In The News

["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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Caught by the Act: Digital Copyright Law Ensnaring Businesses,
Individuals Over Fair Use
By Frank Ahrens, Washington Post.com, November 12, 2003; Page E01
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28280-2003Nov11.html

"Ed Swartz, a self-described "old guy," is a canny North Carolinian
who's been in heavy manufacturing since Eisenhower was president. Alloys
for the auto industry, mostly. Come the late '80s, he needed something
for his youngest son to run, so they jumped into the ground floor of a
business few think about until the copier malfunctions:"
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Teaching Music Traders a Lesson
By Katie Dean, Wirednews.com, Nov. 12, 2003
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,61173,00.html/wn_ascii

"A prestigious music school is encouraging musicians to swap audio and
video clips of course material over peer-to-peer networks. The Berklee
Shares program at the Berklee College of Music offers 80 different
online lessons for download -- and sharing -- on topics like writing
music, producing, engineering, remixing and performing."
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Music Industry Introduces Global Webcast License
By Bernhard Warner, Reuters.com, November 11, 2003
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;?storyID=3795625

"The music industry announced on Tuesday a "one-stop" international
license for online radio broadcasters, hoping the removal of red tape
will encourage the rise of legitimate Web music services."
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Altnet says P2P spies violate patent rights
By John Borland, CNET News.com November 11, 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-5106093.html

"Altnet, a company that distributes files legally through Kazaa and
other peer-to-peer services, has sent legal threats to nine companies
that monitor or meddle with file-trading networks, accusing them of
violating its patent rights."
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Sony's User-Friendly Copy Block
By Reuters, Wirednews.com, Nov. 10, 2003
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,61161,00.html/wn_ascii

"Sony Music, home to such artists as Beyonce Knowles and Bruce
Springsteen, said Monday it plans to introduce new CD technology in
Germany that prevents users from copying songs to file-sharing sites,
but allows them to make copies for their personal use."
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