ALA: 10 Most Challenged Books of 2007.

Ars Technica: Is Lessig’s Free Culture just another Das Kopyright?

Yeah, no.

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?

From Mark Glaser’s MediaShift blog: The New Rules of Media. [via]

In short: “News is a conversation, not a lecture.”

BusinessWeek: Trends in Cybercensorship: a talk with John G. Palfrey, an editor of Access Denied: The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering.

I was personally not aware that both France and Germany censor information regarding Nazi paraphernalia and Holocaust denial.

Pagans 1, Christians 0!

Every Wednesday, we here at sd&if bring you a glorious little internet gem to distract you from work. It’s just our little way of saying “FU” to “the Man.”

In Summary: Narcotics Anonymous sagas in 50 words or less. [via] [via]

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Siva Vaidhyanathan’s book-in-progress The Googlization of Everything: How One Company is Transforming Culture, Commerce, and Community - and Why We Should Worry has found a home. Look for it in late summer 2009.

In the meantime check out a couple of his other titles: Copyright and Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property and How it Threatens Creativity and The Anarchist in the Library. 

Or just watch him on The Daily Show.

Looking for some intellectually stimulating reading this weekend?

First Monday has a new issue up—Special issue: Critical Perspectives on Web 2.0.

Some of you may be familiar with the children’s book And Tango Makes Three, which tells the true story of two male penguins who nurture and ultimately hatch an egg from a different—and hetero—set of penguins. The book topped the American Library Association’s 2006 list of most challenged books due to its gay-positive themes.

In The Life will be devoting their April episode to same-sex animal couples (yes, I did type that out correctly) and their discussion will revolve around Tango. Check it out if you can!