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Perfection rocks

CBS News Sunday Morning did a story on Lew French, an artist that builds walls with rocks. French’s work is amazing, but even more interesting is the story’s take on artists and perfection. Discussing how French builds walls and fireplaces, the written portion says: As usual, he has assembled thousands of stones to choose from. […]

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New report on copyright and digital preservation

A joint report on the problems of copyright and digital preservation — International Study on the Impact of Copyright Law on Digital Preservation — was released this month by the Library of Congress National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (“NDIIP”), the Joint Information Systems Committee, the Open Access to Knowledge (OAK) Law Project, and […]

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Google and Viacom reach partial YouTube data agreement

The NY Times reports that Google and Viacom have reached a partial agreement regarding production of YouTube user data: Google said it had now agreed to provide lawyers for Viacom and a class-action group led by the Football Association of England, a large viewership database that blanks out YouTube username and Internet address data that […]

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