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Students convicted of internet piracy

Lerman was part of a global computer piracy ring that allegedly shuttled millions of dollars in computer games, movies, and software around the world through a coded system of web sites and chat rooms, the Associated Press (AP) reported March 8.Read the Full Story

Showdown at the Supreme Court

At stake: the future of peer-to-peer technology, consumer electronics, software design, and consumer rights in the United States.Read the Full Story

Elearning disaster ignored users’ needs

Last week, the failed online learning flagship’s chief executive John Beaumont, and chairman Sir Anthony Cleaver, were castigated in an excoriating report from the Education and Skills Committee.Read the Full Story

So You’ve Just Been Approached by Acacia…

Despite the DMT patents’ widespread applicability, their relative anonymity outside of specific industries leaves many companies scrambling for more information and the correct course of action when approached by Acacia.Read the Full Story

CPB Board Allocates $39 million in Digital Funds for Public Television and Radio Transition

Management’s recommendations – which allocate $24.4 million for public television and $15 million for public radio – were developed with input from industry consultation panels.Read the Full Story

Dartmouth Trustees set tuition for 2005-06

The rates apply to students in the Arts and Sciences at Dartmouth, including all undergraduates as well as students in Arts and Sciences graduate programs and all students in Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering, which offers both undergraduate and graduate programs.Read the Full Story

The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) Ccia Tells Supreme Court: Copyright Cartel Threatens Innovation

The filing will be available at: http://ccianet.org/filings/ip/Grokster_Brief.pdfCCIA, in conjunction with the Consumer Electronics Association and the Home Recording Rights Coalition, filed in support of full affirmance of the Betamax Doctrine. This doctrine of “capable of substantial non-infringing use” stands as the Magna Carta of the Digital Age and of the information technology industry.Read the Full […]

Read the Report: e-University failure: MP Committee issues damming report

The committee inquired into the issue to find out why this had happened, what lessons could be learnt from the failure of the project, and considere the future for e-learning and e-Universities in the UK.Read the Full Story

We no longer need public television

Why should government subsidize the production and distribution of entertainment and, even worse, journalism? Even if there were – has there ever been? – a shortage of either in America, is it government’s duty to address all cultural shortages?Read the Full Story

Statement by Bill Gates on Receiving an Honorary Knighthood

“I am humbled and delighted. I’m particularly pleased that this honor helps recognize the real heroes our foundation supports to improve health in poor countries. Their incredible work is helping ensure that one day all people — no matter where they are born — will have the same opportunity for a healthy life, and I’m […]