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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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The Dark Side of Hacking Bill
By Michelle Delio, WiredNews.com, July 27, 2002
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,54153,00.html?tw=wn_ascii

"Coming soon to a computer near you -- Hollywood Hackers."
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Flak Over Hack Hushes Talk
By Randy Dotinga, WiredNews.com, July 26, 2002
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,54168,00.html?tw=wn_ascii

"Sure, it will play movies dubbed in Spanish or Swedish. But if you
bought it in the United States, it will probably spit out any DVD you
pick up in Madrid or Stockholm. You can thank the motion picture
companies, which divide the world up into six regions and block DVD
players from crossing technological borders."
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Open-source guru backs off DVD hack
By Lisa M. Bowman, ZDNet News, July 26, 2002
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-946792.html

"Like other researchers who've backed down for fears of Hollywood
reprisals, open-source guru Bruce Perens said he would not include
details about how to circumvent DVD player controls in a presentation on
Friday."
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New bill would save small Webcasters
By John Borland, CNET News.com, July 26, 2002
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-946642.html

"update A trio of federal lawmakers introduced a bill Friday that would
eliminate potentially steep royalty payments for small Internet radio
stations, many of which have said the fees would force them to close. "
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Sony loses Australian mod chip case
By David Becker, ZDNet News July 26, 2002
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-946649.html

"A federal judge in Australia ruled Friday that mod chips sold for the
original PlayStation do not infringe on Sony copyright protections under
Australian laws, which are similar to the U.S. Digital Millennium
Copyright Act."
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Decision:
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/federal_ct/2002/906.html
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Movie Studios Press Congress in Digital Copyright Dispute
By AMY HARMON, NewYorkTimes.com, July 29, 2002
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/29/technology/29DIGI.html?ex=1028606400&en=94df446b371f9517&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVER

"The entertainment industry's campaign to rally Congressional support
for new methods of copyright enforcement is yielding results."
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Today's lesson is pirate software
By Nick Farrell, Vnunet.com,  [29-07-2002]
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1133961

"Malaysian schoolchildren and teachers are to be allowed to use pirated
software under a radical plan being considered by the country's
government."
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