links for 2008-07-30

• Royalty Fees map from Worldmapper: The world as you've never seen it before
  "Over half (53%) of the value of all royalty and license fees paid in 2002 were received in one territory: the United States. Large proportions of these fees were also received in Japan and the United Kingdom."
  (tags: copyright IP creativecommons isummit)
• China 'breaking internet freedom vow' - Asia, World - The Independent
  "The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will launch an inquiry into internet censorship in China after accusations that Beijing was failing to live up to its promises guaranteeing unrestricted online access."
  (tags: censorship china internet chineseinternetresearch olympics freespeech journalism)
• What Startups Can Learn From Haruki Murakami - ReadWriteWeb
  "we take a look at what modern technology startups can learn from this Japanese literary master." ...or what anybody can learn from him, for that matter.
  (tags: ideas literature creativity work)