Outside the Beltway

Viacom says a lower court ruling in favor of Google “would radically transform the functioning of the copyright system and severely impair, if not completely destroy, the value of many copyrighted creations.”

Too many copyright owners are stupidly invoking their rights to keep short clips off of YouTube and other services, losing potential customers in the process.

NPR has fired Juan Williams over controversial comments about Muslims.

The blogosphere spends more time dissecting the lyrics of a classic Beatles song than John Lennon did in writing them.

It’s worth reminding ourselves, in a country where so many are trying to figure out the best way to keep excess fat off our bodies, how recently abject poverty was widespread here

Attempts to capture the speech patterns of the American South in written dialogue should be approached with extreme caution.

Beloved comedian and character actor Andy Griffith’s popularity in his home state has plummeted since making commercials endorsing ObamaCare and some Democratic candidates.

The writer of the infamous “Fonzie Jumps The Shark” episode of Happy Days breaks his silence.

Sarah Palin’s decision to back a long-shot candidate in the GOP Senate primary in Alaska didn’t exactly work out as planned.

OTB’s James Joyner and Salon’s Glenn Greenwald discuss WikiLeaks and its implications for journalism on Al Jazeera’s “Inside Story.”

America’s mission in Iraq is shifting from an active combat role to a smaller security presence. But the war that gripped our attention for years is now off the radar screen.

The webmaster of a local Republican chapter linked a YouTube video that implies Democratic women are ugly.

Sarah Palin decided to get involved in the “Doctor Laura” Schlessinger controversy, and in the process displayed a blatant misunderstanding of the First Amendment.

The 9th Circuit yesterday ruled that Stolen Valor laws violate the 1st Amendment and that there is a limited right to lie.

Wired proclaims, “The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet.” It’s great linkbait but completely wrongheaded.

Conservatives seem very eager for Hillary Clinton to get back on the campaign trial, but it’s not going to happen.

Congress has been wrestling with the net neutrality issue for years. Two major players may force a decision soon.

The inside story about a crappy wireless network’s loveless marriage with a beauty queen phone.

Journalism and the New Media combined in a feeding frenzy yesterday and a woman lost her job. She probably shouldn’t have.

While people keep flocking to Facebook in droves, the site has the lowest satisfaction rating of any e-business site.

If you’re reading this at the office, are you stealing from your boss?