copyright was clearly designed for a different age: when not everyone was a "publisher." and while we've spent years pointing out many of the different problems that has caused, here's another one: how is a library or some other insution charged with "archiving" written works for posterity supposed to deal with copyright laws that can often make such archival activities against the law? well, the library of congress and a bunch of other organizations have a suggestion: let them all ignore copyright law for the sake of archiving. basically, the report recomds that certain organizations be designated as "preservation insutions," which are then more or less allowed to ignore copyright law and copy-at-will for the sake of preservation. of course, this is clearly going to lead to many questions, including just who would get designated as such. many people can probably agree on public libraries and such -- but what about google? after all, google is already one of the largest players in "preserving" what's online and also, with its book scanning project, what's in books. yet it's a private, for-profit company. should it qualify? i would argue that it makes sense to allow it, given how beneficial the archival activities of google have already been. even if it is for profit, the public benefit has been tredous as well. but then what's to stop any other company from arguing that it to deserves an exemption for preservation purposes? wouldn't a better solution be to start rethinking copyright law altogether, since what has be clear from this is that copyright doesn't quite fit today's world any more?

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fda finds 11 deaths in medical devices tied to heparin cnnmoney.com - 2 hours ago washington -(dow jones)- the us food and drug administration has received reports of 11 deaths and other adverse events ociated with medical devices that contain heparin, a widely used blood thinner that has sparked congressional inquiries about the ... fda: possible risk from dental fillings webmd fda to investigate possible risks of mercury dental fillings efluxmedia bloomberg - usa today - reuters - philadelphia inquirer all 110 news articles

another friday, another opportunity to share silly videos with y’all. in anticipation of metal gear solid 4 (remember, june 12!), 1up has collected five of the most awkward mots from the at-times campy series. this one here is gives me the worst cause of what’s known as the “ chills.” some are sillier than others—1up’s [...]

another friday, another opportunity to share silly videos with y’all.

in anticipation of metal gear solid 4 (remember, june 12!), 1up has collected five of the most awkward mots from the at-times campy series. this one here is gives me the worst cause of what’s known as the “ chills.” some are sillier than others—1up’s number one mot seems out of place—but you’re guaranteed to laugh a little, wince a little, and question your humanity a little.

i played metal gear solid and metal gear solid 2, which had more than enough preaching and grandstanding for my taste. i don’t own a ps3 (because i’m tter, according to some of you), so i guess i’ll rely on youtube and game videos to see mgs 4’s awful mots.

monthly premiums for medicare beneficiaries enrolled in the 10 largest prescription drug plans this year increased by an average of 16% to $26.39, according to an ysis released on wednesday by avalere health, the los angeles times reports.

i can't be the only one who has noticed the rise of kids who cuss their parents, dress like tramps and are beating the crap out of everyone...

siamo lieti di invitarla al convegno conclusivo dell’osservatorio della school of managet del politecnico di milano

"mole content"

che si terrà

giovedì 26 giugno 2008

occasione del convegno è la presentazione dei risultati della nuova edizione della ricerca dell’osservatorio, basata su interviste dirette a oltre 100 aziende operanti in questo amto, che si è occupata - ogni anno - di valutare quanativate le dinamiche del mercato dei mole content, di comprendere le strategie dei diversi attori operanti nella filiera italiana e di tratteggiare i principali scenari evolutivi del mercato.

la presentazione dei risultati sarà seguita da alcune autorevoli tavole rotonde che coinvolgeranno i top manager dei principali player della filiera.

il convegno si terrà giovedì 26 giugno 2008, dalle ore 9.30 alle ore 18.00, all’interno del wireless4business forum presso fieramilanocity - milano convention centre - via gattamelata 5.

al termine del convegno verrà distribuito ai partecipanti il rapporto contenente i risultati principali della ricerca.

seguirà a breve il programma completo del convegno.

la partecipazione è gratuita, previa iscrizione cliccando qui.

wireless4business forum è il primo evento dedicato a tutte le soluzioni mole & wireless a supporto del business. per maggiori informazioni sul wireless4business forum e per l’iscrizione ai convegni di proprio interesse, visitare il sito www.w4bforum.com.

ci siamo permessi di invitarla a questo evento in quanto riteniamo si possa trattare di un convegno di suo interesse.

distinti saluti, laura cavallaro

osservatori ict & managet
school of managet - politecnico di milano
via garofalo 39, 20133 milano

walters is set to join the perpignan super league club in october, replacing mick potter who will leave for st helens at the end of the season. walters, who had a brief spell with warrington in 2001, has plenty of experience in his homeland, making 315 appearances in australia's national rugby league.

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ninety minutes after pulling out of lisbon, i'm driving into a different world -- humble but proud evora, capital of portugal's alentejo region.

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samsung electronics has announced that they've created the world's fastest 256 gigabyte multi-level cell (mlc) solid state drive (ssd) which uses a sata 2 interface. so far this is the thinnest drive with the largest capacity to be offered with support for the said interface.

the device has a sequential read speed of 200 megabytes per second as well as a sequential write speed of 160 megabytes per second. this makes this mlc based 2.5 inch drive 2.4 times faster than a typical hard disk drive. in addition, the drive is extremely portable measuring only 9.5 millimeters thin with an area of 100.3 by 69.85 mm and only consumes 0.9 watts in active mode.

no word yet on when these drives should be hitting the market (or how much it would cost), however, it seems worth the wait considering how much data you could carry on these devices.

britney spears s a cameo for the cat dolls' "when i grow up" video, according to a people magazine report.

washington (reuters) - silver-colored metal dental fillings contain mercury that may cause health problems in pregnant wo, children and fetuses, the food and drug administration said on wednesday after settling a related lawsuit.

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the blackberry pearl 8120 for t-mole is an excellent choice for people to try unlimited wi-fi calling using the carrier's spot@home system.

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week 15 of the ggest loser began with the remaining contestants, ali, kelli, roger, and mark returning from their previous week in australia.host allison sweeney and chef rocco met them. each contestant's family had been contacted and rocco had made each of their favorite, high-fat dishes. roger's mother had given rocco a recipe for her...

famed japanese designer tomonobu itagaki, creator of dead or alive and ninja gaiden, is leaving the company he helped build up