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Feed The Register: Who'll win the webcasting war? (theregister.com)

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A report from the battlefield

Column On March 20, 2007, The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), a three judge panel appointed by the Librarian of Congress whose mission it is to determine rates and terms for copyright statutory licenses, shocked the webcasting community by announcing dramatically higher rates for use of recorded music by large commercial and small webcasters alike.
Role Playing (Games)

Submission + - Eve Online's New Chief Economist (reuters.com)

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eldavojohn writes: "The popular online game Eve Online has just hired a real world economist who has a doctorate. The doctor said, "There's a lot of discussion in the game about inflation and that is my job, to find out if inflation is going on. This makes the consumers behave in a more natural way because they are competing against each other on multiple levels, not only on a tactical level in combat but for logistics and resources. That builds consumer behavior and patterns that you see in the real world." Is this a serious step to keep Eve Online competitive in the virtual land of MMOs despite scandals, Ponzi schemes & scams or is this merely a ploy to make it look like they're serious? Will CCP's developers actually take orders from their new financial chief and introduce money sinks to control inflation?"
The Courts

US Dept. of Justice May Intervene To Help RIAA 215

Posted by kdawson from the big-guns-in-the-wings dept.
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "In a Corpus Christi, Texas, case, Atlantic v. Boggs, where the defendant interposed a counterclaim alleging that the RIAA's $750-per-song file damages theory is unconstitutional, and the RIAA moved to dismiss the counterclaim, the US Department of Justice has sought and obtained an extension of time in which to decide whether to intervene in the case on the side of the RIAA. What probably precipitated the issue is that the constitutional question was raised not just as a defense as it was in UMG v. Lindor, but as a counterclaim, thus prompting a dismissal motion by the RIAA."

Feed Science Daily: Evidence Found For Novel Brain Cell Communication (sciencedaily.com)

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New research provides strong evidence for a novel type of communication between nerve cells in the brain. The finding may have relevance for the prevention and treatment of epilepsy, and possibly in the exploration of other aspects of brain functions, from creative thought processes to mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. The discovery suggests the first new model of brain function since the 1940s.

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