This show features great stuff from indieish.com as well as some great stuff from CC Mixter's Copyright Criminals contest. (Note that I had previously linked to indyish.com by mistake - but it turns out they're another great resource for Indy artists, so you should still check them out.)

All the info, with direct links to all media, is available on the website:

Songs From the Commons - Show 15

The next show will be July 17th! Thanks for being so patient guys!

Wish I could do more right now. At least maybe this will save some time for someone else wanting to do something.

This goes with this post.

Sorry I can't do more right now Carol...

Various dates
Fact Sheet on the Arrest, Trial and Conviction of Carol Fisher
"The verdict will be appealed ... Carol’s attorneys, Terry Gilbert and Dan Shields,
are working pro-bono. Donations thus far have covered the costs of the trial but ongoing expenses will mount for the appeal, including to obtain a copy of the trial transcript."
http://cleveland.indymedia.org/news/2006/05/20106_comment.php#20331

June 21, 2006
Cleveland Indy Media Center
6.21 Update on Carol Fisher
"Carol Fisher has now been in jail for 3 weeks..."
http://cleveland.indymedia.org/news/2006/06/20447.php

June 16, 2006
Police Crimes Forum, Policecrimes.com
Judge Timothy McGinty is a Communist
"A 51-year-old Ohio woman was sentenced Friday to 60 days in jail..."
http://policecrime.proboards28.com/index.cgi?board=judges&action=display&thread=1150482801&page=1

June 7, 2006
World Can't Wait
Carol Fisher Sentenced To 60 Days In Jail And 2 Years Probation
"I spoke to Carol Fisher on the phone from the Cuyahoga County jail this morning..."
http://www.worldcantwait.net/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=1679

June 3, 2006
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Protester is defiant to the last
"Political activist Carolyn Fisher stood before a Cuyahoga County judge and remained defiant even as she faced jail time for attacking two police officers."
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/114932350048340.xml&coll=2

June 3, 2006
Cleveland Indy Media Center
Carol Fisher defiant to the last
Same story as above, reprinted with 5 big photos
http://cleveland.indymedia.org/news/2006/06/20254.php

June 2, 2006
The Free Press (Ohio)
Judge McGinty threatens to send Carol Fisher to jail on June 2
http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/18/2006/1991
"Carol Fisher, an activist with "The World Can't Wait - Drive Out the Bush Regime," will be sentenced this Friday, June 2..."

June 2, 2006
newsnet5.com
Woman Refuses To Change Anti-Bush Shirt For Sentencing
Protester Gets 60 Days In Jail For Assaulting Police Officers
(includes photo of T-shirt)
"A woman convicted of assaulting Cleveland Heights police officers appeared in court for sentencing Friday morning, but the sentencing was delayed when the judge said she must change her clothes..."
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/9312729/detail.html

June 2, 2006
Case disposition:
THE STATE OF OHIO vs. CAROLYN G FISHER
http://cpdocket.cp.cuyahogacounty.us/p_CR_CaseSummary.aspx

May 16, 2006
MoJoBLOG
Carol Fisher case suggests pattern of law enforcement/judicial irregularities
"Here is some additional information on the Carol Fisher case..."
http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2006/05/carol_fisher_ca_1.html

May 14, 2006
VooDoo Knickers
You Must Be Crazy!!
Blogger describes the scene in the courtroom.
"Terry Gilbert, one of Carol’s attorneys said, “This is Gulag stuff–saying that people who are dissidents are crazy.” He said that in his 33 years of practicing law, he has never seen anything like this ... McGinty started off the hearing by making Carol stand up and had one of her attorneys read her t-shirt ... McGinty then said this was further proof she is delusional."
http://blog.magicpants.net/?p=880

May 13, 2006
Call4Investigation (Seattle):
Includes some courtroom quotes from McGinty:
'He went even further in yesterday's hearing, saying that her opposition to the Bush regime makes her "delusional." ... He also kept saying Carol "wants" to go to jail, and that she has a "martyr complex."
When Carol tried to explain why she wouldn't take this test, the judge's only response was, "I do not negotiate with felons."'
http://disc.server.com/discussion.cgi?disc=149495;article=101113;title=APFN

May 11, 2006
Women's Space/The Margins
Free Carol Fisher! Judge Orders Peace Activist to Jail Psych Unit
"Judge Timothy McGinty has forcibly incarcerated Carol Fisher in the psych unit of the Cuyahoga County Jail in downtown Cleveland, for an undetermined period of time. McGinty is forcing Fisher to undergo a state psychological exam as part of her pre-sentencing investigation..."
http://womensspace.wordpress.com/2006/05/11/free-carol-fisher-judge-orders-peace-activist-to-jail-psych-unit/

May 15, 2006
Republic Broadcasting Network
The Investigative Journal
Host: Greg Szymanski
Playlists:
M3U(http://mp3.rbnlive.com/Greg/0605/20060515_Mon_Greg.m3u)
RAM (http://mp3.rbnlive.com/Greg/0605/20060516_Tue_Greg.ram)
Individual MP3s:
Hour 1 (http://mp3.rbnlive.com/Greg/0605/20060515_Mon_Greg1.mp3)
Hour 2 (http://mp3.rbnlive.com/Greg/0605/20060515_Mon_Greg2.mp3)
Podcast:
http://mp3.rbnlive.com/Greg.xml
'... Finally, Greg was joined by Terry Gilbert, attorney for Carol Fisher, who was recently convicted of two felonies in connection with her putting up anti-Bush posters in Cleveland Heights. Fisher was recently incarcerated and forced to take a state psych evaluation. Don't miss this interview as her attorney says it's "a gulag situation" right here in America.'
http://mp3.rbnlive.com/Greg06.html
(Home page: http://www.rbnlive.com/archiveindex.html)

April 29, 2006
The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Reporting the verdict.
"A jury found a Cleveland Heights peace activist guilty Friday afternoon of assaulting two police officers who told her to stop putting posters on telephone poles.Carolyn Fisher, 53, was released on bail but ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation while awaiting a June 2 sentencing for assaulting Cleveland Heights police officers Dan Downing and Mike Frinzl.Fisher was putting up anti-President-Bush posters Jan. 28 when the officers confronted her.Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Timothy J. McGinty suggested that Fisher return to court with a heartfelt apology for the officers or "bring your toothbrush," indicating that she would be sent to prison."
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1146299864124790.xml&coll=2

April 28, 2006
Cleveland World Can't Wait
Includes update from Carol Fisher herself, downloadable petition, address for sending money, contact info for City Council:
http://worldcantwait.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1029&Itemid=61

April 28, 2006
Cleveland Indy Media Center
"Carol Fisher was found guilty today of two counts of felonious assault of two 200 + pound Cleveland Heights policemen (who, collectively, can bench 700 lbs) and whose testimony contained serious contradictions. None of the other witnesses provided by the prosecution actually saw “the assault.” Their claims had more to do with Carol’s perceived lack respect for authority. The jury deliberated for more than 8 hours over two days before announcing the verdict.
Former prosecutor Judge McGinty, who was supposedly “randomly” assigned to Carol’s case, is known to be “police-friendly,” a fact that was painfully obvious to observers."
http://cleveland.indymedia.org/news/2006/04/19721.php

April 1, 2006
Liberty Forum
In this article Carol Fisher tells what happened in her own words. Also includes picture of Fisher and 'Cleveland Heights Police Beats Up Girls' poster.
http://www.libertyforum.org/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=news_constitution&Number=294532954&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=21&part=

Mar. 30, 2006
Cleveland Indy Media Center
Urgent update--Carol Fisher
by carol fisher Thursday, Mar. 30, 2006
"Funds urgently needed for legal defense. Make checks out to 'Carol Fisher Defense Fund' and mail to NION/WCW PO Box 609034 Cleveland OH 44109..."
http://cleveland.indymedia.org/news/2006/03/19404.php

January 25, 2006
Judge McGinty's official page with photo.
(Apparently the URL was changed recently. The URL given on the WorldCantWait.net page no longer works):
http://cp.cuyahogacounty.us/CCPCourt/JudgeDetails.aspx?ID=94

February 6, 2006
City Council meeting minutes (Carol Fisher stuff starts on Page 4).
Some citizens stand up make speeches to protest Carol Fisher's treatment at a City Council meeting.
http://www.clevelandheights.com/upload/newsletter/minutes_02062006.pdf

Well I guess I was squirming in my seat a little too much. Jay Dedman finally had me come up on stage as part of the panel. Thanks Jay :-)

If I find any pictures or footage from it, I'll let you know.

Update: wow that took like five minutes! Here are some pictures (thanks to Steve Rhodes):

I'm here at a panel on copyright, and they're taking questions from the audience, but not answering them.

Even when they are questions with fairly straight forward answers.

It makes me want to remind everyone, that I have a brief slide show here that answers a lot of questions. A licensing guide and longer explanation of the history involved is also available.

Feel free to email me with questions too.

thanks!

This is from the June 2, 2006 program of NOW with David Brancaccio.

This story explains the technical details in a manner that anyone can understand and gives all sides of the argument -- including those of the telecom companies.

NOW on Net Neutrality - Part 1 of 2

NOW on Net Neutrality - Part 2 of 2

This contains an interview with blip.tv's Mike Hudack about how start-ups would never be able to get a fair shake if this neutrality were taken away.

There's also a big threat to free speech in that, should net neutrality go away, the telecommunications companies will be able to control what content goes where, and what content doesn't go anywhere.

Hey I'm actually venturing out into the world again
(now that I've overcome my post post-education burnout :-)

I'm hoping to show everyone the new application I've been working on with Mary Hodder:
Dabble.

Dabble is a video search and remix community. You can use it to bookmark all the videos you like on all the different hosting sites and keep them organized all in one place.

We're still in a closed beta, but I'm allowed to invite my readers -- and anyone going to
Vloggercon. So send me an email and I'll hook you up.
(And then you can invite your friends.)

Email me your RSS feed too, so I can add it to our search engine.

Hope to see you this weekend. I'll be the tall girl with the long hair wearing a "dabbler" t-shirt.

see you there!

Was it two men and a woman and her child? Or three women and three men?

Does it really matter?

This is how we show the insurgents that violence is wrong?

Zarqawi lived briefly after attack
By Kim Gamel and Robert Burnss, Associated Press Writers
(AP Military Writer Robert Burns also contributed to this story from Washington.)

At the news conference, the spokesman also provided a revised death toll from the attack.

Gen. George Casey, the top U.S. commander in
Iraq, had said four people, including a woman and a child, were killed with al-Zarqawi and Abu Abdul-Rahman al-Iraqi, the terrorist's spiritual consultant.

Caldwell said it now appears there was no child among those killed. He cautioned that some facts were still being sorted out but said that three women and three men, including al-Zarqawi, were killed.

Here is the full text of the article in case the link goes bad:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060609/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

Zarqawi lived briefly after attack

By KIM GAMEL and ROBERT BURNS, Associated Press Writers 1 hour, 5 minutes ago

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A mortally wounded Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was still alive and mumbling after American airstrikes on his hideout and tried to get off a stretcher when he became aware of U.S. troops at the scene, a top military official said Friday.
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Also, U.S. troops conducted 39 raids late Thursday and early Friday based on information gleaned from searches in the hours after the al-Qaida leader's death. Fearing that insurgents will seek revenge, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki imposed driving bans in Baghdad and restive Diyala province, where the terrorist was killed.

Al-Zarqawi could barely speak when Iraqi police arrived at the scene of Wednesday's attack.

"He mumbled something, but it was indistinguishable and it was very short," U.S. military spokesman Maj. Gen. William Caldwell said at a news conference.

U.S. and Polish forces arrived intending to provide unspecified medical treatment, and al-Zarqawi was put on a stretcher, Caldwell said. The terrorist "attempted to sort of turn away off the stretcher, everybody reached to insert him back. ... He died a short time later from the wounds suffered during the airstrike.

"We did in fact see him alive," he said. "There was some sort of movement he had on the stretcher, and he did die a short time later."

Caldwell said the U.S. military was still compiling details of the airstrike, including the exact amount of time Zarqawi was alive afterward. He said an initial analysis of Zarqawi's body was done but he was not certain it constituted a full autopsy.

In an interview earlier Friday with Fox News, Caldwell was more descriptive of Zarqawi's actions before he died.

"He was conscious initially, according to the U.S. forces that physically saw him," Caldwell told Fox. "He obviously had some kind of visual recognition of who they were because he attempted to roll off the stretcher, as I am told, and get away, realizing it was U.S. military."

At the news conference, the spokesman also provided a revised death toll from the attack.

Gen. George Casey, the top U.S. commander in
Iraq, had said four people, including a woman and a child, were killed with al-Zarqawi and Abu Abdul-Rahman al-Iraqi, the terrorist's spiritual consultant.

Caldwell said it now appears there was no child among those killed. He cautioned that some facts were still being sorted out but said that three women and three men, including al-Zarqawi, were killed.

Pentagon officials have refused to say whether U.S. special operations forces participated in the al-Zarqawi operation Wednesday, but a comment Friday by
President Bush suggested that some of the military's most secretive units may have been involved on the ground.

Speaking to reporters, Bush mentioned that among the senior officers he called to offer congratulations for killing Zarqawi was Army Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of Joint Special Operations Command, whose forces include the Army's clandestine counterterrorism unit, Delta Force.

Caldwell also said U.S. forces have conducted many raids over the past two days based on intelligence gathered from the scene of Zarqawi's killing.

A targeted individual was killed and at least 25 people were captured, he said. One raid discovered small arms, ammunition and other items hidden beneath the floor of a building in the Baghdad area.

Speaking to the British Broadcasting Corp., the spokesman said troops carried out 39 raids overnight in which troops "picked up things like memory sticks, some hard drives" that would allow American forces to begin dismantling al-Zarqawi's al-Qaida in Iraq.

Those raids were based on 17 simultaneous raids U.S. troops staged Wednesday near Baqouba, the capital of Diyala province. The region is in the heartland of the Sunni Arab-led insurgency and has seen a recent rise in sectarian violence. Baqouba is 35 miles northeast of Baghdad.

He said the latest information was helping U.S. forces unravel the source of al-Qaida's weapons and financing.

As Iraqi and U.S. leaders cautioned that al-Zarqawi's death was not likely to end the insurgency, Caldwell said another foreign-born militant was poised to take over the terror network's operations.

He said Egyptian-born Abu al-Masri would likely take the reins of al-Qaida in Iraq. He said al-Masri trained in
Afghanistan and arrived in Iraq in 2002 to establish an al-Qaida cell.

The U.S. military did not further identify al-Masri and his real identity could not immediately be determined. But the Central Command has listed an Abu Ayyub al-Masri as among its most wanted al-Zarqawi associates and placed a $50,000 bounty on his head.

Al-Masri, whose name is an obvious alias meaning "father of the Egyptian," is believed to be an expert at constructing roadside bombs, the leading cause of U.S. military casualties in Iraq.

The midday driving ban in Baghdad lasted four hours. All traffic was banned in Diyala from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. for three days starting Friday.

The Baghdad ban fell when most Iraqis attend Friday prayers. Bombers have previously targeted Shiite mosques with suicide attackers and mortars hidden in vehicles.

The bans aim "to protect mosques and prayers from any possible terrorist attacks, especially car bombs, in the wake off yesterday's event," an Iraqi government official said, referring to al-Zarqawi's death. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to media.

Al-Zarqawi, who had a $25 million bounty on his head, was killed at after an intense two-week hunt that U.S. officials said first led to his spiritual adviser and then to him.

The U.S. military had displayed images of the battered face of al-Zarqawi and reported that he was identified by fingerprints, tattoos and scars. But Caldwell said Friday that authorities made a visual identification of al-Zarqawi at the site of the airstrike.

Biological samples from his body were delivered to an
FBI crime laboratory in Virginia for DNA testing. Results were expected in three days.

Violence was unabated Thursday and Friday:

_Gunmen kidnapped Muthanna al-Badri, director general of state company for oil projects, or SCOP, while he drove Thursday in his predominantly Sunni Arab neighborhood of Baghdad, ministry spokesman Assem Jihad said Friday.

_A fire fight Friday west of Baqouba killed five civilians and wounded three, and demolished five houses, according to regional authorities.

_The torso of a man wearing a military uniform was found floating in a river Friday morning near Kut, 100 miles southeast of Baghdad, a morgue official said.

_Police found five unidentified bodies late Thursday of men who had been shot in the head in eastern Baghdad.

_Gunmen opened fire on Friday's funeral procession for the brother of the governor of the northern city of Mosul. Zuhair Kashmola was killed by gunmen on Thursday.

____

AP Military Writer Robert Burns contributed to this story from Washington.