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...ll depend on a delicate balance between those ideas that are controlled and those that are free, between intellectual property and the public domain. In The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind (Yale University Press) James Boyle introduces readers to the idea of the public domain and describes how it is being tragically eroded by our current copyright, patent,...

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... be accessed through the author’s website at http://james-boyle.com. Printed in the United States of America. ISBN: 978-0-300-13740-8 Library of Congr... ...served mockery. “Want that insignia torn off your car, Dad? Then it would be in the public domain, right?” My colleagues at Duke are one of the main i... ... at Duke are one of the main influences on my work. I am lucky enough to work in the only “Center for the Study of the Public Domain” in the academic w... ...cause the copyright term is now so long, in many cases extending well over a century, most of twentieth-century culture is still under copyright— copy... ...o pay. Yet this still leaves a huge proportion of twentieth- and twenty-first-century culture commercially unavailable but under copyright. In the case... ...e history of recorded music. Long enough to lock up almost all of twentieth- century culture. But is that not what copyright is supposed to do? To gra... ...e world they are sold. Region 1 is the United States and Canada. Region 2 is Japan, Europe, South Africa, the Middle East, and—bizarrely—Greenland. Re... ...holder, Donald Jay Grout, and Claude V. Palisca, A History of Western Music, 7th ed. (New York: W. W. Norton, 2006). For those who have access through... ...holder, Donald J. Grout, and Claude V . Palisca, A History of Western Music, 7th ed. (New York: W . W . Norton, 2006)) is full of examples of borrowin...

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...ongest running independent newspaper at Williams is the Williams Record, a weekly broadsheet paper published on Wednesdays. The newspaper was founded in 1885, and now has a weekly circulation of 3,000 copies distributed in Williamstown, in addition to more than 600 subscribers across the country. The newspaper does not receive financial support from the college or from the...

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...wns entirely suo- oessful, and despite its humorous side, tied a new itnot in tlie bond of ail Williams men. The parade, the fireworks, the transparen... ...parts of a cus- tom tliftt is no empty formalitj. The Parade 1910 gathered in front of the opera house shortly after 7 o'clock, clad in night-shirts, ... ...low- ing the drag was the North Adams " band," and then came the fresh men in a blaze of fireworks. The parade marched up Main street to the Greylock ... ...d. Jr., 1908 of Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Roger Sherman Loomis 1909 of Yokoliaran, Japan: Henry Wolcott Toll 1909 of Den- ver, Col. Brown Hockey Captain Downi... ...use and central New York will hold its annual din- ner iiiul smoker at the Century cluli, Syiacuse, this evening. George W, Drisooll 'SI, president of... ...ntral Now York and iSyraciiHe held its annual din- ner and Hiiioker at the Century chih, Syracuse!, N. Y., on Alon- ilay, Alarcli 2.0. The annual elec... ...nerally admitted that he was one of the groat literary lights of the first century. He wrote ninny tales of love, adventure and intrigue. The form of ... ...Carnegie is president, began yesterday in Car- negie Hall, 67th street and 7th avenue. New York city, and will extend through Wednesday. The purpose o... ...ls presents •'My Friend From India, ' ' Carnegie Ly- ceum, 67th street and 7th avenue, New York city. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 p. m.—Williams - Holy Cross ...

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... Canadian Copyright: 1072425 Nov 12 th 2009 Due to the ideas presented in this book, I have had to use various terms and words that are not f... ...ed in this book, I have had to use various terms and words that are not found in dictionaries: beginning with the title. The word: ‘Splitness’ is ... ...ng these elements together creates a larger context of awareness which result in a better understanding. For instance: what can you understand a... ... the sun actually came out from behind the moon. The mistake made almost a century ago by Einstein was subtle: a slight miscalculation, but deva... ...a 1, and a 1, and a 3… etc, etc; ad infinitum. The odd fractions like a 5th, 7th, 10th, or 11 th are not as prevalent because they are not as inter... ...way ever. Energy Totalities in energy cycles may, or may not have a 1, or a 7th or a 13 th, or a 26 th , gateway buffer in-between them. And wha... ...a 1, and a 1, and a 3… etc, etc; ad infinitum. The odd fractions like a 5th, 7th, 10th, or 11 th are not as prevalent because they are not as inter... ...most powerful military weapon had been the horse-archer. Up until the 14 th Century, the superior mobility, speed and long-range killing power of ... ... few thousand years to become mostly obsolete. Iron-Age tools took less than century to become mostly obsolete. Steel-Age tools took only a few de...

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...In the history of thought and creation, the decisive events, the great and significant moments, the strongly affirmative stages - then the imposition of the optimizing novelties - have depended on the name and prestige of a...

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...In aesthetics, the paradox means the apparent resolution of an enigmatic situation (the result of such a process is the satisfaction of a distention), the emotional moving force being the unforeseen, the unexpected (which g...

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...escu American Research Press Rehoboth 2002 3 This book can be ordered in microfilm format from: Bell and Howell Co. (University of Microf... ...marandache/ ISBN: 1-931233-53-5 Standard Address Number 297-5092 Printed in the United States of America 4 Foreword In the history of thought ... ...ose, we personalize further on. The examples are extremely numerous, even in our nearest past. When we mention a creation - in the largest sense of ... ...olved and clear - it’s necessary we give the art a scientific form in the century of tectonics; - impersonal personalized texts; - the electrical... ...ce of the ducks! The notion of literature has become out of mode in this century and people laugh at it. I am ashamed to affirm that I create lyric... ...t paradoxism is a symptom of lethargy of art and the syndrome of the 20th century’s end. About the same definitions are given by those who, in an ... ...tes the symbology of the numbers to metaphysical projections: Pythagoras (7th cent. B.C.) already considered mathematics as a real priesthood. A ver... ...Popescu Titu, Argo, in “Observator”, Munchen, October 1994 - January 1995, 7th year, no.4. Editor, “Books in Print / 1994-1995”, R.R. Bowker, New Pr... ...nd year, no.20, May-June 1997, p.7; and in “Dorul”, Norresundby, Denmark, 7th year, no.95, October 1997, p.36. Vasile, Geo, Paradoxism or the dram...

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...stian supremacy over the most savage lands of the earth. Reciting astonishing incidents and perilous undertakings among wild beasts and savage people in heroic efforts for a reclamation of all lands to civilization, and recording a description of the riot of murder, pillage and inhumanity which characterized the pirates, marooners and buccaneers who ravaged the spanish mai...

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... -- Building a strong nation -- The earliest navigators -- Evolution of the ship -- Discoveries of the ancients -- Islands of the long ago -- Changes in the earth's surface -- Commerce of Troy with India -- Expeditions sent out by Menelaus and Neco -- The circumnavigation of Africa by the ancients -- Solomon's navy -- Discovery of the West Indies by Carthaginians -- Hamilc...

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... OF AMERICA By the Viking Sea-Rovers, and Its Settlement by the Scandinavians in the Ninth Century. SUPPLEMENTED WITH THRILLING NARRATIVES OF VOYAG... ...By the Viking Sea-Rovers, and Its Settlement by the Scandinavians in the Ninth Century. SUPPLEMENTED WITH THRILLING NARRATIVES OF VOYAGES, DISCOVERI... ...HING INCIDENTS AND PERILOUS UNDERTAKINGS AMONG WILD BEASTS AND SAVAGE PEOPLE IN HEROIC EFFORTS FOR A RECLAMATION OF ALL LANDS TO CIVILIZATION, AND ... ... the ship -- Discoveries of the ancients -- Islands of the long ago -- Changes in the earth's surface -- Commerce of Troy with India -- Expeditions se... ...Examples of their monster Vessel. -- A view from the plateau of the nineteenth century -- Passage of the Atlantic before the time of Columbus -- Noah'... ...out spectral crews -- A ghostly company that come up out of the sea once every century -- Wandering islands -- The Phantom Ship -- The Flying Dutchman... ... men of giant stature were traced on the ground. But on the following day, the 7th, the ships proceeded southward and on the 14th anchored within the ... ...r, but the Marigold was blown out to sea, and was never again heard of. On the 7th of October, the Golden Hind and the Elizabeth entered a bay near th... ...n appointed as a rendezvous in case of a separation of the vessels. But on the 7th of February, the fleet was overtaken by a violent gale, and the fol...

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Excerpt: Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne.

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...tion between us on the mother?s side. About three years ago, Mr. Gulliver growing weary of the concourse of curious people coming to him at his house in Redriff, made a small purchase of land, with a convenient house, near Newark, in Nottinghamshire, his native country; where he now lives retired, yet in good esteem among his neighbors....

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...phenomenon, which doubtless no one has yet forgotten. Not to mention rumours which agitated the maritime population and excited the public mind, even in the interior of continents, seafaring men were particularly excited. Merchants, common sailors, captains of vessels, skippers, both of Europe and America, naval officers of all countries, and the Governments of several Sta...

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...ist of the navy for the command of squadrons and single ships such officers as he may believe that the good of the service requires to be thus placed in command; and such officers may, if upon the recommendation of the President of the United States they shall receive a vote of thanks of Congress for their services and gallantry in action against an enemy, be restored to t...

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...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 6 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Pu... ...te Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes – Volume Six is a publication of the Pennsyl- vania State ... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...TE. W ASHINGTON, June 23, 1862. TO THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: On the 7th day of December, 1861, I submitted to the Senate the project of a treat... .... Whereas in and by the second section of an act of Congress passed on the 7th day of June, A. D. 1862, entitled “An act for the collection of direct ... ...commerce that has been steadily increasing through- out a period of half a century. It has, at the same time, excited political ambitions and apprehen... ... relations also continue to be maintained with Turkey, Morocco, China, and Japan. During the last year there has not only been no change of our previo... ...State choosing to act under it to abolish slavery now or at the end of the century, or at any intermediate tune, or by degrees extending over the whol... ...f America and the Republic of New Granada, which is still in force. On the 7th day of December, 1847, General Pedro Alcantara Herran, who had been dul...

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... PIKES ............................................................................................................................. 6 Chapter 2.1.I. In the Tuileries. ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Chapter 2.1.II. In the Salle de Manege. ..................................

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...Preface: There are of course peculiar advantages as well as disadvantages in endeavouring to write the life of one recently departed. On the one hand, the remembrances connected with him are far fresher; his contemporaries can he consulted, and much can be made matter of certainty, for which a few ...

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...lly published under the Nominis umbra of The Author of Waverley; and the circumstances which rendered it impossible for the writer to continue longer in the possession of his incognito were communicated in 1827, in the Introduction to the first series of Chronicles of the Canongate, consisting (besides a biographical sketch of the imaginary chronicler) of three tales, enti...

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.......................................................................................................................................... 25 VARIATIONS IN THE AUTHOR?S MANUSCRIPT PREFACE. ........................................................................ 31 PASTORALS, WITH A DISCOURSE ON PASTORAL POETRY. WRITTEN IN THE YEAR MDCCIV...... 32 SPRING .........................

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...Introduction: The enterprise of messrs. T. Nelson & Sons and the friendly accommodation of Messrs. Macmillan render possible this collection in one cover of all the short stories by me that I care for any one to read again. Except for the two series of linked incidents that make up the bulk of the book called Tales of Space and Time, no short story of mine of the ...

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..........................................................................27 THE FLOWERING OF THE STRANGE ORCHID .....................................34 IN THE AVU OBSERVATORY .....................................................................42 ’PYORNIS ISLAND ....................................................................................48 THE REMARKABLE CASE OF DAVI...

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...Excerpt: Preface By Way Of Criticism. These studies are collected from the monthly press. One appeared in the New Quarterly, one in MacMillan?s, and the rest in the Cornhill Magazine. To the Cornhill I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of ...

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...ts INTRODUCTION AND PLAN OF THE WORK .......................................................................... 8 BOOK I OF THE CAUSES OF IMPROVEMENT IN THE PRODUCTIVE POWERS OF LABOUR, AND OF THE ORDER ACCORDING TO WHICH ITS PRODUCE IS NATURALLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE DIFFERENT RANKS OF THE PEOPLE........... 10 CHAPTER I OF THE DIVISION OF LABOUR .............................

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...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations ... ...oing student publication project to bring classical works of litera- ture, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ... The discovery of the abundant mines of America, reduced, in the sixteenth century, the value of gold and silver in Europe to about a third of what it... ...lue of a corn rent, it is to be observed, how- ever, varies much less from century to century than that of a money rent, it varies much more from year... ...mar- ket. But the value of silver, though it sometimes varies greatly from century to century, seldom varies much from year to year, but frequently co... ...s notes, which necessarily occasioned their discredit. In pursuance of the 7th Anne, c. 7, the bank advanced and paid into the exchequer the sum of £4... ...ner’s share of the sheep. The second of them was expressly repealed by the 7th and 8th of William III. chap. 28, sect. 4, by which it is declared that... ...strained, not by high duties, but by ab- solute prohibitions. Thus, by the 7th and 8th of William III chap.20, sect.8, the exportation of frames or en...

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...Henry David Thoreau s or Life in the Woods This publication of Walden, or Life in the Woods is part of Th... ...ng Electronic Classics Series, Jim Manis, faculty editor. Walden, or Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau is a publication of the Pennsylvani... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...three plates, one cup, one spoon, a jug for oil, a jug for molasses, and a japanned lamp. None is so poor that he need sit on a pumpkin. That is shift... ...er’s day. Among the rest was a dried tapeworm. And now, after lying half a century in his garret and other dust holes, these things were not burned; i... ... “our church” go by the board. We boast that we belong to the Nineteenth Century and are making the most rapid strides of any nation. But consider h... ... than any other equal sum raised in the town. If we live in the Nineteenth Century, why should we not enjoy the advantages which the Nine teenth Cent... ...by 1 Grey Fox 0 2 3"; they are not now found here; and in his ledger, Feb, 7th, 1743, Hezekiah Stratton has credit “by 1/2 a Catt skin 0 1 4 1/2"; of ... ...ch; in ’52, the 18th of April; in ’53, the 23d of March; in ’54, about the 7th of April. Every incident connected with the breaking up of the rivers...

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...Excerpt: WHEN I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a house which I had built myself, on the shore of Walden Pond, in Concord, Massachusetts, and earned my living by the labor of my hands only. I lived there two years and two months. ...

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... -- Higher Laws, 132 -- Brute Neighbors, 140 -- House-Warming, 149 -- Former Inhabitants; and Winter Visitors, 160 -- Winter Animals, 169 -- The Pond in Winter, 176 -- Spring, 186 -- Conclusion, 199...

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...als . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 The Pond in Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Spr... ... HEN I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a house which I had built myse... ... neighbor, in a house which I had built myself, on the shore of Walden Pond, in Concord, Massachusetts, and earned my living by the labor of my hands ... ..., three plates, one cup, one spoon, a jug for oil, a jug for molasses, and a japanned lamp. None is so poor that he need sit on a pumpkin. That is shi... ...ther’s day. Among the rest was a dried tapeworm. And now, after lying half a century in his garret and other dust holes, these things were not burned;... ... let “our church” go by the board. We boast that we belong to the nineteenth century and are making the most rapid strides of any nation. But consider... ...nt than any other equal sum raised in the town. If we live in the nineteenth century, why should we not enjoy the advantages which the nineteenth cent... ...y 1 Grey Fox 0 — 2 — 3;” they are not now found here; and in his leger, Feb. 7th, 1743, Hezekiah Stratton has credit “by ½ a Catt skin 0 — 1 — 4 ½;” o... ...arch; in ’52, the 18th of April; in ’53, the 23d of March; in ’54, about the 7th of April. Every incident connected with the breaking up of the rivers...

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...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle, the Pennsyl... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...ushed back into its dim depths, and the streets are swept clear. Not for a century and half had Rascality ventured to step forth in this fashion; not ... ...g thee forth stepdamelike, a Distrac- tion into this distracted Eighteenth Century? Work is appointed thee there; which thou shalt do. The Three Hundr... ...ns in many a heart; penetrating inwards to the very purse! So early as the 7th of August, a Don Patriotique, ‘a Patriotic Gift of jewels to a consider... ...this branch of human industry been carried by France, within the last half-century! Insurrection, which, Lafayette thought, might be ‘the most sacred ... ...e it, ‘no Deputy called Mirabeau.’ (Moniteur, Nos. 65, 86 (29th September, 7th No- vember, 1789).) A man of perhaps inveterate Feudalisms; of stratage... ...etermined internal friends, adds War-minister Servan; and proposes, on the 7th of June, his Camp of Twenty-thousand. Twenty-thousand National Vol- unt...

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...on of his various papers; by way of introduction, the following pages were drawn up; and the whole, forming two considerable volumes, has been issued in England. In the States, it has not been thought advisable to reproduce the whole; and the memoir appearing alone, shorn of that other matter which was at once its occasion and its justification, so large an account of a ma...

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...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ... tained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin by Robert Louis Stevenson, the Pennsy... ...oing student publication project to bring classical works of litera- ture, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ... Folkestone in 1555, but no less than twenty-three times in the succeeding century and a half, a Jenkin (Will- iam, Thomas, Henry, or Robert) sat in t... ...tch, or finish, delighted and inspired him. I remember him with a twopenny Japanese box of three drawers, so exactly fitted that, when one was driven ... ...was driven home, the others started from their places; the whole spirit of Japan, he told me, was pic- tured in that box; that plain piece of carpentr... ...od. Thus ends our first expedition. By some odd chance a Times of June the 7th has found its way on board through the agency of a wretched old peasant...