Opinion: Law professor and copyright expert Lawrence Lessig argues that Congress is once again selling the public domain to the special interests. https://media.wired.com/photos/5afdb1ad357850133c9b12e0/master/pass/Copyright_FINAL.jpg
Tag: ‘misguided
The ‘Heathers’ TV Show is a Rotten, Misguided Riff on the Original Movie
(This review was written before the Paramount Network made the decision to delay the premiere of Heathers until later this year. As the pilot episode is still available on the network’s site, we have made the decision to run the review.) Michael Lehmann’s 1988 high school masterpiece Heathers, with a laser-sharp script by Daniel Waters, […]
The Hitman’s Bodyguard review: A misguided attempt to bring back the buddy movie
This is a buddy movie, a type of action comedy hugely popular before Hollywood moved on to men in Spandex. There have been tweaks but the formula remains pretty stable. Two mismatched characters (one strait-laced, one reckless, and usually one black and one white) will team up for a time-restricted mission that involves some sort […]
D.C.’s Misguided Attempt to Regulate Daycare
In Washington, D.C., daycare for infants and children younger than preschool-age costs $ 23,000 per child on average, only $ 2,000 less than the countrywide average for out-of-state college tuition. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, in her latest State of the District address, said high child-care costs are a major factor driving people out of the […]
US possible withdrawal from UN Human Rights Council ‘misguided & shortsighted’ – HRW
Published time: 27 Feb, 2017 01:57Edited time: 27 Feb, 2017 01:57 The potential withdrawal by the US from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR) would be “a misguided and shortsighted” step that wouldn’t benefit the country, said the UN director at Human Rights Watch (HRW), Lou Charbonneau. “A decision to withdraw would be a misguided […]
