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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today announced a hearing on digital TV. Members will examine the progress of the transition from analog to digital TV. The hearing is scheduled for Thursday, March 1, at 9:30 a.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office […]
The Childrens Internet Protection Act (CHIP) will go into affect on April 20, 2001. ISTE & CoSN outline concerns and suggestions for CHIP before the Federal Communications Commission. Issues addressed in the comments federal grant programs, the autonomy of local school districts, filtering, and other questions related to Internet safety. This document was prepared by […]
IBM has withdrawn a proposed method of digitally tagging content, leading an industry coalition to adopt an alternative way to prevent piracy of copyrighted material.
This official response to the new administrations Education Plan was prepared for ISTE and the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) by Leslie Harris & Associates and ISTEs policy group. The document will be distributed to members of Congress.
TOWNSEND, Tenn., Feb. 21 — President Bush today proposed increasing federal education funding by 11 percent next year, giving the Education Department the largest increase of any Cabinet agency but far less than the amount President Bill Clinton had sought.
Needham, Massachusetts, February 22 –United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) announced today that it is assuming control of Educating Everyone, Inc., a Florida-based not-for-profit foundation created to provide quality distance education opportunities through multi-media services. USDLA was created in 1987 to facilitate the growth of distance learning and to serve as the institutional voice of […]
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — Campus Pipeline Inc. Thursday announced the promotion of Greg Bishop to vice president and general counsel, and Tyler M. Thatcher to vice president of corporate finance and treasurer. Thatcher manages the company’s financial assets and external communications, including cultivating and maintaining relationships with the financial community, while Bishop takes responsibility […]
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NEW ORLEANS — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, in one of his first public appearances since stepping down from office, kicked off Oracle’s AppsWorld event in New Orleans Monday, calling on IT companies and governments to work together to bridge the digital divide.
DUBLIN, Ireland — Software that is placed under “copyleft” — as opposed to copyright — may be in a legal limbo and is still reliant on the concept of copyright, an Irish legal expert says.