The Scandal That Wasn’t

Turns out that the controversies surrounding intellectual property, trademark, and copyright law are not exclusive to the recording and film industries–they can pop up in politics as well. 
Last week, the GOP distributed a press release stating that video clips featured on Nancy Pelosi’s web site violated copyright and trademark law.  In their efforts to take advantage of online video, [...]

Virtual Stumping

As my colleague, Joe, is exploring on his blog, Democracy Downloaded, campaigning is increasingly being influenced and shaped by advances in communications technology.  Probably the most interesting intersection of these worlds, for me, is the appearance of politicians in Second Life, an online, virtual world where visitors can create avatars for themselves and maintain a presence [...]