Not To Be Confused With E3

I see from the signage on the Convention Center that Erotica L.A. starts tomorrow.

Digital Frights Managment

Senator Orrin Hatch: "If there is no effective, non-intrusive way to stop pirates, I'm all for destroying their machines." (As quoted in John Healey's piece in today's Los Angeles Times Business Section, "Deep-Six Computers to Sink Net Pirates?")

Marty Schwimmer on Hatch's comments. [via Dave Winer, who's part of the reading list for Digital Democracy Day at Internet Law 2003]

Dave Winer's question to Senator Hatch, two years ago today. [ditto]

Today Is Digital Democracy Day

At Internet Law 2003 (at Harvard's Program of Instruction for Lawyers), that is. Reading lists and pointers to the real-time blogging thus far, thoughtfully provided by Donna Wentworth and John Palfrey, are at that link.

Word Bites

From Hiawatha Bray's Boston Globe column on the Weblog Business Strategies Conference ("Companies get into weblog act"):

An idea this useful can't be left to mere hobbyists.

The best blogs don't just deliver authoritative information; they resonate with the personalities of their creators.

Politblogging

Tim Ireland has news of a newly launched blogger in the UK Parliament: Richard Allan. (Oh where, oh where, are our Congresscritters?)

I am in the midst of a nasty-busy week, fyi. Things could get a little quiet here for the next few days.