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Book publisher adopts open-source idea
By Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com, January 16, 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-981018.html

"Prentice Hall, a technical and academic book publisher, has embraced
the open-source philosophy for a new series of books, the content of
which may be freely distributed."
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This Is Your Deep Link on P2P
By Michelle Delio, Wirednews.com, Jan. 17, 2003
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,57230,00.html?tw=wn_ascii

"Following links from one Web page to another may soon require users to
run special stealth applications, if a Danish search company's
experience is a sign of things to come."
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Microsoft unveils new CD copyprotection
By Reuters, January 18, 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-981279.html

"Microsoft announced on Saturday new digital rights software aimed at
helping music labels control unauthorized copying of CDs, one of the
biggest thorns in the ailing industry's side."
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Music Exec: ISPs Must Pay Up for Music-Swapping
By Bernhard Warner, January 18, 2003
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=2068029

CANNES, France (Reuters) - A top music executive said on Saturday that
telecommunications companies and Internet service providers (ISPs) will
be asked to pay up for giving their customers access to free
song-swapping sites."
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DMCA: Ma Bell Would Be Proud
By Lauren Weinstein, Wirednews..com, Jan. 20, 2003
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,57268,00.html?tw=wn_ascii

"Get out your wallet. Big business has found another way to tighten the
screws on customers, in league with its new partner: the notorious
Digital Millennium Copyright Act."
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No Harmony Yet in Content Land
By Michael Grebb, Wirednews.com, Jan. 20, 2003
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,57267,00.html?tw=wn_ascii

"It was a warm and fuzzy occasion by Washington standards, but the deal
reached between music and tech groups last week may only signal more
turmoil in the coming months as old and new rifts surface."
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LESSIG ON ELDRED AND THE FUTURE OF COPYRIGHT
By Lawrence Lessig, New York Times.com,
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/18/opinion/18LESS.html
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"Lessig calls for the establishment of a small tax on copyright
following a 50 year period in order to maintain copyright, much like
patent holders are required to do."
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Art History Without Slides 
By BROCK READ, Chronicle.com,  January 24, 2003
http://chronicle.com/free/v49/i20/20a02901.htm

"Digital images offer professors flexibility in teaching, but creating
collections is difficult"