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Journal Journal: French high-speed train sets world record 357.2 mph

Journal by Scott7477 on Tuesday April 03, 2007 @09:44AM

Today a French high-speed train known as TGV set a world speed record for conventional trains of 357.2 miles per hour. That is quite impressive. In my view, trains at this kind of speed would be competitive with commuter aircraft for the types of routes that both transportation systems serve. It seems that high speed train systems would work economically in par

Submission + - New Fair Use Bill introduced today to change DMCA

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 27, 2007 @02:41PM

An anonymous reader writes: WashingtonPost.com notes that Reps Boucher(D-Va) and Dolittle(R-Calif) today introduced the FAIR USE Act that updates the DMCA to "make it easier for digital media consumers to use the content they buy." Boucher's statement on the bill says "The Digital Millennium Copyright Act dramatically tilted the copyright balance toward complete copyright protection at the expense of the public's right to fair use..." Backing the bill is the Consumer Electronics Association, the Home Recording Rights Coalition, the American Library Association and others.

Submission + - Is "Making Available" A Copyright Infringe

Submitted by

NewYorkCountryLawyer

on Tuesday February 27, 2007 @01:52PM

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes: "Is merely "making available" a copyright infringement, as the RIAA claims? That was the legal issue argued by the attorneys in Elektra v. Barker on January 26th. A "Friend" has made the transcript "available" and the 58-page transcript of the argument (pdf) is now available online."

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