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Rooksby, Jacob H., A Fresh Look at Copyright on Campus (October 1, 2016). Missouri Law Review, Vol. 81, No. 3, 2016; Duquesne University School of Law Research Paper No. 2016-03. Available for download at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2862675 “The role of copyright on the modern college and university campus is overdue for fresh examination. Copyright ownership issues …
“In this unprecedented exploration of 100 photographs that shaped the human experience, TIME goes behind each spectacular image to reveal how and why it changed the course of history. Visit the complete multimedia experience on Nov. 17th at time.com/100photos”
“Data Transparency 2016, the fourth annual policy conference hosted by the Data Foundation in September 2016, was a significant step forward for the open data movement in the United States. Over 1,000 government, nonprofit, and industry leaders came together to learn about developments in the field, share best practices, and work toward a future in …
UK Daily Mail: “The traditional map of the world, known as the Mercator map, may be the most often seen image of our planet but it is also considered highly inaccurate because Antarctica and Greenland are greatly distorted. Now, a Japanese artist and architect believes he has solved this 447 year old problem with an …
Google Chrome users can toggle on and off their view of political content on Facebook using this app – Remove All Politics From Facebook
Inside Higher Ed: “Former Fox News host Greta Van Susteren on Monday provoked the ire of academic librarians after she suggested their institutions are “vanity projects” and that the services they provide — from acquiring scholarly journals and serving as a starting point for research to preserving materials and training faculty members and students — …
“A new security survey from Accenture finds that in the past twelve months, roughly one in three targeted attacks resulted in an actual security breach, which equates to two to three effective attacks per month for the average company. Still, a majority of security executives (75 percent) surveyed are confident in their ability to protect …
“This site [have i been pwned] came about after what at the time, was the largest ever single breach of customer accounts — Adobe. [Troy Hunt, a Microsoft Regional Director] often did post-breach analysis of user credentials and kept finding the same accounts exposed over and over again, often with the same passwords which then …
CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Conflicts of Interest and the Presidency, 10/14/2016 – “Does federal law require the President to relinquish control of his or her business interests? Federal regulation of financial conflicts of interest is aimed at preventing opportunities for officials to personally benefit from influence they may have in their official capacity. …
“If there was a zombie apocalypse, would your city prevail or be overrun by the walking dead? Just in time for Halloween, CareerBuilder is answering this question with a totally practical and 100 percent feasible study that gauges survival rates based on concentration of occupational skills and industries. The research is comprised of a weighted …
YPFS Systemic Risk Blog – This is a link blog with an expert focus on reports, papers, financial news, blogs and journals from around the world. Some of the sources require subscription access. [thanks Adam].
National Bureau of Statistic of China – “In October 2016, China’s manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) was 51.2 percent, an increase of 0.8 percentage points over last month, and rebounded obviously above the threshold.” [via Biz Ref Desk]
