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IN THE NEWS

The pioneering indie rock band, Radiohead, recently approved the release of an “official bootleg” DVD of

their impromptu and unrecorded Haiti benefit concert in Hollywood’s Henry Fonda Theatre in 2010, ac-

cording to a BBC news report dated 10 Januar y 2011. For the past year, fans have been putting together

a DVD compilation of footage shot by 14 people at the concert. The band agreed to the DVD’s release on

condition that proceeds went to Oxfam’s emergency fund. The film was made available online over the

holiday period and so far has raised over US$11,500. A spokesperson for Oxfam said, “We are thrilled to

have the support of Radiohead and their smart and motivated fans to help us raise much needed funds

for our work in Haiti.”

Radiohead approves release of bootleg DVD

Wikipedia, the free multilingual

encyclopedia that has become

an accepted part of daily life for

the on-line community celebrat-

ed its 10th birthday on January 15,

this year. In a decade it has be-

come the fifth most visited site in

the world offering instant and

free access to some 17 million ar-

ticles. Dubbed “the poster child

of collaboration” and represent-

ing the regularly updated collec-

tive knowledg e of hund reds o f

th ous and s of peo ple , it has

changed the way we access infor-

mation on the Internet and con-

tribute to its creation. It departs

from the traditional style of com-

piling encyclopedias in favor of an

open collaborative editing model.

Wikipedia was founded by Larr y

Sanger and Jimmy Wales in 2001.

Its name was coined by Mr.

Sanger and blends the Hawaiian

word “wiki” meaning “quick” with

“encyclopedia.” Mr. Wales has de-

scribed Wikipedia as “an effort to

create and distribute a free ency-

clopedia of the highest possible

quality to ever y single person on

the plan et i n th eir o wn l an-

guage.” It currently exists in 262

language versions. According to

Mr. Wales, “Wikipedia is a public

resource created and maintained

by hundreds of thousands of vol-

untee rs, relied on by over 40 0

milli on p eople and paid for b y

half a mil lion dono rs. It’s trul y

us er-c rea ted, supp ort ed a nd

maintained.” The site is managed

by the Wikimedia Foundation a

U.S.-ba sed nonprofit ch aritable

organization.

A decade of Wikipedia

The Consumer Electronics Association’s 2011 CES,

the world’s largest consumer electronics tradeshow,

Las Vegas, USA, January 6-9, saw the launch of more

than 80 tablet PCs as well as wireless 4G LTE, con-

nected home technologies,1smart appliances and

electric vehicles. The event attracted over 2,700 tech-

nology companies across global industries, over

140,000 industry professionals and over 30,000 inter-

national attendees. “The 2011 International CES was a

phenomenal worldwide event that spanned global

industries including technology, automotive and en-

tert ainmen t marke ts,” sai d Gary Shapir o, CEA’s

President and CEO. “This global technology gather-

ing” he noted, “featured more innovation, more news,

more social media buzz and more international at-

tendance than any other show in CES history.”

Consumer Electronics Show 2011 packed

with gadgetry

The 33 miners trapped underground for 70 days in Chile’s Atacama desert in 2010 recently signed an

agreement with the Chilean law firms

Carey y Cía

and

Remberto Valdés Abogados y Consultores

for the pro-

tection, licensing and sale of the IP rights over their experience in the San José mine.

Miners sign deal to protect their IP rights