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articles · Wikipedia: of the people, by the people and for the people
21/1/2008 03:21 · 36 votes · 3 comments
“Wikipedia is a contract… between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born.“
Information, knowledge, and culture are central to human freedom and development. The dynamism of the Internet as a medium, and the radical changes that it has undergone in the past few years bear testimony to the significance of these elements in the life of individuals,...
articles · CC licences for artists, musicians and performers
2/10/2007 04:34 · 46 votes · 5 comments
This is a very interesting node. I feel that CC licences can be useful for budding artists and performers, who generally do not make a lot on the occasion of their first releases.
This gives them a two-fold advantage. Their music is distributed freely by enthusiasts legally over the Internet and they get proper attribution for their work. To such a degree, they would be able...
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articles · No remedy for a thousand prescriptions?
by Prashant · voted on 10/3/2008 01:02 · 46 votes · no comments
Medicinal discovery,
It moves in mighty leaps,
It leapt straight past the common cold
And give it us for keeps.
~Pam Ayres
Towards the close of his recent documentary ‘Sicko’ (2007), Michael Moore smuggles five 9/11 rescue workers over to Cuba on a boat to see if he can get them the medical aid they need, but cannot afford in the U.S. In one stirring scene, a single-mother...
articles · Sharing their stories, raising their voices
by Renata Avila · voted on 10/3/2008 00:59 · 32 votes · 3 comments
What will be the result of bringing together cultures that have preserved their memory, languages and traditions in spite of repression and poverty?
Thanks to Rising Voices, enthusiastic youth and volunteers are discovering new media and sharing their stories with the world.
2008 is The Year of the Preservation of Endangered Languages, as proclaimed by UNESCO, and projects...
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articles · Wikipedia: of the people, by the people and for the people
by Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington · commented on 18/1/2008 00:54 · 36 votes · 3 comments
“Wikipedia is a contract… between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born.“
Information, knowledge, and culture are central to human freedom and development. The dynamism of the Internet as a medium, and the radical changes that it has undergone in the past few years bear testimony to the significance of these elements in the life of individuals,...
articles · Tall Tales about Copyright law
by Prashant · commented on 21/12/2007 00:14 · 30 votes · 2 comments
In the media, mentions of copyright law are invariably coupled with shrill narrations about piracy. Two images are typically conjured in these narratives: Firstly, that of a prosperous national industry going to seed only because of piracy. For instance, the following passage from a thoroughly enjoyable account of piracy in Mumbai:
“Such printing presses in New Delhi, Mumbai,...
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