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• Jul 11, 2012 @ 07:31am
  on Open Source Textbooks Gaining Traction

  I think the idea of as much free education in whatever media is a good idea. There are still people around who want to keep any knowledge to as few people as they can.. because knowledge IS power, and that scares some people

• Jul 11, 2012 @ 07:27am
  on CwF + RtB = Techdirt

  Its gone over my head Im afraid :(

• Jul 11, 2012 @ 07:24am
  on MySpace And GoDaddy Shut Down Huge Archive Of Security Mailing Lists

  Myspace hardly gets a mention in the press nowadays. Just as I imagine the same thing will happen to twitter in 5 or 6 years too.

• Jul 11, 2012 @ 06:24am
  on How Big An Issue Are Orphan Works?

  haha, Im not anonymous the comment above is mine... the freakin internet threw a wobbly just as I submitted my thoughts.

• Jul 11, 2012 @ 04:59am
  on Nobel Prize Winning Scientists Say Federally Funded Research Should Be Available Free Online

  Exactly, it will remain locked away if they dont like the results or if the results dont support their theory!

• Jul 11, 2012 @ 04:41am
  on Ohio University Says No File Sharing Allowed

  Comes back to Money again as per usual!

• Jul 11, 2012 @ 04:34am

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  on Why Can't All These Ideas For Content On The iPad/Tablets Also Work On The Web?

  Exactly! they are purely trying to cash in on the new trendfashion of tablets.

• Jun 30, 2012 @ 10:49am
  on 'Hollywood Accounting' Losing In The Courts

  I couldnt agree nore

• Jun 30, 2012 @ 10:48am
  on ASCAP Members Pissed Off At ASCAP's Attack On Creative Commons

  And quite a witty one too.

• Jun 30, 2012 @ 10:46am
  on NY Times Takes Up The Case Of Sherlock Holmes And The Lost Public Domain… But Gets It Wrong

  haha

• Jun 30, 2012 @ 10:44am
  on The Smear Campaign Against Larry Lessig And Free Culture

  here here !

• Jun 30, 2012 @ 10:41am
  on Google Maps Charged With Unfair Competition In France For Daring To Be Free

  Nice comment , and you are entirely correct. They have such a strong hold on the internet that it is increasingly difficult for anyone or anything to succeed if the big G does not want it to... they simply will not show it up in the rankings.

• Jun 30, 2012 @ 10:36am
  on School Administrator Accused Of Child Porn Because He Investigated Sexting At School

  You cannot make someone guilty just by sending them a picture

• Jun 30, 2012 @ 10:31am
  on Obama Reiterates Support For ACTA, As More People Point Out How Far ACTA Is From The Purpose Of Copyright

  Its exactly the same state of affairs over here too

• Jun 30, 2012 @ 10:28am
  on Glenn Beck Not Allowed To Rape And Murder An Internet Meme

  This is one funny article, it made me chuckle for ages hehehe

• Jun 30, 2012 @ 10:24am
  on It's Back: Totally Unnecessary And Damaging Fashion Copyright Bill Reintroduced

  I dont understand why people get so worked up about fashion.

• Jun 30, 2012 @ 10:23am
  on White House Can't Stream Biden's Speech; So Uses Justin.tv Instead

  haha nor will I.

• Jun 30, 2012 @ 10:22am
  on Faux Randomness Strikes Again: How Researchers Realized Research 2000's Daily Kos Data Looked Faked

  Exactly !

• Jun 30, 2012 @ 10:21am
  on Sony: Rootkits Are Okay, Because No One Knows What They Are

  Sony have given up making TVs too, because they cannot compete with the likes of samaung.

• Jun 30, 2012 @ 10:19am
  on EU Data Protection Body Points Out That ACTA Violates EU Data Protection Rules

  Too true.

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