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Rulemaking on Exemptions from Prohibition on Circumvention of
Technological Measures that Control Access to Copyrighted Works
US Copyright Office
http://www.copyright.gov/1201/
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US Copyright Office DMCA Ruling Issued: Consumers Still Unable to Make
Lawful Use of Digital Media
IP Justice Media Release, October 28, 2003
Contact: Robin Gross, IP Justice Executive Director
+1 415-553-6261 robin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.ipjustice.org/102803.shtml
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Sound Off : Should the DMCA Be Used to Fend Off Competition?
By Art Jahnke, CIO.com, October 30, 2003
http://comment.cio.com/soundoff/103003.html

"For years, Lexmark International, the second-largest U.S. maker of
computer printers, thrived on a business model that practically
guaranteed that customer satisfaction would decline over time:"
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New Ways to Skirt DMCA … Legally!
By Katie Dean, Wirednews.com,  Oct. 29, 2003
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,60996,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1

"The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA, prohibits, among other
things, bypassing any technology that controls access to copyright
material. This provision is criticized frequently by digital-rights
groups because they say it stifles many legitimate activities in the
process, including academic research, competition and innovation."
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ITS block on P2P traffic may be permanent
BY GARTH SHELDON-COULSON, The PhoenixOnline, October 30, 2003
http://phoenix.swarthmore.edu/2003-10-30/news/13393

"After a spell of fierce network worms, Information Technology Services
is considering blocking peer-to-peer music sharing for good."
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SCO attacks open-source foundation
By Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com, October 28, 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-5098610.html

"The GPL violates the U.S. Constitution, together with copyright,
antitrust and export control laws," SCO Group said in an answer filed
late Friday to an IBM court filing. In addition, SCO asserted that the
GPL is unenforceable."
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