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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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CD burning okay: musicians
Chris Jenkins, AustralianIT.com, NOVEMBER 17, 2003
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,7890987%5E15330%5E%5Enbv%5E15306-15319,00.html

"WHILE record companies prepare for the sentencing of three Sydney men
convicted of music piracy by the Federal Court, a new survey shows most
musicians and other music professionals believe copyright laws are too
harsh."
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Bill's death opens diaries of Canadian notables
By JAMES ADAMS, November 15, 2003 - Page R16
http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20031115/MONT15

 A controversial bill that would have extended copyright protection of
unpublished works by deceased authors is probably dead unless Parliament
is recalled sometime between now and the end of the year, a scenario
most observers consider highly unlikely. "
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Free trade at a price
By Nathan Cochrane, November 11, 2003
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/10/1068329472356.html

"Librarians warn a free trade deal with the US may result in a massive
transfer of wealth from the Australian public and performers to US
monopoly copyright holders."
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Digital Preservation and Copyright
By Peter B. Hirtle, Stanford University
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/commentary_and_analysis/2003_11_hirtle.html

 "If all information in the world was written on clay tablets or carved
into marble, its preservation would be greatly simplified. Even paper,
when manufactured and stored properly, can have a life measured in
hundreds of years."
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Senate Bill Targets Internet Pirates
By David McGuire, washingtonpost.com , November 13, 2003
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33028-2003Nov12.html?referrer=email

"People who steal copies of films and albums and post them on the
Internet before their official release dates could face felony charges
under legislation scheduled to be introduced Thursday in the U.S.
Senate."
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Statement by Senator Dianne Feinstein 
On Cornyn-Feinstein Legislation to Crack Down on Video and Audio Piracy
November 13, 2003
http://www.senate.gov/~feinstein/03Releases/r-piracy.htm
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