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Et tu, Obama?  Open Government Suffers Another Blow
March 12, 2009

Et tu, Obama? Open Government Suffers Another Blow

Secret intellectual property treaty could profoundly change life on the Internet
The Facebook Rebellion of 2009
March 2, 2009

The Facebook Rebellion of 2009

The commoners successfully defend their ownership rights, privacy and social norms.
Malamud for Public Printer
February 25, 2009

Malamud for Public Printer

The Government Printing Office Needs a Champion of Openness
Kudos to Wikileaks for Prying the Information Loose!
February 11, 2009

Kudos to Wikileaks for Prying the Information Loose!

Web collective makes public thousands of Congressional Research Service reports.
LittleSis and Spot.us
January 23, 2009

LittleSis and Spot.us

Two fascinating experiments in open-source citizenship and journalism
Leveraging People to Circulate News
January 19, 2009

Leveraging People to Circulate News

Al Jazeera releases news video under Creative Commons licenses.
Who Owns the Image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
December 1, 2008

Who Owns the Image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?

The King estate unseemly attempt to cash in on “The Dream."
The Public Domain as a “Jungle”
October 28, 2008

The Public Domain as a “Jungle”

Eva Wirtén's new book, "Terms of Use," explores the clashing worldviews of North and South
Publishers Take Aim at Open Access
September 17, 2008

Publishers Take Aim at Open Access

Conyers, Berman join publishing industry in trying to lock up taxpayer-funded medical research
New Open Dictionary For Kids
September 3, 2008

New Open Dictionary For Kids

Textbook publishers move over--the children are writing their own dictionary for the public domain.