O’Reilly’s Dornfest Expounds Upon P2P
Some would argue that the learned professional dominated the 20th century, whereas, in the 21st century it appears that a paradigm shift is poised and ready. In an age where knowledge, information, and global communication is at the fingertips of almost anyone, the amateur enthusiast, the "citizen engineer", has the ability to make an impact the economy and society, to remix culture.
In a highly concentrated, super-charged discussion, Rael Dornfest, CTO of O’Reilly Media and series editor of the popular O’Reilly Hacks book series, outlines the theme of the 2005 O’Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, remixing. He examines the impact of the "remix culture" on business, innovation, the Internet, and the interaction between the customer with technology through mass amateurizaton. Mr. Dornfest discusses the ways in which we remix the web, remix music, remix television, remix networks, remix movies, remix data, remix text, remix syndication, remix the bookshelf, and other remixes.
Rael Dornfest. Rules for Remixing. ITConversations. March 15, 2005. (Speech is made available as a downloadable .MP3 and streamed Real Audio content.)
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Music Podcasts Remain Legally Fuzzy
"Last month, Warner Brothers announced that they had paid for placement in a well-known podcast. They bought time in The Eric Rice Show, allowing that podcast to include exclusive content from The Used. As part of the deal, the hosts of the show will announce that the inclusion of the content was paid for by Warner. Two other examples, U.K. based Virgin Radio and KCRW/Santa Monica, have both released content in the form of a podcast.
"Despite the authorized uses of music and content in these select instances, podcasting is still more of an underground technology, used by thousands of independent, Web-savvy users. According to a recent survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, many people have listened to podcasts. This represents a potentially significant problem because the majority of the music and content has not been authorized for use."
FMQB. Legality Of Using Music In Podcasts Remains Foggy. April 11, 2005.
See also:
Zachary Rodgers. Warner Brothers Sponsors Podcaster. ClickZ News. March 22, 2005.
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Slides from K. Matthew Dames’ Lecture on Open Access
SNTReport.com executive editor K. Matthew Dames gave a lecture to information professionals at the AeA David Packard Conference Center in Washington, DC on the open access movement. The lecture, entitled "A Discussion on Open Access," was the last in a series sponsored by the Washington, DC chapter of SLA, among others, that addresses some of the most important legal and policy issues that information professionals face today.
Dames also gave the lectures for the first presentation in the series, "Licensing Digital Resources," on Wednesday, January 12, 2005, and the second presentation in the series, "Licensing Digital Resources," on Wednesday, February 9, 2005, also at the Packard Center.
Thank you to the series’ sponsors: the DC Chapter of SLA, National Capitol Chapter (NCC) of AIIM, the Washington DC Chapter of SCIP, Northern Virginia Chapter of ARMA, Federal Law Librarians’ SIS, Adobe Systems Inc., and STG International.
An electronic copy of the lecture notes is posted below. All resource links are available at Seso Group LLC’s del.icio.us page.
Lecture Notes
K. Matthew Dames. "A Discussion on Open Access". (.pdf) April 13, 2005.
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How Google Print and Scholar Will Change Librarianship
"Within one month Google announced two projects that will have profound implications for the future of librarianship.
"First up in November 2004 was Google Scholar, which aims to provide access to scholarly materials via the crisp and familiar Google search box. Soon the Scholar buzz was overshadowed by the December announcement that Google has entered into a partnership to digitize the materials of five leading research libraries: Harvard, Oxford, Michigan, Stanford, and the New York Public Library. The principal rationale for this project is that it will democratize access to the intellectual resources of elite institutions.
"The library material represents a radical expansion of the Google Print program. Google Print continues to generate significant discussion. One recent example is the March 2005 issue of American Libraries, which features a colloquium entitled, "Google at the Gate." Because of this, it is essential that we critically examine both the benefits and shortcomings of Google Scholar and Google Print."
Marcus A. Banks. The Excitement of Google Scholar, The Worry of Google Print. Biomedical Digital Libraries. March 22, 2005.
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Copyright Law’s Impact on Orphan Works
"Veteran filmmaker Robert Goodman is working on a documentary about the first pop culture phenomenon of the 20th century: American picture postcards. But securing permission to use many of these works — photos and illustrations that are around 100 years old — is an impossible task, as many of the original owners are unknown or dead, or the publishing companies no longer exist.
"The uncertainty of copyright ownership means Goodman, an Emmy-nominated director with a long career in film, photography and writing, is facing substantial costs, a lot of tedious research and, if he’s really unlucky, lawsuits."
Katie Dean. Copyright Reform to Free Orphans?. Wired News. April 12, 2005.
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P2P Ruling Will Set Technology Standards
"Although some people may not like it, copyright laws and regulations exist. Those who engage in mass copying and distribution of copyrighted works typically must pay licensing fees, or at least enter into an agreement with the owner of the content. That makes the free, unauthorized trading of massive numbers of music or video files over peer-to-peer networks illegal.
"So far, the situation is clear.
"What is not clear is the circumstances under which a technology company should be held liable if its product can be used to violate copyright restrictions."
Anush Yegyazarian. Supreme Court Standards for Peer-to-Peer and Beyond. PC World. April 12, 2005.
See also:
Grant Gross. Supreme Court Justices Question Peer-to-Peer Lawsuits. PC World. March 29, 2005.
U.S. Supreme Court. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc., et al. v. Grokster, Ltd, et al.. (.pdf) March 29, 2005.
Grant Gross. P-to-P Case May Have Far-Reaching Impact. PC World. March 25, 2005.
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Forrester Predicts Digital Audio Growth
"Satellite radio subscriptions are likely to climb to more than 20 million in the next five years, driven by early adopters of the technology with above-average incomes, according to a study released on Tuesday.
"After that, however, the industry will have to consider price reductions or other measures to sustain rapid growth, the study concluded."
Paul Bond. Digital Audio’s Future Loud, Clear. Reuters. April 13, 2005.
See also:
Dinesh C. Sharma. Study: Digital Audio to Surge. ZDNet. April 12, 2005.
Forrester. Forrester Research Defines The Future Of Digital Audio � New Report Forecasts Growth Of Satellite Radio And Podcasting. (Press Release.) April 12, 2005.
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