In The News

["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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File Swappers to RIAA: Download This!
By Mike Musgrove, Washingtonpost.com,  July 6, 2003; Page F07
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7359-2003Jul3.html

"The Recording Industry Association of America's announcement on June 25
that it will start tracking down and suing users of file-sharing
programs has yet to spook people, say developers of these applications"
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Internet group urges royalties for artists
by CBC News Online staff, CBC..com, 07 Jul 2003
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/07/04/Consumers/filesharing_030704

" An organization dedicated to protecting people's rights online is
urging music lovers to push for artist royalties and legal status for
file sharing."
(Contributed by Stephen Davies)
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The Internet's rent-a-cops
By Anick Jesdanun, Globeandmail.com, July 6, 2003
http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030706.wbinternet0706/BNStory/Technology/

"Next time you try to download the latest pop tunes over the Internet,
don't be surprised if you get a message chewing you out as a thief."
(Contributed by Stephen Davies)
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From: BNA's Internet Law News (ILN) - 07/08/2003
Date:  Tue, 8 Jul 2003 08:30:56 -0400
FRENCH COURT TAKES MUSIC LABEL TO TASK OVER COPY-PROTECTION WARNING

"A French court in Nanterre has taken EMI Music to task for failing to
provide full disclosure of copy-protection on a CD.  The company
informed purchasers that the CD contained protection but did not advise
that it would not work with certain CD players.  The court considered
the insufficient warning to be misleading to consumers.  Case name is
CLCV v. EMI Music France.  French language decision at 
http://www.juriscom.net/documents/tginanterre20030624.pdf
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