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Telkom drops case against Helkom

Telkom, South Africa’s incumbent telecommunications operator has dropped its case against the creators of Hellkom, a satirical site dedicated to protesting the…

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Yahoo helps China catch dissident

When can companies resort to "compliance with local law" justifications for despicable acts that censor, imprison, or otherwise impede the human right…

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digit- squatting

He said: the digit-squatter sitting on 1-800-RED-CROSS tried to charge the Red Cross a seven-digit figure to turn over the number, which they desperately need t…

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Flickr Flap

Flickr users are annoyed they need to go through Yahoo's log-in to get to their site and have threatened mass suicide if the policy is not changed.  Susan C…

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Online Journalism

Spring 2005- Q & A in The News Media and the Law on whether bloggers should be protected by the journalist's privilege.…

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International BOB awards

Check out theBOBs - the Best of the Blogs - 2005 international, multilingual weblog awards with best journalist site awards for 9 languages.…

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Roberts Nominated to be Chief

This morning President Bush nominated Judge Roberts to be Chief.  Hearings are likely to start Thursday or next Monday after Chief Justice Rehnquist's funer…

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Justice Rehnquist Has Died

A jolt back from Katrina to the Court.  Now there are two openings.  The upcoming hearings take on a whole new meaning.  This is what I wrote about Katrina and…

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Seinfeld Redux

Remember that Seinfeld where someone stole Jerry's car and Jerry called his car phone and spoke to the guy?  Here's what the episode would have looked l…