Dropbox just became the focus of a debate over intellectual property on the internet. Defenders are quick to point out that Facebook, Youtube, even Google Documents have similar language in their terms of service/terms of use agreements. And that’s true. There are a couple of things to consider. One is the actual language of the contract, another is the actual use the company is making, and importantly (and what’s got everyone so worked up about Dropbox, I think) is the […]

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I’ve been slacking in posting here. One reason is that I’m annoyed that both of the wordpress blogs I run (this one and American Literary Translator’s Blog) have had problems with disappearing side-bars, widgets and menus. I’m not super techy, but my husband is and he says it’s not just me, and that there’s no fix yet. Ugh. Another is that I’ve been traveling. First to PEN World Voices to attend the Best Translated Book Award ceremony (I had the […]

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We all get endless amounts of spam – and I usually just delete it, but sometimes the first few sentences are so poorly written that I just have to open and read it. And, of course, edit it: from John Smith <johnsmith099066@gmail.com> sender-time Sent at 12:33 AM (GMT-07:00). Current time there: 4:33 AM. [Interesting, your time zone is not Ireland but rather in the Pacific Standard Time Zone] reply-to johnsmith0996@i12.com [at least bother to standardize your sent from and reply to…] […]

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I’ve been struggling with what to do with my books in the face of impending moves. This seems like a great idea, if only I were in one place long enough to make it real:   Anyone in Boston want to set up a community library? I’ve got a collection of poetry and theory books that I’m looking to rehome….

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