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ACLU takes on UNC student's music case
BY ERIC FERRERI, The Herald-Sun, Dec 1, 2003
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-419897.html

"CHAPEL HILL -- A UNC student's entanglement with a music industry
watchdog group has attracted the notice of the American Civil Liberties
Union."
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There's a noose in the hoose - iTunes shoppers discover DRM
By Andrew Orlowski, Theregister, 02/12/2003
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/34291.html

"If Jon Johansen - who goes on trial again later today in Norway - had
the intention of raising public awareness of Locked Music when he posted
his DRM crack for iTunes, he's certainly achieved it now, we reckon."
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SBC Music-Downloading Case Moved to Washington
By Andy Sullivan, Reuters.com, December 1, 2003
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;?storyID=3919376

" A dispute between record labels and telecommunications giant SBC
Communications Inc. (SBC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) has been
transferred to a federal court in Washington that has  decided a similar
case in favor of the recording industry, which hailed the move on
Monday."
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New legal tangle: Pirated music moves into workplace
By Tim Sprinkle, Findlaw.com, December 1, 2003
http://news.findlaw.com/csmonitor/s/20031201/01dec2003083511.html

" Illegal music trading on college campuses may get all the headlines,
but the practice has moved into the working world. And unlike student
swapping, workplace piracy is about more than just one person's Internet
habits. Left unchecked, the problem can expose employers to significant
copyright liability, clog their computer resources, and drag down
employee productivity."
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7TH CIRCUIT ISSUES DECISION ON DATABASES WITH PUBLIC DOMAIN INFO
Assessment Technologies of WI v. WIREData.  Decision @
http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/op3.fwx?submit1=showop&caseno=03-2061.PDF";
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Norwegian Hacker Rebuts Music Piracy Criticism
By Reuters.com, November 27, 2003
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;?storyID=3902753

" A Norwegian hacker famed for defeating Hollywood in a cyber piracy
trial on Thursday rejected allegations he had illegally unlocked a code
that enables unauthorized copying of music files from the Internet"
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Music industry rejoices over file-sharing victory
By Bill Heaney, TaipeiTimes.com, Nov 27, 2003,Page 10
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2003/11/27/2003077458

"A decision in the legal case against a 22-year-old man surnamed Chung
who shared music files over the Internet without the permission of
record labels was hailed by the music industry yesterday as a landmark
in the fight against online piracy."
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Canadian distributor may sue song pirates: Most don't know they're doing
anything wrong
By Kathryn Greenaway, CanWest News Service,  November 29, 2003
http://www.canada.com/regina/news/story.asp?id=348EF361-0FDF-4411-B3D8-F71CF5758BE5

"When you download your favourite song from the Internet for free, it's
the same as stealing a CD from a music store."
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Music Industry Reluctantly Yielding to Internet Reality
By Frank Ahrens, Washington Post.com, November 27, 2003; Page E01
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16609-2003Nov26.html?referrer=email

"Superstar rapper Jay-Z's new album was supposed to hit record stores
tomorrow, but instead his label rushed out the music two weeks ago.
Why?"