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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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Gateway to Offer Free Classes on Music Legal Issues
Los Angeles Times, July 11, 2002
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-gateway10jul10012034.story
(subscription required)

"Computer retailer Gateway Inc. plans to provide free classes to
consumers on the do's and don'ts of online music, showing how to
download music and burn CDs without violating copyrights."
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Media Release:
Technology Administration to Hold Second Workshop on Digital Content and
Rights Management
http://www.ta.doc.gov/PRel/ma020710.htm

Wednesday, July 17, 2002 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4830
14th and Constitution Avenues, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230

In preparation for this workshop, the Technology Administration invites
public comment on our website at:
Ø http://www.ta.doc.gov/comments/comments.htm
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Copyright bill may severely limit rights
By Declan McCullagh, ZDNet News.com, July 11, 2002
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-943153.html

"Legislators are readying a bill that could sharply limit Americans'
rights relating to copying music, taping TV shows, and transferring
files through the Internet."
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+ Deep Linking Lunacy
By Chris Sherman,  SearchDay Search Engine Watch.com, July 9, 2002 -
Number 307 
http://www.searchenginewatch.com/searchday/02/sd0709-deeplink.html

"A Danish court has ruled that "deep linking" is illegal, and pundits
say this decision spells doom for the Net. Should you be worried?
Hardly."