Post by: Dave Herrera | January 22nd, 2010
Jeff Jarvis recently argued in The Guardian that “linking is a right.” (By linking, I assume he’s referring to hyperlinking). The articled fascinated me for several reasons, but it also excited me because I hope to consider issues just like those he raises as I begin my communications law seminar at the University of Missouri [...]
Post by: Dave Herrera | January 16th, 2010
Robert A. Arcamona, who writes the blog Protecting the Source, recently reported on a lawsuit filed against Wikipedia by a German man. The man is completing a 15-year sentence for murder, and he claims that discussion of his conviction on Wikipedia “severely [impacts]” his “rehabilitation and his future life outside the prison system.” The suit [...]
Post by: Curtis Bunner | December 19th, 2009
A look at how the Predator Drone debacle sheds light on the systemic cybersecurity problems in the [...]
Post by: Dave Herrera | December 16th, 2009
Is this all it would take to start a war?
After a violent incident occurs, one of the first questions usually asked is, “who did this to us?”, followed by, “how do we respond?” We have thousands of years’ worth of debate on those questions, and in some cases we even have laws governing our [...]
Post by: Phil Jones | December 11th, 2009
So, many are aware that tech savy law enforcement officers are using web 2.0 resources to catch criminals silly enough to post images or evidence of thier crimes online. However, I recently learned that this is working in reverse as well. Defense lawyers have started searching out Facebook and Myspace pages for law enforcement officers [...]
Post by: Curtis Bunner | November 7th, 2009
An invitation to discuss the important issue of Net Neutrality: over-regulation of private companies or preserving the freedom of the [...]
Post by: Curtis Bunner | October 1st, 2009
A look at the effect of implementing Google Apps at businesses and educational [...]