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Music Companies Try to Force Verizon to Name Alleged Copyright Violator
By D. Ian Hopper, TechNews.com, Friday, October 4, 2002
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43105-2002Oct4.html

"The judge's decision, which could come at any time, could dictate how
copyright holders deal with Internet piracy in the future. A music
industry win would give copyright holders leeway to get hundreds of
names of Internet file-swappers without going to court first."
(Contributed by Stephen Davies)
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Small Webcasters Cut Deal on Royalties
By David McGuire, washingtonpost.com, October 7, 2002
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55869-2002Oct7.html

"The House of Representatives today approved a bill that could be a stay
of execution for hundreds of small Internet radio stations."
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HR 5469:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.05469:
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Summary:
http://www.copyright.gov/carp/webcasting_rates_final.html
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Tech firm loses Bon Jovi battle
By Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com, October 7, 2002
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-961074.html

"A New York district court judge late Friday denied a motion to restrict
Universal Music Group from distributing and promoting the record, due in
stores Tuesday. It will be one of the first major albums released with
identification numbers that give in-store buyers bonuses via the Web."
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Balance shifts in copyright battle
By Mike Snider USA TODAY, 10/07/2002
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2002-10-07-net-copyright_x.htm

"With last week's introduction of legislation protecting "consumers'
rights in the digital age," the stage is set for a heated debate next
year about what home users would be allowed to do with copyrighted music
and video, and how far the entertainment industry could go to protect
its content."
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Court to Hear Copyright Challenge
Wired News Report, Oct. 7, 2002
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,55614,00.html

"Mickey Mouse's days at Disney could be numbered and paying royalties
for George Gershwin tunes could become a thing of the past if the
Supreme Court sides with an Internet publisher in a landmark copyright
case this week."
*More Coverage:
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/07/business/media/07ARGU.html
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>From Tech Law Journal http://www.techlawjournal.com/welcome.htm
Wednesday, October 9 
The Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Eldred v. Ashcroft, Case
No. 01-618.
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
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Music Industry in Global Fight on Web Copies
By AMY HARMON, New York Times.com, Oct 7
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/07/technology/07SWAP.html

"Having vanquished the music swapping service Napster in court, the
entertainment industry is facing a formidable obstacle in pursuing its
major successor, KaZaA: geography."
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Bill: Copyright Power to People
By Michael Grebb, WiredNews..com, Oct. 4, 2002
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,55569,00.html

"With talk of preemptive war all the rage on Capitol Hill, it seems that
such posturing has extended into the world of digital copyright law."
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Lofgren bill:
http://www.house.gov/lofgren/press/107press/021002_act.htm
Boucher bill:
http://www.politechbot.com/docs/boucher.dmca.amend.100302.pdf