Author Archives: Dan Gillmor

Wired News: Follow Your E-Mail Everywhere .“Any time such information is passed back to a sender without the recipients’ knowledge and permission, it is a violation of their privacy,” said Lauren Weinstein, co-founder of the People for Internet Responsibility. “The … Continue reading →

It was a whirlwind two-week visit to Japan, but I think I learned a lot. The word “think” is in that last sentence on purpose. Japan is a fairly opaque place. More in my Sunday column. Your Own Radio Station … Continue reading →

Whether Napster is a tool for thieves or a needed adjunct to the record industry’s brain-dead distribution methods (it’s both), one of the software’s under-appreciated facets has always been its ability to serve as a personal radio station. You could … Continue reading →

It was a whirlwind two-week visit to Japan, but I think I learned a lot. The word “think” is in that last sentence on purpose. Japan is a fairly opaque place. More in my Sunday column. Comments

New York Times: Treat eBay Listings as Property? Lawyers See a Threat. In addition, because the Internet is built on the exchange of electronic signals, the trespass theory can be used by a Web site to prevent many types of … Continue reading →

I have finally succeeded in signing up for a public, at-large membership at ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, after multiple attempts to get through to the organization’s overloaded membership server. You should sign up, too. ICANN … Continue reading →

The traditional media are notorious for their resistance to change. We are especially challenged by the Net’s multi-faceted nature, and in particular its many-to-many communications capabilities. Traditional journalism is a lecture. The Net is a conversation. Many of us have … Continue reading →

I have finally succeeded in signing up for a public, at-large membership at ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, after multiple attempts to get through to the organization’s overloaded membership server. You should sign up, too. ICANN … Continue reading →

Clay Shirky: Blurring the Lines (Business 2.0). With Napster, you register a name for your PC and every time you connect, it makes your current IP address an alias to that name, instead of the other way around. This inversion … Continue reading →

The Recording Industry Association of America is thumping its collective chest about beating Napster in court. But it hasn’t really changed the landscape very much. More in my Friday column. British Government to Everyone: We’re Listening The infamous Regulation of … Continue reading →