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Click Vs. Brick: An Exploration Of Mp3 File Sharing And Mp3
Number of words: 3826 - Number of pages: 14.... many similar companies such as Grokster and Kazaa continue to offer file-sharing facilities and provide free access to copyrighted music.
There are numerous arguments originating from all sides of the debate. Many of these are mutually exclusive and, therefore, cannot all be substantiated. McDougall (2000) published an article online, in which he summates the main arguments listed below:
• Copying is fair use
• Copying is theft
• Music wants to be free
• Napster users buy more CDs
• Music companies make too much money
• Music companies will make more money with Internet di .....
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Computer Crime
Number of words: 3398 - Number of pages: 13.... of time, or when a computer operator uses a computer to
steal valuable information from an employer.
Computers have been used for most kinds of crime, including fraud, theft,
larceny, embezzlement, burglary, sabotage, espionage, murder, and forgery, since
the first cases were reported in 1958. One study of 1,500 computer crimes
established that most of them were committed by trusted computer users within
businesses; persons with the requisite skills, knowledge, access, and resources.
Much of known computer crime has consisted of entering false data into computers,
which is simpler and sa .....
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The Internet
Number of words: 240 - Number of pages: 1.... right? But wait, you have a
computer, a modem, and the internet! You are saved! All you have to do is log
on the internet, type in a keyword about your topic, and search. Instantly,
you can get tons of information about your topic.
The internet links people together into a web of networks and shared
software using computer terminals and telephone lines or wireless radio
connections.The basic internet was formed about 4 or 5 years ago by the United
States government with the idea to pass information between themselves rapidly
and efficently. Groups like the Army, Navy, Air Force, Mar .....
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Lasers And Their Uses
Number of words: 843 - Number of pages: 4.... in phase
with and in the same direction as the bombarding photon. This process is
called stimulated emission. The bombarding photon of the emitted photon may
then strike other excited atoms, stimulating further emission of photons, all
of the same frequency and phase. This process produces a sudden burst of
coherent radiation as all the atoms discharge in a rapid chain reaction. The
light beam produces is usually pencil thin and maintains its size and direction
over very long distances.
Lasers vary greatly in the way they look and what they are used for.
Some lasers are as large as b .....
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The Steam Engine
Number of words: 1974 - Number of pages: 8.... to the Cornish, because one of their biggest problems was the flooding of the mining shafts. (The Penetration of the Industry by Steam Power) The mine owners “worried…that the mines would have to be shut down unless water could be pumped out of the shafts.” “The engine successfully raised water from the bottom of deep mines.” (Siegel, 17) This saved the shutting down of the mines, which were essential to further the economy. Not only did save the mines, it provided a method of mining that proved to be extremely quicker than the traditional techniques. One of the bigge .....
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Knowledge Is Power: How To Buy A Computer
Number of words: 1563 - Number of pages: 6.... figure out how powerful a computer the
consumer needs, therefore, a person must first determine which programs he wants
to run. For many buyers, this creates a problem. They cannot buy a computer
until they know what they want to do with it, but they cannot really know all
of the uses there are for a computer until they own one. This problem is not as
tough as it seems, however. The consumer should go to his local computer store,
and look at the software that's available. Most programs explain their minimum
hardware requirements right on the box. After looking at a few packages, it
shoul .....
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Maglev Consequences
Number of words: 689 - Number of pages: 3.... commuter and regional air traffic. Those short distance flights take
valuable landing slots that could be used for larger planes on more profitable,
longer flights. With the maglev vehicles the shorter trips excluding access
time can be cut a lot. With a study of 16 major corridors of travel, less than
300 miles in length, they studied how well the maglev vehicles could help, and
in 10 out of the 16 the time could be cut at least slightly. Also the cost of
a maglev trip will be less so that even with the longer trips where the maglev
vehicles don't have the time advantage they wil .....
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Internet Regulation: Policing Cyberspace
Number of words: 1332 - Number of pages: 5.... owns the Internet and has the
responsibility to determine who uses it and how it is used. The government
must control what information is accessible from its agencies.
This material is not lawfully available through the mail or over the
telephone, there is no valid reason these perverts should be allowed
unimpeded on the Internet. Since our initiative, the industry has
commendably advanced some blocking devices, but they are not a substitute
for well-reasoned law.4 Because the Internet has become one of the biggest
sources of information in this world, legislative safeguards are
i .....
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High And Low Displacement Engines
Number of words: 369 - Number of pages: 2.... but the Mustang would win in a race that’s longer than a 1/4 of a mile. They can also be made to produce as much power as a large engine but the engine life would be reduced due to the stress.
The advantage of small displacement engines is that they are fuel efficiency and weigh less than larger engines. The small displacement engine can also be modified to gain more power but the engine life is also reduced. The larger displacement is stronger and it can handle more modification but it still cannot accelerate as fast as a smaller engine and it consumes a larger amount of fuel.
Both low dis .....
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Software Piracy
Number of words: 1389 - Number of pages: 6.... people convicted of more serious crimes. The software industry
loses more than $15.2 billion annually worldwide due to software piracy.
Software piracy costs the industry:
$482 every second
$28,900 every minute
$1.7 million every hour
$41.6 million every day
$291.5 million every week
To understand software piracy, one must get inside the mind of the
pirate. People, who wouldn't think of sneaking merchandise out of a st .....
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