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Copyrights don't concernmost who download music
WASHINGTON -- Two-thirds of Internet users who download music don't care whether they're violating copyright laws, according to a new survey that highlights the uphill enforcement battle facing the recording industry.
The survey published Thursday by the nonprofit Pew Internet and American Life Project estimated that roughly 35 million American adults use file-sharing software, about 29 percent of Internet users.
The Pew survey was completed before the Recording Industry Association of America announced its aggressive campaign to sue individual computer users who illegally share "substantial" collections of music, so it was unclear from the survey whether the campaign was discouraging online piracy.
Automotive chain closesstores, lays off 860
PHILADELPHIA -- Pep Boys closed 33 stores and laid off 860 employees Thursday in a restructuring the company said will save $11 million a year, the automotive parts seller announced Thursday.
About 700 store employees lost their jobs because of the 33 closings -- about 5 percent of Pep Boys' 629 stores. No stores in the Mahoning and Shenango valleys were included. About 160 corporate employees also were laid off to streamline the management structure, the company said.
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WASHINGTON -- The General Services Administration suspended federal business with MCI after an investigation concluded the bankrupt telecommunications giant lacks necessary internal controls and ethics.
MCI's government contracts are valued at more than $1 billion each year. The company said it would not challenge the GSA's Thursday decision, which does not affect existing government contracts.
"We are in the process of rebuilding our ethics program and understand that there is still more work to do," MCI Chairman Michael Capellas said. He said the company will work to regain approval for new government business by addressing the GSA's concerns..
Associated Press