We The Audiobook

A readers' audio version of Dan Gillmor's We The Media (don't miss the blog) is not just desireable, it's necessary, yes? AKMA organized such an effort for Free Culture, and has useful information about what software to use, how to format ID3 tags, etc. Niall Kennedy kicked things off by recording the Introduction, which I did too before I realized Niall had this covered. Niall got the ball rolling and has offered to be the repository, so send your links his way. As best I can, I'll update this post to serve as an index as well. There's an Introduction, 12 chapters, and an Epilogue. (Watch all the blawgers pick Chapter 10.)

• Introduction: read by Niall Kennedy (MP3; Ogg Vorbis); Denise Howell (MP3)*


• Chapter 1, From Tom Paine to Blogs and Beyond: read by ___


• Chapter 2, The Read-Write Web: read by ___


• Chapter 3, The Gates Come Down: read by ___


• Chapter 4, Newsmakers Turn the Table: read by ___


• Chapter 5, The Consent of the Governed: read by ___


• Chapter 6, Professional Journalists Join the Conversation: read by ___


• Chapter 7, The Former Audience Joins the Party: read by ___


• Chapter 8, Next Steps: read by ___


• Chapter 9, Trolls, Spin, and the Boundaries of Trust: read by ___


• Chapter 10, Here Come the Judges (and Lawyers): read by ___


• Chapter 11, The Empires Strike Back: read by ___


• Chapter 12, Making Our Own News: read by ___


• Epilogue and Acknowledgements: read by ___

*For the time being this was the best way I could figure out to upload the MP3 I recorded (It's too big to upload to blog*spot, which has a roughly 3MB limit, but I'm not thrilled with putting it on .Mac.) Suggestions for improvement welcome.

Mission: Abort

R.I.P., 321.

Didn't They Used To Do Lincoln?

Former Baywatch babe Carmen Electra has an A&E Biography. Among other assets, of course.

This Just In From The FCC

The FCC ruled today that TiVo will be permitted to go ahead with its plans to allow users to send recorded shows over the Internet. Declan McCullagh has more: "The FCC said at its meeting Wednesday that TiVo's security system will be 'appropriate for use' when receiving digital TV signals broadcast over the airwaves." (Note Politech is now a blog.) So does TiVo: "The FCC determined that digital broadcast television content should be protected, but that protection should still enable it to be accessed over the Internet so long as that access does not lead to mass indiscriminate redistribution of programs over the Internet." Guess it never hurts to have fans in high places!

IP Opportunity At Proyecto ACCESO

Proyecto ACCESO (English version) "strive[s] to create innovative and entertaining programs to increase access to justice and build confidence in the legal institutions of the Western Hemisphere," primarily by training legal professionals in Latin America. Additionally, as I learned recently from James Cooper, the project's Director and an Assistant Dean at California Western School of Law, Proyecto ACCESO has a new initiative focused on intellectual property:

Training for Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Enforcement

As you may know, the streets of the world are filled with vendors selling pirated copies of books, compact discs, DVDs and clothing. What many people have recently come to learn, however, is that the money gleaned from this theft often finance terrorist groups such as Hezbollah. To be sure, the devastating effects of intellectual property rights violations have not gone unrecognized nor has Chile's high potential for legitimate electronic commerce within its export and service-orientated economy.

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Asst. Dean Cooper is looking for instructors to assist with the project's IP initiative, and emails,

Proyecto ACCESO, a not for profit legal skills training program that trains judges, prosecutors and defenders around Latin America, is looking for Spanish-speaking instructors with experience in prosecution and investigation of Intellectual Property rights crimes. A specialized training program in Chile is being developed and ACCESO is searching for instructors to join its interdisciplinary team. ... If you are interested in learning more, please email James Cooper ... at jcooper-at-cwsl.edu.