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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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February 20, "That's All Folks! Or Is It?: A Look at Eldred and Its
Aftermath." A Panel
Organized by GigaLaw.com Editorial Board Member Peter Yu
Location:  Intellectual Property Law Program at the Benjamin N. Cardozo
School of Law in New York City

This panel brings together leading academics and practitioners to
examine the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Copyright Term
Extension Act. The panel will be held at the Law School from 6-8 p.m.
Admission is free. Please RSVP to peteryu@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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DVD-copying upstart fights illegal burns
By Lisa M. Bowma, CNET News.com, February 18, 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-984893.html

"In an odd twist in its fight against Hollywood studios, start-up 321
Studios is offering a reward for information about people who use its
products to illegally copy DVDs."
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Maybe of Interest-
Expansion of '.Edu' Domain Name Approved
http://news.findlaw.com/ap/ht/1700/2-12-2003/20030212120004_04.html
By ANICK JESDANUN AP Internet Writer

' Beauty, theological and distance-learning schools will be among the
educational institutions that will soon share online real estate with
the likes of Princeton and Harvard."
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Library of Congress Aims to Preserve Intellectual Materials Existing in
Digital Formats
By SCOTT CARLSON, Chronicle.com, February 17, 2003
http://chronicle.com/free/2003/02/2003021702t.htm

"The Library of Congress will begin a program to preserve intellectual
materials that exist in digital formats, library officials announced on
Friday. Such materials include music and pictures on CD's, literature
and journalism in the form of e-books, and online scholarly
publications."