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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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Posted on January 15, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: so it seems i am quoted in the sunday mail this morning ... "Social media rallies help" http://j.mp/ihSuDo why hasn't the acma published its reasons yet then? ... "Seven cleared over Campbell's outing" http://j...
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Posted on January 14, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: for the daily beast @HowardKurtz looks forward to the state of the union ... "Obama's Next Impossible Speech" http://bit.ly/dEzG6j slate's @jdickerson on "Obama's Tucson memorial speech: How it elevated the political debate" http://j...
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Posted on January 13, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: the daily beast on "Barack Obama?s Arizona Speech: Reactions and Commentary" http://bit.ly/ght1hG yikes! ... "Bieber.ly Shortens URLs While You Look At A Giant Picture Of Justin Bieber" http://j...
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Posted on January 11, 2011These are some of the non-flood related things I've been tweeting about today: another good post from techdirt ... "The Mistakes The Government Made In Trying To Get Info From Twitter" http://j.mp/dNC1LJ i agree ... "Just Because Some People Are Jerks Online, It Doesn't Mean You Need To Repeal Safe...
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Posted on January 10, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: you can watch the premier and police commissioner's flood disaster media conference from tonight on youtube http://j.mp/hh44Yb facebook is struggling in japan ... "Facebook Wins Relatively Few Friends in Japan" http://j...
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Posted on January 09, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: some excellent analysis from christopher soghoian ... "Thoughts on the DOJ wikileaks/twitter court order" http://j.mp/fxdZS9 newsweek explains three reasons "Why Journalists Aren't Standing Up for Wikileaks" http://bit...
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Posted on January 08, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: i love this idea ... "Wake Up with a Tweet: How to Make a Twitter-Controlled Coffee Pot" http://j.mp/h07jou from slate ... "WikiLeaks and Glenn Beck show that journalism is becoming more influential?but also more reductive" http://j...
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Posted on January 07, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: the always entertaining justice scalia ... "Scalia on ?Controverisal Stuff?: ?I Don?t Even Have to Read the Briefs?" http://j.mp/eRXQmW from the hollywood reporter ... "Judge Dismisses 'Project Runway' Idea Theft Case" http://j...
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Posted on January 06, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: mashable sets out "The Case for the Virtual Classroom" http://j.mp/hu0cse there are soom cool devices here ... "Microsoft Wows CES Crowd With Windows 7-Powered Tablets" http://j.mp/gybwOs but i still haven't checked it out yet ...
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Posted on January 05, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: eFaqt - an interesting new study site for students http://j.mp/fN4hsC what should people call pelosi? ... "Speaker, Madame or just Ms. Pelosi?" http://j.mp/eSslJB his class on congress and the supreme court would be fascinating ...
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Posted on January 04, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: is anyone a fan of quora? http://www.quora.com/ ... i think i need to invest some time in checking it out sometime this week limewire isn't going quietly ... "LimeWire Trying to Drag Amazon, Apple Into Record Lable Fight" http://j...
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Posted on January 03, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: the new yorker has the story behind the toppling of saddam's statue in iraq http://nyr.kr/hHyZe2 from the los angeles times ... "Sober traveling: AA roadside assistance for a recovering alcoholic" http://lat...
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Posted on January 02, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: conor friedersdorf (@conor64) on "The Trouble With Non-Libertarians" http://bit.ly/gr4C6n those who doubt the power of twitter should read "The Power of Twitter in Information Discovery" by @msuster http://j...
My weekly chat with Andrew Bartlett on 4ZzZ
Posted on January 02, 2011Every 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. This week we discussed the unofficial beginning of the 2012 US Presidential campaign, the release of the 1980 Cabinet papers, the Queensland floods, some new...
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Posted on January 01, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: from wonkette ... "A Year of Funny Fotos: 2010 In Dumb Pictures" http://j.mp/ecgdZg /via @ryanmoore3 another list from politico ... "Top 10 questions for 2011" http://j.mp/f1Eo01 can't they both be the problem? ...
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Posted on December 31, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: larry kramer on "Why Fox News Continues to Roll" http://j.mp/dSGk1D the atlantic wire has a wrap of "The Worst of the Worst: 2010's Most Dreadful Pop Culture" http://j.mp/fRaGTa pew research center shows that "People Do Pay for Online Content"...
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Posted on December 30, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about yesterday and today: more from legally weird ... "Fake 'Nurse of the Year' Posed as RN, Threw Her Own Award Party" http://j.mp/gkG6xC a response to the wired piece on the death of geek culture ... "Nerd Culture Is Thriving, Patton...
Here's a dumb idea ... a government owned google
Posted on December 29, 2010During my time at the cabinet office, not a day went by where there wasn?t a Jim Hacker moment. ?The problem with Google, minister? said the very high up IT man ?is that it doesn?t find the pages we want people to read.? His solution was for the government to...
Some unlikely names of actual court cases
Posted on December 29, 2010Unlikely names of actual court cases, compiled by Rodney Jones and Gerald Uelmen in Supreme Folly (1990): Sand v. Beach, 200 N.E. 821 (N.Y. 1936) Plough v. Fields, 422 F. 2d 824 (9th Cir. 1970) In re Worms, 252 Cal. App. 2d 130 (1967) People v. Slutts, 259 Cal...
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Posted on December 28, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about yesterday and today: from @nprpolitics ... "Obama Still 'Most Admired' Man, Gallup Says; Hillary Clinton Again Top Woman" http://n.pr/g7Txtd as you would expect, "Legal Questions Linger After 'Don't Ask' Repeal" http://n...
My weekly chat with Andrew Bartlett on 4ZzZ
Posted on December 27, 2010Every 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. This week we discussed where things stand at the end of the year for the Gillard and Bligh governments, internet policy in Australia (the NBN)...
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Posted on December 26, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: politico presents the "Best, worst of YouTube politics" http://j.mp/gKDFsp adam rifkin on "What Facebook Can Give Back To The Web" http://j.mp/gBDjgm "The 100 Most Beautiful Words in English" according to alphadictionary http://j...
10 best legal shows in TV history
Posted on December 26, 2010The Criminal Justice Degrees Program has posted its 10 Best Legal Shows in TV History, along with YouTube clips from each show. Here are my favourites from the list: 1. Law & Order: Law & Order is the longest-running crime drama on American television since it premiered on NBC in...
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