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style="">OPLIN 4Cast #111: <br>
Copyright, Lively, New OCLC Report, Internet Growth<br>
</b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">July 16, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b>1. Online copyright issues</b><br>
In some cases, the same copyright laws apply to online documents and
videos as
the traditional versions. Here are some of the latest legal trends.</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2008/5-things-librarians-should-read-about-copyright-and-sharing-instructional-materials/">5
Things Librarians Should Read about Copyright and Sharing Instructional
Materials</a> (OEDB)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080630-copyright-office-discovers-web-forms-online-submissions.html">Copyright
Office discovers web forms, online submissions</a> (Ars Technica)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080425-new-orphaned-works-act-would-limit-copyright-liability.html">New
Orphaned Works Act would limit copyright liability</a> (Ars Technica)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://scanblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/synchronicity.html">Fair
Use Synchronicity</a> (Scanblog)</li>
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<p><b>2. Second Life Competition?<br>
</b><a href="http://www.lively.com/catalog">Lively</a> by Google :
"This
exciting experience lets you interact and express yourself with
avatars, within
rooms you create." Sound familiar?</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-google-tries-to-go-lively-with-its-own-virtual-world-effort/">Google
Tries To Go Lively With Its Own Virtual World Effort</a>
(PaidContent.org)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080708/ap_on_hi_te/tec_google_virtual_reality">Google
ventures into virtual reality with 'Lively'</a> (Yahoo News)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/lively_google_launches_virtual.php">Lively:
Google Launches Virtual World</a> (Read Write Web)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/08/google-launches-virtual-world-called-lively/">Google
Launches Virtual World Called Lively</a> (Tech Crunch)</li>
</ul>
<p><b>3. The latest report from OCLC: Library funding</b></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displayarticle.pl?RC=13405">Latest
OCLC research report identifies factors that drive public library
funding support in the United States</a> (Library Technology)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6578876.html">OCLC
Report Suggests Ways To Generate New Library Support</a><a
href="http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6578876.html"> </a>(Library
Journal)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.oclc.org/reports/funding/">From Awareness to Funding:
A study of library support in America</a> (OCLC)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://liswire.com/node/124">New
OCLC Research Report on public library funding released</a> (LIS Wire)</li>
</ul>
<p><b>4. The growing Internet</b><br>
We've mentioned before that online traffic is increasing. Here are some
numbers: <a
href="http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2008/11-billion-online-videos-viewed-in-april-2008/">11
billion</a> online videos were watched in April, <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080715-12-billion-videos-served-up-online-during-may-says-comscore.html">12
billion</a> in May. Although we haven't tested it yet, Quantcast
supposedly
shows you how your site ranks. When checking out the Internet Growth
Statistics
link, make sure to check out the growth charts.</p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://www.quantcast.com/">Quantcast</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.itnews.com.au/News/78559,ip-traffic-to-double-every-two-years.aspx">IP
Traffic to 'double' every two years</a> (iTnews)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9983861-7.html">ISPs prepare
for video revolution</a> (c|Net)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.internetworldstats.com/emarketing.htm">Internet
Growth Statistics</a> (Internet World Stats)<b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></li>
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