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Wednesday, February 8, 2006
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The Creative Commons licences got a boost in Finland on the highest government level, as the Information Society Council, chaired by Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, released their report on improvement in productivity by increased utilisation of ICT. A strong suggestion of the council is to promote sharing of information by using Creative Commons licenses. The recommendation is to use CC extensively in the public sector and in non-profit organizations. This is a potentially revolutionary recommendation. Currently there a lot of obstacles in licensing databases and publications for research purposes, for example in geosciences and linguistics, although the material in question was produced by using state funds.
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Very good "fair use" opinion re Google's cache: "A district court in Nevada has rejected the claim that Google's cache violates copyright law. The opinion is grounded both on "fair use" and implied license. The "fair use" part of the opinion is fantastic. But interestingly, the "implied license" part of the opinion weakens any such claim in the context of Google Book Search." [Lessig Blog]
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Face-hunting cameras boost Nikon: "Japanese camera firm Nikon triples its profits thanks to strong sales of digital cameras that automatically focus on human faces." [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]
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Podcasts reach Peruvian villages: "Peruvian farmers are the latest fans of the podcasting boom, tuning into agricultural tips rebroadcast on radio." [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]
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Parasite infection from cat shit linked to schizophrenia: "Science Daily reports that researchers at Imperial College London have published a study in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B which links Toxoplasma gondii, a parasitic protozoa which as part of its life cycle is excreted within cat feces, to schizophrenia." [kuro5hin.org]
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The Hitchhiker Guide to Islam, Jihad, Jews, Sex with minors and the 70 virgins Part I: "[Y]our host today is an Arab Muslim living in the middle east so I (for once) will bring you a fresh view of what is really happening and why directly from the “other side”. Recently more and more FUD about Islam has been spreading mainly due to ignorance and partially on purpose by parties who stand to gain from trashing the image of Islam and Muslims." [kuro5hin.org]
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Scientific brain linked to autism: "Highly analytical couples, such as scientists, may be more likely to produce children with autism, an expert has argued. [...] Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, of the University of Cambridge, said the phenomenon might help explain the recent rise in diagnoses."
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iLife '06: Why Can't the PC Do This? "Every year, Apple issues a new iLife upgrade, and every year, I stare in wonder at my Mac's monitor, noting the improvements and wondering why Microsoft and the PC industry can't create something as impressive as iLife for the Windows realm."
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