This Week's Show

January 27, 2012

  • A Good (and Bad) Week For Apple

  • The Supreme Court and the State of the Union

  • The Supreme Court on GPS Tracking

  • Carolyn Lerner and the Office of Special Counsel

  • Tom Devine on Whistleblower Protections

  • Internet Censorship From Around the Globe

  • Internet is a tool, not a human right

  • Everyone Should be able to Access the Internet

A Good (and Bad) Week For Apple

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The Supreme Court and the State of the Union

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The Supreme Court on GPS Tracking

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Carolyn Lerner and the Office of Special Counsel

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Tom Devine on Whistleblower Protections

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Internet Censorship From Around the Globe

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Internet is a tool, not a human right

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Everyone Should be able to Access the Internet

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Care to witness an entire nation famous for its tinder-dry sense of irony fail to detect me poking fun at myself? Check out the comments section of my current Guardian column.

“Law enforcement is now on notice, that almost any use of G.P.S. electronic surveillance of a citizen’s movement will be legally questionable unless a warrant is obtained in advance.”

-Lawyer Walter Dellinger on the Supreme Court's finding that warrantless G.P.S. use by police violates the Fourth Amendment.

The Rebirth of Righthaven

Friday, January 27, 2012

Righthaven is back. In a manner of speaking.

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THE BRIEF, SHAMBOLIC LIFE OF THE STEVE JOBS DOLL

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

On this week's show we ran a story about the Chinese toy maker planning to release a Steve Jobs action figure, and the legal pitfalls of using someone's image after they die. This week it announced it was ceasing production on the doll.

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Eyes in the Sky

Friday, January 13, 2012

On this week's show, U. Nebraska journalism professor Matt Waite admits to having childlike fascination with drones. He recalls being at a conference in San Diego last summer, where a demo video for the Gatewing X100 left him positively giddy.

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