Monday, June 13, 2005

Do You Know Your Rights? (Donna Wentworth). Many bloggers don't -- and as a consequence, don't stand up for them. Here's something that may help: Read EFF's Legal Guide for Bloggers Update: Ernie Miller points to an apropos piece @ Reason: Who Gets to Play Journalist? [Copyfight] 7:42:45 PM    comment []

SOMEONE COMES TO SECOND LIFE. First Cory Doctorow's book, and then Cory Doctorow himself... Now it can be revealed-- mark this date and time: Sunday, July 24, 2pm PDT/5pm EDT/10pm London time Because that's when Cory Doctorow will return to Second Life to discuss his latest book with a live audience of Residents. (Location TBD.) This time, however, the book, Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town, will also make an in-world appearance, as well. On July 1st, when the physical version is released to stores, a Second Life edition will be freely available to all Residents who want to read it. [New World Notes] 7:41:26 PM    comment []

Challenge:  Expectations/Options Overload – New, Permanent Condition; Solution:  The Right Mix, Steven W. Gilbert of the TLT Group, on integrating technology into higher education. 1:48:31 PM    comment []

BNA News reports: OECD DISPUTES LINK BETWEEN P2P AND RECORD SALES The OECD has released a much anticipated study on digital music. The study, which features a detailed review of online music services, concludes that "it is very difficult to establish a basis to prove a causal relationship between the size of the drop in music sales and the rise of file sharing. Sales of CDs, as well as the success of licensed on-line music services are likely to have been affected to some degree by a variety of other factors, for example physical piracy and CD burning, competition from other, newer entertainment products and faltering consumer spending in some markets." Study Coverage 12:48:21 PM    comment []