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Library of Congress is hosting a symposium on digital media and preservation on Oct 20th.

The musings of ordinary people will be recorded in the national archives.

The implications of Net Neutrality may well affect how people can get to online epublished works, especially those put out by smaller publishers....The Federal Communications Commission unanimously voted to open the proceeding that could lead to open-Internet regulations, although the two Republican commissioners dissented on whether rules are warranted. The approval of the notice to consider net neutrality rules is the culmination of contentious lobbying by the telecom industry and an intense exchange of letters from members of Congress.

Thought this article might be a good place for people, like myself, trying to understand NIH Open Access Research Rules

Update on the NIH public access story.

The Canadian government is about to change its stance on copyright to a much tougher view.

Options for Google in light of the decision to reject the settlement over Google Book Search.

New bill is in the Senate that would make illegal streaming of audiovisual works over the Internet a felony offense in some cases potentially hurting YouTube. More broadly, Bill S.978 could also hurt anyone who embeds these videos, leading to 5 years of jail time.