In The News

["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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Canada:
Amendments may block Internet TV- JumpTV.com says move puts chill on
opening of Internet
By Ian Jack, National Post.com, June 18, 2002
http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost/story.html?id={08DAC161-3856-4B20-B198-87DB4AF32AFD}

"The House of Commons Heritage Committee has passed amendments to
copyright legislation that would make it more difficult to retransmit
television signals over the Internet."
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'Ranger' Vs. the Movie Pirates Software Is Studios' Latest Weapon in A
Growing Battle
By Frank Ahrens, Washington Post Technews.com, June 19, 2002; Page H01
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5144-2002Jun18.html

"Ranger is burrowing through the public parts of your computer, sniffing
around, turning over bits of data, trying to find out if you've stolen a
movie over the Internet."
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AOL's got major-label music to burn
By Jim Hu, ZDNet News, June 18, 2002
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-937288.html

"AOL Time Warner has begun selling songs encoded in the unprotected MP3
format as a way to promote unreleased tracks from some of its most
popular artists.

America Online, Warner Music Group's corporate cousin, last week began
offering 99 cent downloads of music from artists such as the Red Hot
Chili Peppers, Alanis Morissette, Missy Elliott, Jewel and Brandy. In
all, AOL plans to offer 15 songs at that price."
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Syria, Eyeing Advantages of Education,Opens a Virtual University
By DANIEL DEL CASTILLO, Information Technology- Chronicle.com, June 19,
2002
http://chronicle.com/free/2002/06/2002061901t.htm

"In just eight months, the government of Syria has built and opened the
country's first electronic university, continuing a gradual move from a
Soviet-style closed society to a more open, Western-oriented model."
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Online ed taking off : Web convenience, flexibility attract
By Agnes Blum, BostonGlobe Correspondent, 6/16/2002
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/167/learning/Online_ed_taking_off+.shtml

"When Mari Sayama's husband got a good job in Japan last year, she
wanted to move there with him, but she also wanted to continue her
studies at the University of Massachusetts at Boston."
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SAP, Siemens to develop e-learning solution
By L. D. Casiraya , ITMatters.com
http://www.itmatters.com.ph/news/news_06102002d.html

"The solution facilitates the planning of training courses, supports the
design and development of up-to-date content, and relates content to
respective business administration processes," Mr. Black explained."