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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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A Void Named Sued: Driving independent retailers, and you, out of
business
by Douglas Wolk, villiagevoice.com,  October 6th, 2003
http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0341/soti.php

"Want to avoid getting sued by the Recording Industry Association of
America? Here are some tips that may keep you safer (obviously, we can't
guarantee anything):"
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MP3 accused plead guilty
By Louise Milligan, AustralianITnews.com, OCTOBER 02, 2003
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,7432060%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html

"THREE students have pleaded guilty to Australia's first criminal
internet piracy charges in a case the music industry says has cost $60
million."
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Shift key breaks CD copy locks
By John Borland, CNET News.com, October 7, 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-5087875.html

"A Princeton University student has published instructions for disabling
the new anticopying measures being tested on CDs by BMG--and they're as
simple as holding down a computer's Shift key."
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Report:
Analysis of the MediaMax CD3 Copy-Prevention System
By John A. Halderman, Department of Computer Science, Princeton
University
Version 1.1 - October 6, 2003
http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~jhalderm/cd3/

"In this report, I explain how MediaMax functions, analyze the
weaknesses of its design, and discuss its implications for the debate
about CD copy protection and the problem of copyright infringement. I
find that although SunnComm has gone to great lengths to respond to
criticisms of earlier systems, MediaMax still prohibits many uses of the
recording that are allowed under law. At the same time, the system's
protections are so weak that they are unlikely to cause any significant
reduction in copying."
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Legg Mason Told to Pay Newsletter
By Krissah Williams,Washington Post.com,October 7, 2003; Page E01
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53416-2003Oct6.html

"A federal jury in Baltimore levied a $20 million penalty against
financial services firm Legg Mason Inc. on Friday for illegally
distributing a copyrighted investment newsletter to its employees."
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HR 2517 - the FBI p2p prosecution bill
By Jon Newton , P2p.net
http://www.p2pnet.net/article/8329

Today, bill HR 2517 which would, among other things, allow the FBI to
prosecute p2p file sharers, again rears its head."
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