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I'm delighted that I will be teaching a class in the fall in Stanford's computer science department. Its goal is to teach computer scientists and engin…
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Wash. Post Takes on Rumsfeld
The Washington Post rebuts Rumsfeld's assertion that media criticisms of the Bush Administration's abetting of torture helps the enemy in a head-on edit…
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The Rules of Sharing: A Breakdown of Creative Commons Licenses
In a forthcoming Article, Madhavi Sunder and I analyze the exploitation of the public domain. The Creative Commons is an important project to create a public d…
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Administration Overstates Value of Guantanamo Detainees
A NY Times story finally exposes the shaky foundation of our flouting of U.S. and international law in Guantanamo--that we're saving American lives by stopp…
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I Didn't Want to Show Fear to the Kids
In Fahrenheit 9/11, "[o]ne disturbing vignette shows Bush in a Florida elementary school, dumbstruck upon learning of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, with…
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Reminder: Election About Our Children
The winning entry in MoveOn.org's competition for anti-Bush ads is a sobering reminder of what this election is about.…
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DirecTVDefense Update
P2PNet, Slashdot, The New Jersey Star-Ledger, and the Associated Press are reporting on DirecTV's recent agreement with the EFF and the CIS Cyberlaw Clinic.…
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Who Says Nice Guys Don't Win?
Tim Berners-Lee receives the Finnish government's Millennium Technology Prize of a million Euros ($1.2 million). Thanks, Tim, from all of us!…
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Manatt Phelps & Phillips to Represent Bikram
Cancel my trip to Los Angeles for defendant's deposition, we've just learned that Manatt Phelps & Phillips, right here in Palo Alto, will be Bikram…
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Copyright Stories Needed for Kahle v. Ashcroft
Lawrence Lessig and his legal team are asking for your help. Kahle v. Ashcroft is a lawsuit that challenges changes to U.S. copyright law that have created a la…
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WOS Days Two and Three
My day two at WOS started with a session by public libary activists giving information on their efforts to preserve computer games. While gaining recognition fr…
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Red Cross Complaints About Guantanamo
Memos detailing Red Cross complaints of abuse at Guantanamo are discussed in an article by Scott Higham today in the Washington Post. The memos were leaked to…