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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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Paul Ginsparg, creator of arxiv.org, named MacArthur Fellow
http://www.macfound.org/programs/fel/2002fellows/ginsparg_paul.htm

"Paul Ginsparg is a theoretical physicist widely known for creating a
computer-based system for physicists and other scientists to communicate
their research results."
(Contributed By Kelsey Libner)
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arXiv.org e-Print archive
http://arxiv.org/
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Piracy-
Labels change tune with free downloads
By Reuters, ZDNET.com, October 2, 2002
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-960475.html

"In a fight to win back fans from the "gray zone" of online
song-swapping services, the music industry is borrowing a trick from its
nemeses: free music downloads."

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MTV to make movie about Napster
By Reuters, SilliconValley.com, Oct. 02, 2002
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/4199475.htm

"Cable network MTV on Wednesday said it has reached a deal for the
exclusive rights to the life story of Shawn Fanning, who created the
controversial and wildly popular file-sharing program in 1999 while he
was a 19-year-old student at Northeastern University in Boston. The
movie, tentatively scheduled to air in 2003-2004, may even star Fanning,
now 21, as himself."
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Supreme Court/Copyrights: 
Copyright Extension Act Is Debated In Briefs for Upcoming Supreme Court
Case
BNA.com, Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal
Volume: 64 Number: 1590, September 27, 2002
http://ipcenter.bna.com/PIC/ippic.nsf/(Index)/756F2DF9DBDD2B5985256C41006C24D0?OpenDocument
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Students and Faculty Members Turn to Online Library Materials Before
Printed Ones, Study Finds
By SCOTT CARLSON, Chronicle.com, October 3, 2002

"An expansive study of the information-gathering habits of students and
faculty members has found that they first turn to online materials,
although most view print as a more reliable source of information."