program is still in development, but it looks incredible: An Introduction to Firefox's Tab Candy from Aza Raskin on Vimeo. via andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com

First Amendment Guru Floyd Abrams on the WikiLeaks Situation

Posted on July 28, 2010
On Monday morning, we did some looking into the legal issues surrounding WikiLeaks? decision to unveil some 92,000 previously classified documents on the public, in connection with a handful of media outlets. The bottom line, some First Amendment experts informed us: the government certainly had the right to go after...

The Atlantic Wire: We Need a Slow News Movement

Posted on July 28, 2010
You've heard of the Slow Food movement. Now it's time for the Slow News movement?an initiative to slow down the media news cycle and return it to a time where the prominent issues of the day were contemplated more thoroughly. That, at least, is the brainchild of veteran journalist Walter...

Stewart and Colbert on Wikileaks

Posted on July 28, 2010
Both Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have chimed in on the Wikileaks War Logs controversy: The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cBest Leak Everwww.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorTea Party The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cThat's the Way I Leak It - Tom Blantonwww...

Brisbane Go Card users may not want to register their card

Posted on July 28, 2010
The Brisbane Times reports that the police are using Go Cards to track people's movements: Police are tracking commuters' movements on Brisbane public transport using their Go Card records. Officers are using the technology to not only pinpoint the movements of criminal suspects but also potential witnesses...

EFA's Colin Jacobs on The Morning Show

Posted on July 27, 2010
via www.youtube.com

From the Election Blackout

Posted on July 27, 2010
Yesterday's posts to Election Blackout, my group blog covering the 2010 federal election campaign: As a lesbian, does Penny Wong have to support marriage? No. But does she as a gay politician? http://post.ly/ozlH To marry or not to marry - really who cares! http://post...

Daily Twitter Links

Posted on July 27, 2010
These are some of the things I was tweeting about yesterday: seesmic web gets better and better ... "Seesmic Web Adds Desktop App-Like Abilities, Facebook And LinkedIn Support" http://j.mp/aA3TBn claire from #masterchef has launched a website http://j...

From the Election Blackout

Posted on July 26, 2010
Today's posts to Election Blackout, my group blog covering the 2010 federal election campaign: Do all gay and lesbian people have to support gay marriage? http://post.ly/oqX2 Kerry v Abbott: Welcome to 7.30Reportland http://post.ly/oppy Epic election ad subtitling fail http://post...

Daily Twitter Links

Posted on July 26, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: you can now apply online for season three of #masterchef here http://fmashows.com/masterchef brisbane scores 6 from 15 nominations in the gourmet traveller restaurant awards ... "Brisbane: Australia's MasterCity" http://j...

Obligatory Downfall mashup following the launch of ABC News 24

Posted on July 26, 2010
Sky News Australia CEO Angelo Frangopoulos learns of ABC News24 launch. via www.youtube.com

Facebook as television

Posted on July 26, 2010
A fascinating post from Stan James on how we see our acquaintances on Facebook: Yesterday afternoon I shared a cold drink with a friend in one of Berlin?s beer gardens, taking a short break from the current heat wave to talk about my research. ?I used to be on Facebook...

The Atlantic Wire: Government Expands Fair Use: Your New Freedoms

Posted on July 26, 2010
Technology bloggers and fair-use advocates are celebrating a federal ruling that gives individuals more freedom to manipulate copyrighted material and modify consumer products. On Monday, the U.S. Librarian of Congress ruled that "jailbreaking" smartphones and ripping DVDs for non-commercial purposes was legal...

The Man Behind Wikileaks

Posted on July 26, 2010
Given the news of the day, this interview with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is worth a look: via andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com

From the Election Blackout

Posted on July 25, 2010
Today's posts to Election Blackout, my group blog covering the 2010 federal election campaign: Coalition gains some ground in the latest Newspoll http://post.ly/oiS6 Election debate reveals one eyed woman is leading a blind man http://post.ly/ohQ3 Tony Abbott: the man your PM should be http://post...

From the Election Blackout

Posted on July 24, 2010
Today's posts to Election Blackout, my group blog covering the 2010 federal election campaign: Meet an election junkie http://post.ly/oa4H When the party's over you, the party's over http://post.ly/oYAA Ranga v Budgies - or bland v bland http://post.ly/oY73 Today's Must Reads http://post...

The Atlantic Wire: 6 Reasons Libraries Are the New Cupcake

Posted on July 24, 2010
Cupcakes are a fad. Lady Gaga is a fad. Icing your bros is a fad. What will be tomorrow's big fad? NPR's Linda Holmes has an answer: Libraries. American pop culture is about to be all about libraries, she predicts. "Call it a hunch, but it seems to me that...

Daily Twitter Links

Posted on July 24, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: a good move from youtube ... "New YouTube Embeds Work on the iPad" http://j.mp/9b3r6F but why isn't it available in the australian app store? ... "Dragon Dictation now supports Twitter, Facebook" http://j...

THR Esq: Naked Cowboy talks with Naked Cowgirl about lawsuit

Posted on July 24, 2010
It seems that New York's infamous "Naked Cowboy" isn't getting much respect in pressing a lawsuit alleging that a woman who is parading around Times Square as "The Naked Cowgirl" is devaluing his brand. But there's one reason why people shouldn't dismiss the claim as totally frivolous...

Election Blackout Gabfest

Posted on July 24, 2010
Over at the Election Blackout blog I have posted a new podcast, dubbed the Election Blackout Gabfest (with apologies to the Political Gabfest team at Slate). In this podcast I chat with Steve Hind, a regular contributor to this blog, about the election campaign so far...

From the Election Blackout

Posted on July 23, 2010
Today's posts to Election Blackout, my group blog covering the 2010 federal election campaign: A Skeptics Guide to Climate Change Policy http://post.ly/oPEc Kevin Rudd's dealings with national security - who cares? http://post.ly/oO4u "Community Consensus on Climate Change Not Needed" - Chicken Little http://post...

Daily Twitter Links

Posted on July 23, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: good news ... "BBC News iPhone and iPad app to launch in UK" http://j.mp/cyc4E0 @jasonsbradshaw unfortunately @flipboard hasn't been able to keep up with the demand http://bit.ly/d5Nl4X a perspective from one of conan o'brien's writers ...

Gizmodo: Is Flipboard Legal?

Posted on July 23, 2010
Social news app Flipboard was yesterday's hot new app, despite?or perhaps because of?technical problems that prevented some features from working. But there might be a bigger snag: Is Flipboard scraping content it doesn't have the rights to? Flipboard, the new iPad app that renders links from your Twitter feed and...

The Atlantic Wire: Ditch Your Computer, Get More Productive?

Posted on July 23, 2010
Celebrated filmmaker, best-selling author, and surprisingly talented jazz clarinetist Woody Allen recently told the New York Times, that he "[doesn't] own a computer, [has] no idea how to work one, [doesn't] own a word processor, and [has] zero interest in technology...

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