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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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Report Flays Open-Source Licenses
By Farhad Manjoo, WiredNews.com, June 11, 2002
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,53124,00.html?tw=wn_ascii

"After appearing on the Web for a few hours last week, a
much-anticipated report on the possible threats to national security
posed by open-source software was pulled by its authors, who said that
the report needed more editing." " Under its terms, developers are
allowed to modify all the source code of a GPLed application as long as
they allow anyone else to freely modify their modifications. The terms
ensure that any additions to GPL software are kept in the public
domain."
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Australia:
List-makers on solid copyright footing
By Simon Minahan, Next- smh.com.au, June 11 2002

"Databases present a hot subject in law on many levels. The introduction
of privacy laws covering private enterprise, for example, has
potentially significant impact on the collation and use of customer or
other commercial databases holding information about individuals."
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U.S. Should Control Internet Body, Senator Says
By Andy Sullivan, Reuters- Findlaw.com, June 10, 2002
http://news.findlaw.com/politics/s/20020611/techicanndc.html\

"A U.S. senator said he would try to rein in the group that oversees the
Internet's traffic system, calling for a more direct U.S. government
role in the ostensibly international and independent body."
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Decision in Public Domain Case, June 10 2002
>From Findlaw.com:

VEECK v. S. BUILDING CODE CONGRESS INT'L, INC., No. 99-40632 (5th Cir.
June 10, 2002) http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/5th/9940632cv2.htm
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Piracy:

Net Music That's a Steal--but Not Stolen
By JON HEALEY, THE NATION- LATIMES.com, June 12, 2002
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-000041304jun12.story

"Acknowledging that online piracy is forcing dramatic changes in the
music industry, the world's two largest record companies are poised to
make it easy and cheap for fans to buy--rather than steal--songs off the
Internet."
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CORRECTED: Music Industry Says Worldwide Piracy Up Sharply
By REUTERS, NewYorktimes.com, July 12 2002
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-media-piracy.html?ex=1024545600&en=5120a45aeae2085d&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVER

"Sales of bootlegged music grew by nearly 50 percent worldwide last
year, an industry group said on Tuesday, as pirates seized on a new
recordable-CD format to churn out 1.9 billion illegally duplicated units
in 2001."
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Congressman sets digital TV deadline
By Reuters-Cnet.com, June 11, 2002
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-935172.html

"A key lawmaker asked squabbling media and technology companies to reach
agreement on a copy-protection standard for digital TV by July 15, a
spokesman said Tuesday. "
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Canada:
Webcasters Demand TV Rights
By Charles Mandel, WiredNews.com, June 12, 2002
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,52996,00.html

"MONTREAL -- JumpTV.com, a Canadian webcaster that wants to retransmit
television programming over the Internet, doesn't understand why its
plan is making people so jumpy."
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Thailand:
Copyright fee solution
Bangkokpost.com, June 12, 2002
http://www.bangkokpost.com/Business/12Jun2002_biz56.html

The cabinet has approved a proposal to put music copyright fee
collection under the Trade and Services Act."