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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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Compromise copyright bill in works
By John Borland, CNET News.com, February 19, 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-985207.html

"Opponents of Hollywood's drive to strengthen copyright law are mounting
a new strategy: Require anything that has antipiracy technology built in
to be clearly labeled and let consumers decide at the cash register."
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Silicon Valley Spars With Hollywood at Digital Rights Summit
By Rachel Konrad, AP, February 20, 2003
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33560-2003Feb20.html?referrer=email

" Repressive copyright laws and costly lawsuits from Hollywood could
strike a lethal blow to the U.S. technology industry or even "break the
Internet," according to entrepreneurs and academics who dominated a
heated digital rights conference."
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Summit: DMCA Blocks Tech Progress
By Katie Dean, WiredNews.com, Feb. 20, 2003
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,57740,00.html?tw=wn_ascii

" The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is threatening innovation in
Silicon Valley, and it's time for businesses and consumers to mobilize
to change the law."
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Time Heals All Copyright Wounds
Wired News.com, Feb. 20, 2003
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,57746,00.html

"Washington politicians would make a grave mistake in crafting new
copy-protection laws based  in Internet patterns today, an influential
Stanford law professor warned."