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12/24/2002 08:57:00 PM | Timothy Re: Computing Code Other blogs have the names of their schools (like yaleinsider.com) and I do NOT think they are officially connected with the college. Also, the argument that the Dartmouth Review freed itself of college control by naming its blog 'dartlog.net' is well, silly. The college tried to assert its control over The Dartmouth Review along similar lines to what Jared suggested when it first got started. It failed. I've seen the history on this. The Dartmouth bookstore, for example, did not need permission from the college. As long as we do not try to pass ourselves as officially published by Dartmouth or by its administration, we are fine. The College tried to press itself on The Review because they argued that people would mistake it for an official college publication. They said they still thought they had a strong enough case, but did not want to sue their own students. But their case didn't rest simply on name=entitlement, it required that people thought it was run by the college. The College does not run a 'blog'. No one is going to mistake 'Free Dartmouth' as officially published by Dartmouth (I mean, it sounds like Free Tibet, like the college is in captivity) We are free to comment on matters about Dartmouth as an issue of free speech. As an alum who first wanted a blog, I see no reason why my speech should be regulated by Dartmouth. I'm not sure what precedent Jared is referring to with the mascot- you see plenty of people with Indian shirts around campus. Yes, people did skate onto the ice at a game in the 70s dressed like Indians. But that was a physical, something I'm guessing we'll never do. I'm assuming Jared if referring to some case where the student assembly tried to sell moose shirts. Well, that involved an official college organization (the student government!) selling College merchandise! College sports team shirts and simply references to 'Dartmouth' in the shape of the official logo aren't allowed. But we're a bunch of students and alums expressing our opinions on what's wrong (and right) about Dartmouth and the world. The precedent seems doubly not apt. And in case, that is mostly moot: I think Jared's interpretation of the computing policy is strained. We aren't allowed to hack into and break into people's computers, but if someone makes a blitz public, I don't think we technically aren't allowed to publish it on the web. That's why it's important that we have ethical standards on this, which I take seriously whatever the official regulations are or could be. UPDATE: Yale Insider says near the top: "Yale Insider is produced by the unions at Yale. Its contents are not approved by Yale University or Yale-New Haven Hospital." perma link |
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