BurningbirdThere’s an odd thing I noticed whenever the discussion gets around to laws or issues even remotely associated with the law. Inevitably, someone or more than one someones will give an opinion, and immediately follow the opinion with the acronym: IANAL. I Am Not A Lawyer. I even use this myself whenever I talk about […]
On Steve Jobs and his design obsessions, Nick Carr writes: Steve Jobs, I think it’s fair to say, looks at Apple products as works of art, as little functional sculptures aimed at giving aesthetic pleasure as well as utilitarian benefit. That’s why it pains him so deeply to have people hack into his machines and fiddle […]
Note: I can go on and on about arbitration. I’m not only passionate about this topic because I realize how important it is, I’m also interested because it really is a fascinating topic. It’s like a microcosmic view of the American government, including how our courts work, and the balance of power between the legislative, […]
I phoned into the news conference today publicizing the release of Public Citizen’s report on Binding Mandatory Arbitration, but had such bad reception I finally had to hang up. However, I don’t need the press conference–all I needed was the report and what a report it is. I’ve read a lot of the horror stories on mandatory […]
It was a sense of inevitability that I read about the lawsuit against Creative Commons and Virgin Mobile, Australia. The suit came about because of the recent Virgin Mobile use of photos licensed for commercial use via a CC license. Not surprising to read Lawrence Lessig’s optimistic look at the issue, though his segue going from a thoughtful […]