January 21, 2003

Are Cloned Cats Copies? ABC News has a report on Cc, the cloned cat. As expected by some it has a different color coat then its "parent" Rainbow and acts differently. Experts say that DNA does not determine the color of a cat’s coat and the environment apparently plays a large role in determining their behaviour. I suppose if you really wanted a similar cat, you could use the techniques described in C.J. Cherryh’s Hugo Award winning Cyteen, which describes a scientist’s quest to create a clone of her and have it gain the same personality by controlling its environment. 10:57:42 PM

Often file-sharing proponents say that the RIAA and others should not try to shutdown file sharing networks but go after the people sharing copyrighted materials. A US judge has now ruled that ISPs must abide by music industry requests to track down computer users who illegally download music. Share a file, share a jail cell. 10:56:23 PM