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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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FCC tunes in to digital TV issues
By Richard Shim, CNET News.com, August 5, 2002
http://news.com.com/2100-1040-948437.html

"The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday will address two
critical issues that will affect future releases of digital broadcasting
and televisions that can receive digital signals."
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Software licensing act amended
By Alorie Gilbert, ZDNet News, August 2, 2002
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-948194.html

"A group of legal experts amended a proposed overhaul of state laws
governing software licensing Thursday to address widespread concern
about consumer rights that has stalled passage of the bill in most
states."
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Amendments:
http://www.law.upenn.edu/bll/ulc/ucita/UCITA_Amds_AM02.htm
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Copyright bill will create vigilantes: critics
August 6, 2002 - The Age
http://theage.com.au
http://newsstore.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=AGE020806IJSD82MFFM7&rs=1&sid=18764444&sy=age&kw=Copyright+bill+will+create+vigilantes&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=1year&so=relevance&la=search&st=nw&ss=AGE&sf=all&rc=10&rm=200&clsPage=1
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"US copyright holders face charges under Australian law if they back our
PCs, writes Nathan Cochrane."
(Contributed by Siegfried E. Angerer)
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Hollywood sets stage for piracy battle with PC industry
By Jim Hu, CNET News.com August 7, 2002
http://news.com.com/2009-1023-948672.html

"Michael Eisner and Steve Jobs were once a model pairing of old and new
media, but these days they aren't the best of friends."
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Eldred v. Ashcroft
Government Response Brief:
http://eldred.cc/legal/01-618.Eldred3.mer.pdf
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Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review Symposium
Intellectual Property, Congressional Power and the Constitution
http://llr.lls.edu/

"This symposium, edited by Professor Lawrence B. Solum, presents a
variety of perspectives on Eldred v. Ashcroft, on which the United
States Supreme Court will hear oral argument in its October 2002 term. 
Eldred may become the most important copyright case to be heard by the
Court in several decades."