Category Archives: Rights and Legal

a new adage for social

Posted on October 31, 2011 by gareth

“Any sufficiently complete and transparent sharing system is just going to be creepy” Continue reading →

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Definition of Slippery Slope

Posted on July 28, 2011 by gareth

BT are being forced to block access to specific piracy websites, lucky that they have the technology hanging around for the IWF watch-list then? Continue reading →

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Hashtags as plausible deniability from compliance

Posted on July 26, 2011 by gareth

Rather than hosting discussions themselves, when Broadcasters provide a Hashtag, are they enabling people to have the conversation, but without the compliance implications of fully associating things with your brand-name. Continue reading →

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Transition periods are the worst: technology, privacy and injunctions

Posted on May 23, 2011 by gareth

Technology is disrupting privacy in a way that we can’t fight back from, will it all be easier once we just accept it? Continue reading →

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The Months After Everyone Else Kindle Review

Posted on December 28, 2010 by gareth

I got a Kindle for Christmas, and months after everyone else got one, I write about what I like and what I don’t. Continue reading →

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A Hunt related suggestion for styleguide writers

Posted on December 19, 2010 by gareth

A family friend provides a solution to spoonerisms. Continue reading →

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Is scientific tear-down fair use?

Posted on February 7, 2009 by gareth

Ben Goldacre is being asked to take down an extract of a show illustrating woeful misunderstandings of the MMR vaccines, and the risks associated with it. Continue reading →

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