Geert Lovink and Ned Rossiter provide a political-economic critique of Web 2.0.

This story describes Sun's strategy in buying the open-source database vendor. These databases are better suited for Web applications than datacenter products from Oracle and IBM.

A 1970s board game tries to make Marxist political theory fun for the whole family.

This essay argues that the diversity of media available today negates any worries about media consolidation.

This discusses the role independent labels play in promoting hot UK rock acts, and the shift in what it means to be independent. I think it over-emphasizes the production (and textual) side of indie-ness at the expense of discussing distribution issues or

This political-economic critique of new media suggests progressives need to fight against consolidation online.

Punch in your Zip code, and this little Web app will show you a map of broadcast facilities in your area, and what interests own what media properties.

Larry Lessig advocates network neutrality in this editorial.

This is an interesting rant about commons-based peer production, Wikipedia, del.icio.us, and all that jazz.

Proposed wording regarding network neutrality in the senate bill. I guess it's codifying the Senate's intention to look into net neutrality issues, rather than putting net neutrality into law.

Nice San Francisco Chronicle article about how Bush's policies toward Latin America has led to pan-national popular movements against the US.

Changes in FCC regulations are threatening the franchise agreements that fund public-access TV systems. The Manhattan Neighborhood Network system has developed a strategy for fighting back.

CIO Magazine has a .pdf map of what companies control various parts of the Internet backbone.

Nice BBC column describing the issues at stake with computers and copyright. I'd give this to people new to the debate.

Paul's perspective on the imminent merger of AT&T (nee SBC) and RBOC Bell South.

Will "customary historic use" replace fair use in new IP legislation?

Explores the political economy of search engines with a nice level of technical detail.