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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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Jones Knowledge Will Give Away Its Course-Management Software
By FLORENCE OLSEN, Chronicle.com, August 30, 2002
http://chronicle.com/free/2002/08/2002083001t.htm

"Jones Knowledge Inc. announced on Thursday that it intends to give away
the source code to its now-proprietary course management system,
e-education. Details of how the software would be made freely available
to developers have not been worked out, company officials acknowledged."
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Watchdogs rap RIAA's file-trade assault
By Declan McCullagh, ZDNet News.com, September 2, 2002
http://zdnet.com.com/2102-1105-956176.html

"A dozen consumer and privacy groups filed an amicus brief in federal
court here arguing that the Recording Industry Association of America's
(RIAA) request for information about a Verizon Communications subscriber
should be denied. Verizon has opposed the request on procedural grounds.
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Brief: http://www.eff.org/Cases/RIAA_v_Verizon/20020830_eff_amicus.html
Provided by EFF
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Apple: Burn DVDs--and we'll burn you
By Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com, August 28, 2002
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-955805.html

"Apple Computer has invoked the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to
prevent its customers from burning DVDs on external drives."
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RIAA site comes under second attack
By John Borland, CNET News.com, August 28, 2002
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-955776.html

"For the second time in a month, the Recording Industry Association of
America's Web site was attacked Wednesday, apparently by opponents of
the industry group's efforts to shut down online music trading."
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Major Music Labels Promote New CD Format
By James Maguire, www.NewsFactor.com, August 30, 2002
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/
or http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/19254.html

"Consumers will soon see a new digital music format in their local
stores. Called DataPlay digital media, these news discs are smaller than
CDs and represent the music industry's latest attempt to distribute
music in a copy-protected format."
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Labels loosening up on CD copy locks
By John Borland, CNET News.com, September 3, 2002
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-956069.html

"Fearful of consumer backlash, major record labels in the United States
have slowed controversial plans for making CDs more difficult to copy,
even as tension over online music piracy mounts."
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New PCs restrict copying
By Joe Wilcox, ZDNet News, September 3, 2002
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-956285.html

"Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday released additional details
about digital entertainment PCs coming for the holidays. But new
anti-copying technology could hamper sales, say analysts and potential
buyers."