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Submission + - Google News Found Guilty of Copyright Violation

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schmiddy

on Wednesday February 14, 2007 @02:06AM

schmiddy writes: "A court in Brussels, Belgium, has just found Google guilty of violating copyright law with its Google News aggregator. According to the ruling, Google News' links and brief summaries of news sources violates copyright law. Google will be forced to be $32,600 for each day it displayed the links of the plaintiffs. Although Google plans to appeal, this ruling could have chilling effects on fair use rights on the web in the rest of Europe as well if other countries follow suit."

Using Technology to Improve Kindergarten? 132

Posted by Cliff on Wednesday February 14, 2007 @01:22AM from the improving-the-K-experience dept.

andres32a asks: "I currently run a private preschool located in Latin America. I have been always interested in finding new ways of giving kids a legitimate educational advantage through fresh applications of technology. What technology would you like to have seen applied in your kindergarten?"

Feed Advertising: The Ad-Free Cellphone May Soon Be Extinct (nytimes.com)

From feed by nytfeed on Wednesday February 14, 2007 @01:12AM

Experts say it is only a matter of time before the 2.2 billion mobile phone users around the world consider it natural to tune into a 15-second spot.

Journal Journal: 16-qubit Quantum Computer Successfully Demonstrated

Journal by PoliTech on Wednesday February 14, 2007 @12:46AM

D-Wave held a Quantum Computer demo today at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley. The actual Quantum Computer itself is located back at the company's British Columbia HQ. headquarters.

D-Wave qubits in the era of Quantum Computing

Write Your Valentine On a Spacecraft 100

Posted by kdawson on Wednesday February 14, 2007 @12:43AM from the geeks-in-love dept.

GingerSnaps writes "Looking for something more fun and less predictable than roses and chocolates this Valentine's Day? Write your love on the side of a satellite. This unusual approach to courting comes courtesy of students at MIT and Georgia Tech, as part of a larger initiative to pay for their research spacecraft, the Mars Gravity Biosatellite. For a tax-deductible donation anyone can post a picture or message of choice on the spacecraft. All donations help the students pay for the development and construction of their Earth-orbiting satellite, to be launched in 2010. The data gathered will be critical to preparing for human missions to Mars and beyond."

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