The Chaos and Cacophony of Unfettered Speech

The Internet is facing a barrage of new attacks, both from legislators and regulators around the world as well as from changes in the very fabric of the Internet itself. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Freedom of speech doesn't entitle Duck Dynasty star to reality TV show | Jill Filipovic

Phil Robertson was suspended by A&E for bigoted comments in GQ. Conservatives cry foul, but it hardly violates his rightsThe right to free speech isn't just a fundamental American value; it's enshrined in the first amendment to our constitution. If only the most loud-mouthed among us... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Digital consumer protection revealed in Queen's Speech

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Chaos Is Good for You

Can we exploit the fact that life is unpredictable, chaotic, full of shocks and disasters? Trader-turned-scholar Nassim Nicholas Taleb is based at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University and the University of Oxford. His latest book is Antifragile: How To Live in a World We Don't... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2012-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK publishers caught up in Sandy chaos

American publishers say they are "carrying on" despite the devastation wreaked by... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Libel reform included in Queen's Speech

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Chaos hinders Japanese ebook market

Written By: Michael Fitzpatrick Publication Date: Tue, 23/08/2011 - 08:26 A confusing maze of ebook stores, a difficulty in rendering text and high costs of purchase are dissuading Japanese customers from buying into ebooks. The chaotic melee now taking place in Japan, as publishing makes room... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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