SUV Owners and Terrorism. “I’ve come to admire Arianna Huffington for her passionately progressive politics. Once a tunnel-visioned right-winger, she opened her eyes to…” [Dan Gillmor's eJournal] Dan has a legitimate complaint that the SUV terrorist connection is a weak one, but I love the commercials! First, they are a satire on the miserable [...]
High Court Upholds Law Extending Copyrights by 20 Years. In a victory for big entertainment companies, the Supreme Court upheld a 1998 law today that added 20 years to all existing copyrights. By David Stout. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] Some good analysis in this one.
Supreme Court Endorses Copyright Theft. That’s one way to look at the abysmal decision, announced this morning, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that… [Dan Gillmor's eJournal]. Outrageous! So, the movie owners get to sit on rotting reels of movie film. Copyright is the right to make money from one’s work for a limited [...]
