from the what-passes-for-lawyering department- August 28, 2008http://lessig.org/blog/2008/08/from_the_whatpassesforlawyerin.html CIS needs a Constitutional LawIP fellow- August 28, 2008 On your way to legal academics Need some time to write, as you do some good The Stanford CIS (fresh off of a string of incredible victories) needs a new fellow with a particular fondness for the First Amendment and IP. Specs in the extended entry below.http://lessig.org/blog/2008/08/cis_needs_a_constitutional_law.html Hey Dems: Yes You Can (from the please-get-consistent-department)- August 28, 2008 Obama has famously (and rightfully) refused money from lobbyists and PACs. After he became the presumptive nominee, the DNC did the same. But both the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee still accept money from lobbyists and PACs. As this issue of reform is (sadly) increasingly invisible in this campaign, we at Change Congress are launching a campaign to get the Dems to be consistent about this. Ideally, the DSCC and DCCC should...http://lessig.org/blog/2008/08/hey_dems_yes_you_can_from_the.html vCool CC news -- Caterina Fake joins Creative Commons board- August 26, 2008 A FreeSoul by Joi Caterina Fake, co-founder of Flickr, has joined the Creative Commons board. News at CC.http://lessig.org/blog/2008/08/vcool_cc_news_caterina_fake_jo.html a plea to the press: Please just cover the convention(s)- August 26, 2008 The Democrats have a HD broadcast of their convention, but only on some platforms, through a Microsoft product. Those fortunate enough to own the most modern technology (and (contrary to the norm) fortunate enough to have fast broadband) can get full convention coverage. The rest of America (to the extent they care, and the point may be related) are stuck with broadcasters coverage. From NPR to the networks, "coverage" means some ridiculous unprepared interview with a party...http://lessig.org/blog/2008/08/a_plea_to_the_press_please_jus.html More on broadband numbers- August 25, 2008 As I said about my McCain on Technology video, the opening graph is not well defined. Others said the same thing. Neither are the data provided. If I had all the time in the world, I would correct both in the video. I don't. So here's a clarification: I am using a hybrid of the ITU data (2000-2007) and OECD data (1997-1999) in my analysis, but only the latter in the chart. You can see a spreadsheet with both here. The numbers (5, 22) refer to the U.S. ranking for broadband penetration over...http://lessig.org/blog/2008/08/more_on_broadband_numbers.html FCC on Comcast: Bravo!- August 20, 2008 Free Press (and others) alleged that Comcast was blocking the BitTorrent application. We've known for sometime the result in this case (because of the weird practice of the FCC to release the results of an order without necessarily releasing the order). But at the crack of dawn (California time) today, the Commission released its 34 page order. It is fantastically well done. So much so that I felt compelled (in that weird lawyer like way) to blather my own 5 pages of thanks in a letter to...http://lessig.org/blog/2008/08/fcc_on_comcast_bravo.html |