March 2, 2001
NY Times: Professor Finds Her Legacy in Internet Law.
A leading cyberlaw expert and intellectual property scholar at the University of California at Berkeley, she is using her personal wealth to promote the public interest in the Internet legal battles now being waged in courts, legislatures and administrative agencies across the country.
Wired News: Napster Clone's Curious Terms.
The new TOS agreement requires users to store files to designated folders on their hard drives, which are then made available to other users on the Aimster network to download. However, by terms of the contract, users agree not to actually open the files they download.
Internet World: Has VeriSign Hoodwinked Competitors?
Critics of the proposed agreement complain that VeriSign and ICANN have been holding secret discussions on the deal since last summer. The proposed deal is being considered at a time when ICANN and its activities are already under intense scrutiny by federal lawmakers.
USA Today: Web develops amazing new tangles.
But on the horizon, there's a new wave of the Internet beginning to break. It's been building even while the industry trudges through these rough times. For typical users, the Internet experience will change drastically over the next year or two. The hope is that the developments will reignite the industry.
EE Times: High-res LCDs chase high-end systems, notebooks.
Among the current crop of amorphous-silicon active-matrix LCDs, medium and large screens are being pitched at challenging image-analysis applications, video editing, graphic design, electronic publishing and miscellaneous apps such as air traffic control.
Business 2.0: Priced to Perfection.
That's the tantalizing theory, at least. The Internet allows a merchant to once again know the customer, know what merchandise he has bought before, what other sites he has visited (and how much they charge), and how eager he is to get the lowest price.
Computerworld: Committee to vote on controversial data copying standard.
Paper ballots were sent out today to all 24 members of a technical committee that's working on a controversial standard for preventing the copying and unauthorized distribution of protected data stored on removable media devices.
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