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October 12, 2004
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In This Edition
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1. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Internet Piracy Case
2. 911 Calls Made Over Internet Often Get Lower Priority
3. Phone Line Alchemy: Copper Into Fiber
4. Nations Plan for Net's Future
5. 7-Eleven Adopting Wireless Technology
6. Racing to Energy's Great Green Future
7. House Passes Second Anti-Spyware Bill
8. US Names Cyber Chief, House Eyes More Clout for Job
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WEEK IN REVIEW
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1. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Internet Piracy Case
>From The Washington Post (Topic: Piracy), Oct. 12:
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday sidestepped a dispute over
whether Internet providers can be forced to identify
subscribers illegally swapping music and movies online.
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2. 911 Calls Made Over Internet Often Get Lower Priority
>From USA Today (Topic: VoIP), Oct. 12:
Emergency calls made using new Internet telephone services
ring in through a nonemergency line and often aren't
answered immediately, according to an official who runs
Ramsey County's largest 911 emergency call center.
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3. Phone Line Alchemy: Copper Into Fiber
>From The New York Times (Topic: Telecom), Oct. 11:
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Rick Montey and his two-worker crew want to present a new
image of the local phone company: prompt, friendly and
hands-on helpful. At the home of T. J. Smith here in this
Fort Worth suburb, Mr. Montey helped choose an inconspicuous
spot to bore a small hole through the side of the house for
the fiber optic line that would enable Mr. Smith's son to
download big computer files quickly for his graphic-design
work and let his granddaughter pull video clips off the
Internet.
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4. Nations Plan for Net's Future
>From Wired.com (Topic: Internet), Oct. 11:
National governments, with input from nongovernmental
organizations, are laying the groundwork for a new internet
governance structure. Hosted by the Geneva-based
International Telecommunication Union, a United Nations
agency, the World Summit on the Information Society, to
conclude next year, is an effort to find a common vision for
the information society.
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5. 7-Eleven Adopting Wireless Technology
>From eWeek (Topic: Wireless), Oct. 11:
Sherry Neal checked the refrigerated shelves of her 7-Eleven
store, touched the screen of a small handheld computer and
got an instant four-week sales history on turkey sandwiches.
With a couple keystrokes of the wireless computer, the store
manager placed an order for the next day's supply without
ever leaving the aisle.
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6. Racing to Energy's Great Green Future
>From Business Week (Topic: Alternative Energy), Oct. 8:
Back in 2000, when Frederick Schilling concocted Dagoba
Organic Chocolate in Central Point, Ore., he faced a choice:
He could buy the cheapest possible electricity to make his
organic chocolate bars containing hazelnuts, pecans, and
berries, or he could pay 20% extra to have the local utility
pump him energy derived from renewable sources, such as sun
and wind.
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7. House Passes Second Anti-Spyware Bill
>From Reuters (Topic: Spyware), Oct. 7:
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously
passed a second bill targeting perpetrators of computer
"spyware" that hides in users' computers and monitors their
activities.
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8. US Names Cyber Chief, House Eyes More Clout for Job
>From MSNBC.com (Topic: Cybersecurity), Oct. 7:
The Department of Homeland Security named an acting U.S.
cybersecurity chief on Thursday as Congress weighed whether
to give the position greater clout to fight hackers, viruses
and other online threats.
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