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SHOULD LINKING BE IMMUNE FROM LAWSUITS?
The Case In Favor of a Federal Statutory Immunity For Linkers
By JULIE HILDEN, Findlaw.com, Dec. 10, 2002
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/hilden/20021210.html

"Website operators often treat linking lightly. Few scrutinize the
information to which they link as carefully as the information they post
directly. After all, most people believe, "It's just a link."
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Testimony ends in Adobe hacking trial
By Lisa M. Bowman, CNET News.com, December 10, 2002
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-976821.html

"A Russian software executive sought to deflect accusations against his
company Tuesday, in a closely watched criminal hacking trial that legal
experts said appeared to leave little room for effective defensive
maneuvers."
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Defense Rests in ElcomSoft Trial
By Joanna Glasner , Wirednews.com, Dec. 11, 2002
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,56798,00.html

"Jurors are scheduled to begin deliberations Thursday, following closing
statements by prosecuting and defense attorneys in U.S. District Court
in San Jose, California."
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Students Use E-Mail to Cheat on Exam
 http://news.findlaw.com/ap/o/fe/1120/12-5-2002/20021205054501_52.html

"A prestigious university in Tokyo has failed 26 students for using
e-mail functions on their cell phones to cheat on their e-commerce final
exam, a university official said Thursday."
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Groups at odds over hidden copyright fees
By KEITH DAMSELL, Globe and Mail.com, December 10
http://rtnews.globetechnology.com/servlet/ArticleNews/tech/RTGAM/20021210/wlevy1210c/Technology/techBN/

" Electronics retailers and manufacturers had a dramatic falling out
with the recording industry Tuesday over the contentious hidden fees
consumers pay to copy music for personal use."
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Prices for DVDs, electronics about to skyrocket: retail group
by CBC News Online staff, 11 Dec 2002
http://cbc.ca/stories/2002/12/10/Consumers/copylevy_021210

" The cost of buying electronic products and recordable CDs and DVDs
will be skyrocketing, according to an organization of retailers."
(Contributed by Stephen Davies)