Verizon’s “Can you hear me now” ad, NSA-style
Parody of Verizon’s “Can you hear me now” ads in light of NSA surveillance bombshell. From Slate. Verizon guy: “Can you hear me now?” President Obama: “Yes, we can.”
Category Archives: Technology
Julian Assange: “The Banality of ‘Don’t Be Evil’”
As I sit here working on a forthcoming article—Super-Intermediaries, Code, Human Rights—about powerful internet intermediaries and human rights, I was intrigued to come across Julian Assange’s op-ed in Saturday’s New York Times entitled The Banality of ‘Don’t Be Evil’. Assange, the reclusive founder of WikiLeaks, has harsh words for Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen, authors of the […]
RIP Steve Jobs
There is probably nothing I can say about Steve Jobs and his incredible life that hasn’t been said before. So I’ll simply post a memorable, and oft-cited, portion of his 2005 Stanford Commencement address: Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living […]
Washington Declaration on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest
Despite the slings and arrows of Hurricane Irene hitting Washington a week ago, the recent Global Congress on Intellectual Property Law and the Public Interest has produced an important document calling for more transparency and public participation in the crafting of IP law.The Washington Declaration on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest is an important step […]