By Justin Sanders
For most creatives, when faced with the pervasive problem of litigating infringement of their work, the solution is to hire a lawyer. For photographer Earl Richardson, the solution was to become a lawyer himself. A former photojournalist, Richardson experienced the decline of the newspaper industry from the inside. At the... Read more
By Justin Sanders
How the world has changed since we last updated our chronological compendium of Facebook’s harmful misdeeds. Since the beginning of March, a novel virus has circled the globe, killing hundreds of thousands of people, and forcing most of us to shelter in place. With the global economy at a standstill... Read more
By Ruth Vitale
In November 2018, reeling from growing public outcry over toxic and harmful content on their platform, Facebook pledged to create an independent Oversight Board to assist with making its most important content moderation decisions. More than 18 months later, the Board has materialized, with 20 inaugural members in what will ultimately... Read more
We want to express our heartfelt solidarity with the individuals, families, and communities in crisis. Our nation is hurting. Centuries of violence against black communities have left us hoping for justice and for peace and equality. As a community, we must do better to promote reconciliation and equality for all.... Read more
By Justin Sanders
[All photos courtesy of Julian Fort] When we last spoke with Julian Fort, in September of 2018, he had recently completed his first feature film, The Midnighters. With a powerful lead performance from Leon Russom (The Big Lebowski), the indie thriller made the most of its shoestring budget and has... Read more
The world has changed since we last updated our chronological compendium of Google’s harmful misdeeds. Since the beginning of March, a novel virus has circled the globe, killing hundreds of thousands of people, and forcing most of us to shelter inside. This has brought the global economy to a standstill,... Read more
By Justin Sanders
The world’s most powerful internet platforms are even more powerful, and more dangerous, than ever. It sounds dramatic, but it’s true. Trapped in our homes during the time of coronavirus, we are more reliant on companies like Google and Facebook than ever before. So their continued failures to address their... Read more
By Ruth Vitale
Senator Thom Tillis, of North Carolina, is Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property. His office began 2020 by announcing a year-long series of hearings to assess the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 22 years after its passage. Senator Tillis, thank you so much for agreeing to be interviewed.... Read more
By Ruth Vitale
Representative Hank Johnson, of Georgia, is Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet. Representative Johnson, thank you for agreeing to answer questions for our new Heroes on the Hill series of Q&A’s. Given your position as the Chair of the IP Subcommittee, we wanted to... Read more
By Justin Sanders
[All photos by Kent Meister] Much has changed in the world since we spoke with Katie Irish in June of 2018. Back then, Irish had just wrapped up the job of lead costume designer on FX’s acclaimed series The Americans – and was looking toward the future with both excitement... Read more