Episode 7: April 1-4, 2011

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#1: GOOGLE PLAN TO DIGITISE BOOKS PUT ON THE SHELF - MIG CALDWELL
If you could put a value on every book published in the last hundred years, what would you see as a fair settlement?


Well, for search engine giant, Google: currently in negotiations with publishers and author groups the agreed figure was US$125 million to launch the digitised freeflow of information: GoogleBooks...


But this settled amount was overruled by the Supreme Court, citing that further control of information would mean that Google would dictate a large proportion of the world's information flow.


#2: iVote, iFlop..? ELLIE SCHNEIDER

In the dawning of a new State government for New South Wales following the recent election,  looked at the celebrated development introduced for the disabled or absentee voters - "the eVote" - which enabled an online ballot system for individuals to cast their vote without entering a traditional polling booth.


But there has been outcries from media commentators and others that dispute the compromised privacy rights that come from such a voting system.
Not only that, but we look into the argument that it's even possibly, a psychological ploy.

Well it's often joked about the obsessive gaming types, but the "Warcraft Widows" who have lost quality within relationships because of the excessive amount of time dedicated to online gaming. But it is a very real and serious habit according to a child psychiatrist - and others that profess to be addictive type gamers - yet it is left unacknowledged in the medical profession

Postmodern design theorist and founding father, JONATHAN BARNBROOK, of the UK, most revered for his anti-corporate graphic logos associated with his work at ADBUSTERS recently visited Australia and hosted a design workshop for University of Technology's Visual Communications students. 


The resulting efforts in design-focussed message of political conscience will be exhibited at the public gallery showing over the coming week. But doesn't there lie within these notions of anti-corporate working in design without blatant hypocrisy, as was proposed to two of the exhibitors, final year students, TEGAN HENDEL and ASHLEIGH STEEL.




Design Needs Less Mercenaries and More Guerrillas 
opens on Thursday 7 April from 6-8pm til April 10
at Fraser Studios, 10-14 Kensington St, Chippendale.


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