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MIT Names Student As Alleged Infringer
By Keith J. Winstein, World and Nation/LA Times-Washington Post News
Service, September 9, 2003, Volume 123, Number 38
http://www-tech.mit.edu/V123/N38/38riaa.38n.html

"MIT answered a subpoena from the record industry last night, naming
Claudiu A. Prisnel '06 in response to the industry association's request
for the name of a network user who, on June 27 from a computer at Theta
Delta Chi, allegedly offered hundreds of music recordings over the KaZaA
file-trading system, according to Prisnel and James D. Bruce, the vice
president for information systems"
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Lawsuit Attacks RIAA Amnesty Plan
By Katie Dean, Wirednews.com, Sep. 10, 2003
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,60376,00.html

"The amnesty offer from the music industry to its file-swapping fans
will not shield them from lawsuits, according to a new legal complaint
filed in California."
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Case:
http://www.techfirm.com/Parke-RIAA%20Complaint.pdf
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Apple customer resells iTunes song
By Evan Hansen, CNET News.com, September 10, 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5074086.html

"A customer of Apple Computer's iTunes Music Store said he has
successfully resold a song he purchased through the service, ending a
weeklong exercise he hoped would highlight the legal and technical
nuances of emerging digital music services."
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EU delays vote on digital copyright plan
By Matthew Broersma, CNET News.com, September 11, 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5074973.html

"A vote on the European Union's proposed directive on the enforcement of
intellectual property rights, which has been compared to a controversial
U.S. law, has been pushed back to November."
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>From beSpacific: http://www.bespacific.com,10 Sep 2003

"New Report on Implementing EU Copyright Directive From the independent
group, the Foundation for Information Policy Research, this new guide,
published September 8, Implementing the EU Copyright Directive, (128
pages, pdf).
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Report:
http://www.fipr.org/copyright/guide/eucd-guide.pdf
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Verizon, RIAA Trade Jabs at Senate Hearing
By Roy Mark , dcinternet.com, September 10, 2003
http://dc.internet.com/news/article.php/3075451

"Representatives from Verizon and the Recording Industry Association of
America (RIAA) staked out familiar ground Tuesday when testifying before
the Senate Judiciary Committee on the subpoena powers of the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), but the testimony also provided a sneak
preview of next week's court appearance by the two warring parties."
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Starz Encore Group's Sie Applauds FCC Decision on Copyright Status Of
Subscription VOD as Consumer-Friendly
Source: PRNewswire/ Starz Encore Group LLC, yahoofimancial news,
September 10
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030910/law094_1.html

" Starz Encore Group LLC (Starz Encore) founder, chairman, and CEO John
J. Sie today applauded the decision of the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) on the copyright status of subscription video-on-demand
(SVOD) as "potentially a significant victory for the cable and satellite
industries and their millions of customers."