Handling about 550,000 copyright claims annually, the U.S. Copyright Office in the Library of Congress is making it much easier for the public to register and protect its collective creativity. On July 1, the Copyright Office will enter the next phase in the implementation of its multi-year business process reengineering effort to modernize operations [...]
Stop Big Media reports:
In a near-unanimous voice vote tonight, the Senate passed a “resolution of disapproval” that would nullify the Federal Communications Commission’s latest attempt to dismantle longstanding media ownership limits.
Last December, the FCC voted to remove the “newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership” ban that prohibits one company from owning a broadcast station and the major daily newspaper [...]
HP today announced it is making the video content of YouTube available for people to enjoy through its HP MediaSmart connected entertainment products, including the soon-to-be-released MediaSmart Connect digital media receiver and the high-definition MediaSmart TV.
HP worked with YouTube to make it possible for people to watch and share full-screen videos on their HDTVs and [...]
Man in the field Terry Jones has gone beyond the amazing feat of helping keep a circus aloft — he’s there on the front lines to present this latest discovery of nature’s miraculous ability to adapt. Are flying, migratory penguins yet another portent of global warming, perhaps?
“…they don’t need to huddle together every winter for [...]
I spent a couple of days at the NY Auto Show last week and have been busy cranking out videos on many of the cool concepts and upcoming releases. If I could use just one word to describe this year’s show, it would have to be electric…
The tiny electric Subaru R1e and Nissan Denki Electric [...]
How is VoIP phone service different from basic phone service? What might a typical small business be able to save on their monthly phone bill using VoIP? Do I have to sacrifice quality when moving to a VoIP phone system?
With VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology, SMBs now have a cost effective, feature-rich alternative [...]
Last.fm reports:
A few days ago we sent out some cryptic invitations to a press conference in New York that Felix and Martin are presiding over. We’ve had fun in the office reading the rumors and speculation, but it’s time to spill the beans:
As of today, you can play full-length tracks and entire albums for free [...]
A coalition of educators, foundations, and Internet pioneers today urged governments and publishers to make publicly-funded educational materials available freely over the Internet.
The Cape Town Open Education Declaration, launched today, is part of a dynamic effort to make learning and teaching materials available to everyone online, regardless of income or geographic location. It encourages teachers [...]
In addition to my duties here at Lockergnome, I’m also still working on my beginner’s programming language called Leopard. The last update that I posted here detailed the fact that I was working with WeatherBug to expand the tool and integrate it with their WeatherBug Achieve curriculum for schools.
Those efforts are still underway, and [...]
Some folks I know have had problems with their iPhones locking up, usually (but not always) when trying to multi-task. While I’m not an iPhone guru (and won’t be for a while — I have a Nokia N75 on contract) I did find some tips on the Apple site while trying to help. [...]
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