American Library Association gives #MIT Libraries the middle finger

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American Library Association

James Madison Award

About the James Madison Award The award named for President James Madison was established in 1986 and is presented annually on the anniversary of his birth to honor individuals or groups who have championed, protected and promoted public access to government information and the public’s right to know at the national level.

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2013 Winner(s)

Aaron Swartz @Aaronsw

Before his untimely death in January, Swartz was an outspoken advocate for public participation in government and unrestricted access to peer-reviewed scholarly articles. Swartz was a co-founder of Demand Progress, an advocacy group that organizes people to take action on civil liberties and government reform issues. Swartz was also a leader in the national campaign to prevent the passing of the Stop Online Piracy Act, a bill that would have diminished critical online legal protections.
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MIT Should Make All Its Research Open Access In Honor Of Aaron Swartz
Did MIT kill Aaron Swartz?

#Privacy Obama and Supremes approve #Warrentless Wiretapping

Sorry Dr. Strangelove You can’t prove that NOT that having your privacy respected by the American Government will harm you.

#Privacy Obama and Supremes approve #Warrentless Wiretapping

Might as well know that it is the exact same thing as living in China.
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14124172-scotus-approves-warrantless-wiretapping
If you’re worried about the United States government tapping your phone or perusing your emails, don’t complain to the US Supreme Court about it. They don’t want to hear it.
Today, the court ruled that citizens cannot challenge a federal law that allows for warrantless surveillance of international phone calls and emails. The ruling was a blow for civil rights activists and lawyers, and a victory for the Obama administration.
The justices voted 5-4, largely along ideological lines, in favor of the law, which was implemented in 2008. They claimed that the citizens represented by the American Civil Liberties Union-including Amnesty International, lawyers, journalists and international human rights activists-could not sufficiently show that they were actually being harmed by the potential surveillance.

The Mixtape Museum (MXM)

Create an environment that encourages dialogue between scholars, music professionals, and enthusiasts on the mixtapes various functions in society.

The Mixtape Museum (MXM) is an archive project established to collect, preserve, and share knowledge concerning mixtape history.
The MXM is devoted to advancing public understanding and appreciation of the art, history, technique, and impact mixtapes have made around the world. While encouraging the research of mixtapes as records of time, place and situation, it will also examine the individuals that have shaped their existence. Through exhibitions, publications, symposia, collaborative projects, and other partnerships, our aim is to create an environment that encourages dialogue between scholars, music professionals, and enthusiasts on the mixtapes various functions in society.

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