Larry Lessig welcomed Bloggercon participants to Stanford Law School this morning with a useful comment (I’m paraphrasing):
“In normal times, people come to univerisities to learn things, these are extraordinary times: Universities, Chicago, Harvard, Northwestern don’t have a clue – we need to go out and find things.
Check the bloggercon site for mp3’s later.
Dodgeville based Lands End parent Sears’ stock rose 23% today based on news that Vornado Realty Trust has acquired a 4.3% in the retailer, in an apparent real estate play, according to Constance L. Hays:
In July, Vornado began buying Sears stock as well as derivatives held by a bank. Its move seemed to suggest that Sears might be worth more as a collection of real estate holdings than as a purveyor of clothing, housewares and other goods. Sears owns about 60 percent of its 870 Sears stores, a spokesman said, and leases the rest. There are also 1,100 independently owned and operated outlets for appliances and tools.
Dan Glickman, a former politician and ag secretary from Kansas, is now running the MPAA (motion picture association of america). Glickman is kicking off his reign with a series of lawsuits against movie downloaders. Via Slashdot.