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House Committee Votes to Ease Copyright Restrictions on Distance
Education
By ANDREA L. FOSTER, Chronicle.com, July 18, 2002
http://chronicle.com/free/2002/07/2002071801t.htm

"The enactment of a bill that would make it easier for educational
institutions to use films and songs in online instruction was all but
assured Wednesday after a key House of Representatives committee
approved the legislation."
(Contributed by Stephen Davies)
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Tech activists disrupt copyright hearings
By Declan McCullagh ZDNews.com, July 18, 2002
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-944728.html

"Enthusiasts of free software disrupted a Commerce Department meeting
Wednesday, insisting on their right to debate the entertainment industry
over anti-copying technologies. "
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Piracy?:

Record industry hits Chinese sites
BY Reuters, Globe and Mail.com, July 18 2002
http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/front/RTGAM/20020718/gtchin/Front/homeBN/breakingnews

" International record labels have demanded that three Chinese-language
Web portals halt fledgling music-related services due to alleged
copyright infringements of mostly Mandarin and Cantonese pop hits,
sources said on Thursday."
(Contributed by Stephen Davies)
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>From Tech Law Journal: http://www.techlawjournal.com/welcome.htm

7/18. The Senate Judiciary Committee amended and approved S 2395, the
Anticounterfeiting Amendments  of 2002. The Committee adopted an
amendment in the nature of a substitute. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Joe
Biden (D-DE), would make it easier for law enforcement agencies, and
copyright holders, to shut down software, CD and DVD counterfeiters, by
revising existing law regarding labels, authentication features, and
packaging."
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Tough talk on Web radio copying
By Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com, July 17, 2002
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-944640.html

"The Recording Industry Association of America said Wednesday that it
has begun pressing for anti-copying technology in future digital radio
standards."