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- Are universities about selling information?
  Posted on 2010-03-07 09:50:25
- Are books -- electronic or not -- becoming "fringe media"?
  Posted on 2010-02-21 10:15:37
- Escaping the Kindle lock-box is now easier for authors and publishers
  Posted on 2010-01-21 11:36:30
- You do not get an "A for effort" with copyright
  Posted on 2010-02-08 00:32:44
- Are universities about selling information?
  Posted on 2010-03-07 09:50:25
- Is scientific peer review censorship?
  Posted on 2010-02-28 13:30:29
- Yelp sued, argues lawsuit is without merit
  Posted on 2010-02-26 18:49:54
- Are books -- electronic or not -- becoming "fringe media"?
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- Six more of the best WordPress plugins
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- Wait, Second Life still exists? And universities still use it?
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- 0February 8, 2010
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  In reaction to claims that copyright exists to protect creators because of the effort they've put into their work, Techdirt points us to a Supreme Court case that clearly says otherwise. History and precedent back it up.
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  You do not get an "A for effort" with copyright
  
  In reaction to claims that copyright exists to protect creators because of the effort they've put into their work, Techdirt points us to a Supreme Court case that clearly says otherwise. History and precedent back it up.
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  Image by mattlary via Flickr Minneapolis News — Westlaw rises to legal publishing fame by selling free information: West makes its money by selling free, public information — specifi�…
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