[IP] Research under fire?
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From: "Lawrence A. Rowe" <Rowe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Organization: U.C. Berkeley
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Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 13:41:09 -0800
To: David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Something for IP?
hi dave - the attached article appeared locally at berkeley. if you haven't
posted something on the topic yet, i suspect IP folks would find it
interesting.
/larry
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Lawrence A. Rowe (Emeritus Professor, UC Berkeley)
925-218-2221 http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~larry
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Research under fire: In the war on terror, academic freedom could wind up as
collateral damage
By Barry Bergman, Public Affairs, UC Berkeley | 27 January 2005
The University of California's credo, "Fiat lux" ("Let there be light"),
celebrates the power of knowledge. Federal officials, however, mindful that
power is a double-edged sword, seem intent on imposing an alternate,
post-9/11
credo on those who conduct university research: Let there be licenses.
In an age when data can be dangerous, the Bush administration is clearly
concerned with keeping classified information out of the hands of America's
enemies, from terrorist networks to hostile regimes.
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http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2005/01/27_acfreedom.shtml
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