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Orphan works EC report

By take21 | Published: July 10, 2010

A conservative estimate of the number of orphan books as a percentage of in-copyright books across Europe puts the number at 3 million orphan books (13 % of the total number of in copyright books). The older the books the higher the percentage of orphan works. When handling requests for using older film material, film […]

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Soupmix for 2010-07-10

By take21 | Published: July 10, 2010

"we suspect that neither party is wearing any trousers during this video conference" http://bit.ly/aVwZsz (via @deburca) # RIN report on the use and relevance of Web 2.0 to researchers: http://j.mp/cLRD0r (via @mfenner @coffee001) # The DISCLOSE Act: new media, old politics, and the fight for public data http://ht.ly/280y9 (via @research_inform) # Lack Of Food Copyright […]

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Soupmix for 2010-07-09

By take21 | Published: July 9, 2010

Datablog shows local authority carbon emissions http://bit.ly/bkIJlR # Petition universities to support fair IT procurement http://www.procureITfair.org/petition (via @simonredding) # Out-law: ISPs take Digital Economy Act to the courts http://bit.ly/bB6HvT # Pls RT – Open Rights Group conference tickets nearly gone! http://bit.ly/ORGCon1 (via @OpenRightsGroup) # 'Amplified Meetings and Participatory Deliberation' http://bit.ly/c3kmKw (via @writetoreply @psychemedia) Open committee […]

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Open data: Challenges and opportunities

By take21 | Published: July 9, 2010

I am co-producing an open data event on 15th July  with West Midlands Regional Observatory. Open data: Challenges and opportunities 15th July 2010, 9:30am – 4:00pm The Balcony Rooms, RegenWM, 4th Floor, Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG A programme of speakers who are opening up public sector information. A chance for policy makers and web […]

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Soupmix for 2010-07-08

By take21 | Published: July 8, 2010

Read the history of community and mutual ownership published by @jrf_uk here: http://bit.ly/bFNE8K #jrfcommunityassets (via @juliandobson) # Hack for good: Health 2.0 Developer Challenge: http://bit.ly/dlc0FR #gov20 #healthcare (via @bengoldacre @timoreilly) # 3 Million Orphan Books In Europe – EC Report http://bit.ly/bfrlaB #books #orphanbooks #europe #ec #publishing (via @resourceshelf) # iAds uses iTunes history, location information […]

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Soupmix for 2010-07-07

By take21 | Published: July 7, 2010

Update on the local spending data scandal… the empire strikes back by @countculture http://bit.ly/cZu7Mt # ISP takes down Spinprofiles following complaint from neocon lobbyist http://bit.ly/dnzcTR #

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Soupmix for 2010-07-05

By take21 | Published: July 5, 2010

Observer guide to TED, coming to Oxford http://bit.ly/cceGUQ # US news group produces 18 dailies + websites using only free web-based tools: http://bit.ly/c5raNX (via @JoshHalliday) # Ben Franklin Project: list of free tools for web publishing http://bit.ly/aqy6eq # For all your Social Media Surgery needs use http://www.socialmediasurgery.com/ to find, organise & monitor # #opendata event […]

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Soupmix for 2010-07-04

By take21 | Published: July 4, 2010

The opposite of a paywall isn't a free site. It's this: http://jr.ly/znvm (via @jayrosen_nyu) # Nielson iPad usability article in Guardian WordPress plugin on @steveouting journalism blog http://bit.ly/aDZCoK # Ads in The Guardian's WordPress newsfeed plugin http://bit.ly/9ekuI0 show in Safari Reader # Your essential catch-up guide to news:rewired http://idek.net/2XXA #journalism #newsrw (via @newsrewired) #

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Soupmix for 2010-07-03

By take21 | Published: July 3, 2010

‘”Closed Data Now” SOCITM does a “Times”‘ http://icio.us/g32qiu formerly open data paywalled (via @pigsonthewing) # Moseley Jazz festival. Quantic & James Taylor Quartet today http://www.mostlyjazz.co.uk/home # Wow. London #opendata Tube map overwhelmed by 10m users. (@noelito) http://bit.ly/aGSyzn #gov20 (via @danslee) # Alertbox: iPad and Kindle reading speeds slower than print http://www.useit.com/alertbox/ipad-kindle-reading.html # RT @bibapp: BibApp […]

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Digest for 2nd July

By take21 | Published: July 3, 2010

Transparency Board (sameday) response on openness of local spending data http://data.gov.uk/blog/work-local-spending-data “10 Principles for Linked Data in the Culture Sector « Linked Data for the Culture Sector” http://is.gd/dcHcL Announcing the Birmingham Hacks & Hackers day http://bit.ly/98Y4AU #opendata WordPress adds audio posts: phone it in. http://bit.ly/9eT7yW mySociety is to be the recipient of $575k grants http://bit.ly/deNfSj […]

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