In The News

["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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Lawmakers to Weigh Database Protection Bill
By Andy Sullivan, Reuters.com, September 5, 2003
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=3397051

" Lawmakers in the House of Representatives are circulating a proposed
bill that would prevent wholesale copying of school guides, news
archives and other databases which do not enjoy copyright protection."
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Peace Offering for File Traders?
By Katie Dean , Wirednews.com, Sep. 06, 2003
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,60318,00.html/wn_ascii
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Music Industry to Offer Download Amnesty
By TED BRIDIS, washingtonpost.com, September 4, 2003
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27932-2003Sep4.html

" The recording industry is expected to announce as early as next week
an amnesty program for people who admit they illegally share music files
across the Internet, promising not to sue them in exchange for their
admission and pledge to delete the songs off their computers. "
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iTunes auction treads murky legal ground
By Alorie Gilbert, CNET News.com, September 3, 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-5071108.html

"Consumers can resell CDs purchased in a record shop, but what about
digital music files downloaded from an online store? "
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eBay mutes iTunes song auction
By Evan Hansen, CNET News.com, September 5, 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5071566.html

"update eBay on Thursday canceled an auction that sought to resell a
music download that was purchased through Apple Computer's iTunes Music
Store, saying the attempted sale violated its listing policies.
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Microsoft moves forward on DRM
By David Becker, CNET News.com, September 4, 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1012_3-5071342.html

"Microsoft moved forward on its digital rights management strategy this
week, releasing the first of several Windows add-ons associated with the
technology and revealing pricing on its server software for corporate
rights management."