Archive for September, 2006
Wednesday, September 20th, 2006
Instant Web 2.0 Business Plan From Odio.us
Here is my odio.us Custom Web 2.0 Business Plan
Disruptive social-networking-aware remixable blog desktop app that leverages the long tail.
To get your own, download the app, or click on the up/down arrows until you find one that you like!
No Comments » - Posted in ...Media/Markets, ..Blog Making Etc by Kitty
Wednesday, September 20th, 2006
Hypoallergenic Cats
World’s first hypo-allergenic cat | Video | Reuters.com
San Diego based company Allerca says it has successfully produced the world’s first hypoallergenic cat, something that could allow allergic pet lovers to enjoy cats again.
Unfortunately my laptop has decided to give up on its sound so no idea what’s being said in this video, the cats are […]
No Comments » - Posted in ...Issues, ..Stuff, ...IP/Law by Kitty
Monday, September 18th, 2006
The Answer is Crates!
I totally agree that there needs to be more crates in this world. Check out the video! Aram Bartholl via Wonderland
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Monday, September 18th, 2006
Law By Lawyers
A NY Restaurant called “Little Dishes” changed their name because another restaurant had the trademark “Dishes” (who allowed that one?). They were sued and couldn’t afford to fight it so they changed their name to “Little D Eatery”.
Boing Boing: Stupid trademark forces Brooklyn restaurant to be renamed
No Comments » - Posted in ...Issues, ...IP/Law by Kitty
Monday, September 18th, 2006
New Zealand Is Better Than Australia
According to Reporters Without Borders New Zealand, Canada and much of Western Europe (including the UK but not Spain or Italy) is classified as having a “good situation” re: journalistic freedom. Australian and US on the other hand are only “Satisfactory”. Sedition laws anybody?
No Comments » - Posted in ...Issues by Kitty
Monday, September 18th, 2006
Cool Pool Thing and Hippos Galore
Some cool things from BoingBoing.net today:
I really wish my local pool would get one of these Giant inflatable climbing-iceberg for your pool
Giant inflatable climbing-iceberg for your pool This 14-foot-tall inflatable pool-iceberg will set you back about $9,000 (not including the pool and the back-yard), but it looks like it just might be worth it. it […]
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Friday, September 15th, 2006
US FTA Strikes Again
If you read the IP provisions of the US FTA then it will come as no surprise that we have new laws to make illegal and fine what should be basic property rights (I buy something, I should be allowed to make any modifications I like to it, esp for private home use). This says […]
No Comments » - Posted in ...Issues, ...IP/Law by Kitty
Thursday, September 14th, 2006
Over Zealous CopyRights Helps Nobody - Duh!
I’ve always been annoyed by the fact that it is organisations pretending to act on the behalf of copyright creators that have been at the forefront of the push to change laws that make it harder to create and not be censored by apparent “infringement”. If Shakespeare had operated under current laws, it would not […]
No Comments » - Posted in ...Issues, ...IP/Law by Kitty
Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
Violent Assault - Tell Newspaper Not Police
I know I’m not the only one that’s just a little sick of user created content. Not so much the quality of content itself, more the whole exploitation model. As someone commented (source forgotten) user created content = unpaid freelancers. Not that I think everything should be compensated, most of it really can just be […]
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Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
Colonising Culture
Recent changes to Australian law has meant much of this is already illegal. But I guess if it is legal elsewhere than it’s more likely to change here sometime in the future than if it was illegal. Crap crap crap, sick of all this. I’ve thought for years that the current IP rights domain is […]
