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From: NewsNet, US Copyright Office
LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS DENIES MOTION FOR STAY OF WEBCASTING RATES
http://www.copyright.gov/carp/stay-live365.pdf

"The Librarian of Congress, on the recommendation of the Register of
Copyrights, has denied a motion by Live365.com Inc. for a stay of the
Final Rule and Order published July 8, 2002, that established rates and
terms for the statutory license for eligible nonsubscription services to
perform sound recordings  publicly by means of digital audio
transmissions ("webcasting") and the statutory license to make ephemeral
recordings of sound recordings to facilitate such public performances.
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MIT, Elsevier, Wiley Sue Coursepack Producer
Syllabus.com, 10/18/2002
http://www.syllabus.com/news.asp?IssueDate=10/18/2002
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Canada: Net copyright reform: It's deep in policy agenda
By MICHAEL GEIST, Globe and Mail.com, October 17, 2002 - Print Edition,
Page B15
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/printarticle/gam/20021017/TWGEIS

"Earlier this month the federal government delivered its
much-anticipated Speech from the Throne, setting its legislative and
policy agenda for the years ahead. Several days later, amid far less
fanfare, it released a second legislative and policy agenda, which is
must-reading for those concerned with copyright and the Internet because
it establishes the government's priorities for copyright reform for at
least the next five years."
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SUPPORTING CULTURE AND INNOVATION: REPORT ON THE PROVISIONS AND
OPERATION OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/rp00880e.html
(Contributed by Stephen Davies)
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Visa roadblock could delay DMCA case
By Lisa M. Bowman, CNET News.com, October 16, 2002
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-962296.html

"Witnesses in the ElcomSoft trial have been denied visas to enter the
United States, a move that could delay a court date in the first
criminal test of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act."
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Cyber chief speaks on Data network security
By Hiawatha Bray, Boston Globe Staff, 10/17/2002
Article cited on Interesting-People Listserve Archives
http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/200210/msg00063.html
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Transcripts Online:
ERIC ELDRED, ET AL., Petitioners
v.
JOHN D. ASHCROFT, ATTORNEY GENERAL
No. 01-618 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATE
2002 U.S. TRANS LEXIS 47
October 9, 2002, Wednesday, Washington, D.C.
http://www.aaronsw.com/2002/eldredTranscript

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If I tell you that I'll have to kill you: Red Hat fights the DMCA
By John Lettice, The Register.com, 10/16/2002
http://www.theregus.com/content/4/26656.html

"Red Hat has struck a small blow against the DMCA, by publishing a
security patch which can only be explained fully to people who are not
within US jurisdiction."