EDUPAGE> Edupage, December 05, 2003
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Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 15:47:45 -0700
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TOP STORIES FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 05, 2003
Round Three of RIAA Suits
Proposals to Charge ISPs for Music Downloads
Feds Authorize Funding for Nanotechnology Research
Blackboard to Go Public?
ROUND THREE OF RIAA SUITS
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) this week filed a
third round of lawsuits against individuals for illegally trading
copyrighted songs. A spokesman for the group said those targeted by the
lawsuits are believed to have traded around 1,000 songs each, similar
to those charged in the first two rounds of suits. Of 382 lawsuits
filed since September against individual users, 220 have been settled,
according to the RIAA; another 1,000 have signed up for an amnesty
program offered by the group and agreed to stop sharing copyrighted
files. The RIAA also released survey data indicating that the
percentage of users who understand that trading copyrighted songs over
the Internet has risen from 37 percent in November 2002 to 64 percent
in November of this year. Critics of the RIAA's legal tactics,
however, continue to fault the group for its approach. Jason Schultz of
the Electronic Frontier Foundation said that as long as the group
treats some users like criminals instead of consumers, the RIAA will
"alienate...some of [its] biggest fans."
Reuters, 3 December 2003
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=3934275
PROPOSALS TO CHARGE ISPS FOR MUSIC DOWNLOADS
An organization representing songwriters and other copyright holders in
Canada is arguing to the Canadian Supreme Court for a tax on ISPs to
compensate copyright holders for losses due to file swapping. A similar
tax already exists for blank cassette tapes and CDs. Canadian
telecommunications companies and ISPs are strongly opposed to the idea,
saying they simply provide a mode of communication and should not be
responsible for collecting "royalties" for the content that uses their
networks. In the United States, the Distributed Computing Industry
Association (DCIA) has floated a similar proposal, though the DCIA's
goes further. Under its plan, ISPs would monitor network traffic and
charge file traders a surcharge that would compensate record companies
and other copyright holders. The DCIA model would make music content
similar to that of cable television, where users could subscribe to
certain "channels" of music. The DCIA, which represents peer-to-peer
companies, hopes to offer a total of three possible business models for
online music distribution, from which a "critical mass of ISPs, music
companies, and software companies" can choose one to pursue.
CNET, 4 December 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5113638.html
FEDS AUTHORIZE FUNDING FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
President Bush this week signed a bill authorizing $3.7 billion for
research into nanotechnology, the study of manipulating matter on an
extremely small scale. The 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and
Development Act provides for a national program of research into the
fundamentals of using nano-scale components in products for areas
including manufacturing, health care, computers, and national security.
The legislation also establishes an advisory board of industry and
academic representatives. The board will determine short-, medium-, and
long-term goals for nanotechnology research and will work to establish
performance metrics for the National Nanotechnology Initiative, a
collaboration of 13 federal agencies.
Internet News, 4 December 2003
http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3116431
BLACKBOARD TO GO PUBLIC?
Speculation has increased lately about the possibility that e-learning
company Blackboard will go public. The company seemed on track for an
initial public offering until the bottom fell out of the technology
economy in 2000. The company has negotiated the down economy with
investments from various companies, including America Online, Dell
Computer, and Microsoft, and recently saw its first quarterly profit.
Reported recent contacts between the company and investment bankers
have restarted talk of an IPO for Blackboard. CEO Michael Chasen
remains tight-lipped about the possibility of taking Blackboard public,
but he admitted that the company "has always closely watched the public
markets to see if it makes sense."
Washington Post, 4 December 2003
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33240-2003Dec3.html
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