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UCITA:  States spar over stalled software act
By Paul Festa,  CNET News.com, July 30, 2002
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-947182.html

"A controversial initiative to standardize U.S. state laws on software
licensing faces a crucial vote this week, as battle-weary consumer
advocates and tech companies pin their hopes on a legal gathering in
Arizona."
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Copyright as Cudgel
By SIVA VAIDHYANATHAN, Chronicle.com, Aug 2, 2002
http://chronicle.com/free/v48/i47/47b00701.htm

"Let's pretend that a journal has just published your harshly negative
review of a book in your field. In this review, you quote short passages
from the book, confident that the long-accepted concept of "fair use"
enables you to make even unwelcome use of copyrighted material for
purposes of criticism."
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Security warning draws DMCA threat
By Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com, July 30, 2002
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-947325.html

"Invoking both the controversial 1998 DMCA and computer crime laws, HP
has threatened to sue a team of researchers who publicized a
vulnerability in the company's Tru64 Unix operating system. "
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Independent label waives Web radio fees
By Reuters, CNET.com, July 29, 2002
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-947055.html

"Artemis Records, home to such artists as country-rock singer Steve
Earle and heavy metal group Kittie, said on Monday it would waive fees
charged to Internet radio stations that play music from the independent
label's catalog for one year."