Sunday, September 14, 2003

Copy that. This article in the International Herald Tribune makes the following observation"today's global network had its origins in the research culture of academia with its ethos of freely sharing information. And by design, the Internet turns every user in every living room into a mass distributor of just about anything that can be digitized, including film, photography, the written word and, of course, music",and asks Is online piracy unstoppable? [Smart Mobs] 8:37:55 PM    comment []

Dave Barry Strikes Back Against Telemarketers. On [NewsIsFree: Popular Items] 8:34:12 PM    comment []

When First We Practice To Deceive - A Vote For Concealed Weapons Upon Our Leave. Plastic::Politics::Politics:2nd Amend.: Missouri senator/Army Major battles conflict of interest charge [Plastic: Most Recent] 10:55:29 AM    comment []

Beyond File-Sharing, a Nation of Copiers. Like file-sharing, cutting and pasting from the Internet is just one part of a broader shift toward all copying, all the time. By John Leland. [New York Times: Technology] 9:29:08 AM    comment []

A Schoolroom Where Life Is the Curriculum. "To Be and to Have," a new film by the French documentarian Nicolas Philibert, visits a one-room schoolhouse in rural France. By Leslie Camhi. [New York Times: Education] 9:16:40 AM    comment []