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Cyberculture roundup: “The Copyright Alert System FAQ, Yochai Benkler on Bradley Manning Case, Texting/Fingered Speech, More on Patent Trolls…

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The Copyright Alert System FAQ from EFF.org Updates by Daniel Nazer It?s been a long time coming, but the copyright surveillance machine known as the Copyright Alert System (CAS) ? aka ?Six Strikes? ? has finally launched. CAS is an agreement between major media corporations and large Internet Service Providers to monitor peer-to-peer networks for … Read more

A massive cyberculture roundup: EFF on Spotify; wired vs. wikileaks; social media friends turning into real life ones; on digital literacies?

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via How Social Media ‘Friends’ Translate Into Real-Life Friendships from MediaShift When social media first gained attention, I heard many people scoff that these online connections couldn’t possibly be real friends. Some even used “Facebook friend” as a synonym for shallowness, fearing people might trade face-to-face interaction for a virtual life online.   France Tracks … Read more

A massive cyberculture roundup: EFF on Spotify; wired vs. wikileaks; social media friends turning into real life ones; on digital literacies…

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via How Social Media 'Friends' Translate Into Real-Life Friendships from MediaShift When social media first gained attention, I heard many people scoff that these online connections couldn't possibly be real friends. Some even used "Facebook friend" as a synonym for shallowness, fearing people might trade face-to-face interaction for a virtual life online.   France Tracks … Read more