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Freedom to Differ 
A blog that speaks freely about legal issues facing the media and the internet. It mainly covers issues relating to the legal regulation of the internet and the media, but at times Constitutional law issues and politics are discussed. While the focus is on Australia, developments in other nations around the world are considered as well.
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So you want to be a lawyer ...
Posted on October 20, 2010This should be a "must watch" for anyone considering law school: It could be new favourite law YouTube video, replacing "Law School Musical":
Future Tense: The rise of geo-location
Posted on October 20, 2010This morning I was included in a discussion on ABC Radio National's Future Tense program about the rise of geolocation: We've seen huge growth in the popularity of social networking services. But what happens when you combine social networking with your location? The rise of smartphones has led to a...
Technology and the way it frames our world
Posted on October 18, 2010Every Tuesday morning I have a regular weekly segment on Breakfast with Spencer Howson on 612 ABC Brisbane talking about technology and how it frames our world. In the segment this week we talked about my Analog Sunday, stalking celebrities with Just Spotted, checking into what you are watching, and...
My weekly chat with Andrew Bartlett on 4ZzZ
Posted on October 18, 2010Every Monday morning I appear on Andrew Bartlett's 4ZzZ breakfast radio show to discuss some of the current public and political issues of the week. This week we discussed the week in Australian politics, the upcoming mid term elections in the US, Mary MacKilop and faith in Australia, as well...
Tim Wu's "The Master Switch"
Posted on October 14, 2010Tim Wu, a professor of law at Columbia University and author of Who Controls the Internet? Illusions of a Borderless World, has a new book out, The Master Switch: A secret history of the industrial wars behind the rise and fall of the twentieth century's great information empires--Hollywood, the broadcast...
Bill O?Reilly causes a walk off on the set of "The View"
Posted on October 14, 2010Wow. Bill O?Reilly?s appearance on ?The View? this morning was one for the ages. The Fox News host got into a heated exchange with a few of the ladies, over the lower Manhattan mosque project, leading Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg to storm off the set...
Banksy animates The Simpsons
Posted on October 11, 2010What happens when Banksy storyboards the couch gag on The Simpsons? Well, the artist was given the chance for an episode that went to air in the US just a few hours ago. The work was surprisingly darker than one would expect to see on US network TV, let alone...
My weekly chat with Andrew Bartlett on 4ZzZ
Posted on October 11, 2010Every Monday morning I appear on Andrew Bartlett's 4ZzZ breakfast radio show to discuss some of the current public and political issues of the week. This week we discussed The Social Network, the Commonwealth Games, the week in federal Australian politics, and a recent workshop on the 2010 election campaign:
Technology and the way it frames our world
Posted on October 11, 2010Every Tuesday morning I have a regular weekly segment on Breakfast with Spencer Howson on 612 ABC Brisbane talking about technology and how it frames our world. This week we talked about the Google car, toddlers and even pets online, international friend counts, and my upcoming Analog Sunday:
Blawg Review #285
Posted on October 11, 2010This is the sixth time I have hosted Blawg Review from Australia (I previously hosted Blawg Review #85, #136, #178, #196 and #266). For those who don't know, the Blawg Review is a weekly round-up of posts from around the blawgosphere, and I am once again honoured to be able...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on October 05, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: barry friedman and dahlia lithwick on "How the Roberts Court disguises its conservatism" http://j.mp/bfqKVu the hollywood reporter on "Everything you need to know about 'The Social Network' and the law" http://j...
Daily Twitter Links: Sydney edition
Posted on October 04, 2010I haven't posted any Daily Twitter Links in over a week, largely because I was in Sydney last week and didn't get the chance. So to make up for it, here are some of the things I was tweeting about last week: why can't this be in the australian app...
Technology and the way it frames our world
Posted on October 04, 2010Every Tuesday morning I have a regular weekly segment on Breakfast with Spencer Howson on 612 ABC Brisbane talking about technology and how it frames our world. This week we talked about Twitter and daylight saving, Facebook Places, social networkers being happy to lurk, LinkedIn and cyberbullying: Last week Kirsten...
My weekly chat with Andrew Bartlett on 4ZzZ
Posted on October 04, 2010Every Monday morning I appear on Andrew Bartlett's 4ZzZ breakfast radio show to discuss some of the current public and political issues of the week. This week we discussed, among other topics, the first week of Parliament, the war in Afghanistan, the outing of Grogs Gamut and cyberbullying:
The Wrap: Jimmy Kimmel mocks Jeff Zucker and NBC
Posted on October 02, 2010ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel mocked the competition on Wednesday with a song that featured a Jeff Zucker look-a-like singing about failed NBC pilots. Zucker was ousted as president and chief executive of NBC Universal Sept. 24 in advance of the company's merger with Comcast...
Brow Beat: Typing ?Bout My Generation
Posted on October 02, 2010Marc Prensky coined the term "digital natives" in 2001 to describe the generation that's grown up surrounded by plugs, pixels, and screens. Two films out this month, Catfish, a documentary about an online relationship, and The Social Network, on Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, are giving critics the opportunity to try and...
So I was on TV ...
Posted on October 01, 2010Some of you may be aware that I was on The Drum on ABC News 24 on Thursday night. If you want to see my first awkward experience of live TV, you can watch it here: The Drum 30 September 2010 from Peter Black on Vimeo.
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on September 26, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: lol harsh ... according to @stilgherrian all my creativity has been drained from my soul by #masterchef and #glee http://bit.ly/bJHCcM for diehard #glee fans ... "Glee Karaoke for iOS Keeps It Rocking in the Free World" http://j...
Jon Stewart's on the GOP's "Pledge To America"
Posted on September 26, 2010Jon Stewart took a look at the House Republicans' "Pledge To America" last night, which the GOP said would be full of bold new governing ideas. "Who are these fresh-faced young guns and their bold new ideas?" Stewart asked after hearing some of the agenda...
Stephen Colbert grills Google's Eric Schmidt
Posted on September 26, 2010Stephen Colbert grilled Google CEO Eric Schmidt about the company's "don't be evil" slogan, Schmidt's (joke) theory that people should change their names, and Google's data mining operations. The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cEric Schmidtwww...
Stephen Colbert testifies before Congress
Posted on September 26, 2010In one of the more bizarre pieces of political theatre you will ever see, Stephen Colbert last week testified in character before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and Border Security. Colbert was part of a United Farm Workers campaign calling on unemployed Americans to take jobs in the...
Technology and the way it frames our world
Posted on September 26, 2010Every Tuesday morning I have a regular weekly segment on Breakfast with Spencer Howson on 612 ABC Brisbane talking about technology and how it frames our world. This week Kirsten MacGregor was filling in for Spencer Howson and we talked about tech speak, celebrities leaving Twitter, and a geolocation urban...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on September 24, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: eugene volokh's summary of "First Amendment Law, in 3000 Words" http://j.mp/bEGwkg "Speech Hostile to Gays Constitutionally Unprotected, Speech Hostile to Whites Constitutionally Protected?" http://j...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on September 23, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: marc ambinder explains "Why Republicans Didn't Need A 'Pledge'" http://j.mp/aqyj2b i can't wait to see "the social network" ... @kristapley says that "Sorkin empathizes with the nerds" http://tinyurl...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on September 22, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: some good ideas here ... "How New Twitter Could Help Combine Content From Different Sites" http://j.mp/aOQAAD creepy or useful? ... "ChatSquare: Chat With Your FourSquare Friends Live" http://j...
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