This is a very cute demonstration of recent augmented reality software that can create a pet for you out of thin air.

I can see this becoming something every schoolkid has – sort of a refresh of the Tamagotchi craze.

Ignore the bloggers (who obviously are trying in vain to steal our readers and our advertisers), ignore the obits for Old Media, ignore the negatives and the craziness that this economy has created.

These are the words of Variety Editor Tim Gray and it goes a long way to explaining why print media is dying.

Ignore the bloggers (who obviously are trying in vain to steal our readers and our advertisers), ignore the obits for Old Media, ignore the negatives and the craziness that this economy has created.

These are the words of Variety Editor Tim Gray and it goes a long way to explaining why print media is dying.

A new study published by the University of Rennes shows that the critics are indeed right. The researchers looked into the habits of downloaders before and after the law was implemented. They found that instead of reducing piracy levels, the piracy rate actually went up by 3%.

This increase in piracy shows that the French are not changing their downloading habits much, despite the tougher legislation. There is, however, an interesting shift in the sources people use to download copyrighted movies and music. At an increasing rate the French are using streaming services along with file-hosting ‘cyberlockers’ such as Rapidshare and Megaupload.

The so-called “three-strikes” law passed last year in France was supposed to shock-n-awe French file-sharers to cease-and-desist. Instead, as most critics predicted, the rate of piracy has only increased. The only thing that changed at all was a movement to “safer” methods like streaming.

Everyone agrees that the laws around copyright and piracy need to change, the problem is that those in power would rather see their own citizens or customers put in jail than see themselves lose market-share.

As Cory points out on BoingBoing, this above video shows that calmly and politely dealing with unwarrented searches in the UK will eventually get you a free pass.

However, Cory fails to mention just how scary and sad it is that this is how cops are treating citizens in a arguably free country. He also fails to point out that this is a great training film for terrorists hoping to avoid untimely searches…

You may have heard the story. It’s about a bunch of villagers all taking a little nibble of a pie, insisting that just a little bit won’t hurt — and then, of course, the entire pie is gone, and everyone claims that it was “Not I” who ate the pie.

Yes, it’s a wonderful fable that you should read to your children in nursery school. But, for the adults who actually understand basic economics, it’s clear that the situation the RIAA is facing has absolutely nothing to do with the situation described in the book. So let’s fast forward from nursery school to econ 101, and perhaps educate the RIAA a bit.

Mike Masnick once again shines the light on misguided and wrong-headed attempts by RIAA to make THEIR downfall look like OUR fault.

The whole idea that music, as a commodity, is no longer scarce and, therefore, economics around music must change seems so simple it is almost hard to understand why the RIAA refuses to accept it.

Check out Mike’s full post for further enlightenment.

You may have heard the story. It’s about a bunch of villagers all taking a little nibble of a pie, insisting that just a little bit won’t hurt — and then, of course, the entire pie is gone, and everyone claims that it was “Not I” who ate the pie.

Yes, it’s a wonderful fable that you should read to your children in nursery school. But, for the adults who actually understand basic economics, it’s clear that the situation the RIAA is facing has absolutely nothing to do with the situation described in the book. So let’s fast forward from nursery school to econ 101, and perhaps educate the RIAA a bit.

Mike Masnick once again shines the light on misguided and wrong-headed attempts by RIAA to make THEIR downfall look like OUR fault.

The whole idea that music, as a commodity, is no longer scarce and, therefore, economics around music must change seems so simple it is almost hard to understand why the RIAA refuses to accept it.

Check out Mike’s full post for further enlightenment.

You may have heard the story. It’s about a bunch of villagers all taking a little nibble of a pie, insisting that just a little bit won’t hurt — and then, of course, the entire pie is gone, and everyone claims that it was “Not I” who ate the pie.

Yes, it’s a wonderful fable that you should read to your children in nursery school. But, for the adults who actually understand basic economics, it’s clear that the situation the RIAA is facing has absolutely nothing to do with the situation described in the book. So let’s fast forward from nursery school to econ 101, and perhaps educate the RIAA a bit.

Mike Masnick once again shines the light on misguided and wrong-headed attempts by RIAA to make THEIR downfall look like OUR fault.

The whole idea that music, as a commodity, is no longer scarce and, therefore, economics around music must change seems so simple it is almost hard to understand why the RIAA refuses to accept it.

Check out Mike’s full post for further enlightenment.

You may have heard the story. It’s about a bunch of villagers all taking a little nibble of a pie, insisting that just a little bit won’t hurt — and then, of course, the entire pie is gone, and everyone claims that it was “Not I” who ate the pie.

Yes, it’s a wonderful fable that you should read to your children in nursery school. But, for the adults who actually understand basic economics, it’s clear that the situation the RIAA is facing has absolutely nothing to do with the situation described in the book. So let’s fast forward from nursery school to econ 101, and perhaps educate the RIAA a bit.

Mike Masnick once again shines the light on misguided and wrong-headed attempts by RIAA to make THEIR downfall look like OUR fault.

The whole idea that music, as a commodity, is no longer scarce and, therefore, economics around music must change seems so simple it is almost hard to understand why the RIAA refuses to accept it.

Check out Mike’s full post for further enlightenment.

This speech from Transmediale (via boingboing.net) is a much-watch for anyone trying to understand just what it means to go from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age.

It’s a bit heady but give yourself some credit and dive in!