2 posts and columns on Rachel Maddow

MSNBC Readies a Cautious Move Onto the iPad

in Media on June 23, 2010 at 12:40 pm PT

MSNBC is preparing its own entry into the iPad app derby. But the cable network is moving cautiously into the race: Its upcoming free app will feature programming from just one of its shows. Maddow? Olbermann? The network won’t say.

EFF Creates a "Hall of Shame" for Disputed Takedowns

in News on October 30, 2009 at 8:42 am PT

The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s latest effort to call out what it considers violations of copyright and trademark law comes in the form of a mock-awards page, complete with “honorees,” called the Takedown Hall of Shame. The tech-advocacy group highlights a handful of cases it calls “the most egregious examples of takedown abuse,” usually involving businesses or organizations that cry foul–or issue takedown notices–even when their copyrighted materials are used in accordance with fair-use laws.