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...substance abuse which contribute greatly to this crisis, expand research, increase Medicaid funding, bring our programs to smaller cities and rural areas and greatly increase the technical assistance that will enable our community-based organizations to take advantage of the many excellent technology-related courses sponsored by companies like Microsoft or Novell...
...Democrat as the techie representing the eight-year economic boom, while Bush's tax cut worries some investors who fear for the government's fiscal discipline. Yet Bush is still the pro-Big Business, anti-Big Government Republican in this traditionally GOP enclave, and he also happens to be Microsoft's best hope...
Which really means that if consumers are not guilty of breaking the law, then Napster cannot be found guilty. The issue may come down to 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...
...songs, outtakes, early access to new releases and more biographical information than can be squeezed onto a CD's liner notes. They are also talking about doing something about their pricing structure. "It won't be $16.99 an album," promises Jennings. Jeff Alger, who works on e-books for Microsoft Reader, believes bringing down the cost of CDs is key. "The surest protection against piracy," he says, "is to make sure there's a high volume of quality, low-priced items on the market...
DEPARTING. JOEL KLEIN, 53, tenacious Assistant Attorney General who for four years headed the Justice Department's antitrust division; in Washington. Klein led the monopoly case against Microsoft, resulting in an order to break up the company, now under appeal...