Napster deal with BMG drama tests online music future
San Jose California Mercury News editorial weighs Napster’s pact with BMG Entertainment under Bertelsmann AG, arguing the model may pressure labels toward legitimate online sales while risking its piracy crackdown case. It notes court battles, potential per song royalties, and doubts about user willingness to pay. It also warns of sleepless nights for Napster management and urges Shawn Fanning to stay modest.
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Napster
BMG Entertainment
Whitney Houston
Carlos Santana
Dave Matthews Band
Bertelsmann AG
BMG
Early Re
Bertelsmann
San Francisco
Rapster
Hank Barry
Mp3.com
Shawn Fanning
San Jose
Calif
Mercury News
Reparation talk fuels Cochran’s push for class action
Johnnie Cochran and a cadre of successful trial lawyers plan a Washington meeting to map strategy for a class action against government and private firms over slavery reparations. The piece questions benefits for ordinary African Americans, warns of exploitation, and notes potential gains for high-profile lawyers and authors.
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Johnnie Cochran
O.J. Simpson
Cochran
Washington
America
Randall Robinson
TransAfrica
South Africa
Cochran, Robinson
John H. McWhorter
University of California, Berkeley
McWhorter
Oprah Winfrey
Tiger Woods
Hakeem Olajuwon
Africa
Peril of the Electoral College race analysis
The piece argues the Electoral College shapes campaigns more than the popular vote, noting past failures of popular vote winners, and describing how Gore and Bush targeted toss up states while avoiding safe battlegrounds. It compares 2000 to Kennedy Nixon 1960 and cites Ventura's split vote idea as a catalyst for reform.
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Washington
al Gore
George W. Bush
Andrew Jackson
Samuel Tilden
Grover Cleveland
Maine
Nebraska
John Mitchell
Richard Nixon
Watergate
Indiana
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Texas
California
Willie Sutton
Gore
Bush
Iowa
West Virginia
Bill Clinton
Nixon-Humphrey
Carter-Ford
Nixon
George McGovern
Oregon
Ronald Reagan
Walter Mondale
Minnesota
Mondale
Gev
Jesse Ventura
Jackson
Tilden
Cleveland
Public Education Partners formed from GALEF with expanded aims
Aiken County citizens helped draft a new strategic plan for public education through the Greater Aiken Local Education Foundation which will become Public Education Partners. The plan focuses on basic skills, career planning, adult education, and teacher support while widening the organization’s districtwide scope.
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GALEF
Aiken County
Greater Aiken
Galef and
Sid Ballentine
Sce&g
Cindy Besson
Women’s Health Associates
John Bradley
Aiken County School Board
Robert Brooks
Brooks Funeral Home
David Burkhalter
David Caver
Aiken County Schools
Larry Clark
Taylor Auto Group
Mary Jo Dawson
Abbe Public Library
Randy Duckett
USC Aiken
Linda Eldridge
Geoff Fountain
Galef Board of Directors
Lawanna Furtick
Furtick Beaty Co
Todd Gaul
Designer Builders
John Girardeau
Southern Mortgage Co
Tom Meesseman
Allegra Print & Imaging
Vicky Meyer
Parent
Margaret Mulle
Midland Valley High School
June Murff
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Chukker Creek
Nancy Smith
Lee Smith
Csra Community Foundation
Barbara Smoak
WSRC
Jeff Spears
Bank of America
Gary Stooksbury
Aiken Electric Coop
Paul Summer
Lisa Tharp
Community Volunter
Carolane Williams
Aiken Technical College
Ed Woltz
Precision Tune Auto Care
Susan Yarborough
Carolina First Bank
Public Education Partners
Aiken Standard invites brief Letters to the Editor
The Aiken Standard invites readers to submit letters with signature address and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. Email and fax options are provided and all letters may be edited or condensed.
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Aiken Standard
P.O
Aiken
8.C
Swallace
Duesouth
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Scott B. Hunter
Timothy E. O’briant
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Coss Myers
James R. Bennett Jr
J. David Boyd
Jack Germond and
Jules Witcover
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