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- 4681: Software Licensing
- ... program is textual, like a book, yet also mechanical, like the piano roll in White-Smith, the Copyright Office granted copyright protection under the rule of doubt. In 1974, Congress created the Natural Commission on New Technological Uses (CONTU) to investigate whether the evolving computer technology field outpaced the existing copyright laws and also to determine the extent of copyright protection for computer programs. CONTU concluded that while copyright protection should ... piracy. All software developers spend a lot of time and money in developing software for public use. A portion of every dollar spent in purchasing original software is funneled back into research and development of new software. Software piracy can be found in three forms: software counterfeiting, which is the illegal duplication and sale of copyrighted software in a form that is designed to make it appear to be a legitimate ... the hardware from that particular dealer; and downloading of copyrighted software to users connected by modem to electronic bulletin boards and/or the Internet. When software is pirated the consumer pays for that cost by new software and/or upgrade version being very expensive. Federal appellate courts in the U.S. have determined that operating systems, object code and software cotained in ROMs are protected by copyright, and some lower ...
- 4682: Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead"
- ... name Roark. Rational thinkers, do not make decisions in a give or take scenario, but instead they carefully distinguish between be extremes of the Black, the White, and the median Gray. The Fountainhead, simulates the world as a whitches cauldron, filled with many evils, among which only one true and worthy victor can pervail. Ayn Rand explores the many facets of power within a structural community, relying upon her philosolophy as ... an engine over heated, Toohey is too power hungry, in turn his eminent downfall. He knows quite well that he is incapable of acheiving true power, so his conscience convulges and lash back at the world that he dispise. His destructive natural corrupts and he vows vengence. ‘ I have no private purpose. I want power. I want my world of the future. Let all sacrefice and none profit. Let all suffer and none enjoy. Let progress stop.' Like a fugitive who fear being caught, Toohey has to live in the agony of having ...
- 4683: The Hellenistic Age
- ... the son of King Philip of Mecedon who brought all of Greece under his authority. When Philip was murdered Alexander the Great took the throne. He reigned for thirteen years. Alexander was always looking for new conquest; he and his army succeed in controlling all of Greece, Persia and part of India. It was said that Alexander had the face of a god, the physique of an Olympic athlete, was a brilliant general which he inherited from his father and very intelligent; his intelligence was acquired somewhat by the teaching of his tutor Socrotes. Under Alexander a great cosmopolitan culture developed. The new culture has thus been termed "Hellenistic" - not purely Greek, because of all the towns under his control, it was a melting pot. After Alexander's death the empire was divided into three large portions each ... Antigonid dynasty. His power was usually not very strong over the poleis. These huge political units now overshadowed the old city-states. The urban elite in these kingdoms spoke Koine (common) Greek, which became the new international language. The religion, art and literature were a cosmopolitan blend of Greek and native elements. Many new cities were founded, most important of which was Alexandria in Egypt. Under the Ptolemies, who used ...
- 4684: Will Computers Control Humans In The Future?
- ... lives easier. Machines and tools have given us the ability to do more in less time giving us, at the same time, more comfort. As the technology advances, computers become faster and more powerful. These new machines are enabling us to do more in less time making our lives easier. The increased use of computers in the future, however, might have negative results and impact on our lives. In the novel Nine Tomorrows Isaac Asimov often criticizes our reliance on computers by portraying a futuristic world where computers control humans. One of the images which Asimov describes in the book is that humans might become too dependent on computers. In one of the stories, Profession, Asimov writes about people being educated ... they would only want to be educated by computer tapes. Putting in knowledge would take less time than reading books and memorizing something that would take almost no time using a computer in the futuristic world that Asimov describes. Humans might began to rely on computers and allow them to control themselves by letting computers educate people. Computers would start teaching humans what computers tell them without having any choice ...
- 4685: The Nature of Art
- ... individual became a painter or a sculptor, or a shoemaker, by learning the rules of the trade.” The Greeks applied rules as a means of bringing order to the perceived chaos of nature and the world around them. They consciously sought order, clarity, balance, and harmony in their works. Rules provided a measure of control, and through control a form of comprehension. In this situation, painters and sculptors differed merely in ... Greece, painting and sculpture were distinguished from Poetry and Music, which were the products of divine inspiration and stood outside the rules governing mundane activity. “Poetry and Music were both highly respected in the Ancient World. It is indicative of their relative status that Poetry and Music are assigned Muses, but not painting and sculpture” . The Greek word for a painter of a sculptor was banausos, meaning literally a mechanic. The ... politics, and their everyday lives. Ancient Greece was the most important time for art. The Ancient Greeks created many beautiful pieces that were, in a sense, the basis for many well-known art pieces today. “World-wide, the Greeks are recognised for their accomplishments in art. The early Greeks, who settled on the Greek mainland and the western coast of Asia Minor, thought of themselves as humble successors to their ...
- 4686: Affirmative Action: Public OPinion vs. Policy
- ... do we reach a "happy medium" so-to-speak? In American political culture, it appears as though individualism and egalitarianism are values that find themselves on opposite ends of the political battlefield. In a complex world of political ideology and political culture are sets of values and principles that are widely endorsed by politicians, educators, the media and other opinion leaders that make up the definition of what is to be ... politics is not the problem of prejudice" (1993, 107). The agenda of the civil rights movement has changed from one of equal opportunity to equal outcomes. The vast majority of the American Creed view the new civil rights program of racial quotas and affirmative action very much contrast with the principle of equal opportunity for all (Erikson/Tedin 95). Although the civil rights movement fabricated most of the political culture, progress ... many women, Hispanics, and Asians are ambivalent about or in some cases hostile to the idea of group rights, but Americans retain a powerful attachment to the principle of affirmative action, and many in the new black middle class have come back to look on it as an entitlement—much as the elderly view Medicare or farmers regard crop subsidies. Support for affirmative action also enjoys the status of a ...
- 4687: Economic Consequences of Software Crime
- ... is textual, like a book, yet also mechanical, like the piano roll in White-Smith, the Copyright Office granted copyright protection under the rule of doubt. In 1974, the government created the Natural Commission on New Technological Uses (CONTU) to investigate whether the evolving computer technology field outpaced the existing copyright laws and also to determine the extent of copyright protection for computer programs. CONTU concluded that while copyright protection should ... All software developers spend a lot of time and money in developing software for public use. A portion of every dollar spent in purchasing original softwar! e is funneled back into research and development of new software. Software piracy can be found in three forms: software counterfeiting, which is the illegal duplication and sale of copyrighted software in a form that is designed to make it appear to be a legitimate ... the hardware from that particular dealer; and downloading of copyrighted software to users connected by modem to electronic bulletin boards and/or the Internet. When software is pirated the consumer pays for that cost by new software and/or upgrade version being more expensive. Federal appellate courts have determined that operating systems, object code and software contained in ROMs are protected by copyright. Some lower federal courts have also determined ...
- 4688: Maria Mitchell
- ... devoted amateur( most astronomers of that time were amateurs) astronomer, introduced her to mathematics and the night sky. He also encouraged her toward teaching and passed on a sense of God as in the natural world. By the time Maria was sixteen, she was a teacher of mathematics at Cyrus Pierce's school for young ladies where she used to be a student. Following that she opened a grammar school of ... of today. She kept studying at the Atheneum, discussed astronomy with scientists who visited Nantucket (including William C. Bond), and kept studying the sky through her father's lent telescope. In the mid-nineteenth century, new developments in astronomy were expanding the field at an fast and exciting rate. The Mitchellƒs were aware that the King of Denmark awarded a gold metal to anyone who discovered a "telescopic" comet. No ... medal. In 1848, she was the first woman to be admitted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Now that she was a celebrity many people came to see her, famous artists came from New York to paint her portrait, and people recognized her achievements. Mariaƒs status as a respected astronomer also gave her new opportunities for employment. In 1865 Mitchell was appointed professor of astronomy at the ...
- 4689: Law - An Overview
- ... of this paper addresses the type of law that operates in creating potential boundaries for the behavior of states. This law is called the Law of Nations or international law. Patrick Moynihan, a senator from New York, has written a book on this subject called On the Law of Nations. His book argues that states need international law to monitor their actions and to maintain order. He also notes the frequent ... United States is moving away from its long established concern for and advocacy of international legal norms of state behavior." The implication of the United States' departure is extremely troubling. The decline of universalism in world politics can be seen through the example of the United States. Moynihan has no trouble in finding examples in recent history to support his argument. During the Bush Administration two examples are cited of unilateral action condoned by the United States, which are violations of international law. The first is the precedent allowing the Federal Bureau of Investigation apprehend fugitives of United States law anywhere around the world. This violates the principles of sovereignty and jurisdiction. The second example is the United States' raid on the home of the Nicaraguan embassador in Panama. This clearly violates the idea of extraterritorality. These actions ...
- 4690: Wuthering Heights
- Like the world of Transylvania, the Gothic setting in Wuthering Heights suggests a wild and primitive landscape unconstrained by Orthodox norms. The reader is first introduced to Wuthering Heights, the house and its surroundings, as it appears to the middle class, Mr. Lockwood, on a stormy night. Thus, Lockwood serves the same role and Jonathan Harker as he is the bridge between the world of 19th century normal realities and the primeval world of Wuthering Heights. Just as Mr. Harker characterizes his trip to Transylvania as a journey between two atmospheres, entering the "thunderous one", Mr. Lockwood too is introduced to Wuthering Heights on a stormy night, ...
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