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Six Links Worthy Of Your Attention #178

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"It''s interesting to see that a project Google has been working on since 2002 suddenly has the legal green light to move forward. It also resurrects the much-heated debate about what, exactly, is fair use when it comes to books and literature. Google Finally Gets Legal OK to Scan the World''s Books - MIT Technology Review.

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Paywall for News.com and Online Community Social Media

Laurel Papworth

Not that I have any say in it – Fair use laws and my Creative Commons licence ensure that my content is free to roam the ‘net as long as it is not sold. News collecting, writing and distribution was not a cost-free service and had to be paid for – through ads, subscription and so on.