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May 19, 2009May 19, 2009webproworld

Harvard Prof To Argue P2P Is Fair Use

One of the biggest legal fights between the music industry and a file sharer is slated for this summer, and the outcome will determine more than just whether defense counsel is a genius or out of his flippin’ mind.

Harvard Law professor Charles Nesson made headlines by taking the case of peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharer Joel Tenenbaum, in a fight for his financial life against habitual copyright law abuser the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA—now with five former attorneys heading up your Department of Justice).

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May 18, 2009May 18, 2009webproworld

Harvard Professor Claims Google Conversions Inflated

Benjamin Edelman, assistant professor at Harvard Business School, claims Google and partners are inflating PPC conversion rates and increasing advertiser cost via four specific channels, including Google’s own Chrome browser.

Google makes money by charging advertisers every time a user clicks on a Google advertisement, but in the instances described and documented by Edelman, he makes it appear Google and partners are colluding to intercept traffic to websites that would be navigated directly (and for free) rather than by searching.

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October 18, 2007October 18, 2007webproworld

Google Book Scans Gain Harvard Appeal

Three thousand people may not sound like a lot, but it is relatively early in Google’s book scanning endeavor, and that number of Harvard students may be the vanguard of scanned book readership.

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March 3, 2005March 3, 2005webproworld

Harvard Business Review Calls Blogs a Breakthrough Idea for 2005

The February issue of Harvard Business Review, available only for sale online, lists the breakthrough ideas for 2005.

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