education
California universities to produce 50 open-source textbooks
California Governor Jerry Brown gave his pen a workout yesterday. In addition to signing legislation prohibiting social network snooping by employers and colleges, he also signed off on a proposal for the state to...File-Sharing for Personal Use Declared Legal in Portugal
Wearing T-shirts with the slogan “Piracy is Illegal”, the movie industry sponsored anti-piracy group ACAPOR delivered several boxes full of IP-addresses of alleged ‘illegal’ file-sharers to the Attorney General’s Office last year. The “evidence”...$59 Millions For Gottfrid’s Head. That’s The Figure Sweden Paid To Cambodia
Since his arrest in Phnom Penh, many have speculated that either the US or Sweden had something to do with this, but without proofs. Well, it seems that they were right. A quick...Canadian Supreme Court Hands Down a Number of Copyright Decisions
The Supreme court of Canada has been quite busy recently. A number of decisions have been handed down that affects royalties and when creators can collect on such royalties and when the law...New York City imposes new social media rules for teachers
On Monday, the New York City Department of Education published its first set of guidelines for the use of social media , underscoring the importance for teachers and staff to keep a clear...Exclusive Usenet Offers: $7.95/month
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