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To: BWAC who wrote (6481)	7/17/2003 11:30:41 AM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Respond to of 25522

Greenspan is either blubbering or a genious, I guess people have said that all along. There is a school of thought that says that China will take out all the western nations in terms of economic power in the next 50 years and the US's whole ace in the hole is this "partnership" of sorts we have with India. I wonder if the economists at the WH are just letting this jobs exodus happen because they believe that particular line of thinking? Nah that gives them too much credit for forward thought! We beat the chinese once before, with Dell. Now we have to recreate that success with a lot of other industries, in essence learn how to use offshore resources while keeping the main IP here. A tough proposition though.

To: BWAC who wrote (6481)	7/20/2003 10:07:46 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 25522

Somewhat OT: Sharing songs is going to be a felony? What a joke! Ken Lay(among MANY others) is still walking the streets after stealing tens of millions from shareholders, but I will be prosecuted for downloading a song which is at a 128kb rate, even though the "official" compact disc rate is 1411kbs(ie. not close to the original). This is INSANE! Excerpt: Few online copyright violators have faced criminal charges so far. A New Jersey man pleaded guilty to distributing a digital copy of the movie "The Hulk" in federal court three weeks ago, but the Justice Department has not taken action against Internet users who offer millions of copies of songs each day. The Conyers-Berman bill would operate under the assumption that each copyrighted work made available through a computer network was copied by others at least 10 times for a total retail value of $2,500. That would bump the activity from a misdemeanor to a felony, carrying a sentence of up to five years in jail. edition.cnn.com