News tagged with creative commons

Creative Commons 'non-commercial' licenses impede the re-use of biodiversity information

Open access to information about biodiversity is of crucial importance to society, directly affecting areas such as conservation and climate change research and education. "Non-Commercial" restrictions on the reuse of this ...

Biology / Other

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google Books to add Creative Commons books

(AP) -- Google Inc. is now enabling authors and publishers who release their work under Creative Commons licenses to distribute it through Google Books, a free service that allows users to search and read ...

Technology / Internet

created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1




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Girls face 'sexting' threat from peers

A report commissioned by the NSPCC, conducted in collaboration with King’s College London, reveals the level that ‘sexting’ has reached among teenagers, with schoolgirls facing increasing pressure ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Research: Too much, too little noise turns off consumers, creativity

The sound of silence isn't so golden for consumers, and both marketers and advertisers should take note, says new research from a University of Illinois expert in new product development and marketing.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Architecture of experience

Krystal Tung ’13 wanted to follow the yellow brick road. When the Cabot House resident heard that this spring’s House musical would be “The Wizard of Oz,” she headed straight for the stage.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UK court tells service providers: Block Pirate Bay

(AP) -- Britain's High Court has ordered the country's Internet service providers to block file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, the U.K.'s main music industry association said Monday.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Hollywood, Silicon Valley need unity, leader says

(AP) -- Chris Dodd, the head of the Motion Picture Association of America, said Tuesday that Hollywood and Silicon Valley must work together to protect intellectual property.

Technology / Business

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Economists assert that above all else, political institutions determine the wealth of nations

It is among the grandest topics in scholarship: Why do some nations, such as the United States, become wealthy and powerful, while others remain stuck in poverty? And why do some of those powers, from ancient ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 25

Ancient civilizations reveal ways to manage fisheries for sustainability

In the search for sustainability of the ocean's fisheries, solutions can be found in a surprising place: the ancient past.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Reading more into open access

For many years, the traditional method to access researchers’ scholarly works, particularly in the sciences and social sciences, has been through paid subscriptions to journals. But in recent years, a ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Using graphene foam to detect subtle traces of hazardous gases, explosives

Fazel Yavari has developed a new sensor to detect extremely small quantities of hazardous gases. The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute doctoral student harnessed the power of the world’s thinnest material, ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

With Breitbart gone, what becomes of his empire?

(AP) -- Can you have Breitbart.com without Andrew Breitbart?

Technology / Internet

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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