FC: Reports from PFF summit in Aspen, Colorado this week

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

So I've been mostly offline here in Aspen for the Progress and Freedom 
Foundation's annual gathering. Links to my articles from this week are 
below. ---Declan

http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,46227,00.html
ASPEN, Colorado -- Sun Microsystems is quietly readying an alternative to 
Microsoft's Passport, a linchpin of the Redmond company's forthcoming 
Windows XP operating system.

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,46216,00.html
ASPEN, Colorado -- Jack Valenti may not understand much about technology, 
but he sure knows how much Americans love movies. The legendary 79-year-old 
lobbyist, a veteran of the Johnson White House and head of the Motion 
Picture Association of America, said Tuesday that before films will be 
available for anyone with fast connections to download online, strong 
copy-protection technology will be necessary.

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,46193,00.html
ASPEN, Colorado -- To Dale Jorgenson, the U.S. economy's recovery from ruin 
depends largely on one tiny but vital technology: microprocessors.

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,46207,00.html
ASPEN, Colorado -- Jane Harman and Gerald Weller may be well-respected 
legislators in the U.S. Congress, but they could readily find part-time 
jobs as hard-pitch sales reps.

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,46134,00.html
ASPEN, Colorado -- Global business executives gather at the prestigious 
Davos summit each year. American civic leaders meet at the annual 
Renaissance Weekend on Hilton Head Island every January. Politics and 
technology aficionados have their own, albeit more modest getaway: An 
annual gathering that brings together politicans, executives, and academics 
for a three-day conference nestled between the verdant alpine slopes 
surrounding this posh resort town.




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