Julianna Yau’s blog

Ma.gnolia bookmarks for September 10th, 2008:

• Harmonize rules for internet, TV, CRTC told – A background report commissioned by the federal broadcast regulator concludes that new media broadcasting should have the same regulatory treatment as television broadcasting.
• Supreme Court clears Indian artist – India's Supreme Court has blocked criminal proceedings against one of the country's best-known artists that centred on his painting of a nude goddess.
• The rise of Facebook activism – Although I participate in and start advocacy discussions online, I am wary about the value of what happens there. The internet is great for raising awareness, but I'm not convinced it is able to uphold a real understanding of issues by Joiners and Click Voters.
• Australia launches digital collection of rare aboriginal languages – A library in Sydney, Australia has launched a website that provides access to the earliest written records of rare aboriginal languages.
• Judge rules against Harry Potter lexicon – A judge in Manhattan has sided with author J.K. Rowling and ruled against the publication of a Harry Potter encyclopedia created by a fan of the book series.
• Spielberg, studios sued over film’s similarities to Rear Window – A lawsuit filed in Manhattan claims Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures Corp. ripped off the plot from Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 classic Rear Window when they made the movie Disturbia.
• Give us the plan on culture, federal leaders urged – A coalition of Toronto arts groups gathered a who's who of the cultural community at Canada's largest film festival Wednesday to launch a campaign to make the arts an issue in the federal election.