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Science & Technology
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The Year of the Copyright
April 24, 2003
In October, the Supreme Court heard a challenge to the constitutionality of a law extending copyright by 20 years. But the question posed by the case, says Assistant Professor Jonathan Zittrain '95, is whether copyright can last forever.
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Weather Report
September 24, 2002
When the World Wide Web first reached buzzword status in the mid-1990s, corporate presence on the Internet was comparatively small.
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Tunnel Vision
July 1, 2002
Boston to Brussels. Fast. Very fast. Less than three hours fast. This is Frank Davidson's dream.
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A Catalyst for Change
April 27, 2001
This summer a group of Baltimore inner-city residents got technical jobs at an Internet company, thanks to their own determination but also to an idea…
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Takingachance@a.com
April 27, 2001
Despite the dizzying decline of the dot-com world, several alumni are determined to survive and thrive in their own digital start-ups.
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California Dreamin’
April 27, 2001
Students Go West for New Careers Sitting in the Charles Hotel’s lobby before yet another job interview, Norm Cappell ’02 imagines the dream job that…
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The Captain of the US v. Microsoft
September 28, 2000
Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson '64 is a blunt, plain-speaking, and physically imposing man who knows how to run a tight ship. From the moment he drew judging duties for United States v. Microsoft, Jackson was determined to keep one of the 20th century's largest antitrust cases running swiftly and on course.
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Building in Cyberspace
June 24, 1999
The intrepid crew of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society.