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Greenspan ponders copyright rules : Fed chairmain sees thorny issues
over 'intellectual property'
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, MSNBC.com, April 4
http://www.msnbc.com/news/895413.asp?0si=&cp1=1

" As the fruits of ever-changing technology play an increasing role in
the U.S. economy, the country must strike the right balance in
developing legal protections for innovative ideas or "intellectual
property," Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said
Friday. "
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U.S. Man Gets Prison Time for Illegal Chip Sales
BY Reuters.com,  April 9, 2003
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=2539097

" David Rocci, of Blacksburg, Virginia, was sentenced late last week in
federal court in Virginia after pleading guilty in December to one count
of conspiracy to violate copyright laws under the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act. "
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MTU President Irked by RIAA Lawsuit
By Ryan Naraine , Internet.com, April 9, 2003
http://boston.internet.com/news/article.php/2179281

" The Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) decision to
slap lawsuits on file- swappers at three U.S. universities has been met
with an angry retort from the president of the Michigan Technological
University (MTU). "
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'Super-DMCA' fears suppress security research
By Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus, 14/04/2003
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/30231.html

" Steganography and honeypot expert Niels Provos may risk four years in
prison by completing his Ph.D., writes Kevin Poulsen, of SecurityFocus.
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