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Anti-hacking copyright law to get review

By John Borland,  CNET News.com, October 11, 2002
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-961783.html

"The United States Copyright Office is launching a rare round of public
comment on rules that bar people from breaking through digital
copy-protection technology on works such as music, movies, software or
electronic books. Regulators aren't looking to change the law, but they
are looking for public suggestions on what kinds of activity should be
legalized in spite of the rules."
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Broadcast groups balk at Net radio compromise
By Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY10/13/2002
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2002-10-13-net-radio_x.htm

"A compromise on royalties reached last week between Internet radio
stations and the music industry - and quickly ratified by the U.S. House
- could be in trouble in the Senate after two broadcasting organizations
expressed last-minute reservations."
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From: U.S. Copyright Office, NewsNet, October 11, 2002, Issue 172

November 18: Beginning November 18, the initial round of comments in the
Copyright Office triennial rulemaking proceeding on exemptions from the
prohibition on circumvention of technological measures that control
access to copyrighted works may be filed electronically through the
Copyright Office website
http://www.copyright.gov/1201/comment_forms/
Comments will be limited to those proposing specific classes of works to
be exempted."
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College computer networks slowed to prevent overloads caused by file
sharing
By Associated Press, SilliconValley.com, Oct. 10, 2002
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/4251938.htm

"Buffalo State College is among schools that are limiting the capacity
on the circuits that parcel data packets to residence halls during the
day, when faculty and staff are on campus."