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Twitter Updates for 2009-08-02

• @jeffjarvis I too have been thinking along these lines. I think I was happiest with just dumping http: and using only //google.com //bit.ly in reply to jeffjarvis #
• Liked "RT @tollie: I too have been thinking along these lines. I think I was happiest with just dumping http: and..." http://ff.im/5KhoY #
• Just got thru listening 2 FCC Comm-Robert McDowell on the Jim Bohannon show. He seems 2 "get it" and that's good. Audio: http://bit.ly/5rG4y #
• @heroespodcast @grahamhancock NBC posted Full #ComicCon #Heroes panel video: http://bit.ly/Y7P6A #
• FWIW, I want credit 4 term "Stupid-Gate." If White House is distracted by matters this small, I'd hate 2 see their fixaction on real issues. #
• ... give news media the sound bite, "We’re a sue first, ask questions later kind of an organization." http://bit.ly/168tfS [2 of 2] #Horizon #
• How NOT to do PR: Sue a former customer who tweeted negatively to 20 people, for $50K, instead of contacting them at all, then ... [1 of 2] #
• Does anyone know what to do when Yahoo Pipes won't save your workflow, and you don't want to lose your last 1-1.5 hours of work? :( #
• Hurray. Hours later, after leaving the window open, Yahoo Pipes let me save the workflow. #
• Just now getting to watch Colin Powell's interview on Larry King. I have so much respect for him. #
• Just now getting to watch General Colin Powell's interview on Larry King. I have so much respect for him. #
• Default Router Passwords - The internets most comprehensive router password database http://ff.im/5S6rC #
• I would tell you the headline to a news story and give you a link to it, but the idiotic Associated Press thinks that's stealing their work. #
• Let's see, and I would publish an excerpt of a news article from the USA Today, except they believe I need to pay $480 to quote them. Hmm. #
• To USA Today's credit, they do have "share" links, but since they quote the price, it's unclear what their actual policy is. #
• Finally, CNN has "share" links & no (obvious) confusion about any pricing: Phelps beaten as swimsuit dispute rumbles on. http://bit.ly/6Q0WF #
• Of course, the point I'm trying to make is this: copyright is broken, and these agencies (the AP) that think they "own" facts, are mistaken. #
• Nevermind the fact that quoting a small excerpt & linking to the article is almost certainly fair use, even if it's not just facts involved. #
• @1stephzen "Copyright is broken" means: (c) is now stifling innovation and creativity, rather than stimulating it. See http://bit.ly/R9zvK in reply to 1stephzen #
• @1stephzen Further (c) is broken means that we're frequently seeing companies use the threat of litigation to stifle what would be fair use. in reply to 1stephzen #
• @1stephzen As to quoting, or songs, it depends on a case by case basis. Republishing in whole is sometimes fair use, if it meets other reqs. in reply to 1stephzen #
• @1stephzen But esp with music, companies use (c) to maintain a ridiculous amount of control, and charge $ likewise. See http://bit.ly/OUtCz in reply to 1stephzen #
• @1stephzen Are you serious, referring me to copyright.gov? No specific page in mind? As a songwriter, you should see: http://bit.ly/uHqvk in reply to 1stephzen #
• @1stephzen Who gets $ from (c)? See http://bit.ly/eHrkf, http://bit.ly/DdbHN, http://bit.ly/2mlT7, and http://bit.ly/gC3zR. Compare to JoCo. in reply to 1stephzen #
• @1stephzen Also consider the message of this video: http://bit.ly/4XlPP (lyrics: http://bit.ly/oiOo8). It's the same as: http://bit.ly/I7CMk in reply to 1stephzen #
• @abstractrandom Seattle made WHNT's morning news today for the heat. #
• Following my (c) rant from yesterday- The patent system is also broken. Podcasting patented? Why not just patent the whole internet? /anger #
• #VoloMedia didn't create RSS, didn't discover downloading, & didn't innovate digital media- yet they're awarded a podcasting patent? WTMess? #
• @jeremyflint Midnight tomorrow is in 13 hours. in reply to jeremyflint #
• Had a great time with @MalloryMartin watching #WestSideStory at the RItz yesterday, and looking forward to an evening with her family later. #
• Cheerleader has her rights trampled, by her public school, intimidating her into telling her passwords. I hope she wins. http://bit.ly/HmOgo #
• @a_askew But the program, like our government, is already out of money. No more cars accepted. in reply to a_askew #
• A easter egg I just found: If u scan Star War Prequel Trilogy in2 Delicious Library w/ speech on, it plays a Vadery MP3: "I am your father." #
• @nsstcweather I have some friends telling me that at about 3:30 there was nuisance flooding over some roads in Muscle Shoals. in reply to nsstcweather #

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