SOPA and PIPA: Whose rights are we protecting?

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The NY Times article (In Fight Over Piracy Bills, New Economy Rises Against Old) by Jonathan Weisman on the proposed anti-piracy legislation in Congress  highlights the conflict between old and new business models. The battle of the SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) bills signals the changing times.  It suggests that public [...]

What do they think about media in China?

I am hoping to have the following survey answered by 100 graduate students in China to get some idea of how they think about media and if they think the media gives them or us a fair shake. Click Here to take survey Check it out, answer it, or let me know if you think [...]

Travel and type

I’m spending a lot of time trying to learn how to use blog software, almost as much as I’m spending looking up towns and hotels in France where my sisters and I are taking our Dad and Mom for Dad’s 80th. One thing about software and birthdays, they makes you aware of how much things [...]