not quite true, ordinarius. if by acadamian you mean college-professor-of-ceramics, then you may indeed have a point. if you mean "research physicist", then you're dead wrong. they've been sharing their "intellectual property" for years now. They even have a free, online, database for all their journal publications. and fyi, scientists make precisely $0 when submitting work to a journal. go figure.
If you are truly out to present both sides of the issue, as i suspect you are, then I would suggest talking to the guys over at 2600.com. Granted, this is a magazine with...ahem...somewhat radical viewpoints, but they are likely to be if not pro Napster, then at least more neutral than some other media-types out there. They are also unlikely to pull a "d00d, |\|@p$t3r r0xx" on you, either. Just a thought. good luck, it's always refreshing to hear of an open-minded teacher, especially one concious to some present issues.
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not quite true, ordinarius. if by acadamian you mean college-professor-of-ceramics, then you may indeed have a point. if you mean "research physicist", then you're dead wrong. they've been sharing their "intellectual property" for years now. They even have a free, online, database for all their journal publications. and fyi, scientists make precisely $0 when submitting work to a journal. go figure.
If you are truly out to present both sides of the issue, as i suspect you are, then I would suggest talking to the guys over at 2600.com. Granted, this is a magazine with...ahem...somewhat radical viewpoints, but they are likely to be if not pro Napster, then at least more neutral than some other media-types out there. They are also unlikely to pull a "d00d, |\|@p$t3r r0xx" on you, either. Just a thought. good luck, it's always refreshing to hear of an open-minded teacher, especially one concious to some present issues.