- -: Do Copyright Laws Stifle Creativity? - Lawrence Lessig
March 12, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/26/Remix_Steven_Johnson_Lawrence_Lessig_and_Shepard_Fairey Using examples from YouTube, Stanford law professor and copyright activist Lawrence Lessig discusses the influence of "remixes" and "mashups" of existing art on culture as a whole, and ponders th...
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- -: Where Do Artists Draw the Line with Copyright Law?
March 21, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/26/Remix_Steven_Johnson_Lawrence_Lessig_and_Shepard_Fairey Shepard Fairey, Steven Johnson, and Lawrence Lessig weigh the pros and cons of artistic freedom, fair use, and copyright law. ----- What is the future for art and ideas in an age when practical...
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- -: Obama on Verge of Allowing Indefinite Gitmo Detention? - Jane Mayer
July 16, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/01/The_Dark_Side_Jane_Mayer Jane Mayer, staff writer for The New Yorker, speculates on what will happen to Guantanamo detainees. "There is a fight going on," says Mayer, for what to do with detainees that cannot be charged and put on trial. "Obama is on ...
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- -: Guantanamo Detainees and the Supreme Court - Justice Stephen Breyer
December 1, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/21/Law_Versus_Power U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer explains the Supreme Court's position on allowing terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay to be tried in military courts. ----- Few more fundamental philosophical questions exist...
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- -: John Yoo: 9/11 Civilian Trials A Mistake
January 30, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/12/18/Uncommon_Knowledge_John_Yoo John Yoo, a former official in the United States Department of Justice, argues that allowing terrorists like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed the opportunity to have a civilian trial presents a great threat to national security. Civi...
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- -: Do Suspected Terrorists Have Rights to Trials? - John Coughenour
February 1, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/22/One_Year_Counting_When_Will_Guantanamo_Close U.S. District Court Judge John C. Coughenour rejects the practice of using "another set of rules" to convict suspected terrorists. "We either live up to our responsibilities as being a leader in human right...
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- -: Tear It Down? Whistleblower Says Time to Bulldoze Gitmo
February 4, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/22/One_Year_Counting_When_Will_Guantanamo_Close Guantanamo whistleblower Stephen Abraham defends the White House's proposal to move Gitmo detainees to the Thomson Correctional Facility in rural northwestern Illinois and calls for a public demolition of t...
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- -: Kofi Annan Pushes for Economic Fairness Over Regulation
February 16, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/17/Kofi_Annan_The_Five_Rules_of_International_Diplomacy Kofi Annan argues that while regulation may prevent future financial crises, financial systems should be built to inherently promote fairness. He offers the example of how farm subsidies in rich nat...
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- -: The Nature of Justice - Amartya Sen
April 7, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/25/Amartya_Sen_The_Search_For_Justice Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen responds to several questions on justice and society. Sen offers his opinion on topics including cultural relativism, justice and democracy, and the ethics of a "survival of ...
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- -: Gingrich on Fair Questions and His Tiffany's Account
May 23, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast 2012 GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich offers his opinion on what he considers to be fair questions for reporters to ask about his personal life. "By definition, if you run for President, anything is on the table," says Gi...
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