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...have sided with the search engine company, courts in other countries have seen it differently. Google lost a copyright case in Belgium brought by a consortium of photographers and journalists in 2007, and other suits are likely to proliferate. And while Swedish court decisions won't have any binding effect on cases in the U.S. or other countries, what happens in Stockholm is expected to become a bellwether in the ongoing fight over who owns the information on the Internet, especially given that Sweden, like the U.S., has tightened its anti-piracy laws partly in response to heavy pressure from...
...seem pessimistic, but unfounded optimism is a privilege humanity cannot afford with only one planet to protect. Scientists have informed us of the imminent dangers of global warming, and we have the tools at hand to combat it. All that is needed now is a concerted, united effort to effect change. Those who deny the geological deterioration that is likely already underway are both foolish and disrespectful to future generations of our species and others. If preserving life on Earth as we know it is not reason enough to pay higher taxes, take public transportation, and err on the side...
...issue that emerges is balance. When each distinct sound is allowed its own room to breathe, the results can be breathtaking. When one dominates, the results are tedious. There are a number of songs on “Hold Time” where one instrument is prevalent to detrimental effect. The title track, for example, is completely awash in lush but lumbering strings that devour the song’s hammer dulcimer and synthesizer. After a couple of minutes, the song has the same effect as sitting in a lecture hall without A/C on a hot and humid day. It?...
...complexity, the beauty of the Muslim world. The exhibit highlights the crucial relationship between religious adherence and cultural values and helps us understand both better,” says Paul Beron, director of the outreach center at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. The exhibition has proven an effective way of communicating the crux of Muslim spirituality. But this is just one small step. “Much more needs to be done. This should ideally be part of a larger project at Harvard incorporating the arts as powerful vehicles to foster learning and teaching about cultures that...
This clarion statement of international sanity had a curious effect on its audience: stunned silence, as the assembled Europeans and Russians were confronted with a terrifying new reality. They were out of excuses, especially our NATO allies. If the U.S. was done with thoughtless bellicosity, the peaceable Euros might have to respond more substantively to our requests for them to live up to their pledges in Afghanistan. This seemed the underlying tension in Munich - the split between countries whose troops actually fight in Afghanistan and those whose troops do not. It is a breach to watch, one that could cripple...