links for 2007-05-11

When is child pornography not child pornography? Can an “avatar” commit a crime? What is real, and what is not? (The article is over the top, but still provokes extremely important questions which will need real and internationally legal answers!)

“After becoming a podcasting convert, the author talked with other students at colleges and universities across North America about their iPod and MP3 use, their familiarity with podcasting, and how they see podcasting as part of the classroom.”

A conceptual (over-)analysis of the LOL CATS memes of late. [Via]

PC World asks, while some schools are banning iPods, should they really be focusing on how best to use them educationally?

While, sadly, I agree, there is still some pretty rich irony in hearing George “Jar Jar Binks” Lucas saying about Spider-Man 3, “It’s a silly movie. … There just isn’t much there.” LOL