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Welcome to the worldwide web of on-line book piracy
BY Gayatri Hazarika, newindpress.com, July 24 2003
http://www.newindpress.com/Newsitems.asp?ID=IEN20030724071601&Title=Infotech&rLink=0

"CHENNAI: If you're not comfortable reading stuff from the computer
monitor, then you surely don't know what you're missing. Welcome to the
on-line community who share among themselves a spectrum of books,
besides music and software, so that no one among them is still looking
for a copy of the latest Harry Potter book"
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RIAA, Colleges Seek Piracy Fix
By Katie Dean , Wirednews.com, Jul. 25, 2003
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,59743,00.html/wn_ascii

"University officials are working with the music and movie industry to
find a peaceful solution to the piracy problem, even as they're fighting
a firestorm of subpoenas seeking information on their file-swapping
students."
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Subpoenas Sent to File-Sharers Prompt Anger and Remorse
By AMY HARMON, Newyorktimes.com, July 28, 2003
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/28/technology/28TUNE.html
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"A blizzard of subpoenas from the recording industry seeking the
identities of people suspected
of illegally swapping music is provoking fear, anger and professions of
remorse as the targets of the antipiracy dragnet learn that they may
soon be sued for hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages."
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How to Tell if the RIAA Wants You
By Wired News Report, Jul. 26, 2003
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,59785,00.html

"File sharers can check a new online database to see if they are wanted
by the recording industry."
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Subpoena Defense.Org
http://www.subpoenadefense.org/
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Court puts Napster suit on pause
By Reuters, July 25, 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-12_3-5055798.html

"A $17 billion lawsuit alleging Bertelsmann perpetuated online piracy by
funding the Napster file-swapping service cannot be delivered to the
German media group, Germany's top court said on Friday."
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Sharing the Code
By FLORENCE OLSEN, Chronicle.com,  August 1, 2003
http://chronicle.com/free/v49/i47/47a03101.htm

"More colleges and universities see open-source software as an
alternative to commercial products"                    
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Anti-Porn Bill Targets File Sharing
By David McGuire, washingtonpost.com, Thursday, July 24, 2003
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41330-2003Jul24.html

"Online file-swapping services would be required to get parental consent
before allowing children to use their software under a new bill to be
introduced today in Congress."
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Brawl over file-swapping spawns 'secure' Software 
By Associated Press, Siliconvalley.com, Jul. 24, 2003
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/6374384.htm

"As the recording industry prepares hundreds of copyright lawsuits
against online music swappers, the makers of file-sharing software are
fortifying their programs to try to mask users' identities."