December 2010
22 posts
"culture is more important than copyright."
“Moreover, this is something that drives me insane when we talk about how illegal downloading is the enemy of all things good and noble and pure. The thing I didn’t say during that speech because I knew I had lost the audience, but that I really wanted say was, look. I understand if I say, “people want to download our work,” your kneejerk response is going to be “then...
My First Review
I’ve gotta say, it’s feels a bit weird to read a review of your work, but I was really happy with this one, even the criticisms are hard to argue with.
READ IT HERE
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John Lennon
I was four years old when John Lennon was murdered on December 8th 1980. That was 30 years ago on this day (Australian time).
I don’t remember the event. I didn’t know who John Lennon was really. But I do vividly recall (Just Like) Starting Over, Woman and Watching The Wheels being on the radio a lot when I was young.
In the years since his death I’ve become an avid fan of...
Julian Assange in tomorrow's The Australian.
IN 1958 a young Rupert Murdoch, then owner and editor of Adelaide’s The News, wrote: “In the race between secrecy and truth, it seems inevitable that truth will always win.”
His observation perhaps reflected his father Keith Murdoch’s expose that Australian troops were being needlessly sacrificed by incompetent British commanders on the shores of Gallipoli. The British tried to shut him up but...
November 2010
27 posts
