gatewatching

This could end up rivalling the Keating/Albrechtsen stoush. The reason it’s of interest to Gatewatching is the way it’s played out over on- and offline outlets. It starts with Ellis here on the ABC’s Unleashed, making some possibly ill-advised speculation about the Clintons’ private life. Blair takes exception on his blog. Then [...]

Well, maybe not ever ever, but as a Queenslander it’s hard not to think that tonight’s edition was important for revisiting a turning-point in our State’s history. Four premiers were interviewed, and there was some overdue credit for unlikely heroes like Mike Ahern, who realised the State needed to change, and made it happen at [...]

This is the first go at a regular feature I’ll try on the blog where, every Sunday, we’ll bypass the gallery ‘insiders’ and set out the political blogosphere’s prospective agenda for the week with some selected links.

Council elections: The rest of the country might be having a little break from elections for a while, but [...]

1. It’s very difficult to stop people watching a television programme that’s been broadcast in another State, even if you’ve banned it, and even if it might prejudice court proceedings. (Bloody Internet.)
2. It’s very difficult to keep a Prince’s wherabouts under wraps when the media are globally networked, even if his life depends on it. [...]

Dan Hunter of the University of Melbourne at the Computer Games, Law, Regulation, Policy Symposium 2008 speaking on innovation, property and virtual worlds.

Fred von Lohmann of the EFF at the Computer Games, Law, Regulation, Policy Symposium 2008, talking about copyright and contract law as it pertains to machinima.