I’m in Buenos Aires at a Freedom of Expresion Project conference this week. Last night, I went to a fantastic tango show.
Flash photography was not allowed, so I ended up taking these long exposure shots. I think they’re pretty cool.
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Two items of copyright geekery in this morning’s Guardian. Firstly. Alice Gould gives the legal 101 on hijacking”user-generated content” for a traditional media setting (well done Media Guardian for removing that nasty subscription barrier, by the way). Her conclusion:
The law may appear antiquated in the fast-changing world of the internet, but in most cases citizen [...]
Categories: censorship, copyright, media, politics
After James showed me the web is us/ing us video, I wrote about it for my latest openDemocracy piece. It’s the first time I’ve been able to join up my interest in linguistcs with my interest in the information age, and I’m quite proud of the result.
After the Sandinista government took power in Nicaragua in [...]
Categories: freeculture, media, networks, opendemocracy, politics
Okay, it’s happened again – I have a new job and I’m not blogging. Sorry.
This is just a quick post to prove I still exist, and its theme is funny drawings on the web. I keep getting sent links to xkcd – this one cracks me up. And here’s a link to my favourite [...]
Categories: newstatesman, opendemocracy
Yesterday was my first day working with the Open Rights Group. It’s going to take me a while to gain pace with the rest of the team, and the bevvy of projects they’re working on both in terms of campaigns (e-voting, more IP stuff, and the European Television without Frontiers legislation are all under the [...]
Categories: advertising, blogging, business, censorship, freeculture, law, music, networks, politics
Like many Brits, the BBC’s Radio 4 holds a very special place in my heart. After two weeks away from home, I was craving two things – a cup of tea made without UHT milk, and the mellow sound of received pronunciation washing over me from the wireless on my bedside.
Imagine my surprise, then, when [...]
Categories: business, freeculture, media
James and I are off to the beach for a couple of weeks. Hope y’all enjoy the weather whilst we’re away…
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Is this the hardest end of year quiz of all time? I actually worked at openDemocracy for most of this year, and I still only scored 64%. And most of that was thanks to the questions in the internet and copyright section. How much will you score?
Categories: games, opendemocracy, politics
I’m pleased to announce that as of 15 January next year, I’ll be joining the Open Rights Group as their new Executive Director!
Suw Charman, ORG’s outgoing Exec Director, has just posted the announcement on the ORG website. I’m looking forward to working with her, ORG’s Ops Manager Michael Holloway, and the incredibly diverse and talented [...]
Categories: freeculture, law, media, newstatesman, opendemocracy, openrightsgroup, politics, surveillance
Some really fab coverage on Gowers in the Guardian and the Observer, starting with this Leader from Friday’s edition:
“…The report was given a guarded welcome by the recently formed Open Rights group which campaigned strongly against extending the 50-year limit, but the war is not won yet. The Gowers report is only a staging post, [...]
Categories: freeculture, law, media, music, politics