Word: peering
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...Levy and Rose still believed that the ultimate solution had to come through a digital strategy. In-house consumer research indicated that most people didn't want to break the law, and that music fans would buy music online if the experience was better and easier than the illegal peer-to-peer (P2P) sites. So the company took a huge gamble in November 2002, announcing that EMI would license all of its legally-available music to anyone who would pay its set wholesale prices and meet its terms. And it began encouraging artists to make their music available online. Most...
What might such guidelines look like? The Corporation should look to both the standards set by its peer institutions and the criteria set forth by the Harvard Corporation in the PetroChina decision. A prudent place to start would be an unequivocal ban on investments that facilitate governments responsible for committing or supporting Congress-declared genocides There is no excuse for Sinopec, which is involved in Sudan in the same way as PetroChina, to remain in Harvard’s portfolio—since the University has taken a moral stance against genocide in Sudan, it behooves them to be consistent...
...added that the EPC is considering a range of remedies, including increased faculty involvement in pre-concentration advising and the creation of a peer academic advising system...
...more important. In the late ’90s, when Napster entered the scene, it was so efficient at music swapping that academic uses of limited university bandwidth were hindered, so many schools (Harvard included) set out policies which gave preference to web and e-mail traffic over peer-to-peer file sharing. Another reason for sidestepping end-to-end, however, has certain technophiles up in arms: money. Some Internet providers, such as Comcast, offer new Internet telephony services. But a traditional phone conversation effectively gets its own dedicated pair of wires. So if Comcast’s telephone service...
...great for the Harvard community. It’s a safe way to drink and a good way to have fun. I think it should be here permanently,” he said.Many underage students were a little upset at not being able to drink with their older peers. “I think there was a really nice turnout. Of course, because I’m not twenty-one I can’t enjoy it as much as other people,” said Jennifer R. Popack ’08, who enjoyed the ambience of the event...