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Civility vs. honesty?
My short post from the other day got noticed by a few folks over at Whiskey Fire, so they responded to my brief observation with a few observations of their own…
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The Public Conversations Project's RedBlue Initiative
I'm optimistic about this. For those of you who don't know, the Public Conversations Project is an organization in Massachusetts that convenes dialogue…
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Corporate & University Podcasting
Two things I've been involved with recently relating to podcasting in corporations and universities are now published on-line: First, the panel discussion…
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the public domain and unpublished works
What's better than listening to two lawyers you really like as people talk about a subject you find fascinating? For me, it's hard to beat. (And, I'…
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hot off the copyright office presses
Ringtones are likely subject to statutory license for making and distributing phonorecords under the Copyright Act. Here's the copyright office's announ…
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Ridiculing civility
The New York Times had an interesting article over the weekend talking about the tense stalemate that exists between liberals and conservatives in everyday inte…
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Piecing our country back together
Andrew Sullivan is one of the most thoughtful bloggers out there, and if you haven't seen what's been going on in his thinking lately it's worth che…
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Fewer guns, more talk
From an article by Miriam Pemberton in Foreign Policy in Focus: "In 2000, the Gallup organization recorded a 65% majority among Republicans, Democrats, an…
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Happy Halloween!
This is my sister's cat, Homer. She says he's a ham. I say he's a cat. (c) 2006 Gabriela Vogele This photo is licensed under a Creative Commons A…
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Digital freedom campaign
The Digital Freedom Campaign website appears to be a good resource about an important movement... I haven't gotten through all the things they are proposing…
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Fighting over nothing and everything at once
Stanley Fish had an interesting post in his blog this morning on domestic conflict. An excerpt: "It is tempting to think that domestic quarrels are the o…
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The DMCA at work
YouTube taking down content in response to notices of infringement. (Down comes John Stewart, Colbert Report, South Park, etc. at the request of Comedy Central.…