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Canon's copyright warning

Techie lawyer Wendy Seltzer snaps a picture of the manual of her new Canon digital camera which gives a warning that her camera is "intended for personal use and should never be used in a manner that infringes upon or contravenes international or domestic copyright laws or regulations."

And it goes on to say that even for personal use in certain cases you can't photograph commercial property. I know there's a ban on taking photos in Starbucks. Obviously, the problem is enforcement. But, with the increasing acceptance of phonecams, which are sometimes banned from some facilities, hospitals and clinic must seek to enforce such a ban. They wouldn't even need to cite copyright issues, instead use the concept of privileged information (PI) and patients' rights to privacy according to HIPAA.

Zarlink unveils wireless chip for medical implants

This is touted as enabling doctors to monitor a patient's pacemaker or insulin dosage from "miles away."

The Ottawa-based company said it has the world's first chip designed specifically for in-body communication systems, which wirelessly links implanted devices via base stations to a doctor or hospital.

This story also mentions the potential as having this chip send signals to the patient's cellphone which in the case of a heart attack could contact emergency services. The GPS or cell tower triangulation capabilities of the cellphone would help locate the patient.

Science Friday mp3 casts on the Treo 650

This is a podcast that I downloaded from the ScienceFriday Web site. They just started this on a trial basis. At first you could only access the files via an aggregator, but now you download the files directly from the site.

(I posted this on my old blog, but I figured I need to get a feel for this new TypePad format. It make take a while before I settle on the right size to use for photos.)

The interviews from this radio program are generally good. Most times it's a reseacher who has recently published a paper on a newsworthy topic in the sciences.

Second start-up

This is my second new blog after Lexicillin QD.