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<p align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">OPLIN 4cast #56 -
May 23, 2007</span></b></p>
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<p>The <em><b>OPLIN 4cast</b></em> is a weekly compilation of
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<p class="style4">This week’s <em>4cast</em><b>:</b></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1.<strong> Don't Even <em>Think</em>
About Making a Copy</strong></span></p>
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<p>Attorney General <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Gonzales" target="_blank">Alberto
Gonzales</a> is pressing Congress to pass stricter copyright laws that
would increase the scope of the <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act"
target="_blank">Digital Millennium Copyright Act</a> (DMCA), which is
already <a href="http://www.oplin.org/4cast/index.php/?p=68">plenty</a>
<a href="http://www.oplin.org/4cast/index.php/?p=21">unpopular</a> in
the library world. Needless to say, the new proposals have not been
well-received, nor have recent calls for <a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/opinion/20helprin.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1&oref=slogin"
target="_blank">eternal copyright</a>.</p>
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<blockquote>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2007/05/ippa07"
target="_blank">Proposed Crime of the Century: Attempted Copyright
Infringement</a> (Wired) </li>
<li><a href="http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9719591-7.html"
target="_blank">Attorney General's copyright plan draws criticism</a>
(CNET)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=6581" target="_blank">Mark
Helprin's copyright tale in the New York Times</a> (TeleRead: Bring the
E-Books Home)</li>
<li><a
href="http://acrlblog.org/2007/05/21/till-death-do-us-part-and-then-some/"
target="_blank">Till Death Do Us Part - And Then Some</a> (ACRLog) </li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. <strong>We'll Get You Next Time,
Google </strong></span></p>
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<p>Google continues to roll out new services (like <a
href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/05/universal-search-best-answer-is-still.html"
target="_blank">Universal Search</a>) and features (like the new "Find
this book in a library" option in <a
href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/05/google-book-search-becomes-more.html"
target="_blank">Google Book Search</a>) at a mind-numbing pace. But as
their list of users continues to expand, so does their list of rivals
and naysayers.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://searchengineland.com/070516-143312.php"
target="_blank">Google 2.0: Google Universal Search</a> (Search Engine
Land)</li>
<li><a
href="http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/05/11/MNGRIPPB2N1.DTL"
target="_blank">Who's Afraid of Google?</a> (San Francisco Chronicle)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.resourceshelf.com/2006/08/25/google-adds-library-search-to-book-search-thoughts-issues-questions/"
target="_blank">Google Adds Library Search to Book Search: Thoughts,
Issues, Questions...</a> (ResourceShelf) </li>
<li><a
href="http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2007/04/three_google_so.html"
target="_blank">Three Google Soundbites</a> (Stephen's Lighthouse) </li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. <strong>NPR's Keeping Tabs on
Libraries</strong></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>In
February and again last week, NPR aired programs discussing the
evolving role of libraries in the age of digitization, and what the
future may hold. You can listen to both programs at the NPR links
listed below.</p>
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<blockquote>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5235518"
target="_blank">If a Library Is Bookless, What's In It?</a> (NPR)</li>
<li><a
href="http://vielmetti.typepad.com/superpatron/2006/03/npr_if_a_librar.html"
target="_blank">NPR: If a Library Is Bookless, What's In It?</a>
(Superpatron) </li>
<li><a
href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10136882"
target="_blank">Libraries Enter the Digital Age</a> (NPR)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.boingboing.net/2007/05/13/npr_science_friday_s.html"
target="_blank">NPR Science Friday segment on digital libraries</a>
(Boing Boing) </li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4.<strong> The Joost is Nearly Loose</strong></span></p>
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<p>In January it was called the <a
href="http://www.oplin.org/4cast/index.php/?p=54">Venice Project</a>,
but now it's called <a href="http://www.joost.com/" target="_blank">Joost</a>
- a new <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P2PTV" target="_blank">P2PTV</a>
service aiming to freely stream television programs online with fewer
commercials than regular TV. An impressive list of content partners
(CBS, Viacom, CNN, the NHL, etc.) have already signed on, and beta
testers are pounding away at it as it prepares to formally launch
sometime before the end of the month. </p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/tag/joost" target="_blank">Joost
coverage at TechCrunch</a></li>
<li><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070501-joost-signs-on-cnn-other-programming-in-advance-of-official-launch.html"
target="_blank">Joost signs on CNN, other programming in advance of
official launch</a> (Ars Technica)</li>
<li><a
href="http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2007/05/a_little_joost_.html"
target="_blank">A little Joost boost</a> (LibrarianInBlack)</li>
<li><a
href="http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/online-video/joost-struggling-under-the-load-of-new-beta-users-258227.php"
target="_blank">Joost Struggling Under the Load of New Beta Users</a>
(Gizmodo)</li>
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