http://www.technemag.com plugged in print Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:47:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In a recent issue of Harper's Magazine, the following ad appeared on page 43: Most ads—obviously, perhaps—contain images and/or copy that appeal to a target demographic. Less obvious is which demographic this ad is aiming for. At first glance it seems that marketers at Harper's may have thought the copy in ... http://www.technemag.com/?p=1129 The Citizen Media Law Project has published a guide to using Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks and live-blogging tools in the courtroom. Many states have rules forbidding the use of cell phones and laptops in court, and even in the absence of such laws, some judges just can't stand ... http://www.technemag.com/?p=1148 New Yorkers, this week, the New School presents a conference that will approach "dramatic shifts restructuring leisure, consumption, and production since the mid-century." Participants come from a variety of backgrounds, including, of course, cyberlaw. The panel sessions are each so fascinating that you may have a hard time deciding where ... http://www.technemag.com/?p=1131 The majority of the commentary on file-sharing and video downloading or piracy comes from very Western perspectives. The American government files suit against suburban youth, the French declare—against their own government—their support for an internet that is a laboratory of free culture. Pirate Bay, the focus of the ... http://www.technemag.com/?p=752 The BBC technology correspondent, a British sociologist, and blogger discuss protecting blogger anonymity. The episode comes in light of the Liksula Cohen case, in which Google revealed the identity of the woman behind a blog that mocked her, as well as countless similar cases in the past few years. Download ... http://www.technemag.com/?p=1123 We wondered if or when this day would arrive. We'd pick up a Newsweek, flip open to the table of contents, and something to the right would catch our eye: a button. It's there. We push it. We'd seen pop-up ads before in Newsweek—the analog kind, which require you tug ... http://www.technemag.com/?p=1106 At a press conference held at a film festival in Lima, Peru, the French actress Isabelle Huppert likened certain movie pirating to renegade heroism. The conference was held in response to the question of pirating European and Asian films to make them accessible in Latin America and challenge the quasi-Monopoly ... http://www.technemag.com/?p=1102 RIAA scare tactics http://www.technemag.com/?p=1099 youmakemesohappy http://www.technemag.com/?p=1097 Mark Polansky http://www.technemag.com/?p=1091