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...disappeared. ifpi says 885 million music files are available online for illegal downloading. In Britain and Germany, Europe's two biggest markets, 6% of Internet users buy legal music online, while 5% engage in illegal file sharing. But illegal downloads are double the rate of legal ones in France, Sweden and Spain. And any technology as disruptive as digital music is bound to create some friction. Several labels, including EMI, want more flexible pricing online - oldies and tracks by emerging artists might sell at a discount, while big hits by established acts might be premium-priced. Apple, however, is reluctant...
...After training in bright sunshine, the skiers were confronted by flat light and gusting winds. Dorfmeister won in one minute 56.49 seconds, 0.37 seconds clear of silver medalist Martina Schild of Switzerland. Anja Paerson of Sweden took the bronze...
...almost the entire difference on the next lap. Renner, supplied with a replacement pole by a Canadian coach while in the transition area, held the position on her third-and-final lap, and Scott began the final loop a nose behind Finland's Virpi Kuitunen, neck-and-neck with Sweden's Lina Andersson. The race came down to the final stretch, when Andersson broke a stride clear of Scott to win the gold medal with Anna Dahlberg in 16 minutes 36.9 seconds. Scott, 31, and Renner, 29, finished 0.6 seconds behind for the silver. Finland won the bronze, 2.3 seconds...
...Alberta and Sherry Lawrence (27th) of Calgary. The winner was Austrian Michaela Dorfmeister who just weeks away from retirement capped a remarkable career with her first Olympic gold medal. Dorfmeister won in one minute 56.49 seconds, 0.37 seconds clear of silver medalist Martina Schild of Switzerland. Anja Paerson of Sweden took the bronze...
...sport struggling mightily to develop outside North America. They have contested the final of every significant international tournament since the International Ice Hockey Federation first sanctioned the women's world championships in 1990. Canada won eight consecutive world titles until Team U.S.A.'s 1-0 victory last April in Sweden, decided by an overtime shoot-out. The Americans captured the inaugural Winter Olympics tournament at Nagano, Japan, and Canada rebounded in 2002 to take the gold at Salt Lake City, Utah. Neither team has lost an international game to any contender but the other. "The rivalry makes women's hockey...