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Tales of the Sausage Factory: Tales of the Sausage Factory: Some Indecent Collateral Damage?

Posted By: Harold

UPDATE: A somewhat clearer explanation of Ms. Lo's commentary and what happened is now available from Time Magazine online here. As a result, I've modified my comments a bit.

Radio Commentator Sandra Tsing Lo got fired from her public radio spot for using a swear word in a pre-recorded piece that went unedited onto the air. You can hear her commentary on her experience and suddenly finding herself in solidarity whith Howard Stern here. My commentary below. [Read More!]
Posted: 03/12/04 10:14:49 - 1 comment

Tales of the Sausage Factory: Sausage Factory: a partial index to date

Posted By: John

Here's a nearly complete list of Harold Feld's “Tales of the Sausage Factory” articles here on Wetmachine. Real Soon Now I'm going to get organized and use the blog software to keep track of this stuff so I don't have to manualy copy and paste to generate lists like this. . .


On the Nader copyright case
Justin/Janet part 2
Justin/Janet part 1
The ICANN Train Wreck
Unlicensed Spectrum Access
Why Disney/Comcast Merger Sucks Rocks
On RFID
CBS Caves Again for Bush
Yet more on Fileswapping
Fileswapping — whither to in '04
ABA article:“More than a Toaster with Pictures”
On making the Wall Street Journal's Shit List
Golden Globes, Former Presidents, Media Ownership" [Read More!]
Posted: 03/11/04 23:09:46 - 2 comments

Tales of the Sausage Factory: Tales of the Sausage Factory: A Good Copyright Decision . . . Priceless

Posted By: Harold

As some of you may recall, in 2000, Ralph Nader ran an ad as part of his Green Party candidacy for President satirizing the Mastercard ads. Mastercard sued for trademark and copyright infringement.

As one can see, the wheels of justice grind rather slowly. But occassionaly they come out right. A good decision on copyright and trademark . . . which proves a point I've long been saying on the impact of footnote 14 of _Accuff Rose_ on copyright analysis (how's that for lawyer geek speak!) A copy of the decision is here. A bit of analysis below. [Read More!]
Posted: 03/11/04 12:38:44 - 5 comments

Tales of the Sausage Factory: Tales of the Sausage Factory: Indecent bandwagon rolls on

Posted By: Harold

Well the House and Senate have been busy little, ahem, beavers on the indecency front. The surprise is the provisions on media ownership. Will they survive a House vote over the opposition of the Republican leadership? Will Bush veto indecency regulation to save his buddies in big media? Stay tuned to Survivor: Washington. [Read More!]
Posted: 03/09/04 16:57:05 - 2 comments

Tales of the Sausage Factory: Tales of the Sausage Factory: Will Janet Jackson's Bosom Baring Kill Comcast/Disney Deal

Posted By: Harold

Granted its a cute headline, but what the heck am I talking about? Comcast and Disney had nothing to do with Ms. Jackson's little “costume malfunction” and besides, isn't this just a case of standard election year pandering by legislators on a nothing issue? Welcome, dear readers, to Washington Land, an E-Ticket Ride in the funhouse where surface appearances are very decieving . . . [Read More!]
Posted: 03/02/04 17:02:24 - 1 comment

Tales of the Sausage Factory: Tales of the Sausage Factory: It's Not Just About Sitefinder

Posted By: Harold

A year and a half ago, I spoke at an event sponsored by the CATO Institute warning that ICANN was on track for a “magnificent trainwreck.” The trainwreck may well have arrived in the form of Verisign's lawsuit against ICANN. [Read More!]
Posted: 03/01/04 15:58:31 - No comments

Tales of the Sausage Factory: Tales of the Sausage Factory: Unlicensed Spectrum Access Part I

Posted By: Harold

In 2003, “wifi” went from geek toy to mainstream. But WiFi is only part of a much larger revolution in how people access and use the electromagnetic spectrum. Now, numerous competing and ill-fiting anaologies, “property,” “public commons,” “public trust” battle it out among Washington regulators. What's at stake? While it sounds hyperbolic, this regulatory battle ground holds the key to the next stage of evolution of information technology. This is a background piece. I will post the current developments piece later. [Read More!]
Posted: 02/24/04 18:11:16 - 2 comments

Tales of the Sausage Factory: Tales of the Sausage Factory: Why A Comcast/Disney Merger Sucks Rocks

Posted By: Harold

This op ed appeared in the industry Magazine Broadcasting and Cable on Monday Feb. 23. [Read More!]
Posted: 02/24/04 13:20:46 - No comments

Tales of the Sausage Factory: Tales of the Sausage Factory: RFID-- Are Smart Clothes a Smart Idea

Posted By: Harold

Most folks have yet to hear of RFID, or radio frequency ID tags. As explained in this article in The Nation, RFID opens a host of interesting issues. [Read More!]
Posted: 02/09/04 15:54:24 - 4 comments

Tales of the Sausage Factory: Tales of The Sausage Factory: CBS caves again for Bush

Posted By: Harold

For those of you haven't followed, Bush and the Republican leadership fought off an broad attempt by Congress to roll back the national television ownership cap to 35%. The compromise was to freeze the limit at 39%, which means that Viacom (parent of CBS) and News Corp. (parent of Fox) don't have to sell off any stations. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) says that CBS has paid the administration back for this favor by refusing to sell time to an anti-bush ad on the Superbowl.
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Posted: 01/28/04 18:24:34 - 3 comments
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