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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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Web Radio Royalty Debate Resumes
By David McGuire, washingtonpost.com, February 7, 2003
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40911-2003Feb7.html

"The multi-year legal struggle between upstart Internet radio operators
and record companies over music royalties kicked off anew Thursday, when
the U.S. Copyright Office issued an order that could send the combatants
back before an arbitration panel."
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Copyright Legislation Unlikely, Both Sides Say:  Tech and media leaders
say possibility of war and lack of consensus will stall efforts this
year.
By Edmund Sanders, LATimes.com, February 5, 2003
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-copy5feb05,0,2467332.story

" Leaders of major entertainment and technology trade groups, often at
odds over piracy and copyright issues, have found something to agree on:
Chances are slim that Congress will jump into their controversies with
significant legislation this year."
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COPYRIGHT OFFICE ACCEPTS LATE-FILED COMMENT IN 1201 RULEMAKING
U.S. Copyright Office, NewsNet, February 5, 2003, Issue 187

"The Copyright Office has granted a petition by Static Control
Components Inc. to consider a newly proposed class of works to be
exempted from the prohibition on circumvention of  technological
measures that control access to copyrighted works as part of a pending
rulemaking pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Having found that the petition by Static Control Components Inc. has
satisfied the requirements for consideration in this rulemaking, the
Register of Copyrights has granted the petition and will accept reply
comments responsive to the comment from February 24 until March 10 at 5
p.m. eastern standard time. The submission of reply comments responsive
to this new comment must be in one of the formats specified in the
Notice of Inquiry that appears in the Federal Register at 67 FR at 63582
(October 15, 2002).

On February 24 a form will be available on the Copyright Office website
for the submission of responsive reply comments. 

* To read the petition by Static Control, go to
http://www.copyright.gov/1201/2003/petitions/static.pdf  "
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HP raps rival for invoking DMCA
By Ian Fried,  CNET News.com, February 5, 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1040-983518.html

"A top Hewlett-Packard printer executive said that although intellectual
property rights are vital in the printer industry, rival Lexmark is
wrong to try to use a controversial copyright law to safeguard those
rights."
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In Defense of Copyright Law
By Doug Isenberg, Gigalaw.com
http://www.gigalaw.com/articles/2003-all/isenberg-2003-02-all.html

"Summary: Recent court cases involving copyright law have caused many to
consider this branch of intellectual property a sword for big
businesses. However, copyright law benefits individuals and companies of
all sizes. In this column, Doug Isenberg discusses why the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act and the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion on the
Copyright Term Extension Act should not be feared as much as critics
would like us to think."
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Labels battle to hold onto DMCA win
By Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com, February 7, 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-983896.html

"The recording industry on Friday fought to preserve a preliminary
courtroom victory, arguing that Verizon Communications has no choice but
to hand over the identity of an alleged Kazaa music pirate."