Welcome to the Techdirt podcast! Each week (-ish, no promises), we'll post an episode here on Techdirt, or you can subscribe via Soundcloud, RSS or iTunes. Each episode begins with an essay, followed by a discussion, covering topic areas that are less news driven and instead more about larger ideas/concepts that we think are worth discussing. Enjoy!

Techdirt Podcast Episode 180: Do Short-Term Profits Hurt Long-Term Innovation?

Innovation

from the near-and-far dept

Tue, Aug 28th 2018 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

Is the way companies are currently structured and operated conducive to long-term innovation? It's a tough question, but there are plenty of reasons to consider that short-term profit incentives might be getting in the way of better overall innovation strategies — and lots of possibilities for how we might rethink companies to change this. This week, the regular crew of Mike, Hersh and Dennis discuss how this problem could be addressed, and whether there's truly a problem at all.

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Filed Under: innovation, long term, podcast, short term

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 179: Emoji & The Law

Legal Issues

from the :-) dept

Wed, Aug 22nd 2018 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

Have you ever thought about the legal issues surrounding emoji? Don't worry, most people haven't. But they are myriad and interesting, with roots nearly two decades ago following the emergence of emoticons — and two people who definitely have thought a lot about it are Eric Goldman and Gabriella Ziccarelli, who join us on this week's episode to talk about the various intersections of emoji and the law.

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Filed Under: emoji, eric goldman, gabriella ziccarelli, law, legal

Techdirt Podcast Episode 178: Old Tweets & Your Permanent Record

Say That Again

from the dangerous-history dept

Tue, Aug 14th 2018 1:49pm — Leigh Beadon

There has long been anxiety around the "permanent record" of the internet, and recent public shamings based on old tweets have brought that fear to the forefront for many people. But the mass deletion of old tweets also means throwing out huge amounts of potentially valuable information. Is there a technological solution? A cultural one? This week, we're joined by returning guests Cathy Gellis and Parker Higgins to discuss a proposal for fixing the problem without sacrificing the permanent record.

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Filed Under: cathy gellis, parker higgins, permanent record, podcast
Companies: twitter

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 177: Why People Don't Trust Capitalism Anymore

Economics

from the market-based dept

Tue, Aug 7th 2018 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

The tides of public opinion on economics seem to be shifting, and criticism of the very idea of free markets is on the rise. The conversation is messy, confusing, and transcends many traditional political boundaries — so we've got an expert source to help us dig in. EconTalk host Russ Roberts joins us to look at why so many people don't trust capitalism anymore.

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Filed Under: capitalism, economics, free markets, podcast, russ roberts

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 176: The EU's Copyright Threat To The Open Internet

from the crossover dept

Tue, Jul 31st 2018 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

We've got a crossover episode this week, all about the EU's disastrous moves on the copyright front. Mike recently joined the Building Tomorrow podcast to discuss the subject with Paul Matzko and Will Duffield, and now you can listen to it here on this week's episode of the Techdirt Podcast.

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Filed Under: copyright, eu, europe, internet, podcast

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 175: Building Communities Outside Facebook

Say That Again

from the it's-important dept

Tue, Jul 24th 2018 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

One thing we've talked about for a long time at Techdirt is the importance communities for media outlets, including our own. These days, it feels like a lot of media companies are giving up on this work altogether and outsourcing it to social media platforms — but that means foregoing some of the most powerful aspects of the internet. This week, we're joined by Josh Millard, who recently took over MetaFilter, to talk about building online communities and not relying on Facebook.

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Filed Under: comments, community, josh millard, media, podcast
Companies: metafilter

Techdirt Podcast Episode 174: How Private Agreements Recreated SOPA

from the down-the-stack dept

Tue, Jul 17th 2018 1:43pm — Leigh Beadon

One of the most dangerous aspects of SOPA and other copyright proposals is the idea of moving enforcement and liability further down the stack of technology that powers the internet, even all the way to the DNS system. Although SOPA's DNS-blocking proposals were heavily criticized and the bill ultimately defeated, the idea of deep-level copyright enforcement has lived on and been implemented without changes to the law. This week our returning guest, law professor Annemarie Bridy, discusses how private agreements have quietly recreated some of the worst parts of SOPA.

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Filed Under: copyright, podcast, private agreements, sopa

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 173: Sci-Fi & Scenario Planning

Predictions

from the future-foretold dept

Tue, Jul 10th 2018 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

Eliot Peper is a novelist who uses thorough research and creative thinking to produce science fiction that can feel more like eerily-accurate prognostication. Exploring possible futures with real insight has always been one of sci-fi's greatest strengths, and this week Peper joins Mike on the podcast to discuss his work, methods, and ideas about tomorrow.

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Filed Under: eliot peper, podcast, scenario planning, science fiction

Techdirt Podcast Episode 172: Are Tech And Journalism At Odds With Each Other?

Journalism

from the conflict-is-brewing dept

Tue, Jun 26th 2018 2:30pm — Leigh Beadon

Between Elon Musk's proposal for a website ranking the credibility of journalists and Tim Draper blaming the collapse of Theranos on the press (not to mention Peter Thiel's attack on Gawker), it feels like there's a war brewing between Silicon Valley and journalism. Though the press has some major problems, it really seems like tech entrepreneurs are misunderstanding how it works and proposing some dangerous ideas. This week, we discuss the tensions between tech and journalism, and what will come from the proposals to address it.

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Filed Under: elon musk, journalism, news, podcast, reporting, technology

Techdirt Podcast Episode 171: Debating Steam's New Hands-Off Policy

Predictions

from the content-moderation dept

Tue, Jun 19th 2018 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

Recently, Valve sent waves through the PC gaming world by announcing an upcoming policy change for its Steam platform: it will no longer enforce specific content rules and will allow all games as long as they aren't illegal or "straight-up trolling". Though it's not exactly clear what this means, the reaction from the gaming press has been largely negative, and it's hard to say how the new policy will be implemented — so this week myself, Tim Geigner and Cathy Gellis join the podcast to discuss just what's going to happen on the biggest platform for PC games.

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Filed Under: content moderation, gaming, steam, video games
Companies: valve

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 179: Emoji & The Law

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