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...late '90s that was going largely unfilled. Before Napster, downloading music was so cumbersome it was mostly relegated to college students with access to fast pipes and techno geeks sufficiently driven to search the Net for the latest Phish bootlegs. The digital-music standard MP3, short for ISO-MPEG Audio Layer-3, was developed by German engineering firm Fraunhofer IIS back in 1987 as a way of compressing CD-quality sound files. The technology made it possible to take songs from a CD and "rip," or convert them into MP3 files, usually in violation of copyright. But even...
...what Napster lead attorney David Boies, who successfully prosecuted the Department of Justice's case against Microsoft, describes as "the definition of commercial or noncommercial uses." It is perfectly legal for consumers to copy music for their own enjoyment--i.e., noncommercial use. Congress has even declared, in the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992, that it is legal to make recordings and lend them out to people, provided it is not done for commercial purposes. It is unlawful, of course, if it's done to make a profit. "The law does not distinguish between large-scale and small-scale sharing...
...There's pandemonium in the pressroom, which was outside of the studio. Gore decided to take questions from kids during the breaks (another action that won him fans), and there was no audio feed to the reporters who travel around with him, and the reporters were not amused. But they should chill. The questions were similar to the ones Gore's been asked before and his answers were largely the same. Instead, the intriguing moments were the small things: A kid must have put out an arm for the veep's autograph. "I'm sorry. I don't sign skin...
...past, talking to analysts was the easiest and cheapest way to get the word out. Now they have the Internet. That means you too have to get on the Net to take advantage of the new rule, which takes effect in about 60 days. Make sure you have audio capability so you can plug in to conference calls. You won't get to ask questions, but you will hear what the analysts ask and how executives respond. Most online stock market sites give you fast access to company news. Check with any company you are tracking for a schedule...
...Audio feed suddenly begins blaring at full blast while I'm doing a phone interview. Clumsily shut RealPlayer...