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...Those who downloaded the book are next generation consumers, who see ducking payment for artistic content??CDs, movies, cable TV—as something no more serious than lifting paper cups from the dining hall. They get their songs and movies free and give them freely. Unlike their parents, they’re not fazed by LCD screens; they e-read on their laptops and smart phones more than they read on paper. Why pay $20 for a book, they ask, when you can download it for free? And these consumers will not suddenly become accustomed to buying...
...facing heavy opposition from the University, starting with legal concerns. Harvard’s general counsel writes in an email to a professor, “Under the federal Copyright Act of 1976, a lecture is automatically copyrighted as long as the professor prepared some tangible expression of the content??notes, an outline, a script, a video or audio recording...
...Power” demonstrates that porcelain figurines are not just the “little tchotchkes on your grandparent’s table,” but rather symbols of status and wealth whose diminutive size belies their large historical importance. However, the “Tables of Content?? was more than just a history lesson; the symposium also focused on the relevance of the porcelains in modern culture. “I really think there is a connection with culture today, because of the bombastic extravagance of modern day parties . . . such as on the TV show...
...content also needs to be addressed. Surely, the wonders of the Internet era have given our modern world an unprecedented level of information and exchange. But in addition to our unfettered access to news, government reports, and academic information, there exists an ocean of largely unaccountable, user-generated content??so much so that users must always keep in mind the likelihood of false or inaccurate information. This caution should be taken to heart at all times, not only by students, but by prospective employers and all Internet consumers as well. To not understand this risk...
...sure, we shouldn’t allow broadband providers to act in an anti-competitive fashion by discriminating against particular content??for instance, blocking a Democratic blog and giving priority to a Republican website. However, most experts agree that broadband providers should be allowed to reasonably manage their networks to confront a looming threat: A relatively small set of users are downloading unprecedented volumes of video and music with “peer-to-peer” software, creating an online traffic jam and slowing down connection speeds for everyone...