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Comment Re:Precedent (Score 1) 509

by ouvyt on Thursday May 22, 2008 @04:17PM (#23510624) Attached to: Federal Court Says First-Sale Doctrine Covers Software, Too

I don't understand why they thought they were going to win this, when none of the other big software companies (Microsoft, Apple, Adobe) have actively supported them. AutoDesk might have a monopoly on the software, but I doubt they have the deep pockets to lobby legislation like Microsoft could.

Indian Tech Universities Put Lectures Online For Free 40

Posted by timothy on Thursday May 22, 2008 @12:08PM from the happy-music-too dept.

sas-dot writes "The most sought-after Indian institutions like IIT and IISc have put their course lectures on YouTube. The site is up from last December and is slowly gaining momentum in terms of lectures available online. This is India's own program similar to MIT's OpenCourseWare. Good to see the competition, and that students have many sources of knowledge for free."

The Case for Lunar Property Rights 387

Posted by timothy on Thursday May 22, 2008 @03:37AM from the title-check's-a-bitch dept.

longacre writes "Who owns the moon? In a thought provoking piece, Instapundit blogger/law professor Glenn Reynolds gives us a brief history of earthlings' discourse on lunar property rights, a topic which has stagnated since the 1979 Moon Treaty. Is it possible to claim good title on land that is not under the dominion of a nation? He goes on to plead his case for the creation of lunar real estate legislation. From the article: 'Property rights attract private capital and, with government space programs stagnating, a lunar land rush may be just what we need to get things going again.'"

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