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In 2005 Creative Commons launched Science Commons, a project that seeks to provide a model of rights for scientific material that is available on the web. The project grants different types of licenses to improve the protection of material produced by researchers at the same time that aims to promote this material and its fair use.

With heavy talks about game censorship and the effect of violent games on young minds and so forth, this article outlines a new "positive" wave of video game that could see it as a true art form and sense of expression. It gives rise to new thought about the nature of interactivity in gaming and the existentialist turn that games have taken in their design and thought processes.

Some great analysis and summary from Fast Company on Google pulling the plug on their Chinese search engine, and how this relates to their submission to the Australian Government regarding their proposed ISP filtering. If you're not familiar with Fast Company, this is how they modestly describe themselves: "Fast Company sets the agenda, charting the evolution of business through a unique focus on the most creative individuals sparking change in the marketplace. By uncovering best and "next" practices, the magazine and website help a new breed of leader work smarter and more effectively. Fast Company empowers innovators to challenge convention and create the future of business."

A useful guide on the different types of licenses to share work as open source

I'm covering Protest Movements on my blog and will be focusing on cultural protest. This post looks at the furore around Nestle's use of palm oil in its products and what Greepeace have done to protest this, including a darkly comic spoof video of "Have a break, Have a Kit Kat" creative.

Here is the wikipedia synthesis about the French law Hadopi. After a lot of reboudings and disagreements, the law which tends to bring a better control and regulation on the Internet has been adopted last october. If you are interesting, you can also find some further information on this blog: http://connectedresearch.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/france-approves-hadopi-2-law-on-illegal-downloading/

And as you can see, the effects expected are not immediate... http://connectedresearch.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/hadopi-leads-to-increased-illegal-downloading/

Adobe starts an advertising campaign against Apple! 'We Love Choice' - 'We Love Apple' This is getting hotter and hotter. This is the official reaction from Adobe. 

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), organization that supports and promotes the creative and financial vitality of the major music companies has won over a lawsuit against Limewire (a free peer-to-peer file sharing that shares almost everything;Mp3,Videos,Ebooks, softwares etc). This case was first brought up to the court in 2006