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Links and legal chains

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 [...]

The big hurt (someday, maybe) coming for journalists

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 [...]

RSS – Change the way you follow Digi-Docket

How RSS can help make Digi-Docket easier to [...]

CyberSecurity

A look at how the Predator Drone debacle sheds light on the systemic cybersecurity problems in the [...]

Fighting fire with firewalls

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 [...]

Social networking sites as impeachment evidence

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 [...]

What the Heck Happened?

Can Digi-Docket self-actualize? Or something equally [...]

Net Neutrality Discussion

An invitation to discuss the important issue of Net Neutrality: over-regulation of private companies or preserving the freedom of the [...]

Gmail and the Future of Email Ownership

A look at the effect of implementing Google Apps at businesses and educational [...]