"We're now seeing stability in the C and D blocks, " says Arbogast.

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And the first rumblings of a rights-management system for controlling the sharing of physical things are appearing: The IP-hoarding firm Intellectual Ventures received a patent in October for a 3-D printer feature that blocks the creation of verboten objects.

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The spectrum is being auctioned off in five blocks, labeled A, B, C, D and E.

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The D is situated directly on the busy Fremont Street Experience, five blocks of pedestrianized bliss under a huge arched canopy of computerized lights and sound, with escalators running straight from the outdoor mall into the second floor casino.

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"They just ran out of the starter's blocks and beat us down the floor, " Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said.

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