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Comic map of the Internet

Arguing to open the DMCA up and reduce copyright.

Collections of sound, video and writing in the avant-garde and outsider arts realm.

Critique of the recent flurry around the 'Learners bill of rights' and placing it in a colonial framework.

Don Tapscott on why universities need to enter the digital age.

"Musical instruments produce sounds. Composers produce music. Musical instruments reproduce music. Tape recorders, radios, disc players, etc., reproduce sound. A device such as a wind-up music box produces sound and reproduces music. A phonograph in the hands of a hip hop/scratch artist who plays a record like an electronic washboard with a phonographic needle as a plectrum, produces sounds which are unique and not reproduced - the record player becomes a musical instrument. A sampler, in essence a recording, transforming instrument, is simultaneously a documenting device and a creative device, in effect reducing a distinction manifested by copyright."

Part of the MSc in elearning ate Edinburgh Uni.

Part of the debate on removing NC & ND licenses from the upcoming v4.0 Creative Commons. This argues strongly that these versions should be removed.

A brilliant piece on appropriation, sampling and remixing throughout literary, cinematic and musical history and why our notions of  property and creation have been subverted and corrupted. Published in Harpers Magazine in 2007.

We envision communications infrastructure that is owned and operated cooperatively, by the whole of humanity, rather than by corporations and states.We are using the power of peer-to-peer technologies to create a global network which is immune to censorship and resistant to breakdown.We promote freedoms, support innovations and advocate technologies that enhance and enable digital self-determination.

#Twitter in a #HigherEd Classroom: An(other) Assessment. @AdelineKoh thinks overall, the pros far outweigh the cons (via @MarkSmithers) #yam

Great interview with Jim Groom, Martha Burtis & Alan Levine about the DS106 course.

The simple act of copying can increase your creativity. Here are 7 foundational elements of copying.

Review of Kindle DX where students in a pilot program slated the Kindle for learning.

Summary of Knowledge Management articles. Useful split into 3 eras.

Steve Wheeler post on facets of digital literacy. Includes some insightful comments.

Opinion blog from Mark Pesce about technology, web 2.0, hyperconnectivity, crowdsourcing etc About Mark PesceMark Pesce is an inventor, writer, educator and broadcaster. In 1994 Pesce co-invented VRML, a 3D interface to the World Wide Web. Pesce has written five books, including The Playful World: How Technology is Transforming Our Imagination, which used toys such as Furby and PlayStation to explain our interactive future.