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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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Senator Ludlam's speech on the internet filter
Posted on May 13, 2010Yesterday, Greens Senator Scott Ludlam comprehensively attacked the filter on the floor of the Senate. The attack was accurate, irrefutable and timely. EFA have some comments here along with the transcript, but you can watch the speech in its entirety below...
Mark Pesce calls for some Twitter calm
Posted on May 12, 2010Mark Pesce has written an excellent piece for ABC's The Drum calling for some Twitter calm: Between Catherine Deveny, Miranda Devine, and now Helen Razer, Twitter has suddenly become the bete noire of the Internet. Judging from the feigned shock from the public, the horror and outrage from the tabloid...
Administration staff at Australian universities
Posted on May 12, 2010In the Higher Education supplement in The Australian today there is an article on administration staff at Australian universities. The article debunks the myth that the growth in administrative staff has occurred centrally. Instead the growth in administrative staff has occurred in faculties, for this reason: He said it was...
More on outing Elena Kagan
Posted on May 12, 2010Yesterday I blogged about Andrew Sullivan's argument that we have a right to know whether Elena Kagan is gay. He argues that "In a free society in the 21st Century, it is not illegitimate to ask. And it is cowardly not to tell." In his argument Sullivan compares sexuality to...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on May 12, 2010These are some of the things I have been tweeting about today: silicon valley insider asks "Where Are They Now? The 'Star Wars Kid' Sued The People Who Made Him Famous" http://bit.ly/aVaAKh what do you think? ... "straight jacket: heterosexual actors play gay all the time...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on May 11, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: this is the worst news i've read all day ... "coffee lovers to cough up more for a cuppa" http://bit.ly/cUubeq /via @justinbarbour the inquisitr asks "Is Facebook really too big to implode?" http://bit...
The iPod Revolution
Posted on May 11, 2010[Source: Online MBA for MashableMashable .com] via mashable.com
Should we know whether Elena Kagan is gay?
Posted on May 11, 2010It is not unusual for the marital status of nominees to the US Supreme Court nominees to be noted, for example Sonya Sotomayor (divorced) and David Souter (unmarried), there is a bigger question surrounding the personal life of Elena Kagan: is she gay? Blogger for The Atlantic, Andrew Sullivan (who...
Web 3.0
Posted on May 11, 2010This 15 minute documentary provides a good overview of the semantic web: Web 3.0 from Kate Ray on Vimeo.
Like Freedom to Differ?
Posted on May 11, 2010If you enjoy reading the content on this blog, Freedom to Differ, you can now take advantage of Facebook's new social plugins and "Like" this blog. You can find the "Like" button in the right hand column of this blog. Apart from showing to other readers that you like this...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on May 10, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about over the past few days: it sounds like betty white did a great job hosting saturday night live http://bit.ly/d5QWjl reading @emilybazelon on elena kagan ... "kagan's youth and judicial inexperience recommend her for the supreme court" http://bit...
SCOTUSblog: "Special-edition round-up: Kagan nomination"
Posted on May 10, 2010This evening as Tom confirmed earlier on this blog, NBC News? Pete Williams reported that President Obama will nominate Elena Kagan to succeed Justice Stevens as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. The Associated Press later confirmed this development as well, as did the New York Times, the Washington...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on May 08, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about yesterday and today: a very clever use of foursquare ... "wsj uses foursquare to tell people about times square evacuation" http://bit.ly/dvxINK hollywood really has run out of ideas ... "men in black 3 gets sony green light in 3d" http://bit...
Skepticlawyer: "General Election 2010: brought to you by Blackadder"
Posted on May 08, 2010In news that must have reached Australia by now, the General Election has resulted in a hung parliament. It was also utterly shambolic: if you wanted further evidence that Britain is becoming a third world country, there were vast queues at polling stations, doors were shut in voters? faces and...
Damned Spot: Hidden Messages
Posted on May 08, 2010Slate's John Dickerson analyzes a series of new political ads that rely on subliminal messages that aren't always easy to spot. via slatev.com
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on May 06, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: canada not happy about topping piracy list ... "canadians drop gloves, punch us in face over piracy" list http://bit.ly/bzw0cB this doesn't sound good to me ... "'little miss sunshine' musical to premiere in february 2011" http://bit...
Jan Crawford: "Supreme Court Contenders: Pros and Cons"
Posted on May 06, 2010With the president expected to announce his pick to replace Justice John Paul Stevens in the days to come, here's a short rundown of the top contenders-- all of whom have been interviewed by President Obama and his aides. Republican sources concede that any of these candidates would be confirmed...
The Volokh Conspiracy: "Quite a Warning Label"
Posted on May 06, 2010© Wilder Publications 2008 This book is a product of its time and does not reflect the same values as it would if it were written today. Parents might wish to discuss with their children how views on race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and interpersonal relations have changed since this book...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on May 05, 2010It's been over a week since I last posted a "Daily Twitter Links." However, I thought I'd just cut my losses and post the links from today. So, these are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: the sydney morning herald on "the terrors of twittering: growing up...
Advise and Consent
Posted on May 05, 2010The trailer for the documentary Advise and Dissent, which examines the politics behind the nominations of Harriet Miers, Samuel Alito, and John Roberts to the US Supreme Court: Advise & Dissent Trailer from Lumiere Productions on Vimeo.
My new favourite podcast: The Sporkful
Posted on May 05, 2010If you follow me on Twitter, you no doubt know that I listen to a lot of podcasts. This week I listened for the first time to "The Sporkful", which is currently a guest podcast for Slate, and I fell in love with it. It is a podcast all about...
Neighbours "Underborough" skit for Logies
Posted on May 04, 2010via www.youtube.com This was submitted to the Logies as an "Underbelly" style comedy skit but was deemed "too risque" and was not aired.
Conan O'Brien thanks Twitter for saving his ass
Posted on May 04, 2010Twitter loves Coco and now it can be safely said that Coco returns the fuzzy feelings for the world of 140 characters. During the west coast leg of his ?The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour,? Conan O?Brien took a swing through Twitter headquarters and left a little...
Charlotte Steinway: "When you?re only text friends"
Posted on May 03, 2010THERE?S A SILENT epidemic making the rounds at my college. No one talks about it because, quite literally, it goes unspoken. When I first set foot on campus, I feared every freshman?s pariah nightmare was coming true: Kids who had friend-requested me on Facebook were pretending I didn?t exist when...
Slate's David Plotz on his 15 minutes of FoxNews fame
Posted on May 02, 2010Slate Editor David Plotz reflects on being turned into a punching bag by commentators on FoxNews:
Barack Obama at the White House Correspondents' Dinner
Posted on May 02, 2010On the weekend Barack Obama tried his hand at comedy at the annual White House Correspondent' Dinner:
Conan O'Brien speaks
Posted on May 02, 2010On Sunday night in the US, CBS broadcast Conan O?Brien?s interview with 60 Minutes, in which he spoke about losing The Tonight Show: Watch CBS News Videos Online
Gold Logie campaigning
Posted on April 28, 2010Adam Hills and Wil Anderson have launched a fun YouTube campaign for the Gold Logie: And Dan Ilic has posted this video on behalf of Ray Meagher: Read about it at TV Tonight here.
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