http://importance.corante.com/ en-us ernest.miller@aya.yale.edu 2005-07-13T10:39:18-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/13/geist_savages_the_harry_potter_injunction_some_more.php Michael Geist is really going after the injunction a Canadian court has issued regarding the accidental sale of Harry Potter books before they officially go on sale in a couple of days (Harry Potter Injunction). It baffles me that this... 6325@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-07-13T10:39:18-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/02/apple_plugging_trade_secret_leaks.php Daring Fireball notes that two recent announcements from Apple have taken place with nary a word in the rumor mill (Plugged Leaks).Note to crackpots: this is not a “chilling effect” of Apple’s lawsuits; to say so implies the rumor sites... 6267@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-07-02T11:24:51-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/29/if_violent_videogames_cause_violence_wheres_the_crime_wave.php Reason's science correspondent, Ron Bailey, is unimpressed with studies that purport to show a connection between violent videogames and real-world violence (Video Violence = Real Violence?).... 6246@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-29T08:18:58-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/25/hacking_the_antiflag_burning_amendment.php Law Prof. Michael Froomkin is hacking the anti-flag burning amendment before it has even passed (Flag Desecration In Every Day Life). He received a new credit card in the mail that had an image of the US Flag on it.... 6216@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-25T07:56:44-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/24/seventh_cir_decides_against_student_newspapers_freedom_of_speech.php Media Law Prof Blog reports on an important college newspaper free speech case (Seventh Circuit Decides Hosty: Finds Against Student Journalists).In a 7-4 decision, the majority opinion written by Judge Easterbrook, the 7th Circuit has found in favor of appellant... 6210@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-24T23:20:01-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/24/eff_on_18_usc_2257.php EFF's DeepLinks posts on the anti-porn regulations based on 18 USC 2257 and explains how they chill core political speech (Why the DOJ's 2257 Regulations Aren't "Just a Porn Problem"). This is a bad, bad law, not least because many... 6206@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-24T22:45:46-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/24/enforcement_of_18_usc_2257_held_in_abeyance.php WIRED reports that the government has agreed not to prosecute members of the Free Speech Coalition for violating the anti-porn regulatory provisions of 18 USC 2257 (Online Porn Dodges Major Bullet). Chances are the government won't prosecute anyone until the... 6205@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-24T21:25:35-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/24/grokster_brand_x_issues_of_openness_its_all_about_the_distribution_baby.php Prof. Michael Madison points to the debate over Brand X that is starting on Picker MobBlog (MobBlawg LiftOff). [Btw, Picker calls his site MobBlog. I like Madison's MobBlawg better.] Michael agrees with one of the MobBlawggers that Brand X may... 6199@http://importance.corante.com/ Network Law 2005-06-24T12:32:23-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/23/why_18_usc_2257_is_a_bad_thing_handily_illustrated_with_stick_figures.php Free Internet Press has an excellent explication of the problems that 18 USC 2257 causes, handily illustrated with stick figures (2257 Aims Crush Adult Entertainment). A must read if you are unfamiliar with the issue. via Fleshbot, which is busy... 6187@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-23T14:12:17-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/23/18_usc_2257_antiporn_regs_go_into_effect.php BoingBoing brings some much needed attention to the free speech abomination that is 18 USC 2257 and its enforcing regulations (Rotten.com: Our Gapingmaw.com and Other Sites Shut in Anticipation of 2257). These new regulations went into effect a few hours... 6182@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-23T09:14:05-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/22/uk_parents_ignore_videogame_ratings.php The BBC News reports on a study in the UK that found parents ignored videogame ratings when purchasing games for their children (Parents 'Ignore Game Age Ratings').A study commissioned by the UK games industry found that parents let children play... 6171@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-22T17:45:42-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/22/how_to_ensure_more_american_flags_are_burned.php Ronald Coleman points out the obvious and expected result of passing an anti-flag burning amendment: Flag Burnings Increase Dramatically. How many reported flag burnings were there last year in the US according to an anti-flag burning group that tracks such... 6167@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-22T09:20:06-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/21/coco_on_18_usc_2257.php I'm not the only one. Constitutional Code is also concerned about the threat to free speech from 18 USC 2257, the pornography paperwork regulation statute (Online Anti-(Child) Pornography Rules to Take Effect).Both the scope of the proposed rules and the... 6158@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-21T23:04:42-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/21/report_extensive_internet_censorship_in_iran.php John Palfrey announces that the multinational Open Net Initiative has released its report on internet filtering in Iran (Iran Internet Filtering Report).We at the OpenNet Initiative released our study on Iran today. Of the states that we have studied, Iran... 6150@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-21T16:57:18-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/20/sen_schumer_wants_to_block_sales_of_violent_videogame_25_to_life.php Rather than expend effort on something productive, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) prefers to posture against violent videogames (NY Daily News | Violent Game Furor)."[25 to Life is] the worst in a series of violent and gruesome games that lower the... 6129@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-20T18:51:44-08:00