Tim O’Reilly has a wonderful article on why piracy isn’t so serious — and it’s got a big advertisement for the Creative Commons party (our holiday gift to the commons) on the side!
In related news, I’ve started a new site: bits.are.notabug.com, which catalogs threats to free speech.
Finally, for people interested in my conference suggestions, check out Dave Winer’s Weblogs in Meatspace proposal.