Author Archives: Dan Gillmor

AP: Judge allows Sept. 11 suits against airlines. Opening the door to scores of Sept. 11 lawsuits against the aviation industry, a judge concluded Tuesday that the hijacking and crashing of a jetliner was a “foreseeable risk.” U.S. District Judge … Continue reading →

We just arrived in Cape Town, South Africa, on the way to next week’s Highway Africa conference, where I’m chairing one panel and speaking on two others. Natch, one of those is about weblogs. The picture above is of the … Continue reading →

Larry Lessig: Kluger Krugman. So defraud Californians of $9 billion, pay $1 million. But develop a new technology to make it easier for people to get access to music that they have presumptively purchased: pay more than $54 million. Comments … Continue reading →

Reuters: SEC questions Grasso’s pay package. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman William Donaldson, in a terse letter addressed on Tuesday to NYSE board member H. Carl McCall, said the approval of Grasso’s $140 million pay package “raises serious questions regarding … Continue reading →

Jonathan Turley: John Ashcroft unplugged: On the road, pushing Patriot Act . The Patriot Act represents the most significant rollback of civil liberties since the Civil War. Some of the country’s most conservative leaders have denounced both the act and … Continue reading →

I’ll be out of touch until tomorrow sometime, as I’m heading to Frankfurt on my way to South Africa to speak at a conference. Comments

Dave Winer has suggestions for political candidates on how to use weblogs. A key insight is that pointing at other candidates’ sites should be part of the process: “You don’t get anywhere by preaching only to the choir (but you … Continue reading →

It’s entertaining to watch as David Weinberger blogs away on the Dean campaign trail for a few days. Keeping in mind that he’s a strong supporter of Dean, you’ll learn a few things. I keep waiting for other campaigns to … Continue reading →

Losing one’s mother or father is never easy. But Doc Searls, via his blog, has turned his loss into a peaen to a parent who was, from all of his eloquent words, a truly amazing person and had a life … Continue reading →

Dave Winer announced he’s created an RSS feed of presidential candidates’ New Hampshire appearances. Clever, and helpful. Comments Posted by: Janelle on August 25, 2003 06:58 PM send me your column