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Stephen Fry’s latest podcast, recorded at the iTunes festival (a U.K. music festival), is a moral history of copyright. After the very funny and informative speech Fry takes questions from the audience and twitter. Is there’s anyone cooler than Stephen… Read moreStephen Fry’s history of copyright
Pictured above are Canada’s Minister Of Industry, Tony Clement, and Minister Of Heritage, James Moore. They’re at the podium to announce a copyright consultation website. http://www.copyrightconsultation.ca/ Despite having written to Moore about my concerns with Bill-C61 I did not get… Read moreConsultations on Canadian copyright
Bill Hollweg, the audio dramatist who adapted Robert E. Howard’s Queen Of The Black Coast, also worked on an adaptation of Logan’s Run. He recently scanned the first few pages of MTI edition of the novel upon which the movie,… Read moreLogan’s Run – inspired by greatness
I don’t know if there exists a non-fiction book with more downloads than Free Culture by Lawrence Lessig. The Archive.org stats show it having been downloaded more that 13,000 times. That’s impressive. More impressive is how readable it is. The… Read moreArchive.org: Free Culture by Lawrence Lessig
CBC Radio has canceled its most popular podcast. CBC had previously, in an unprecedented move, exiled Search Engine from the actual radio broadcasts and had the staff reduced to just the host (Jesse Brown). Despite these hurdles the show was… Read moreCBC cancels its most popular podcast
Here’s a “FREE” deal (for Mac and PC users) that, despite some convoluted wrangling with OverDrive, is still worth it… HERE is the offer. From the notes: “This offer may be redeemed once per customer and entitles customer to free… Read moreBarnes & Noble: Try 9 FREE Short Stories