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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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The Commission on Intellectual-Property Rights (``Integrating
intellectual-property rights and development policy'') has issued its
Final Report, available in PDF, HTML, and MS Word formats, at
http://www.iprcommission.org/graphic/documents/final_report.htm.
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Report: Integrating intellectual property rights and development policy
Linux Weekly News
http://lwn.net/Articles/9801/
(Contributed by Max Hyre)
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"Seizing the Moment: Scientists' Authorship Rights in the Digital Age"
By The American Association for the Advancement of Science Report
http://www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/projects/epub/epub.htm

"It critiques legal roadblocks in accessing and using published
information.  It recommends that authors stipulate in their publishing
agreements that there should be fewer barriers to potential readers
gaining access to their articles.  The report recommends that authors
take the initiative and not wait for any slower evolution of rights.
(Contributed by Stephen Davies)
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>From Tech Law Journal http://www.techlawjournal.com/welcome.htm
CEA CEO Criticizes Record and Movie Companies on Copyright

9/17. Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) P/CEO Gary Shapiro gave a
speech titled "The Campaign to Have Copyright Interests Trump Technology
and Consumer Rights" at the Optical Storage Symposium, in San Francisco,
California. He bluntly criticized the copyright related actions and
arguments of the movie and record companies, and their supporters in the
Congress and Justice Department."
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Speech
http://www.techlawjournal.com/intelpro/20020917.asp
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>From Tech Law Journal
Webcast,  September 19, 2002 11:00 AM. 

"The Cato Institute will host a panel discussion titled "Copy Fights:
Can Politicians or Entrepreneurs Best Protect Intellectual Property?" 
http://www.cato.org/events/020919pf.html

The scheduled speakers are Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA), Gigi Sohn (Public
Knowledge), Phil Corwin (Butera & Andrews), Troy Dow (MPAA), Ed Black
(CCIA), and James Miller (Smith College). Lunch will follow the program.
Location: Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue, NW."
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(US) COPYRIGHT OFFICE REQUESTS WRITTEN PROPOSALS ON DATA FORMAT AND
DELIVERY FOR WEBCASTING RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS; ANNOUNCES STATUS
CONFERENCE

"The Copyright Office is seeking proposals from copyright owners and
users of the section 112 and section 114 webcasting statutory licenses
on the electronic format in which recordkeeping data must be maintained
by the services using the statutory licenses and the method(s) for
delivery of the data to SoundExchange, the officially designated
receiving agent for section 112 and 114 royalty fees. Written proposals
must be received in the Copyright Office by Sept. 30, 2002.

A notice further explaining the request will be published in the Federal
Register later this week; however, a copy of the notice as sent to the
Office of the Federal Register is posted now on the Copyright Office
website at 
http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/2002/67frRM2002-1b.pdf 
>From U.S. Copyright Office
NewsNet ,  September 17, 2002,  Issue 170
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Harvard Law Student Fights Against Internet Filtering
The Wall Street Journal, September 17 2002
http://online.wsj.com/login?URI=%2Farticle%2F0%2C%2CSB1032122472803050955-search%2C00.html

"All of 22 years old and looking even younger, Ben Edelman nevertheless
has emerged as one of the nation's most influential voices in the
debates raging over the power of governments and corporations to
restrict who can download what off the Internet. Mr. Edelman's latest
cause involves one of the most controversial global Internet issues of
the day: attempts by national governments to restrict the kinds of Web
sites their citizens can visit through firewall systems that control
access to the Internet, with strict penalties for those who try to evade
the filters."