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Secret networks protect music swappers
By Powell Fraser, CNN.com, July 29, 2003
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/07/29/private.fileshare/index.html

" They are the country clubs of the file-sharing world, exclusive
Internet networks that require
knowing the right people and having a wealth of content on your hard
disk to get into the clique."
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Universal Music Defends DRM; P2P Litigation
By Ryan Naraine, Internet.com, July 29, 2003

" Larry Kenswil, the president of Universal Music Group's (UMG) eLabs
unit, is defending the recording industry's decision to use Digital
Rights Management (DRM) technology alongside a litigation strategy to
stamp out music piracy, arguing that the survival of the industry was
dependent on copyright protection initiatives."
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Napster, But in Name Only
By Associated Press, Wirednews.com,  Jul. 28, 2003
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,59798,00.html/wn_ascii

"Napster may be dead, but the name and the "kitty" logo of the pioneer
online music-swapping  program could return to cyberspace before the
year is out."
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ISP sues record industry over subpoenas
By Matthew Broersma, CNET News.com, July 31, 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5058107.html

"The United States' largest supplier of ADSL (asymmetric digital
subscriber line) connections is challenging the recording industry's
current campaign of targeting song swappers with a lawsuit filed late on
Wednesday, charging that the Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA) is violating its customers' right to privacy."
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Lawmaker seeks info on RIAA dragnet
By John Borland, CNET News.com, July 31, 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5058594.html

"The recording industry's wave of subpoenas that target individual
computer users has drawn the critical attention of at least one
influential lawmaker on Capitol Hill. "