September 2008

  • Slack(er) apology

    Michael Moore has released his film, ‘Slacker Uprising‘ for free download to residents of North America. If you try to download from the website, you get a message saying ‘the lawyers tell us we are only allowed to offer the film to people residing in the United States or Canada’. If you go to Moore’s…

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  • ‘David and GOLIATH’?

    Gerhard Marx is suing Ireland Davenport and BMW for copyright infringement in the South African High Court on 9 October. Last night, prominent South African artists raised about $55,000 by auctioning off their works in a campaign called ‘david & GOLIATH‘. Owen Dean is representing Marx and has been quoted as saying that ‘his client…

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  • I’m always interested in what Google does for CSI (corporate social investment). In this case, they’re going to be choosing no more than five projects that ‘help as many people as possible, in any way’ and finding funding to launch them. The winners will say a lot about how the company (and the people who…

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  • Kup Kup Brooches., originally uploaded by Kup, Kup Land. I’m spending my Heritage Day doing what I love best: checking out the online craft scene and making things. What a beautiful way to start the day with this inspiration from Kup Kup!

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