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Digital Culture Links: November 2nd 2009

Links for  November 2nd 2009:

• How to Give Your Movie Away Free and Still Make Money [Jawbone.tv] - Some great ideas from Brian Newman about ways to both freely distribute and make money from feature films. (Thanks, Chuck.)
• Teens Sue School Over Punishment For Racy MySpace Pics [Huffington Post] - "Two sophomore girls have sued their school district after they were punished for posting sexually suggestive photos on MySpace during their summer vacation. The American Civil Liberties Union, in a federal lawsuit filed last week on behalf of the girls, argues that Churubusco High School violated the girls' free speech rights when it banned them from extracurricular activities for a joke that didn't involve the school ... some legal experts say that in this digital era, schools must accept that students will engage in some questionable behavior in cyberspace and during off hours. "From the standpoint of young people, there's no real distinction between online life and offline life," said John Palfrey, a Harvard University law professor and co-director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society. "It's just life."" (It's called MYspace for a reason, methinks!)
• Memories of Friends Departed Endure on Facebook [Facebook] - Facebook adds the ability to "memorialize" a Facebook page of someone who has passed away, but their loved ones wish their profile to remain online as a place for people to remember and reminisce about their lives. This feature has probably come along since Facebook got some bad press after suggesting people 'reconnect' with their deceased loved ones.[Via BBoing]