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Wikileaks Controversy as Window into Freedom of Information Policy
Digital repositories for government and corporate documents are traveling to computers and homes around the globe nearly as fast as Mercury, the messenger of the gods. One million congressional documents summarizing legislation and various policies of the U.S. government made … Continue reading
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You Have the Right to Make Documentary Films, Library of Congress Says
As Will Norton points out in an earlier post today, the Librarian of Congress announced a new exemption for documentary filmmakers and producers of noncommercial videos from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s prohibition of circumvention of copyright protection systems. … Continue reading
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Google Promises “One Bill” with Android Broadband Tethering
In a compelling keynote to the Google I/O 2010 conference, Google’s vice president of engineering, Vic Gundotra touted the possibility of combining those home broadband and mobile data bills into one bill with laptop/desktop tethering using Android 2.2. “If you are … Continue reading
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Technology Competitiveness in South and Central America (Part I)
Living and teaching in Miami as I do, I thought I would take a look at how the Internet and broadband connectivity are developing south of the border. The result seems to be that the further south one travels … Continue reading
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Why Do Text Messages Cost 20 Cents Each?
Unless you sign up for a text messaging package, texts typically cost 20 cents each in the United States. Text messages cost cell phone companies far less than one cent each to send across the network. In Europe, unlimited … Continue reading
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