Monday, October 20, 2003

Scientific American: Shrink-Wrapping the World. Consumers and scholars have succeeded recently in expanding the dialogue on otherwise esoteric intellectual-property issues such as the patenting of basic biomedical research and fair use of digital content. Now at least the public has a chance to hear both sides of these critical debates. [Tomalak's Realm] 10:36:07 PM    comment []

Ethics 101: A Course About the Pitfalls. Researchers are enrolling in ethics courses to learn about the insidious problems that can corrupt science from within. By Gina Kolata. [New York Times: Science] 10:21:51 PM    comment []

ourPod. Imagine an iPod that listens to FM, records off the air, and transmits as well. That's wht the new Napster 'pod does, it says here. [The Doc Searls Weblog] 8:32:04 PM    comment []

>From EFF: How Not To Get Sued By The RIAA For File-Sharing (And Other Ideas to Avoid Being Treated Like a Criminal.) 5:18:30 PM    comment []

Michael Geist: Exporting Copyright - Trade Negotiations As Copyright Policy. 3:17:51 PM    comment []