Tag Archives: legal issues

Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

As people of color become a majority, is it time for journalists to stop using the term ‘minorities’? When I posted this link to an article from Poynter last week, I got a lot of interesting feedback. PR man @mitchellfriedmn wrote, … Continue reading →

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Copyright, Creative Commons & the Public Domain

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

When I logged onto Twitter this morning, it seemed like everywhere I looked there was news about implications of copyright law and copyright alternatives: RIAA says there’s no value in the public domain Fascinating post from Tech Dirt about how … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 7 – Meet Girl Talk’s Gregg Gillis

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

(Updated 2/17/19) Please note that most of the links here to video or audio content will contain offensive and/or NSFW language. Trying to explain what Gregg Gillis, aka Girl Talk, does to anyone my age can be a bit challenging. … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

How did people learn about bin Laden’s death? Survey says — Television.  Though many of my students said word-of-mouth from people who had been watching TV. What parent wouldn’t love a book called “Go The @$#& To Sleep”? This book … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 13 – Noriega, CNN and Prior Restraint

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

I was lecturing recently on free press/fair trial issues, and touched on the CNN/Noriega case.  In this case the court issued a temporary restraining order against CNN to prevent the network from broadcasting tapes of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega … Continue reading →

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Copyright, Piracy & Free Speech

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Here’s a quick roundup of stories dealing with copyright, piracy, and free speech issues.  Been a busy start to the semester: How will the war on video and music piracy change in 2011? Good in-depth story from Mashable. Settlement on … Continue reading →

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More SCOTUS Westboro Church Case

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

Here’s a quick roundup of several interesting stories on Westboro Church funeral protest case: Protecting funerals and free speech – Ruth Marcus, WP’sPost Partisan Also compares case to that of Falwell and Flynt. Arguments before the court – WP’s story … Continue reading →

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SCOTUS – Does Westboro Baptist Church Have Right To Picket Funerals?

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

UPDATE: The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Westboro Baptist Church’s right to picket funerals. The Supreme Court of the United States is hearing arguments today on the case of Snyder v. Phelps.  Fred Phelps, the leader of a … Continue reading →

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I Discovered Tech Dirt Last Week

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

I discovered the blog Tech Dirt last week, and I find that I’m getting a huge amount of materials for my Twitter feed from there.  (You are following me on Twitter, aren’t you?) Tech Dirt deals with stories on “government … Continue reading →

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