It’s been a couple weeks…but the Friday Roundup is back. Ready?

• Wired: The right-wing hater machine gunning for Obama Larry Lessig? [Also at AT] Why won’t they just let Jesus be fabulous?
  
• LAist: Headline I’ve been waiting my whole life to read - Justine Bateman, ‘Drunk College Students’ Team Up to Save the Internet.
• So, this exists: Committee to Protect Bloggers.
• Ars Technica: Canada is not immune!
• Edge (Boston): Landmark Canadian gay bookstore going up for sale.
• BusinessWeek: Does she look like a music pirate? [via]
• Save The Internet: “Piracy” = smoke screen.

And additionally, out of my own excitement, Michael Zimmer is joining the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Information Studies, where I am currently a graduate student. He had some pretty rad things to say about it…

Happy Weekending!

Public Knowledge: Jef Pearlman hits the highlights of a recent Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on the future of the Internet.

Save the Internet: Internet Doomsday Debunked.

Is Europe the new internet policy epicenter? Some think so.

With stories like this one piling up daily, we’re inclined to agree. As Susan Crawford notes, Europe seems to actively consider a lot of the topics we take for granted.

Ars Technica: Why (most) authors and publishers need not fear online piracy.

A lot of great, forward thinking concepts in that article. RIAA, take note.

Plus, would anyone ever be scared if they knew they had Samuel L. Jackson in their corner?

Ars Techinca’s article on just how China plans to deal with that pesky little point in it’s Olympic contract: allowing the press to report as they normally would. That, of course, requires unfettered Internet access - not China’s strong suit, to say the least.

PC World: Google board opposes Net censorship ban, human rights review.

From the article:

At its annual meeting May 8, the board will recommend that shareholders vote against a proposal that would require the company to take steps to ensure freedom of access to the Internet. It also will advise a vote against a proposal calling for the company to form a committee to review its policies on human rights. The board, in the statement, did not give reasons for its positions.

And there you have it.

I’ve been trying to come up with an interesting approach to discussing Juicy Campus on this blog. I wanted some way to express why the site is simultaneously awesome and horrifying.

Wouldn’t you know - Siva beat me to it. Check out his brief thoughts on Juicy Campus, privacy policy, and reputation management.

Google shareholders want the company to review its impact on human rights and censorship.

HuffPo: Internet going foward by looking backward.

Recap of the “700 band” wireless spectrum auction, in which AT&T and Verizon combined to win the meatiest parts…