A California lawmaker puts on his thinking cap and comes up with a bold idea: force satellite image makers to blur soft targets so the evil doers don’t know where they are.
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Copyright, Excerpting and Fair Use
via MediaFoolPublishers are raising concerns about bloggers excerpting their content. They’re missing the point.
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The Effects of File Sharing, EU Style
via MediaFoolThe Dutch government commissions a report on the social and economic effects of file sharing and discovers that it’s all good.
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Saving the News: A Headache That Won’t Go Away
via MediaFoolChatter about journalism, its place in society and how to save it continues to grow. Unfortunately, solutions are unimaginative and have news organizations trying to sell the wrong thing: content.
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Creative Commons: What’s Non-Commercial Anyway?
via MediaFoolIf a site gives it content away for free, can it still be considered commercial? What if it’s running ads? What if it’s owned by the New York Times?
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Veoh Provides a Video Compass
via MediaFoolThe new Veoh Video Compass plugin lets you search for videos on YouTube, AOL, Google and others.
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Score One for TV
via MediaFoolBarack Obama’s inauguration saw a 54% spike in worldwide internet traffic, with most Users seeking video. The result wasn’t necessarily pretty.
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YouTube Launches Government Channel
via MediaFoolYouTube announces that they’re launching new US government video channels for both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
