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Open College Textbook Act (S. 1714) promises seed money for the open education cause

Submitted by Meghan Bohn on Fri, 10/02/2009 - 17:29

The Open College Textbook Act proposes "to authorize grants for the creation, update, or adaption of open textbooks."

Specifically, it would authorize the Secretary of Education to award 1-year grants on a competitive basis to higher education institutions, professors, non-profit, or for profit-organizations that produce textbooks. The textbooks would be open licensed and available to be downloaded, redistributed, changed, revised, or altered by any member of the public.

Learn more here and then please sign our petition supporting the Open College Textbook Act.

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Local Company Releases Open Source Security Software

Submitted by jason eliaser on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 12:15

OpenSAMM, an open source security system which can be added to any software, was developed here in San Diego, and has recently been released to the public.

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Applying the YouTube Terms of Service: can I use a YouTube video in a presentation legally?

Submitted by jason eliaser on Tue, 03/31/2009 - 16:17

An analysis and criticism of the YouTube Terms of Service, and a (sortof) answer to the question: "Can I use a YouTube video in a presentation at a business conference?"

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Google hopes to shape web's future with Chrome

Submitted by dillon coil on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 09:07

In an apparent attempt to control the future of web browsing technology Googlei has developed an extremely fast and innovative browser called Chrome. But what are they really up to?

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CC+: Creative Commons & Commerce

Submitted by New Media Rights on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 01:58

This video discusses how Creative Commonsi licenses provide a default set of rights to all users, yet also allows creators to make separate agreements and contracts.

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New version of open source image creation and editing software The Gimp version 2.4 released

Submitted by New Media Rights on Tue, 10/30/2007 - 15:47
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Radiohead allows users to name their price, even if its $0, on its new album In Rainbows

Submitted by art neill on Mon, 10/15/2007 - 23:31

Radiohead began offering their new album, In Rainbows, for download at the price of your choosing October 10. They're not the first band to do this, but they certainly are one of the most well known.

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