Illegal Art: Freedom of Expression in the Corporate Age has started here in Chicago, featuring many interesting people, including our friends from Columbus, Ohio's ECC.

I hope to be able to attend at least one night of the Feb. 7-8 multimedia event and the later panel discussion.

The site is worth checking out for the snazzy "electronic end user license" popup they've got going:

Please read this Agreement carefully. At the end, you will be asked to accept this agreement and provide this Website with a warm, lingering, creepy hug. If you do not wish to accept this Agreement, simply click the "I do not accept" button while forcefully shoving your computer off the back of your desk ("Card Table").