According to Garcia, Nakoula only gave her a small section of the script and then later dubbed in audio for her character saying, "Is Your Muhammad a child molester?" The audio was not Garcia's voice, she claims -- anyone watching the video probably would agree.
We all know that as technology empowers us to do more, it carries with it all manner of problems. But one of our biggest pickles tends to slip right by us: We're not free.
Educate yourself about internet freedom from Columbia University professor Tim Wu, get to know the city from taste-makers Jonathan Gold and Bret Easto...
Wu's eminently readable book is a history of the telephone network, the movie industry and broadcasting, all of them leading up to the history of today's combination of all of them -- the Internet.
Freedom of expression in the 21st century depends on an Internet that is open to all and not controlled by a handful of big corporations looking for market share.
This could be the first presidential election where the Internet is an issue. I don't mean using the Internet as a political tool ... I mean a bona fide election issue. There's a lot at stake.