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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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3G Copyright Heavyweights
10th February, 2004
http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/Feb2004/6543.htm

"US : Intel, mm02, Nokia, Panasonic, RealNetworks, Inc., Samsung and
Warner Bros. Studios today announced plans for a licensing and
compliance framework called Content Management License Administrator
(CMLA)."
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Cautious welcome for FTA deal
By James Riley, Australianit.news.com,au, FEBRUARY 09, 2004
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,8628291%5E15319%5E%5Enbv%5E15306,00.html

But the IIA was more cautious about the FTA's intentions for
intellectual property legislation. Mr Coroneos said it was difficult to
interpret the language of documents so far released, but the IIA was
concerned that government intended to adopt legislation similar to the
US government's Digital Millenium Copyright Act."
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Libraries caught in copyright changes
By Fergus Shiel, Theage, February 11, 2004
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/02/10/1076388365432.html

"Librarians have warned that the free trade deal will lead to huge
increases in copyright licence fees paid by Australians for use of
intellectual property, including novels, poems, films and songs.
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When the US says jump, we say....
By Fran Foo, ZDNet/Australia, 10 February 2004
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/0,39023166,39116054,00.htm

"commentary It's back to the drawing board for Mark Vaile and Robert
Zoellick this week. The Australian Trade Minister and the US Trade
Representative breathed a sigh of relief after a free trade agreement
(FTA) between the two countries was finally sealed but now comes the
task of finalising the legal nuts and bolts -- a mission which could
take several months.
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Anti-Piracy Ad Debuts on Grammys
By Associated Press, wired.com, Feb. 08, 2004
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,62210,00.html

"LOS ANGELES -- The organization best known for bestowing accolades on
the music industry at its Grammy Awards will begin airing ads
discouraging online music piracy with the awards show's Sunday
broadcast."
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Anti-Piracy Campaign Gets a Laugh
By Jason Silverman, Wired.com, Feb. 09, 2004
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,62197,00.html/wn_ascii
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debate to take up P-to-P filesharing: Draft law addresses mass pirating,
counterfeiting of digital products
By Paul Meller, IDG News Service, February 06, 2004
http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/02/06/HNeuptopdebate_1.html

"BRUSSELS - Sharing music over the Internet could become a criminal
offense if some members of the European Parliament get their way in a
debate next week. The Parliament is set to debate a draft law designed
to stamp out mass pirating and counterfeiting of digital products such
as music and movies."
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Please Don't Squeeze the Sharman
By Patrick Gray, Wired.com, Feb. 10, 2004
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,62232,00.html/wn_ascii

"SYDNEY, Australia -- The makers of Kazaa, the peer-to-peer file sharing
software, challenged the validity of a court order used by the
Australian recording industry to raid its offices last week."
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Activists Seek Damages from Diebold over Copyright Abuse
By John P. Mello Jr., TechNewsWorld, February 10, 2004
http://www.technewsworld.com/perl/story/32812.html

"Last August, Diebold used powers granted copyright holders under the
DMCA to issue cease-and-desist letters to more than a dozen people who
posted documents or links to documents that Diebold claims were stolen
from its servers. The documents reveal that Diebold knew about security
flaws in its computerized voting machines."