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Obama asks for renewal of Patriot Act provisions sanctioning secret domestic spying

donal brown September 16, 2009

The Obama administration has notified Congress that it backs renewing provisions of the Patriot Act which expires at the end of the year. The provisions include a secret court for granting wiretaps and warrants for records – banking, library and medical. -DB Wired September 15, 2009 By David Kravets The Obama administration has told Congress it supports renewing three provisions of the Patriot Act due to expire at year’s end, measures making it easier for the

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Google’s Fast Flip attempts to make reading news faster for public and more profitable for news outlets

donal brown September 16, 2009

Google is creating a news hub that allows viewers to read dozens of news articles quickly. They plan to share revenues with news providers from the ads that surround the articles. -DB The New York Times September 15, 2009 By Miguel Helft SAN FRANCISCO — Google, long seen as an enemy by many in the news industry, is making a bold attempt to be seen as a friend with a new service it hopes will make

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Iran gains edge in diet wars as blogger loses weight in jail

donal brown September 16, 2009

According to the Iranian government, a leading cleric-blogger has attained self-improvement by slimming down in prison. Says CMLP blogger Andrew Moshirnia, this success may cause a stampede in the U.S. to emulate Iranian weight-loss practices. -DB Citizen Media Law Project Commentary September 15, 2009 By Andrew Moshirnia A little while back, I wrote about the Iranian persecution of bloggers and opponents of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. There is so much evidence of this systematic assault on liberty

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School administrators defy California law on students’ free press rights

donal brown September 16, 2009

Administrators at the Orange County High School of the Arts censored the school newspaper for reporting that the cafeteria service provider was a Christian company, but legal experts say under state law that would not be sufficient reason for suspending publication. -DB THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER September 11, 2009 By Scott Martindale SANTA ANA – Two leading authorities on the First Amendment rights of student journalists say that administrators at the Orange County High School

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UC Davis case: Judge suggests avenue to determine identity of anonymous bloggers

donal brown September 15, 2009

Although a Sacramento judge ruled substantially in favor of a blog operator who was trying to keep secret the identities of his bloggers, she also said the plaintiff in the case could hire someone to conduct a search for the identities. -DB The Sacramento Bee September 14, 2009 By Hudson Sangree Those anonymous comments you’ve been posting online might not be as anonymous as you think. Last week, a Sacramento judge opened a small window

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