BBC to suspend its education Web site
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| The BBC will suspend its $289 million children's education Web site,
| BBC Jam, following complaints made to the European Commission that
| the site unfairly effects the commercial market for such content.
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http://news.com.com/2100-1038_3-6167894.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
This is amazing. BBC being tax-funded aside, you can't help but wonder this:
The Land of "Nothing for free"
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| I was down there to give a talk on "Open Source Business Models"
| for a conference. Also represented were entertainment industry
| lawyers, "Big Telecom" management, and a smattering of software
| people. Microsoft was there of course. You can't hold a church
| fete with "Open Source" on the banner these days without Microsoft
| turning up and requesting representation. At least we also had
| Bruce Perens on our side to help make up the balance. The venue
| eas an unbelievably expensive hotel. Even though I was on
| expenses I balked at asking the company to pay for a room
| there and found something cheaper (not by much) a few miles
| down the road.
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http://samba.org/samba/news/articles/low_point/column11.html
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