Report on Maryland Symposium on Copyright and Higher Ed

I spent the second half of last week at a conference on copyright and higher education, sponsored by the Center for Intellectual Property at the University of Maryland University College. Just as I had predicted, it was a great combination of librarians, lawyers, and educators grappling with a difficult and fascinating set of issues. Some [...]

Dirty Pictures at Work

There have been several articles recently about companies that block employees from accessing certain Internet sites or applications at work. Examples range from the obvious – porn – to the less so – instant messaging applications. The Los Angeles Times apparently prevents its workers from going to adult content / sex sites, as well as [...]

Losing Control

The Internet greatly reduces the costs of creating, sharing, and finding information. This shift holds great promise, but it’s not an unmitigated blessing. We find four examples of this change, and the tensions it creates, today: Jay Rosen reflects on changes in journalism since the Web became a popular news medium. The benefit: traditional gatekeepers [...]