April 30, 2001
Inside: Digital Copyright Law, Reviled by Scholars and Techies Alike, Looks Safe on Appeal.
These scholars claim that the DMCA radically upsets the delicate balance that the copyright law was designed to achieve between the rights of copyright holders to exploit their works and the public's right to use, share and enjoy those works.
Industry Standard: Wireless Remorse.
To date, European governments have been anything but accommodating. In Germany the government has rebuffed all requests for refunds. The United Kingdom shot down BT, saying that a refund could provoke losing bidders to sue the government.
Interactive Week: E-Sales Taxes Coming.
After months of discussions, a pair of U.S. senators with different approaches to electronic commerce taxation are poised to hammer out a compromise that could ultimately lead to businesses and consumers paying sales taxes for most of their online purchases.
NY Times: Let the Stories Go.
Lawrence Lessig. The Constitution gives Congress the power to hand out monopolies over speech for "limited times." The first copyright act, in 1790, gave authors 14 years. Under the current law, the term is the life of the author — plus 70 years.
Editor & Publisher: KnightRidder.com Drops Free E-mail.
KnightRidder.com was a little late to the free e-mail game, which was first offered by sites such as Yahoo! and Hotmail. "We view free e-mail as a ubiquitous technology," Casillas said. "We were among the later adopters." The company introduced its free e-mail service in July 1999.
NY Times: 4 Partners Sign On to Support Wireless Data Standard.
The technology operates in a newly licensed and relatively untrammeled swath of the radio frequency band, at 5 gigahertz. And Atheros is hoping that the promise of blinding speed - up to 72 megabits per second - will attract laptop users and office networkers.
Adweek: Web Site Launches Drink.
Minute Maid has opted for a more streamlined approach to marketing its newest product online. Minute Maid kicks off the first part of its integrated marketing campaign with a Web site for its new not-from-concentrate product line, called Simply Orange.
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