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Supreme Court Upholds Copyright Extension
By Tony Mauro, American Lawyer Media/Law.com, 01-16-2003
http://www.law.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/View&c=LawArticle&cid=1042568656706&t=LawArticleIP

"In a ringing victory for current and future copyright holders, the U.S.
Supreme Court on Wednesday said Congress acted constitutionally in 1998
when it extended copyright protection from 50 to 70 years for most
works."
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Supreme Court Decision:
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/02pdf/01-618.pdf
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More:
http://www.copyright.gov/pr/eldred.html
http://chronicle.com/free/2003/01/2003011601t.htm
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Copyright Agreement Murky on Fair Use
By David McGuire, washingtonpost.com, January 15, 2003
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62059-2003Jan15.html

"Key players in the computer, software and recording industries this
week announced that they now see eye-to-eye on how to stem the rising
tide of electronic piracy, but their accord raises questions about where
the groups stand on consumers' rights to make personal copies of their
music, software and movies."
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From: Tech Law Journal- http://www.techlawjournal.com/
Business Software Alliance (BSA), Computer Systems Policy Project
(CSPP), and Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Agreement
on Digital Content.
Sources: CSPP and RIAA, Date: January 14, 2003.
http://www.techlawjournal.com/intelpro/20030114.asp
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More Coverage:
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,57211,00.html?tw=wn_ascii
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The DMCRA is Consistent With the DMCA
By John T. Mitchell,  Interaction Law.com, January 15, 2003
http://interactionlaw.com/interactionlaw/id9.html

"Congressman Rick Boucher (D-VA), along with Representatives John
Doolittle (R-CA),  Spencer Bachus (R-AL) and Patrick Kennedy (D-RI),
introduced the Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act of 2003 (H.R. 107, or
"DMCRA"), which would, among other things, make it no longer unlawful to
circumvent access control technologies for the purpose of making lawful
(noninfringing) use of a work protected by copyright.  This is just
common sense.  "