COPYRIGHT=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Visa Snafu Prompts Postponement of Digital =
Copyright Trial=20
DIGITAL DIVIDE=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 ICT Clubhouse Opens for JHB Youth=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Refurbished PCs For SA=20
VISA SNAFU PROMPTS POSTPONEMENT OF DIGITAL COPYRIGHT TRIAL=20
The first criminal trial under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act has =
been postponed until Dec. 2 as the U.S. Embassy in Moscow denied visas=20
to two key witnesses. The case, U.S. v. ElcomSoft and Dmitry Sklyarov,=20
involves a Moscow-based software company accused of selling a program=20
that circumvents copy protection in electronic book software made by=20
Adobe Systems. Although legal in Russia, the DMCA bans such programs in =
the U.S. ElcomSoft argues that its program merely facilitates =
activities=20
protected by the "fair use" doctrine of copyright law. Interestingly,=20
Adobe has withdrawn its support of government prosecution after meeting =
with members of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an online civil=20
liberties group.=20
[SOURCE: USA Today, AUTHOR: Associated Press]=20
(http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2002-10-18-copyright-trial=
=20
_x.htm)=20
ICT CLUBHOUSE OPENS FOR JHB YOUTH=20
Inner city youth in the Newtown area of Johannesburg have access to=20
information technology, thanks to Intel's expansion of its Computer=20
Clubhouse program into Africa. With 60 similar facilities around the=20
world, the Clubhouse is equipped with the latest hardware and software=20
along with multimedia production and editing facilities. Children aged=20
10 through 18 may join the club for free, and mentors help them to use=20
the facilities. A second Computer Clubhouse is scheduled to open in=20
Daveyton later this year, with a third in Soweto slated for early next=20
year.=20
[SOURCE: All Africa.com, AUTHOR: Tracy Burrows, ITWeb]=20
(http://allafrica.com/stories/200210180184.html)=20
REFURBISHED PCS FOR SA=20
Digital Partnership South Africa, a collaboration between the=20
government, non-profit organizations and the private sector, plans to=20
help bridge the digital divide by providing community organizations =
with=20
access to technology and the Internet. The first partnership of its =
kind=20
with the South African government, the program hopes to increase job=20
opportunities and provide low cost sustainable technology solutions by=20
shipping refurbished computers to South Africa from the US, Europe and=20
Asia. Founder Robert Davies feels the Partnership will achieve its =
goals=20
by "integrati[ng] delivery of four key components - affordable access =
to=20
equipment and appropriate software, telecommunications links with=20
Internet connections, technical assistance and training, and access to=20
relevant content."=20
[SOURCE: All Africa, AUTHOR: Lucas Ledwaba, ITWeb]=20
(http://allafrica.com/stories/200210180185.html)=20
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