Tag Archives: open

MOOCs, oh my

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Antonio Vantaggiato

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Copyright: We’ll Not Change the World –the Youngsters Will.

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Tweet The other day, one guy produced a chronological-order version of Pulp Fiction. Everywhere, students enjoy elaborating parodies and remixes of movie segments. Animated images are created out of motion pictures to capture their essence in few photograms, by amateurs. … Continue reading →

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“Copyright-infringing” downloads held legal in Switzerland: Go Swiss!

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Tweet Swiss gov’t study: downloading leads to sales, so we’re keeping it legal This nice post by Cory Doctorow in Boing Boing reports on a Swiss government study which was recently used by the Swiss to keep holding legal any “copyright-infringing” … Continue reading →

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Decline of an Empire

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Tweet The recent reporters “discovery” of Amazon’s third-world human-labor practices in the civilized USA prompted a lot of disdain. The New York Times wrote about The Fraying of a Nation’s Decency, issuing the thesis that the US is at a … Continue reading →

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The Closed Web

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Tweet Amen. The Closed Web is here. I don’t want to sound apocalyptic, because the situation is not dire yet and because there are efforts to keep and sustain the real, open Web. When Robert Scoble, an enthusiast Web observer, … Continue reading →

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