[Year 12 IT Apps] update of privacy laws

[PIKE Philip]

http://www.news.com.au/business/the-22-year-old-privacy-act-gets-internet-era-update/story-e6frfm1i-1225890524715


Philip Pike
Director of ICT
Bacchus Marsh Grammar
Sth Maddingley Rd
Bacchus Marsh 3340
Ph 53664800 Ext 849
Fax 53664850
email: pikep at bmg.vic.edu.au


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From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Roland Gesthuizen
Sent: Thursday, 1 July 2010 8:44 PM
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] Copyright and eBooks

Here is an interesting reflection just shared to me via an OLPC mailing list. It is from an Indian publisher (Pratham Books) related to "Copyright, Dissemination and Independent Publishing" issues.

      http://blog.prathambooks.org/2010/07/spreading-word-social-publishing.html

This publisher has made available his catalog to OLPC deployments in Nepal and Rwanda. It is interesting to consider how they saw reading as a social activity and that distributing the material, copyright free did not affect their bottom line. Open licenses are a challenge for book publishers, especially for those engaged with emerging eBook projects.

The following video that was shared last month on the oz-teachers list. It suggests that the complete lack of copyright protection stimulates innovation and enterprise with more industries you can poke a stick at. Good discussion material.

Regards Roland

On 27 May 2010 22:25, Chris Stevens <cgstevens at netspace.net.au<mailto:cgstevens at netspace.net.au>> wrote:
Just to add to the copyright conversation.
http://www.wimp.com/freeculture/
If you stay with it, some digital involvement towards the end.
Thought provoking

Chris
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Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
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