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The madness of Digital Restrictions Management
Truly, you could not make this up. Jay Rosen is one of the smartest and wisest commentators on the media in the online world. This tweet from him just popped up in my stream. All he wants to do is to...
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1984 wasn’t cancelled, merely postponed
One of the chapters in my new book (out on Thursday next though Amazon seems to be already selling the Kindle edition) is about the potential of computing and network technology to create systems for...
View ArticleThe SOPA Opera Q&A
Small comment piece I did for today’s Observer. Nicely complimented by a Monday Note by Frederic Filloux on how illicit copying is an intrinsic part of the digital ecosystem. That suggests, he...
View ArticleWhy Congress is so attentive to the needs of the content industries
How nice to see it expressed so directly. Reinforcing the fact that Chris Dodd really does not get what’s happening, and showing just how disgustingly corrupt the MPAA relationship is with politicians,...
View ArticleRunning out of new ideas
This morning’s Observer column. We’re now at the stage where we should be getting the next wave of disruptive surprises. But – guess what? – they’re nowhere to be seen. Instead, we’re getting an...
View ArticlePatent absurdity exposed at last
This morning’s Observer column about Richard Posner’s landmark ruling. What brings Posner to mind this Sunday morning, however, is not his views on obesity but on intellectual property. You may have...
View ArticleThe sailing video the IOC doesn’t want us to see
Hilarious video that IOC lawyers tried to take down. Thanks to Wired for keeping it available.
View ArticleThat “Apple Tax”
Horse sense from Jean-Louis Gassée Following last week’s verdict against Samsung, the kommentariat have raised the specter of an egregious new Apple Tax, one that Apple will levy on other smartphone...
View ArticleiPhone, uCopy, iSue
Eminently sane Economist piece about the Apple v Samsung patent case. It is useful to recall why patents exist. The system was established as a trade-off that provides a public benefit: the state...
View ArticleAaron Swartz: cannon fodder in the war on internet freedom
This morning’s Observer column. Even those of us who shared his belief in open access thought this an unwise stunt. But what was truly astonishing – and troubling – was the vindictiveness of the...
View ArticleThe prosecution of Aaron Schwartz – and what it might mean
This morning’s Observer column: On Monday, BBC Four screened a remarkable film in its Storyville series. The Internet’s Own Boy told the story of the life and tragic death of Aaron Swartz, the leading...
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