Tuesday, September 14, 2004

Simulating publishing history 1800-2100 under different access policies. Terrence A. Maxwell, Is copyright necessary? First Monday, September 2004. Abstract: "Copyright is a legal mechanism for promotion of useful knowledge. However, it is not the only means society could use to encourage information dissemination, and several alternative models have been suggested over the last 200 years. This article provides the results of a dynamic simulation of the publishing industry in the United States from 1800 to 2100, and tests the impact of different protection schemes on the development of authorship, the publishing industry, and reader access. It closes with a discussion of intellectual property information policy decisions that can be currently made, and their likely impacts on domestic and international copyright protection." [Open Access News] 10:41:02 AM      Google It!.

On Fed Payroll, Hackers Seek to Save America. IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (Reuters) - Jason Larsen types in a few lines of computer code to hack into the controls of a nearby chemical plant. Then he finds an online video camera inside and confirms that he has pumped up a pressure value. [Reuters: Technology] 10:31:07 AM      Google It!.

Michael Schuermann reviews Mozilla's new RSS features. [Scripting News] 10:27:02 AM      Google It!.