- An interesting development in intellectual property law, the Superman comics copyright case, is in the news again. The heirs of the original creators of Superman were given rights to Action Comics #1, a decision that splits ownership of the Superman universe. Who owns large-scale works created over time? How are they divided? In this case, some characters are owned by one entity and others by another. What are the implications for “written works” like software and applications? Interesting questions to ponder…
- Is there such a thing as technological terrorism? You might scoff, since it’s true that most dire warnings about the dangers of the internet seem silly. But the recent Wired piece about an epilepsy discussion board hit with griefers posting flashing graphics is a bit alarming.
- Of interest: a piece from Linux Journal on the popularity of blogs as promotional media. With a catchy title: Blogging vs flogging.
- The PaperWorld 3D source is now open. PaperWorld lets you create 3D massively multiplayer online gaming (MMOG) environments that run in Flash.
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