First Amendment Rodeo 9/13-10/4, 2011
A round-up of intellectual freedom issues in the news
Banned Books Week
Getting Banned: Writers on the World’s Oldest Solution
For Banned Books week, two reasons to ban ‘Brave New World’
Tammerlin Drummond: Banned books week promotes free speech
Banned Books, Steinbeck, and the American Community
Author of Banned Republic Book [Sarah Ockler] Speaks Out
Controversial author [Chris Crutcher] gives speech in honor of Banned Book Week
Toni Morrison, Sherman Alexie Among Authors on Banned Book Lists
Local students shine spotlight on banned books
I Read My 5-Year-Old Banned Books & You Should, Too
Why My Book Being Banned Is A Privilege
Florida public library holds mock debate on banning books
‘Censored’ author [Lauren Myracle] visits Stark library to kick off Banned Books Week
Gadsden Public Library director ‘arrested’ as Banned Books Week activities begin
Sex, Profanity and Witchcraft: It’s Banned Book Week at the Library
Ten Books About Censorship For Kids & Teens
Page Turners: Charge up your video cameras for Banned Books Week
D’ARCONTE: No Huxley? No Hunger? Hello, nuts
Mentor Public Library Holding Sweet Contest to Commemorate Banned Book Week
Fanny Says: Book Bans Have No Place in a Democracy
Censorship/Book Banning
Congo campaigner asks Belgium to ban Tintin book
“Montana 1948” will stay in Merrill High School’s library
See also: Montana 1948 Targeted for Removal from Schools
Book Banned from Borger’s Intermediate and Middle School Library
Resurgent Russian church calls for Nabokov book ban
Some oppose teaching ‘In Cold Blood’ at Glendale High School
Prison Books Ban: The Censorship Scandal Inside America’s Jails
Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library Calls Repeal of Missouri Book Ban a Sham
After It Was Banned, Place of Honor for Twain Tale
Gossip Girls’ books banned from Picayune schools
See also: TAVARES – County Commissioner Jimmy Conner wants racy Gossip Girl books booted from the teen section of Lake’s public libraries
This Year’s Banned Books of Texas
See also: Texas ACLU Releases 2010-2011 Book Ban List
and Press Release: ACLU Of Texas Issues 15th Annual Banned Books Report Finds Young Adult (YA) Literature Is Main Target For Challenges And Banning In Texas Public Schools
Copyright
Lawsuit Seeks the Removal of a Digital Book Collection
See also: Authors Guild, Australian Society of Authors, Quebec Writers Union Sue Five U.S. Universities
Privacy/Technology
Privacy groups ask FTC to investigate Facebook for tracking, misleading consumers
Amazon, Facebook and the evolution of privacy
Which Telecoms Store Your Data the Longest? Secret Memo Tells All
See also: DOJ Document: Retention Periods of Major Cellular Service Providers
Libraries: Be careful what your web sites “Like”
As ‘Like’ Buttons Spread, So Do Facebook’s Tentacles
Facebook fixes cookie behavior after logging out
OnStar Tracks Your Car Even When You Cancel Service
FTC’s Proposed Changes to Web Privacy Rules Give Parents More Control
See also: FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Revisions to Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule
Op-ed: Protect Our Right to Anonymity
Patriot Act
Wyden ties Section 215 to “secret law,” taking swing at Justice Dept. transparency
Public Said to Be Misled on Use of the Patriot Act
Free Speech/Technology
Mo. Lawmakers Reject Teacher Facebook Restrictions
Mexico Turns to Social Media for Information and Survival
Fear of Repression Spurs Scholars and Activists to Build Alternate Internets