Israeli minister cancels campus talk
Natan Sharansky, a member of the Israeli Parliament and minister
of social and Diaspora affairs, cancelled a scheduled talk at UCLA
and returned to Israel because of political considerations.
Sharansky was supposed to speak Tuesday afternoon on campus about
human rights and democracy in the Middle East, an event sponsored
by the Burkle Center for International Relations. Ross Neihaus,
president of Bruins for Israel, one of the campus groups
coordinating the event, said BFI will try to bring Sharansky to
campus sometime in the future. Sharansky was also scheduled to
speak at other California campuses.
Compiled from Bruin reports and wire services.
UCLA launches copyright infringement
education
Emphasizing the risks UCLA housing residents take when they
share files over the Internet illegally, university officials are
sending out information letters and planning a number of workshops
on copyright infringement starting today.
While the online copyright infringement claims procedure for
on-campus residents remains the same, university officials are
taking a more active stance to show the consequences of illegal
file-sharing.
A copyright infringement generally occurs when an individual
offers material without having permission to offer it, said Kent
Wada, director of information technology policy.
To comply with online copyright infringement laws, the
university has implemented a series of procedures aimed at ending
illegal file-sharing.
Officials are committed to striking a balance between meeting
its legal obligations and ensuring due process of law for its
students, said Jim Davis, associate vice chancellor of information
technology.
Along with passing out flyers to UCLA housing residents
regarding the claims procedure, university officials are making
themselves more visible to the student body to answer questions or
concerns about what constitutes copyright infringement.
Wada said with the vast amount of file-sharing that occurs,
students may not be aware of the dangers of violating copyright
laws.
“The possibility you will get sued is real,” he
said.
Remaining survivors commemorate 1906 quake
SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; Nine survivors of San Francisco’s
1906 earthquake gathered before dawn Sunday to share stories of an
event they experienced 98 years ago but which played a lasting role
in both their and the city’s development.
The annual commemoration at Lotta’s Fountain, a landmark
that served as a meeting point for those trying to find families
and friends after the 8.3 magnitude quake and its attendant fires,
included a wreath-laying, a minute of silence and the sounding of a
dozen fire engine sirens at precisely 5:13 a.m.
The April 18, 1906 earthquake left 3,000 people dead, 225,000
homeless and 28,000 buildings gutted. It also, according to
Hayes-White, ushered in a new awareness of how cities and residents
need to prepare for emergencies.
Across California, fear of whether the state is ready for the
next big earthquake that scientists say is inevitable continues to
shape public policy.
Survivors of the two people killed in last December’s 6.5
magnitude earthquake in Paso Robles, for example, are urging the
Legislature to impose fines on owners of unreinforced masonry
buildings who do not post signs warning the structures are
susceptible to collapse.
Reports from Natalie Banach, Bruin reporter, and Bruin wire
services.