Visiting With the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

I am trying to get back into the swing of reading some of my feeds every some most days. It is a lurch and go process, but we shall see. I have trouble getting in the mood to write when I feel so disconnected from everything and I need to get motivated about writing, like [...]

The Grail and Copyright

The Da Vinci Code is in the middle is a copyright battle brought on by a historian claiming that Brown stole his theories to create the plot of the novel. This article from Slate has an interesting and cheeky take on the whole fiasco:
Can one writer freely borrow someone else’s wacky historical speculations? Say a [...]

Set Culture Free

Set Culture Free
Originally uploaded by Wandering Eyre.
Dr. Lessig answers questions from the audience. The sticker on his computer says “free culture.” Indeed. Set her free.

Lawrence Lessig Talks Copyright

Lawrence Lessig
Center for Internet and Society
I will claim ignorance and admit that I had never really heard of Lawrence Lessig before except on the periphery of conversations. Now that I have actually heard him speak, I wonder what hole I have been living in to have missed him.
This post is a sum of his [...]