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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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Techdirt: Australian Gov't Says ISPs Should Spy On Users... At The Same Time It's Trying To Attack Google For Doing Less?

Posted on June 12, 2010
We've been writing about the Australian government -- mainly Stephen Conroy -- the politician who is actively trying to censor the internet, who is absolutely livid at Google, mainly because the company has accurately pointed out what a bad idea the censorship program would be...

Daily Twitter Links

Posted on June 12, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: intriguing ... derek powazek explains "Why Everything Sucks, Why That?s Awesome, and How It?s Changing Us" http://j.mp/aj0zss a crash course in world cup swearing ... "World Cup Referees Brush Up on Foreign Swear Words" http://j...

Walter Kirn: "Boredom Is Extinct"

Posted on June 11, 2010
People used to talk about boredom as though it were a thing, not a mood?a sort of physical object. It ?descended? on you. You ?escaped? from it, you ?fled? it. Or you ?dispelled? it, as though it were a fog. This wasn?t always easy to do; sometimes the boredom was...

Australian Censorship Boss Has His "Series Of Tubes" Moment

Posted on June 11, 2010
A few years back, you may remember, that former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens got a lot of attention for his infamous description of the internet as "a series of tubes," as part of a longer talk that repeatedly highlights that he didn't quite understand what he was regulating: Given the...

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What US political commentators are saying about Elena Kagan

Posted on June 11, 2010
'Kagan's Ambition' is how Politico's Ben Smith titles his post. He also points out, though, that the profile "casts her as talented, warm, driven, and very, very ambitious, and offers a glimpse at a rare failure." He excerpts the section about her difficulties getting past the shortlists for dean of...

"The Prom Date": a very funny video with Jason Bateman and Will Arnett

Posted on June 11, 2010
Jason Bateman and Will Arnett -- the funny dudes from Fox's old show "Arrested Development," just launched the first "branded content" commercial from their new production company, DumbDumb. Will it go viral? It's called "The Prom Date" and it's the first of three "Dirty Shorts" short clips the duo will...

Daily Twitter Links

Posted on June 11, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: the wall street journal law blog "On the Government, BP, and the Law" http://j.mp/bv5SHF but politicians will always play politics http://j.mp/aio5YV techdirt says "Andrew Cuomo Grandstanding Again: Threatens To Sue Social Networking Site Over Actions Of Its Users" http://j...

Oops ... 13-Year-Old Girl Says 'Cunt' on 'Today' Show

Posted on June 10, 2010
During an interview this morning with Meredith Vieira, Kayla Manson, a thirteen year old girl charged as an accomplice in the beating of a middle school student in Florida, used some foul language, the "c-word," twice in describing text messages between the victim and her attacker: Vieira: Did you see...

Daily Twitter Links

Posted on June 10, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: antony green asks "Can the Greens Win Melbourne?" http://j.mp/dhP0po check out @louisgray's "50 Top Startups Worth Watching" http://j.mp/ciudTw this looks very cool ... "Town comes to life with 'digital graffiti'" http://j...

Daily Twitter Links

Posted on June 09, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: i should look into what the australian position is ... "Can You Subpoena Someone's Facebook Page in a Civil Case?" http://j.mp/chHXRt cnn tackles the big issues ... "Is Facebook good or bad for school reunions?" http://j...

Susan Crawford at PdF '10: Rethinking Broadband

Posted on June 09, 2010
Susan Crawford delivered a crowd-silencing address at PdF '10 in which she challenged the Internet-lovin' crowd to take some responsibility for the future of the global network. Crawford is a law professor at the University of Michigan who recently spent a year in government service on the White House's National...

Techdirt: NY Times Confused About Its Own RSS Feed; Orders Takedown Of iPad RSS Reader

Posted on June 09, 2010
A whole bunch of you are sending in the bizarre news that the NY Times has sent a takedown for a popular iPad RSS reader because (*gasp*) it offers the NY Times' own RSS feed. Amusingly, this app was praised by the NY Times itself in a review just last...

Daily Twitter Links

Posted on June 08, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: a good post by @HowardKurtz on "Helen Thomas, tarnished icon" http://j.mp/d2o6gc /cc @justinbarbour go team coco! ... "Conan O?Brien Gets an Emmy Push ? From TBS" http://j.mp/duZBwZ slate's troy patterson reviews "The 'Glee' finale: the show arrives full circle...

An exclusive interview ... with a chunk of pipe

Posted on June 08, 2010
In the ongoing effort to help viewers grasp the scale of the oil spill in the Gulf Coast, "NBC Nightly News" and "CBS Evening News" both used a large piece of pipe on the set last week to demonstrate the size of the opening. Brian Williams interviewed the pipe on...

Should we use the criminal law to punish HIV transmission?

Posted on June 08, 2010
Last week I posted to this blog, The criminalisation of HIV: apportioning responsibility for knowingly spreading HIV, which provoked quite a bit of discussion on this blog, as well as on Facebook. Therefore, I thought I should post a link to this journal article, Should We Use the Criminal Law...

Daily Twitter Links

Posted on June 07, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: yahoo pulse looks pretty good ... "Yahoo Pulse: Yahoo Answers Google Buzz With Facebook Feed" http://j.mp/bb8Z4d it makes sense really ... "Once Again, Court Says If There's No Real Harm, There's No Legal Recourse For Privacy Breach" http://j...

The Australian Parliament goes CC - with v3.0

Posted on June 07, 2010
Parliament House by Ryan Wick CC BY 2.0 Hopefully most of you have seen the official launch of the Australian v3.0 licences earlier today. We?re very pleased to announce that the licences, only a few hours old, already have their first significant adopter...

My weekly chat with Andrew Bartlett on 4ZzZ

Posted on June 07, 2010
Every Monday morning I appear on Andrew Bartlett's 4ZzZ breakfast radio show to discuss some of the current public and political issues of the week. Where possible I try to post that segment as a podcast to this blog. For a variety of reasons that doesn't always happen but it...

Blawg Review #267 is online now

Posted on June 07, 2010
Last week I hosted Blawg Review #266 here on Freedom to Differ. But if you want to see what a good Blawg Review should look like, check out Blawg Review #267 at Spam Notes by Venkat Balasubramani.

How laws are made in America

Posted on June 07, 2010
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Creative Commons Australia v3.0 licences go live

Posted on June 07, 2010
Creative Commons Australia is pleased to announce the release of version 3.0 of the Australian Creative Commons licences. The new licences bring Australia in line with the most current CC licence standards being used internationally by adding changes to clarify the operation of the licences and increase their compatibility with...

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Guaranteed to put a smile on your face

Posted on June 05, 2010
"When people hear 'Hey, Soul Sister,' I think they're instantly happy," Train singer Pat Monahan told PopEater last year. It shows, on the 900 faces of the folks who came together at Canada's University of Victoria to create a stellar, joyous video. Directed by Dani Feixas and Santi Hausmann of...

Daily Twitter Links

Posted on June 05, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: but i wonder how many australians could name a judge on our high court http://j.mp/9Fc1rj not that surprising really ... "Two Thirds of Americans Cannot Name Even One Supreme Court Justice" http://j...

Mr Percival

Posted on June 03, 2010
Another highlight of TEDx Sydney was Mr Percival - a simply amazing vocal performer:

Michael Kirby at Tedx Sydney

Posted on June 03, 2010
Another highlight of TEDx Sydney was Michael Kirby's talk:

Citizen Journalism and the Democratisation of News Coverage

Posted on June 03, 2010
Brett Solomon's talk at TEDx Sydney was one of the better talks of the day:

Clarke and Dawe on the US oil spill

Posted on June 03, 2010
via www.abc.net.au

Facebook privacy update

Posted on June 03, 2010
There have been two big posts on this blog about Facebook this week. The first was my Facebook focused Blawg Review #266 and the second was my explanation as to why instead of quitting Facebook I opened my profile to everyone. Therefore I thought I'd just post a quick update...

Daily Twitter Links

Posted on June 02, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: the atlantic wire has a good summary of "Internet Heresy: The Case Against Hyperlinks" http://j.mp/cae1TI techdirt asks "Four Years In, How Successful Has Hollywood's Attack On The Pirate Bay Been?" http://j...

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