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...x varieties of New England ferns, a beaver dam, and something he never bargained for.  A straight-laced ex-nun must decide what to do with a stolen Sony Trinitron TV. The arrival of a Russian Jew in the apartment complex where she lives resolves the matter of the ’hot’ TV while opening another can of existential worms.  When Ronda Wickford, the assistant manager of Bra...

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... sail out to Palawasi. 9. The attack 10. The blast 11. The storm 12 Muddy waters 13. Tom's musings 14. Free-diving 15. Jun's story 16. Yellow Sony walkman 17. Dream of sperm whales 18. The rescue 19. Jun leaves on the Ymob Kid 20. Maya 21. The blue hole 22. Blind cigarette vendor 23. They are married 24 Mohal Bohal 25. About the author ...

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...pper motor drives continued in production into the early 1990's. In 1981, Sony shipped the first 3 1/2" floppy drives. In 1983 Rodime made the fir...

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...pper motor drives continued in production into the early 1990's. In 1981, Sony shipped the first 3 1/2" floppy drives. In 1983 Rodime made the fir...

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...as not until 1972 that a home version was introduced by Philips of the Netherlands. Sony introduced the first affordable home video recorder and pla... ...shita) from Japan which invented the VHS recording system in 1976 and competed with Sony's less successful Betamax standard. http://www.tvhist...

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...mine it. “What kind of magic device is this?” “Idiot,” Sarah whispered under her breath, rolling her eyes. “It’s a radio. I know it’s not the newest Sony type, all slick and thin and whatnot, but give me a break. Pretending you don’t know what it is, is just…lame.” Victor raised an eyebrow. “A radio, you say? Is that a weapon of some sort?” “No. It’s for communication.”...

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...ssisting the copyright violations that could be carried out by the owners of Sony Betamaxes. This, of course, was exactly the same legal claim that wo... ... exactly the same legal claim that would be made in the Napster case. In the Sony case, however, the movie companies lost. The Supreme Court said that... ... far outweighed the losses. Ironically, had the movie companies “won” in the Sony case, they might now be worse off. The Sony story provides us with s... ...he public and, ironically, the industry itself benefited as a result. But the Sony case is the exception rather than the rule. That is why it is so imp... ...the evidence needed to refute it. The Holes Matter as Much as the Cheese The Sony case is important in another way. The Supreme Court’s decision turne... ...7278_u01.qxd 8/28/08 11:04 AM Page 69 What does this have to do with the Sony case? In that case, remember, the Supreme Court had said that copyin... ...o is legal, there can be no claim of contributory or vicarious infringement. Sony is not contributing to infringement since con- sumers are not infrin... ...mbit an entire new technological invention (the realm of patent). But in the Sony case, the Supreme Court quite clearly saw that, in a world where tec... ...t—“cheaper copying requires greater control”—demands this result, though the Sony case antedates the World Wide Web by a considerable time. If it is c...

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...ost of them rock stars who own their labels - George Michael had to fight Sony to do just that) and very few actors come close to deriving subsisten... ...ing read on more platforms than ever - PDAs, iPods, cell phones, and even Sony Play Stations. How does this affect the very definition of the book? I... ...n endure the Kafkaesque process. The costs are passed on to the consumer. Sony, for instance already paid Forgent an undisclosed amount in May. Acco... ...ing, the sales organization, and the distribution network of the likes of Sony, or Microsoft. In an age of information glut, it is still the marketin... ...e with amazement the transient and aberrant phase of intermediation - the Sony's, Microsoft's, and Forgent's of this world. Information Technology ... ...oduct - he has to phone. Interactive television is an abject failure (the Sony and TCI experiments were terminated). This all is notwithstanding the...

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... strategically being in the living room.... [ T ]his is not some big secret. Sony says the same things.” 7 It is not easy to imagine the PC going exti... ...rovided through special arrangements between device and software vendors, as Sony’s Mylo does with Skype. Software makers with- The Rise and Stall of ... ...djusting the final exam. 101. Law professor Randal Picker argues in Rewinding Sony: The Evolving Product, Phoning Home and the Duty of Ongoing Design, ... ...tten by third par- ties, 14, 16–17, 18, 180, 183, 192–93 Solove, Daniel, 210 Sony, Mylo, 58 Spafford, Gene, 37, 240 spam, 99, 130, 137, 166; anonymous,...

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...ather than endure the Kafkaesque process. The costs are passed on to the consumer. Sony, for instance already paid Forgent an undisclosed amount in... ...bal branding, the sales organization, and the distribution network of the likes of Sony, or Microsoft. In an age of information glut, it is still t... ...y and note with amazement the transient and aberrant phase of intermediation - the Sony's, Microsoft's, and Forgent's of this world. Return The Fa...

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... Or hym disesen, for my bettre arme — 1650 Wher it be bet she bide til eft-sonys? Now loketh ye, that knowen what to doon is. "I sey for me, b...

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...only to you.” The governor’s wife pressed his elbow gratefully. “Y ou know Sonya, my cousin? I love her, and promised to marry her, and will do so…. S... ...coherently and blushing. “My dear boy, what a way to look at it! Y ou know Sonya has nothing and you yourself say your Papa’s affairs are in a very ba... ...It would kill her, that’s one thing. And what sort of life would it be for Sonya—if she’s a girl with a heart? Y our mother in despair, and you all ru... ... heart? Y our mother in despair, and you all ruined…. No, my dear, you and Sonya ought to understand that.” Nicholas remained silent. It comforted him... ...sistibly carrying him he knew not where. He knew that after his promise to Sonya it would be what he deemed base to declare his feel- ings to Princess... ... nor as he had for a long time, and at one time rapturously, thought about Sonya. He had pictured each of those young ladies as almost all honest-hear... ...l!” he said to himself. “Why am I not free? Why was I in such a hurry with Sonya?” And he involuntarily compared the two: the lack of spirituality in ... ...nted itself to his mind. He had long ago pictured to himself a future with Sonya, and that was all clear and simple just because it had all been thoug... ...mple just because it had all been thought out and he knew all there was in Sonya, but it was impossible to picture a future with Princess Mary, becaus...

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... was nothing to shut him up for. I beg your pardon, dear Rachel; I am very sony for the poor little birds and for Grace, but I am sure Conrade did not...