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The trouble with Aaron’s Law
The proposed law honoring the legacy of Aaron Swartz is trying to be too many things to too many people
By Sarah Laskow Mar 18, 2013 at 03:40 PM
On Friday, the American Library Association honored Aaron Swartz, the young Internet activist who committed suicide in January, with its... More
And that’s the way it was: March 7, 1994
The Supreme Court rules that parody is protected under fair use
By Sarah Laskow Mar 7, 2013 at 06:50 AM
On this day 19 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that "Pretty Woman"--2 Live Crew's parody of the classic "Oh,... More
The new copyright alert system is running
And here’s what will happen if you run up against it
By Sarah Laskow Feb 28, 2013 at 03:30 PM
This week, after years of negotiating and planning, five of the largest Internet service providers in the country, in partnership... More
Protecting private information online
The intersection between cyber security and intellectual property
By Sarah Laskow Feb 15, 2013 at 05:30 PM
On Friday, Facebook revealed that it had been attacked. Company employees had visited a website that had infected their computer... More
Use of private emails for public work sparks FOIA battle
The Santa Fe Reporter is using leaked emails to test the state’s FOI compliance
By Sarah Laskow Feb 13, 2013 at 03:50 PM
In June of 2012, the political press corps in New Mexico acquired a batch of interesting emails written by some... More
Copyright knights or copyright trolls?
Rulings on a couple Righthaven appeals could have a far-reaching effect on fair use
By Sarah Laskow Feb 7, 2013 at 02:59 PM
In 2010 and 2011, Righthaven, a Nevada company that once described itself as "the nation's pre-eminent copyright enforcer," sued hundreds... More
I am a journalist; ask me anything
Media figures are flocking to Reddit to converse with fans
By Sarah Laskow Dec 14, 2012 at 06:50 AM
On Wednesday, Chris Anderson, the ex-EIC of Wired, went on Reddit and told users to ask him anything. On Monday,... More
Woman’s work - The twisted reality of an Italian freelancer in Syria
Sourcing Trayvon Martin ‘photos’ from stormfront - Not a good idea, Business Insider
Elizabeth Warren, the antidote to CNBC - The senator schools the talking heads on bank regulation
Art Laffer + PR blitz = press failure - The media types up the retail lobby’s propaganda
Reuters’s global warming about-face - A survey shows the newswire ran 50 percent fewer stories on climate change after hiring a “skeptic”
Barack Obama: ‘those old times aren’t coming back’
“It used to be there were local newspapers everywhere. If you wanted to be a journalist, you could really make a good living working for your hometown paper”
The Guardian’s editor opens up on Reddit
Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian, answered questions in an Ask Me Anything
The (almost) lost speech of Justice Anthony Kennedy
How his insightful remarks about the Constitution inadvertently make the case for a Supreme Court “media pool”
Fox News sues TVEyes for copyright infringement
Says subscription service sells access to its content without permission nor compensation
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
ACEsTooHigh.com – Reporting on the science, education, and policy surrounding childhood trauma
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
