links for 2008-02-18

An interesting online social movement aimed at getting the fantastic Lawrence Lessig (founder and former chair of the Creative Commons) to run for Congress.

In Australia, “the Rudd Government is considering a three-strikes policy against computer users who download songs illegally.”

“A series of arrests here for posting sexually explicit images of what appear to be some of Asia’s best-known pop stars has led to a division among Internet users over free speech, and questions of selective police enforcement of obscenity laws.”

A Victorian man has published public apologies in two major papers after comments he made about a family through his Facebook page. … cost the man about $400 after he was threatened with suits for defamatory allegations …”

“What started out as a cautionary tale about storing lurid digital photos of past lovers on the computer has become one of Asia’s biggest internet celebrity sex scandals and a focal point for censorship in Hong Kong.”

Long post which looks at the King of Kong documentary and catalogues the many problems and questionable choices made in the production process.

Great little piece summarizing the “mobisodes” (mobile phone mini episodes) that became available in the lead-up to Lost’s fourth season.