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Telephone Lines Internet Access
1,886 wordsThe issues discussed here often overlook the very basic things you need to get a modem connection - if you " ve never used a modem, or you are doing a new installation, you may want to seek more basic help and troubleshooting information first. There are MANY factors that affect modem connection speed. A 33. 6 modem will rarely get 33. 6 connections (it requires a very clean line and clean routing to the server modem); 28. 8 and 26. 4 are more common. Similarly, a 56 k modem will rarely get 56 k...
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Record Labels Copyright Laws
1,106 words... py right infringement (7). There is virtually no way to enforce copyright laws on MP 3 s because it's so easy to indirectly violate them. When considering what the Internet is, a vast collection of information interconnected for the public, the need for safe harbors becomes apparent. However, it's these same safe harbors that provide ways to escape liability when an individual does violate copyright laws. Web pages are connected through hyperlinks and search engines so even though a web site...
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Pc Magazine Computer Users
654 wordsWhen was the last time you listened to an audio sample of your favorite music artist on your personal computer? If you answered any date at all you have Real Networks to thank. Real Networks was created by Rob Glaser in 1994 as Progressive Networks and was based out of Seattle. Since the introduction of Real Audio, Real Networks technology has grown to be the most popular format for delivering streaming multimedia over the Internet. Real Networks initial goal has been to develop and market softw...
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Allowed To Continue Record Companies
453 wordsIn America, millions of people are being accused of stealing from the music industry. People using the Internet, specifically Napster, are being accused of stealing. A. The record companies in America are filing lawsuits against Napster under the terms that they are helping with piracy of their music. However, if they were worried about copying music for free, who do the same record companies, such as Sony, produce tape recorders with two slots so you can easily copy tapes? B. There is no concre...
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Operating System Central Authority
909 wordsTOPIC: Can Linux succeed in a Windows world? Linux is a Unix-language-based computer platform and is described as being slimmer, faster, more reliable and flexible than Windows and can better serve consumers and businesses. Is there any truth in the statements being made about this rival operating Brief history about the origins of Windows and Linux General functions of any operating system The capabilities of Windows and Linux and what requirements of an operating The advantages and disadvantag...
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Hundred Thousand Tom Clancy
1,740 wordsWill the books as we know them cease to exist? In the future, will children know what books are? Plain books in paper. Will they remember them? Many think not, because the computer is taking slowly over our lives. Soon every thing will be connected to one big network they say. Personally I have doubts. Yes, the computer is becoming more and more part of our everyday life, but we will not stop printing books. I dont think anybody prefers to read a novel on a computer screen. No, to have a solid b...
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Record Companies Internet Companies
661 wordsFrom the publics point of view we think Napster should be able to offer a service to the public that lets us copy music for free. Unlike mp 3. com, Napster doesnt profit from offering this service to the public. In mp 3. coms case, by making us pay a fee mp 3. com in return should also pay a fee to the licensed owner of the music. We feel that this would be fair to us and to the record companies. The record companies should also receive a share of the profits. If Internet companies are profiting...
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Word Of Mouth Music Industry
999 wordsLike the old saying goes, "The best things in life are free. " digital media is no exception. Digital media has lately been getting attention due to the legal accusations on a certain type of digital media, MP 3 s. MP 3 stands for Mpeg (a common file compression format) audio layer 3 (which means it compresses any audio into 3 layers for about 1 / 15 th the size). The lawsuits that have been springing up lately contain two arguments. In one corner, we have the argument that an artist should be a...
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Public Domain Video Clips
962 wordsIt seems like the fight between legal departments at major movie and TV studios and fan producers of websites has reached a fever pitch. In late September, the legal department of Fox TV sent out notices to cease and desist to two webmasters of fan "King Of The Hill" websites. Fox Primetime has cracked down on fan sites before, most notably those saluting "The X-Files. " It boggles the mind why fan sites pose such a threat to the studios. It would seem that for a fan to take the time and spend t...
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Property Without Due Process Liberty Or Property Without Due
1,062 wordsA young man named Shaun Fanning who attended high school in Harwich, Massachusetts had two loves, sports and computers. As he became more interested in computers, he decided to stop playing sports and turn his attention toward working with computers. He focused on two aspects of computers, programming and the Internet. His interest with computers grew from a hobby into an obsession throughout high school. In his freshman year at Northeast University, he attempted to enter computer courses higher...
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Anthology Of American Literature Langston Hughes
1,225 wordsThe Harlem Renaissance was a great and powerful era in black history. Blues and Jazz flourished throughout the streets of New York, and young black artist began to arise an important part of this era had to be the inspirational writings of Mr. Langston Hughes. Born in Joplin, Missouri, Hughes was raised by his grandmother after his parents had divorced. He graduated from high school in Cleveland, Ohio and went off to Mexico to live with his father for fifteen months. While in Mexico, Hughes live...
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Mp 3 Files Mp 3 Board Napster
315 wordsBy: Alexis Napster Napster By: Alexis Alexis Frank IST 333 August 9, 2000 Napster In less than one year Napster has become the hot application that has some 20 million users running to their computer. Napster is currently fighting for its life against a court ordered shutdown, but it seems that people will find a way to share and download on line music no matter what. Napster is a music file sharing program that allows you to convert your desktop into a web based trading room. You have a persona...
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Real Problem Mp 3
851 wordsNAPSTER: PRESERVING THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL OPENNESS Introduction The Real Problem What Can be Done? Responsible Use Usage Guide How to Vastly Improve Your Download Times News Articles and University Policies regarding Napster and Gnutella To improve your download speed, we strongly recommend you install Newsletter and Double your Internet Speed Introduction As you probably already know by now, Napster is software that allows users to share the MP 3 libraries with each other no matter where they a...
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Types Of Music Napster Users
423 wordsNapster shut down! Napster Napster Napster shut down! This was the headline on newspapers all across the country when a San Francisco court ordered Napster to shut down. Thankfully, a Federal Appeals Court granted a reprieve on that decision. Napster should not be shutdown! Some opponents of Napster say that people who download songs are stealing music. People who believe this statement do not look at facts from Napster users. According to Lisa Bowman of ZDTV, Jupiter Communications conducted a ...
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Mp 3 Files Breaking The Law
1,268 wordsEnglish 001 Section Napster Ryan Jacobson English 001 Section 1017 The Argument With Napster The Napster software (web), launched early in 1999, allows internet users to share and download MP 3 files directly from any computer connected to the Napster network. The software is used by downloading a program from the Napster site and then connecting to the network through this software, which allows sharing (uploading and downloading) of MP 3 files between all users connected to the network. While ...
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Indiana University Music Industry
932 wordsThe problems faced by Napster and how it affects us. INTRODUCTION Shawn Fanning let his closely cropped coiffure grow a bit shaggy, so his friends started calling him nappy. That evolved into a new nickname, Napster, which became the Internet handle he used in chat rooms. After sharing tips on guitar playing, Fanning told two cyber pals about a revolutionary software program he was working on. Encouraged by his new friends, he wrote the program and the idea attracted a sizable cash donation from...
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Internet Service Provider Phone Line
420 wordsProcess Paper: How to get on the net The Internet is a very important tool for communicating, learning, and just surfing. To utilize the capabilities of the Net one must have a phone line, a computer with a modem, and an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Computers can usually be found at any electronic store. The store should also have information on how a local ISP can be found. The Internet Service Provider that you find will give you the essential software needed to connect to the Internet. On...
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Kevin Mitnick Chat Rooms
1,544 wordsThe popular definition of a hacker has a negative connotation in todays society, but computer hackers arent criminals by their definition of the word. Their definition deals with how someone approaches an activity in life, not just when dealing with computers. Hackers feel a certain depth of commitment and an enhanced level of excitement at hacking a system. Hacking basically means learning all there is to know about a system, becoming immersed in the system to the point of distraction, and bein...
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National Institute Of Justice Lack Of Education
1,501 wordsEthics in the Age of Information- The information age is the age we live in today, and with the information age comes an age of ethics. When we deal with the new technologies introduced every day, we need to decide what we must consider ethical and unethical. We must consider all factors so that the use of the information readily available to many persons is not abused. Information technology will be the most fundamental area of ethical concern for business in the next decade (Houston 2). The mo...
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Computer Networks Gain Access
485 wordsAs Americans become increasingly computer literate, they are discovering an unusual and exploding repertoire of pornographic imagery on computer networks. Every time consumers log on, their transactions assist pornographers in compiling databases of information about their buying habits and sexual tastes. The more sophisticated computer pornographers are using these databases to develop mathematical models to determine which images they should try to market aggressively. They are paying close at...
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