March 06, 2006

Eviscerating CRIA

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

Michael Geist does a thorough job of taking apart the latest arguments of the Canadian Recording Industry Association in favour of “stronger”copyright controls (read: government protection of a dying business model at the expense of Canadians’ rights). The industry... ›››

Category: General | canada | copyright | downloads

February 18, 2006

Updating IHT’s Flickr stream

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

(A little light blogging from the Holiday Inn Kensington on a cloudy day in London town.) Earlier this week I pointed to the International Herald Tribune and its Flickr photostream from Turin and wondered about clearing copyright for the... ›››

Category: General | Photography | copyright | iht | olympics

February 15, 2006

Mashing up Flickr

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

The International Herald Tribune web site is featuring a Flickr photo stream from Turin and the Olympics, and I’m not sure how I feel about it. On one hand, it’s a way to spread the power of aggregation that... ›››

Category: General | copyright | flickr | iht | turin

February 05, 2006

Paying for it

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

An interesting report by John Thompson at journalism.co.uk on a Reuters Newsmakers Event and discussion about paying for contributions from the public. Thompson does a good job of dealing with the complex issues involved, and the variety of responses.... ›››

Category: General | copyright | grassroots journalism | newspaper