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<p align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">OPLIN 4cast #66 -
August 7, 2007</span></b></p>
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<p class="style4">This week’s <em>4cast</em><b>:</b></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1. <strong>You've Been Listening to
Books Again, Haven't You? </strong></span></p>
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<p><em>The New York Times</em> recently <a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/02/fashion/02cheat.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&th&emc=th"
target="_blank">ran an article</a>
about audiobooks, and how some bibliophiles think listening to the
audio version of a book is not as good as actually reading it. Even so,
interest in audiobooks is seemingly on the rise.</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/02/fashion/02cheat.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&th&emc=th"
target="_blank">Your Cheatin' Listenin' Ways</a> (New York Times) </li>
<li><a
href="http://scanblog.blogspot.com/2007/08/is-listening-to-book-cheating.html"
target="_blank">Is listening to a book cheating?</a> (It's All Good)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.lifehacker.com/software/audio-books/get-free-audiobooks-from-simply-audiobooks-254775.php"
target="_blank">Get free audiobooks from Simply Audiobooks</a>
(Lifehacker) </li>
<li><a
href="http://www.librarian.net/stax/2026/my-first-audiobook-a-day-in-the-life/"
target="_blank">my first audiobook - a day in the life</a>
(librarian.net) </li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. <strong>Open, Meet Limited </strong></span></p>
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<p>Last week's <em>4cast</em> <em>(<a
href="http://www.oplin.org/4cast/index.php/?p=93" target="_blank">item
2</a>)</em>
mentioned that the FCC was about to set rules for next year's auction
of the 700-MHz broadcast spectrum. Google had been pushing hard for a
nationwide, completely open wireless network, but the FCC's decision
was seen by many analysts as only a limited endorsement of Google's
proposal.</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070731-fcc-sets-700mhz-auction-rules-limited-open-access-no-wholesale-requirement.html"
target="_blank">FCC sets 700MHz auction rules: limited open access, no
wholesale requirement</a> (Ars Technica)</li>
<li><a href="http://searchengineland.com/070801-083300.php"
target="_blank">Google Gets Some Of What It Wanted From The FCC</a>
(Search Engine Land) </li>
<li><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/31/fcc-fails-to-mark-their-place-in-history/"
target="_blank">FCC Fails To Mark Its Place In History</a> (TechCrunch)</li>
<li><a
href="http://machinist.salon.com/blog/2007/07/31/google_fcc_auction/index.html"
target="_blank">Google's big win -- and big loss -- in a bid for the
open wireless Web</a> (Machinist)</li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. <strong>Massive Conspiracy to
Freely Distribute Copywritten Material Uncovered!</strong></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>Every now and again, a reporter wanders into a public library for
the very first time. </p>
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<blockquote>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://news.com.com/Steal+this+book+Dont+bother/2100-1038_3-6197993.html"
target="_blank">Steal this book? Don't bother</a> (CNET)</li>
<li><a
href="http://news.com.com/Free+information+for+the+taking/2100-1038_3-6197920.html"
target="_blank">Free information for the taking</a> (CNET)</li>
<li><a
href="http://kraftylibrarian.com/2007/07/steal-this-book-dont-bother.html"
target="_blank">Steal This Book? Don't Bother</a> (The Krafty
Librarian) </li>
<li><a
href="http://librarygarden.blogspot.com/2007/08/enjoy-smorgasborg.html"
target="_blank">Enjoy the Smorgasborg!</a> (Library Garden) </li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4. <strong>How's Your Spam? </strong></span>
</p>
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<p>Spam, viruses, phishing, malware, and botnets? Still thriving.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/18117"
target="_blank">Consumer Reports on 'State of the Net': It's a jungle
out there</a> (NetworkWorld)</li>
<li><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/enemy-adapts-the-state-of-spam-malware-and-phishing-scams.ars"
target="_blank">The enemy adapts: the state of spam, malware, and
phishing scams</a> (Ars Technica) </li>
<li><a
href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/08/06/070806fa_fact_specter?printable=true"
target="_blank">Damn Spam</a> (The New Yorker)</li>
<li><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070614-fbi-over-one-million-computers-working-for-botnets.html"
target="_blank">FBI: Over one million computers working for botnets</a>
(Ars Technica)</li>
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