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Justices Hear Challenge to Copyright Law: Extensions Stifle Access,
Opponents Say; Government Claims Congressional Prerogative
By Charles Lane, Washington Post.com, October 10, 2002; Page E01
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3508-2002Oct9.html

"The future ownership of such icons of American popular culture as
Mickey Mouse and George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" was at stake in
the Supreme Court yesterday as the justices heard a much-anticipated
oral argument on a novel constitutional issue: For how long may Congress
extend copyrights on literature, art, music and film?"
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Copyright Extension Law Gets Support at U.S. Supreme Court
By Greg Stohr, Bloomberg.com, 10/09 12:05
http://quote.bloomberg.com/fgcgi.cgi?ptitle=Technology%20News&s1=blk&tp=ad_topright_tech&T=markets_box.ht&s2=ad_right1_technology&bt=ad_position1_technology&box=ad_box_all&tag=technology&middle=ad_frame2_technology&s=APaRTrBTxQ29weXJp

"Several members of the U.S. Supreme Court signaled reluctance to
overturn a law that extended millions of copyrights for 20 years, as the
justices aimed a barrage of questions at a lawyer challenging the
statute."
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LawMeme@ Yale Law School
Features: Live From Eldred v. Ashcroft - I
Posted by Raul Ruiz on Wednesday, October 09 @ 11:18:34 EDT
http://research.yale.edu/lawmeme/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=392
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High court weighs copyright law
By Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com, October 9, 2002
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-961467.html
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Microsoft Easing Up On DVD Restrictions Copied Discs to Play on More
Devices
By Mike Musgrove, Washington Post, 9, 2002; Page E03
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62741-2002Oct8.html

"Microsoft Corp. announced yesterday that it is easing the DVD-copying
restrictions it planned to build into new entertainment software coming
out this fall, in response to consumer protests."