EDUPAGE> Edupage, March 29, 2004
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Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 16:18:01 -0700
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TOP STORIES FOR MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2004
Moves Afoot to Criminalize File Sharing
Latest Patent Suit Hits Intel and Dell
Contract Awarded for New ERIC Database
Inexpensive Computer Debuts in India
MOVES AFOOT TO CRIMINALIZE FILE SHARING
Congress is working on several fronts to address the issue of copyright
violations over the Internet. Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Patrick
Leahy (D-Vt.) last week introduced a bill that would give the Justice
Department authority to bring civil lawsuits against those guilty of
trading copyrighted files on P2P networks. According to Hatch, the
Protecting Intellectual Rights Against Theft and Expropriation (Pirate)
Act of 2004 would provide law enforcement with tools to fight companies
that attract users with free music, movies, and pornography, making
piracy and pornography the "cornerstones" of a business model. The
Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture
Association of America applauded the Pirate Act. Meanwhile, a draft
bill was circulated among members of Congress that would criminalize
file trading. According to the draft, those found guilty of sharing
large numbers of copyrighted works or single copies of prerelease
content could face fines and prison time. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Tx.)
reportedly has agreed to introduce the bill if he can find co-sponsors,
though his office declined to comment.
Wired News, 26 March 2004
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,62830,00.html
LATEST PATENT SUIT HITS INTEL AND DELL
MicroUnity Systems Engineering has filed a patent-infringement lawsuit
against Intel and Dell for multimedia technologies in computer chips,
as well as for hyperthreading. John Moussouris, founder of MicroUnity,
said Intel has added multimedia-processing technology to its Pentium 3
and Pentium 4 processors--and that Dell has added such technology to
its computer systems--in violation of his company's 10-year-old
patents. MicroUnity also contends that Intel's Pentium 4 chip uses
hyperthreading technology, which allows the processor to handle
multiple tasks simultaneously, in violation of existing patents. The
lawsuit is being handled by the same legal team that successfully sued
Intel on behalf of Intergraph. In that case, Intel has so far paid
Intergraph $150 million. MicroUnity's lawsuit does not specify
damages.
New York Times, 27 March 2004 (registration req'd)
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/27/business/27patent.html
CONTRACT AWARDED FOR NEW ERIC DATABASE
The Department of Education has awarded a $34.6 million contract to
build a new database system for ERIC, the world's largest education
database. ERIC dates back to 1966 and provides access to educational
content for educators, researchers, and the general public. The new
system, to be built by Computer Sciences Corporation of Rockville, Md.,
will be designed to provide fast, direct, online access to ERIC's more
than one million bibliographic records. Users will be able to search on
a single Web site for journal articles, abstracts of documents, and,
where possible, the full text of articles. The site will also include
links to commercial sites where users can purchase full texts.
Information Today, 29 March 2004
http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/wnd040329.shtml
INEXPENSIVE COMPUTER DEBUTS IN INDIA
An inexpensive handheld computer, designed by researchers at the Indian
Institute of Science in Bangalore, India, debuted last week. Conceived
in 2001 as a way to make Internet technology accessible to millions of
poor Indians, the Simputer had to overcome a three-year delay due to
lack of interest from computer manufacturers. Funding for development
of the Simputer ultimately came from the government-owned Bharat
Electronics, which will produce the machines. The computer, which will
be called the Amida Simputer, will cost about $240 and will go on sale
in April. It uses a Linux-based operating system, employs a stylus, and
offers users Internet access. Developers hope that the Simputer will
bridge a broad technology gap in a country where fewer than 10 people
in every 1,000 have computers, primarily because of cost.
BBC, 29 March 2004
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3578309.stm
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