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[tom poe <tompoe AT amihost.com>]

OPEN STUDIOS: RUNNING BOARD 

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The Holidays are upon us, and this is the opportunity to wish everyone
the very best, and express our hope that your New Year will be the best
you ever have!  HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE!
The Newsletter Team
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Open Studios continues its registration process with states throughout
the country.  As a nonprofit organization, we seek donations and
contributions from the public.  Many states therefore, require that we
register with them.  Some five states permit registration without fees,
or don't require registration at all at this point.  The rest,
apparently, require fees of $10, $15, up to $80 USD or more.  We view
this process as an important and necessary, if not onerous, burden.  Can
you help?  The full story is at:
http://www.ibiblio.org/studioforrecording/statereg.html .  We call it
our SPONSOR A STATE PROJECT. 
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: 
Each month, we'll highlight a few of the previous month's news articles
(hopefully with active links).  Subscribers and supporters are encouragd
to email us with links you found to be interesting.  We'll add them
here.  It's a good way for collecting an archive you can refer to when
you need it as part of your Internet business strategies. 
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4074869.stm
Tuesday, 7 December, 2004
'Brainwave' cap controls computer
Cursor movement recordings (Image: PNAS)
The cursor movements were recorded: blue is slowest, and red fastest
A team of US researchers has shown that controlling devices with the
brain is a step closer.
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http://www.freepress.net/news/5694
Chicago public libraries go wireless

>From Wi-Fi Planet, December 7, 2004
By Naomi Graychase

"The Chicago Public Library's hotspot network is good news for all
patrons, both with and without wireless-enabled devices. Wi-Fi users can
now employ their own laptops to tap into the card catalog and all of the
library's research databases without having to wait in line for an
available computer terminal, which in turn frees up more space for
patrons without their own wireless devices."
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http://www.eff.org/cgi/tiny?urlID=340
Starbucks Gives a Caffeine Jolt to Sales of CD
Wed Dec 8, 7:55 AM ET
By Geoff Boucher Times Staff Writer 

 "The way people discover and buy their music is evolving," Lombard
said, "and a big part of our model is to make it comfortable for
discovery."

The idea of Starbucks — to many a symbol of corporate ubiquity — as
music boutique makes some independent retailers roll their eyes, but one
of them, Rand Foster, owner of Fingerprints in Long Beach, said the Hear
Music selections were well done, and he liked "seeing people buy good
music."

"Although," he added, "as a music store owner, clearly I don't like
seeing more competition." 
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http://www.eff.org/cgi/tiny?urlID=344
Tenet calls for Internet security
By Shaun Waterman
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL

"The way the Internet was built might be part of the problem, he said.
Its open architecture allows Web surfing, but that openness makes the
system vulnerable, Mr. Tenet said.
    Access to networks like the World Wide Web might need to be limited
to those who can show they take security seriously, he said. "
[Ed. Note:  Looks like the Jack Valenti syndrome has bitten Tenet]
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THE COMMUNITY SCENE: 
Open Studios works with communities around the country and around the
world to build and operate community-based recording studios.  You can
keep up with the latest happenings by checking this section each month. 
Learn what others are doing, and get ideas for your community. 

Did you know that in the future, grandparents will have refrigerators
with computers on the side, the monitor stylishly displaying files from
the Internet?  Imagine the grandparents, each morning, walking over to
their refrigerator, loading up the day's drawing made by one of their
grandchildren?  Nice, eh? 

NO ENTRY THIS MONTH 
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HOW THEY DO IT: 
This on-going series explores potential business strategies and ideas
for musicians, artists, and authors interested in pursuing careers
outside mainstream industry practices. 

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FEATURED ARTISTS: 

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COLUMNS: 
A]  Anatoly Volynets - Culture vs. Copyright 

Wishing everyone the very best holiday season.  See you next year!

Anatoly Volynets, Board member of Open Studios, and President of
Total-knowledge.com, will continue his thoughts next month about the
copyright implications on culture.  You can contact Anatoly at: 
av AT total-knowledge.com
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This article licensed under Authoright: 
http://www.culturedialogue.org/ 
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Literary editing by Alexandra Volynets 
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COMMONS GALLERY BEST OF THE BEST: 
The Creative Commons Project offers musicians, artists, and authors a
nifty way to meet their legal needs for licensing their works for
distribution across the Internet.  If readers discover interesting
material that sports the Creative Commons tag, let us know, and we'll
link it here.  Attach your photo with your suggested link, to be added
to the gallery.  Let's spread the word! 

NO ENTRY THIS MONTH 
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Remember when cars sported running boards out of practical necessity? 
Most roads back then weren't paved like our roads, today. 

The Digital Age, still in its' infancy, requires the use of electronic
running boards.  People are out there that have never used a computer. 
Most people don't understand how computers work [I just raised my hand],
let alone how to make CD's, DVD's, MP3's, OGG, WAV, and the list goes
on. 

And, in the arts and sciences, from musicians to artists to authors, the
knowledge that recordings no longer requires an expensive recording
studio is restricted to just a few.  This newsletter intends to help
musicians, artists, and authors to step out and enter the Digital Age. 
We'll provide the running board to help you avoid the "mud".  If you're
involved in the arts, we hope you'll join us each month. 
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Licensed as Public Domain with the Creative Commons Project, August 1,
2003. 
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