My Del.icio.us Week

I've come to depend on Del.icio.us as my filing system. It's where I save articles I might want to refer to at a later time. Now I can share. Here's what I tagged this week.

French Politics in 3-D on Fantasy Web Site -- "Protesters attacked the cyberspace headquarters of extremist French presidential candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen in the popular 3-D Internet fantasy world Second Life." A great place for people to get out their aggressions. Let's fight all wars on Second Life. All four major French presidential candidates are conducting campaigns on Second Life.

Italian TV Bans Reality Shows -- "In Italy, the state broadcaster Rai has taken an unprecedented decision to scrap reality shows from next year. It's a decision winning popular support." And the ratings suck anyway.

Why That Hoodie Your Son Wears Isn’t Trademarked -- Economists "argue that the lack of intellectual property protection actually promotes the functioning of the [fashion] industry. If the extension of copyright to fashion prevented clothes manufacturers from copying each other, the industry would be ceding a major role to the lawyers and become much less creative. We’d see the same thing year after year. In other words, women’s fashion would look much more like men’s fashions — boring, boring, boring." Diane von Furstenberg is currently lobbying for intellectual property protection for the fashion industry.

Meet The Model Pop Star -- The former supermodel Carla Bruni goes from Vogue to verse in classic poems she’s set to music." Bruni's fans are not only from the French hipoisie.

Disney Opens Weddings to Gay Couples -- "Same-sex couples who want to exchange vows in front of Cinderella's Castle now have the chance." Will goofy now come out?