The Illustrated Story of Copyright

Edward Samuels

A well-written and researched but somewhat dated version of a print book on copyright in the US, written from a pro-copyright point of view.

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October 3-Day of Action against DRM

DefectiveByDesign.org has declared Tuesday October 3rd a Day Against DRM.

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A list of Open Educational Resources

Textbook Revolution has stopped maintaining its own list of these materials and now contributes directly to this wiki-based list of Open Educational Resources. Hundreds of well-organized links covering Portals, Repositories, Journals, Communities, Blogs, and much much more.

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In the public interest: the future of Canadian copyright law

Michael Geist, editor

A Canadian perspective on the copyright reform issue, with particular emphasis on bill C-60. The legislation died on the order table with the fall of the liberal minority government, but the issues are still unresolved.

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Wireless Networking in the Developing World

A how-to guide for installing wireless networks in third world countries.

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Producing Open Source Software

Karl Fogel

This book is meant for software developers and managers who are considering starting an open source project, or who have started one and are wondering what to do now.

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Free Software, Free Society

Richard Stallman

The bible of the Free Software movement

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Linux Documetation Project

Lots of high quality Linux books of all sizes and stripes

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Penguin in the Pew 2.0

Don Parris

This book is intended to introduce church and non-profit leaders, as well as Information Technology consultants who work with such organizations to the idea of using the GNU/Linux operating system, as well as free and open source software solutions in general within religious and non-profit organizations.

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O'Reilly's Open Book Project

A page full of top-quality free computer books from O’Reilly, the most respected name in their niche.

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eCourses Online Engineering Course Management System

Dr. Kurt Gramoll, Univ. of Oklahoma

The eCourses.ou.edu web portal was designed to assist both students in learning and instructors in teaching basic engineering courses.

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Flying Publisher

Bernd Sebastian Kamps

A collection of free websites for doctors.

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New Rules for the New Economy

Kevin Kelly

Kevin Kelly, one of the great narrators of the new world that is the internet, gives us this free online version of his book.

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Free Culture/Free Content

Lawrence Lessig

Lawrence Lessig’s seminal work. Essential reading for anyone interested in copyfighting.

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