from the Register-Guard:
The order issued Monday afternoon came after The Register-Guard and the Eugene Weekly separately asked the District Attorney’s Office to overturn a city decision that asserted state laws pertaining to personnel records required the police reports to remain secret until the city completes a misconduct investigation into officer Judd Warden’s actions. [...]
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Eugene City Police Ordered to Release Taser Police Report
Posted in constitution, criminal law, ethics, free speech, media, oregon, politics, prejudice, private press, public domain, torture on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If the law is a secret, do you have to obey it?
Posted in copyright, dissent, economics, ethics, first sale doctrine, free speech, internet, media, politics, technology on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m thinking that negotiating a secret treaty that will strip rights from internet users to pacify movie studios is a pretty good way to make sure that it’s eventually rejected by the American people.
is it legal to make backup copies of your DVDs?
Posted in contracts, copyright, economics, fair use, first sale doctrine, free (or not) software, media, property, technology on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is one of those questions that has bothered me ever since the DeCSS thing went down way back in 2001. The crux of the problem is this: the movie industry wants to sell you a DVD like it’s a physical object, and then use technology to restrict your use as though you have [...]
Alternate Title: 65% of Internet Users Have Never Searched For Their Own Name
Posted in education, internet, media, privacy, public domain, technology, tagged pew research on March 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Seriously. There is essentially no other way to interpret this data from Pew Research, which emphasizes the number of people who haven’t yet realized that their photos are somewhere on the web. Much more revealing than the photo statistic is the one about “Home Address.” If you have ever had a phone line or a [...]
Just A Flesh Wound
Posted in dissent, education, media, oregon, politics, tagged Hillary can't win, Obama, oregon on March 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Politico comes right out and says it: Hillary has no real chance of winning the nomination.
But let’s assume a best-case scenario for Clinton, one where she wins every remaining contest with 60 percent of the vote (an unlikely outcome since she has hit that level in only three states so far — her [...]
Eggggggg-zactly
Posted in criminal law, economics, education, ethics, hypocrisy, media, tagged Keating 5, McCain on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Not a denial. Funny, I haven’t heard anyone talk about the Keating Five lately. Funny because one of the Senators who was deepest in the scandal is the front-runner for the Republican nomination. At least, he’s the front runner today.
