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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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GIA Representatives Share Copyright, Digitization Expertise at
Conferences in Seattle
By Geological Society of America, BUSINESS WIRE, Jan. 2, 2004
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20040102005257&newsLang=en

""While copyright in a collective work, such as a journal, is separate
from copyright in any individual articles, publishers must still take
due care to respect the copyrights held by their contributing authors
and photographers," said Overton. "
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2003 Year in Review: Copy protection: Consumers vs. copyright holders
http://rss.com.com/2009-1023_3-5124453.html

"Digital rights management took significant strides toward being
accepted by mainstream consumers and businesses in 2003, but hackers and
critics maintained their attacks on the technology in the name of fair
use and information freedom."
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99-cent songs, lawsuits marked watershed year in ongoing downloading
wars
By ANGELA PACIENZA. Canada.com, January 01, 2004
http://www.canada.com/technology/story.html?id=90681E96-0866-4F46-9AA2-E4D3273B052B

"TORONTO (CP) - Since about 1980, dictionaries have been defining
downloading as the transfer of data from a large computer to the memory
of a smaller one. For most of us, the term meant nothing until the late
1990s, when Napster hit the scene and downloading became a national
pastime for thousands of kids. "
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Will DVD acquittal mean tougher copyright laws?
By Evan Hansen, CNET News.com, December 24, 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1025-5133152.html

"The acquittal of a Norwegian programmer charged with breaking
Hollywood's DVD encryption scheme could lend new urgency to the
entertainment industry's efforts to enact tougher global copyright laws.
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NGS Beats Infringement Rap in New York 
By David Walker, Photo District News Online, December 17, 2003
http://www.pdnonline.com/photodistrictnews/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=2054645

"In a stunning rejection of the Greenberg v. National Geographic
decision, a federal District Court judge in New York has ruled that the
Complete National Geographic CD doesn't violate the copyrights of
several freelance photographers after all."
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Slashdot Discussion:
http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/03/12/26/0129243.shtml?tid=123&tid=99
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RIAA & MPAA Ask, Why Me?
By Thomas Mennecke, Slyck.com, December 23, 2003
http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=353

"It hasn't been a positive week for our friends at the RIAA or MPAA. Up
until a few weeks ago, file-sharing was facing a gloomy landscape, one
filled with the RIAA breathing down the backs of nearly every
significant network. "
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Court Slows Efforts to Stop Illegal Sharing of Music: Ruling is likely
to stem flow of subpoenas to colleges
By ANDREA L. FOSTER, Chronicle.com, From January 9, 2004 Issue
http://chronicle.com/prm/weekly/v50/i18/18a00101.htm
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"Students and college officials alike are scrambling to understand the
implications of a federal-court ruling that crippled the ability of the
recording industry to seek the names of those who illegally share music
online."
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Battle Not Over for File Sharers
By Kristen Philipkoski, Wired.com, Dec. 23, 2003
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,61714,00.html/wn_ascii

"Last week's court decision preventing the recording industry from
forcing Internet service providers to identify their subscribers on
peer-to-peer networks offers new hope to file traders who have been
sued. But fighting the RIAA may prove costly for anyone hoping to
challenge the trade group, which spends an estimated $17 million
annually in legal fees."
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Jane Doe ruling limits effect of RIAAlegal defeat
By Mark Rasch, Published by The Register, January 5, 2004
http://progressivetrail.org/articles/031229Rasch.shtml
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Dutch Court Throws Out Kazaa Case
By Associated Press, Wired.com, Dec. 19, 2003
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,61672,00.html/wn_ascii

"AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- The makers of Kazaa, the world's most popular
computer file-sharing program, cannot be held liable for copyright
infringement of music or movies swapped on its free software, the Dutch
Supreme Court ruled Friday."
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