Angry RIAAThe American music industry has intensified its battle against music piracy on college networks. Last April, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) sued four students for running networks that searched for MP3 music files.
In a settlement, each student agreed to settle the case by paying a sum of between twelve and eighteen-thousand dollars to the RIAA. The students did not admit to being guilty. Now it seems these lawsuits were only a prelude to even heftier legal scare tactics. Last week, RIAA filed 261 lawsuits against alleged file swappers. According to RIAA, most of them were using a 1,000 songs or more on their file-sharing networks. Under U.S. copyright law, these students would have to pay up to $150,000 per violation! Universities have reacted with disbelief and indignation.
Sint Jansburg
Delft’s city council has been troubled by the New Sint-Jansbrug (bridge). For years the bridge has spanned the Oude Delft, but the city council has now decided to move the bridge to the Achterom. The residents of Oude Delft aren’t happy with the decision and have begun a petition drive to stop the bridge from being moved, because they believe that aesthetically a new modern bridge would not suit the character of the neighborhood.
Robot Car Race
If you thought the solar car race was spectacular, next May self-driving (robotic) cars will compete in the ‘DARPA Grand Challenge’, racing along a 250 mile route from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. They cars must reach the finish line in ten hours or less. The winner gets one million dollars. The car industry has been experimenting with self-driving cars for years. But in the ‘DARPA Grand Challenge’, the cars must drive the entire 250 miles without any human assistance. The route will be cleared of regular traffic. The race is an initiative of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), research arm of the US Pentagon, which is interested in testing concepts for self-driving combat vehicles. The race is only open to American organizations. Twenty-three students from Caltech University, a small but highly-regarded technical university in California, have radically rebuilt a 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe. The car will use an modified version of the navigation program used for the Mars Rovers, which was also developed at Caltech.
TU rising
The number of first-year students enrolling at TU Delft rose by 10% this year compared to last year. The university also expects another 200 foreign students to arrive in Delft shortly. These students have paid their enrollment fees but visa delays have prevented them from enrolling. The largest enrolment gain was for the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, which accepted 283 first-year students, compared to 153 students last year
Angry RIAA
The American music industry has intensified its battle against music piracy on college networks. Last April, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) sued four students for running networks that searched for MP3 music files. In a settlement, each student agreed to settle the case by paying a sum of between twelve and eighteen-thousand dollars to the RIAA. The students did not admit to being guilty. Now it seems these lawsuits were only a prelude to even heftier legal scare tactics. Last week, RIAA filed 261 lawsuits against alleged file swappers. According to RIAA, most of them were using a 1,000 songs or more on their file-sharing networks. Under U.S. copyright law, these students would have to pay up to $150,000 per violation! Universities have reacted with disbelief and indignation.
Sint Jansburg
Delft’s city council has been troubled by the New Sint-Jansbrug (bridge). For years the bridge has spanned the Oude Delft, but the city council has now decided to move the bridge to the Achterom. The residents of Oude Delft aren’t happy with the decision and have begun a petition drive to stop the bridge from being moved, because they believe that aesthetically a new modern bridge would not suit the character of the neighborhood.
Robot Car Race
If you thought the solar car race was spectacular, next May self-driving (robotic) cars will compete in the ‘DARPA Grand Challenge’, racing along a 250 mile route from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. They cars must reach the finish line in ten hours or less. The winner gets one million dollars. The car industry has been experimenting with self-driving cars for years. But in the ‘DARPA Grand Challenge’, the cars must drive the entire 250 miles without any human assistance. The route will be cleared of regular traffic. The race is an initiative of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), research arm of the US Pentagon, which is interested in testing concepts for self-driving combat vehicles. The race is only open to American organizations. Twenty-three students from Caltech University, a small but highly-regarded technical university in California, have radically rebuilt a 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe. The car will use an modified version of the navigation program used for the Mars Rovers, which was also developed at Caltech.
TU rising
The number of first-year students enrolling at TU Delft rose by 10% this year compared to last year. The university also expects another 200 foreign students to arrive in Delft shortly. These students have paid their enrollment fees but visa delays have prevented them from enrolling. The largest enrolment gain was for the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, which accepted 283 first-year students, compared to 153 students last year
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