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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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>From BeSpacific.com Blog by Sabrina I. Pacifici:
New Study Addresses Rights of Digital Copyright Holders and Consumers 

"GartnerG2 and The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law
School released a study, Copyright and Digital Media in a Post-Napster
World (46 pages, pdf)"
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Study-
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/uploads/254/2003-05.pdf
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Trailers Parked 
By Shannon P. Duffy, The Legal Intelligencer/law.com, 08-13-2003
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1059980453492

"In a significant victory for movie studios, a federal judge has ruled
that movie "trailers" are an art form unto themselves and protected by
copyright law and therefore cannot be streamed on the Internet without
permission."
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Internet Group Questions Music-Industry Subpoenas
By Andy Sullivan, Reuters.com, August 11, 2003 
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;?storyID=3258721

" Criticism of the recording industry's anti-piracy campaign increased
on Monday as a high-tech trade association said it was worried that its
members could be forced to police the Internet for illegal song
copying."
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Music-swapping firm faces financial seizures
By Joins.com, 2003.08.06
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200308/06/200308060350340479900090409041.html

"The Seoul District Court yesterday said that it would allow musical
recording companies to temporarily seize 1.56 billion won ($1.3 million)
worth of the properties of Bugs Music, a  company that offers free music
downloads via the Internet to users of its Web site."
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P2P fingerprinter to get data from label
By John Borland, CNET News.com, August 11, 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5062426.html

"Digital song-tracking company Audible Magic is striking a deal with
Universal Music Group for song information, getting another leg up in
its quest to be able to identify--and potentially block--music as it is
transferred online."
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Consultation on Review of Copyright Reforms
By Findlaw.com.au, 4 August, 2003
http://www.findlaw.com.au/news/default.asp?task=read&id=15941

"Four issues papers have been released as part of an independent
analysis of the Government's  digital Agenda copyright reforms."
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