links for 2007-10-09

“The anti-piracy arm of the Australian music industry has threatened to start suing individuals for illegal downloading if internet providers do not exert more control over their users.”

Henry Jenkins interviews Jean Burgess about her work on the idea of Vernacular Creativity and the creativity found in the digital practices of everyday life.

“US Ministers and pastors desperate to reach young congregants are using an unusual recruiting tool: the violent video game Halo.”

A survey of educators using Second Life – not surprisingly, a fairly positive response from the EdTech crowd, although, reading between the lines, there is something of an admission about the amount of time needed to get started!

The Internet is graying, as social software targeted to baby boomers hits the web and marketers look toward the most stable and richest of demographics.