Volume VI

Issue : 8: April 17, 2008

• Apple Inc. Opposes New York Citys Green Logo Application
• A Social Housing Firm Awarded 100000 Pound for Internet Libel Damage Compensation
• Youtube Used for Public Display of Disaffection in Divorce
• U.S. Appeals Court Rules Roommates.com May Be Liable for Discriminatory Content Posted to Website by Users
• "Making Available" in P2P Networks = Distribution
• UN Maps Movement of Refugees Using Google Earth
• Google Street View Sued for Privacy Violation
• Australian Websites to Show Video Clips of Olympic Coverage

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UN Maps Movement of Refugees Using Google Earth

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced a program to create online maps of the movement of refugees using Google Earth. The program will enable humanitarian agencies to build a visual, geographic record of their work, which will serve both as a means to educate the public on the plight of refugees as well as a tool to assist humanitarian agencies and aid workers with logistical planning and repatriation operations. Viewers can zoom in on satellite images of crisis areas, view photographs and videos, and learn about where refugees have come from and the problems they face. The program is facilitated by Google Earth Outreach, which provides software and training to public benefit organizations seeking to raise awareness of their work.

For additional information, visit:

http://www.unhcr.org/news/NEWS/47f5e7e02.html