Monthly Archives: September 2013

The copyright robots

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Robert Basil

There is a wonderful story on NPR this morning, “Record Company Picks Fight – With the Wrong Guy,” about Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig, who was threatened by an Australian record label called Liberation Music with a copyright-infringement lawsuit after he posted … Continue reading →

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Mediation and Mindfulness

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Robert Basil

We chose to name this initiative No Contest Communications to highlight our vision of the collaborative workplace, where feedback is gratefully welcomed and usefully shared. Communication and imagination shouldn’t be contests. Conflict is inevitable, though, of course. When people within … Continue reading →

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Dogma versus Rules of Thumb

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Robert Basil

Language Log is an always stimulating group blog on language and linguistics, with posts that range from earworms and usage advice to research tools and sociolinguistics. The comments sections are as illuminating as the posts themselves. A recent post called … Continue reading →

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