I went to the articel url posted in the comments here, and at the bottom of the page I noticed a link saying "Licence this Article". Clicking it provides a pop-up window which lets me get a "Quick Price" (SM?) on how much I should pay for re-distributing the article. If I want to link to the article from my corporate or academic website, the cost is $2.50. If I want to email a link to the article to one friend, the price is $5.00. This despite the fact that there's a link at the top of the article which apparently lets you email it for free.
This service is provided to CMP Publishing by an outfit calling itself the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. They are at www.copyright.com.
*Sigh*
I doubt that much of this stuff is multimedia, but one site you should definitely look at is Jim Breen's Japanese page.
Jim Breen is the guy behind the EDICT Japanese/English dictionary file, which powers a lot of open-source Japanese-learning software (including mine).
His website has a bunch of useful links in a variety of categories, including literature, educational resource, and software - both free and commercial.
Two of the free software projects especially worth mentioning are JGloss and Rikai.com
Slashdot Mirror
Or how about this:
A Taste of Armageddon
I'll be on the lookout for a government notice in the mail telling me to report to the nearest disentegration chamber.
I went to the articel url posted in the comments here, and at the bottom of the page I noticed a link saying "Licence this Article". Clicking it provides a pop-up window which lets me get a "Quick Price" (SM?) on how much I should pay for re-distributing the article. If I want to link to the article from my corporate or academic website, the cost is $2.50. If I want to email a link to the article to one friend, the price is $5.00. This despite the fact that there's a link at the top of the article which apparently lets you email it for free. This service is provided to CMP Publishing by an outfit calling itself the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. They are at www.copyright.com. *Sigh*
I doubt that much of this stuff is multimedia, but one site you should definitely look at is Jim Breen's Japanese page.
Jim Breen is the guy behind the EDICT Japanese/English dictionary file, which powers a lot of open-source Japanese-learning software (including mine).
His website has a bunch of useful links in a variety of categories, including literature, educational resource, and software - both free and commercial.
Two of the free software projects especially worth mentioning are JGloss and Rikai.com