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Copyright gets a new ally
Edited by Jame Kirby, BRW.com.au, June 6, 2002
http://www.brw.com.au/stories/20020606/15198.asp

"After a 10-month absence, Mike Kerr, the former chief executive of
FreeOnline, is back in the internet industry. He has a new Web
technology that has been designed to enforce copyright by blocking the
ability to reproduce Web content."
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Copyrights/Restoration- Flawed Analysis of Derivative Work Issue Tainted
Ruling on 'Safe Harbor' Eligibility
Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal, Volume: 64 Number: 1575
BNA.com, May 31, 2002
http://ipcenter.bna.com/PIC/ippic.nsf/(Index)/9295C6CF52B880D885256BCD004712C4?OpenDocument

"A district court failed to adequately analyze whether an infringing
work qualified as a derivative work entitled to mandatory licensing by
the owner of a restored copyright, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Third Circuit held May 14 (Dam Things from Denmark v. Russ Berrie & Co.,
3d Cir., No. 01-4422, 5/14/02)."

Full text at http://pub.bna.com/ptcj/014422.htm Free Trial Available
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Execs look to lead anti-piracy charge
By Gwendolyn Mariano, CNET News.com, June 5, 2002
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-933006.html

"A group of tech executives defended anti-piracy technology at a House
subcommittee hearing Wednesday but urged lawmakers to steer clear of
government regulations."
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$1 movie site finds shelter in Iran
By Stefanie Olsen, ZDNet News, June 5, 2002
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-932785.html

"A video-on-demand site that was shut down earlier this year with the
help of Hollywood has seemingly sprouted a new head in Iran,
underscoring vexing problems of Internet copyright enforcement for movie
studios."