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UCITA AMENDMENTS MAY BE ON THE WAY
BNA Electronic Commerce & Law Report, May 23 2002
http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/eip.nsf/is/a0a5p0v9r0

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Record labels offer MP3 test for 99 cents
By Gwendolyn Mariano, ZDNet News, May 23, 2002
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-921792.html

"In what may be a first for the recording industry, Maverick Records and
Vivendi Universal's online division are asking listeners to pay just
under a dollar for an unprotected MP3 version of a new single."
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Kazaa Creators Say Lawsuits Too Costly To Continue
By Steven Bonisteel, Newsbytes.com, 22 May 2002
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176726.html

"Complaining that record companies and motion picture studios have
engaged in "Rambo-style litigation" that has terminated its financial
resources, the creator of the file- swapping program known as Kazaa says
it's about to cry uncle in copyright-infringement lawsuits it has been
fighting for nearly eight months.
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More Coverage:
Kazaa crunched by copyright suits
http://news.com.com/2009-1023-920572.html
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SPARC/ACRL Forum: Open Access to Scholarship: Paths for Libraries

American Library Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta
Saturday, June 15, 2002
1:30-3:30 pm
New location: Sheraton Atlanta, Georgia 5/6 Room

No reservations required.