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Google has released a Google Maps API.

Google has officially launched the Google Earth beta. I’ve been playing with it for a little while and it’s an extremely cool application. 3D terrain, on-map roads, restaurants and hotels. It’s like Google Maps on steroids. Best of all, there’s a free version that basically does everything a normal user would […]

From CNN
In MGM v. Grokster, the high court unanimously overturned a ruling that had barred Hollywood and the music industry from suing Internet services used by consumers to swap songs and movies for free.

“One who distributes a device with the object of promoting its use to infringe copyright … is liable for the resulting acts […]

From WSJ
The Penguin Classics Library Complete Collection, consisting of 1,082 books. List price: $13,317.74. Discount price: $7,989.99. Never has a 40% discount seemed quite so weighty.

Speaking of weight, we’re talking about 700 pounds of books, according to Amazon, which offers some other stats in its editorial review: The books contain nearly half a million pages, […]

As you can probably tell I’ve been busy and vacationing, so thanks to Mark Leggott for pointing out a great couple of articles in the last Tech Review by Lessig and Epstein debating who owns ideas.

gCensus is a new Google Maps derivative by the author of DRM Blog that displays Census data from 2000. from BB

There’s also a slashdot discussion on Google’s 3D maps.

This is a huge deal. See this from CNET:
After Jobs’ presentation, Apple Senior Vice President Phil Schiller addressed the issue of running Windows on Macs, saying there are no plans to sell or support Windows on an Intel-based Mac. “That doesn’t preclude someone from running it on a Mac. They probably will,” he said. […]