Subject: In The News From: "Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2002 10:20:51 -0400 |
-------------------------------------------------------------------- Most Libraries and Museums Are Not Digitizing Collections, Survey Finds By SCOTT CARLSON, Chronicle.com, Friday, June 7, 2002 http://chronicle.com/free/2002/06/2002060701t.htm "The Institute of Museum and Library Services has released results of a survey of digitization projects at museums, public and academic libraries, and state-library administrative agencies." ------------- Canada: Copyright bill provokes U.S. By KIM LUNMAN, GlobeandMail.com, June 7, 2002 http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/GAMArticleHTMLTemplate?tf=globetechnology/TGAM/NewsFullStory.html&cf=globetechnology/tech-config-neutral&slug=URITEN&date=20020607 "The federal government's plan to amend copyright law will increase trade friction between the United States and Canada, a U.S. House of Representatives committee warns." * NHL, NFL threaten to charge viewers: It could happen if Ottawa lets Net company pick up signals, leagues say By Ian Jack, National Post.com, June 7, 2002 http://www.nationalpost.com/search/story.html?f=/stories/20020607/481111.html "The National Hockey League and the National Football League say they might pull their telecasts off basic cable and start charging fans to watch games on TV if the federal government lets Internet companies retransmit the games." ------------- New Zealand University Opens E-Text Center in Partnership With U. of Virginia By DAVID COHEN, Chronicle.com, June 5, 2002 http://chronicle.com/free/2002/06/2002060501t.htm "New Zealand's Victoria University of Wellington has become the latest institution of higher learning to benefit from a campaign by the University of Virginia to establish electronic-text centers abroad." ------------- Online Movie Site Closed Down By JON HEALEY, LATIMES.com STAFF WRITER http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-000039926jun07.story "Dutch authorities Thursday took down Film88.com, a renegade online movie site, by persuading an Internet provider in Holland to pull the plug on the company's digital film library." * More Coverage: http://news.com.com/2100-1023-933558.html -------------- ReplayTV Users: "We Are Not Thieves" Customers Defend Right to Digital Recording Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 6, 2002 http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/Newmark_v_Turner/20020606_eff_pr.html "ReplayTV customers today sued the entertainment industry to protect their rights to skip over commercials and record television programs for later viewing using digital video recorders." * EFF Newmark, et al., v. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. et al. Link to Complaint: http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/Newmark_v_Turner/20020606_complaint.html * More Coverage: http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1023398010499260640,00.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9087-2002Jun6.html http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/local/3418583.htm http://news.com.com/2100-1023-933398.html
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