links for 2007-05-06

“YouTube is going to start helping some of its indie video content creators make money, starting tomorrow. The company will launch a program that puts the creators of some of the more popular YouTube channels…”

“Last month, two Belgian publications reported that the Brussels police have begun an investigation into a citizen’s allegations of rape — in Second Life.” (Provoking, once more, the ‘what is rape’ question through a cyberspace lens. Ref: Julian Dibbell)

A funny, if crude (in the editing sense), mashup of Queen and Lost. Must by an oldie, though, judging from the cast! [Via Jo]

Good summary post of the Digg “09-f9-11-02-9d-74-e3-5b-d8-41-56-c5-63-56-88-c1” controversy.

Apparently “AACS copy protection” are looking at how to prosecute everyone who blogged/posted “09-f9-11-02-9d-74-e3-5b-d8-41-56-c5-63-56-88-c1”. I can’t see how that’s going to work! 😛

Lessig celebrates the fact that CNN will release all footage from the Presidential debates for free (read: public domain). This opens the way for cititzen-produced political mash-ups is a most profound way. (*ahem* Australia, here’s an idea…)