Episode 51 – “Return of Ray”

Tonight on Friday Night Party Line, we have special guestLauren Goodnight, and Rayreturns!

Topics:

Should student speech online fall within the jurisdiction of school
policies? Previously, courts have said “no” but now they’re not so
sure.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/scotus-student-social-media/

Supreme Court says that Congress can Re-Copyright Public Works. What
issues might this bring rise to?
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/scotus-re-copyright-decision/

In an effort to bring cars back from “black box” status (a black box
being a closed system not designed with user service or understanding
in mind), Gawker Media blog Jalopnik has started a petition to have
the age old “Check Engine” light replaced with the car actually
telling the driver what has gone wrong.
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/01/ban-check-engine-lights/
https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/%21/petition/require-automakers-replace-nearly-useless-check-engine-light-display-actually-explains-whats-wrong/n8GH9qqg

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