Users' Patronage: The Return of the Gift in the "Crowd Society"
In this work, I discuss the tension between gift and market economy throughout the history of creativity. For millennia, the production of creative artifacts ha…
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The End of the Internet Dream
Earlier this month Jennifer Granick was the keynote speaker at Black Hat 2015. This is a modified version of the speech she delivered. A video of the speech is…
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China’s Golden Shield: Is Cisco Systems Complicit?
Although information technology is often hailed for its potential to promote human rights, governmental accountability, economic development, and democratizatio…
In blocking websites, France abandons role as guardian of free speech
Attempts by the French government this week to use vague legislation to block five websites for "condoning terrorism" would be troubling anywhere, but…
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Us vs. Them: Populism on the Net
In a recent email debate, a friend of mine raised an interesting point about the role of the Internet in fueling populist fervor, especially during the current…
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English Court Allows Defamation Action to Proceed Despite Evidence of Low Readership
Author: Ranjini Acharya John Alexis Mardas, a former associate of the Beatles, has won the right to bring defamation proceedings against the New York Times an…
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There Goes Morse Code
The New York Times this morning has a wonderful article on the demise of href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/27/business/27morse.html?_r=1&oref=slogin…