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Another, appropriate in my view, look at copyright. Maybe the patent and copyright offices SHOULD close and put a lot of lawyers out of work :)

But a funny thing happened on the way to the 21st century: copyright policy ceased to exist. Because every copyright policy that we make has a seismic effect on the Internet, and because you can't regulate copying without regulating the Internet.

Copyright issues in space

Lee Lefever does it again - simply and quickly describes copyright and Creative Commons.

This is a great video that speaks to the development of networks that enable the creation of 'new' ideas. Bottom line, any new idea is based on another. Why would you prevent the growth and nurturing of ideas by placing a copyright on your version of something new?

RT @vivstar33: Hey @ndbekah how would you feel about corporations setting curriculum for learning about copyright? http://t.co/eKl7fC9mDC

How can you not like a blog with a title like this. Have not seen all the videos, but assume they are good. Wish I had seen this BEFORE I wrote my blog posts.

"90% of information transmitted to the brain is visual The brain can process 36,000 visual cues in an hour The brain takes about 1/10th of a second to get the idea of a visual scene Almost 50% of your brain is involved in visual processing Black and white images garner your attention for about 2/3 of a second Color images garner your attention for 2+ seconds The average consumer's attention span is only about 8 seconds The brain processes visual cues 60,000 times faster than text 40% of nerve fibers are linked to the retina The use of visuals improves learning outcomes by about 400% DO-S AND DON'T-S FOR VISUAL USE DO Use visuals to help clarify complex ideas Use visuals that represent people, places, and things Use catchy visuals Use visuals that help viewers make connections and understand new information Use visuals that help viewers relate new information to what they already know DON'T Use poor quality visuals, like things that are pixelated, stretched weird, sized improperly, or don't fit in the space Use ugly visuals Use visuals that don't make a clear connection to the material presented Use irrelevant visuals, like a series of shapes that have no meaning Use copyrighted visuals without permission!"