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RIAA Wins Copyright Case Against MN Woman-> 0

Submitted by MECC on Thursday October 04 2007, @07:11PM

MECC writes "The RIAA won in its case against Jammie Thomas:

Jurors ordered Jammie Thomas, 30, to pay record companies $220,000 — or $9,250 for each of 24 songs for which the companies sought damages. They could have awarded damages as low as $750 per song.

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Creator of Scooby-Doo dies at 81

Submitted by MECC on Tuesday January 09 2007, @10:16AM

MECC writes "Scooby-Doo creator Iwao Takamoto passed away at yesterday at the age of 81. From the article:

In a career that spanned more than six decades, Iwao Takamoto assisted in the designs of some of the biggest animated features and television shows, including "Cinderella," "Peter Pan," "Lady and the Tramp" and "The Flintstones." But it was Takamoto's creation of Scooby-Doo, the cowardly dog with an adventurous heart, that captivated audiences and endured for generations.

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Researchers find potential cure for cancer

Submitted by MECC on Thursday January 04 2007, @01:41PM

MECC writes "Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have found a way to kill cancer cells without radiation or toxic chemicals. From the article: 'A group of researchers claim that they are patenting a possible cure for cancer involving nothing more than sugar and short-chain fatty acid combination.'"

New Defense Secretary considers Cyberterror a WMD

Submitted by MECC on Friday November 10 2006, @03:07PM

MECC writes "New U.S. Defense Secretary and former CIA chief Robert Gates ranks 'cyberterror' right up there with weapons of mass destruction. From the linked article: ""When a teenage hacker in the Philippines overnight can wreak $10 billion in damage to the U.S. economy by implanting a virus, imagine what a sophisticated, well-funded effort to attack the computer base of our economy could accomplish," said Gates." It seems like an act like that might be like a weapon of mass destruction, except for the 'mass destruction' part."

UK Scientists Plan Human-Cow Embryos

Submitted by MECC on Tuesday November 07 2006, @08:52AM

MECC writes "Scientists in the UK have applied for permission to create embryos using cow eggs and human DNA, since human eggs have been in short supply. From the article, "The hybrid human-bovine embryos would be used for stem cell research and would not be allowed to develop for more than a few days." Also, "The resulting embryo would be 99.9% human; the only bovine element would be DNA outside the nucleus of the cell.""