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New lawsuit targets DVD copying
By John Borland, CNET News.com, February 13, 2004
http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-5159279.html

"The DVD Copy Control Association, a Hollywood-backed technology group,
filed suit against software company 321 Studios on Friday for allegedly
infringing patent rights on its DVD copy protection."
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9th Circuit reinstates writer's copyright lawsuit against AOL
By The Associated Press, Firstadmendmentcenter.org, 02.11.04
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=12663

"SAN JOSE, Calif. - A science-fiction writer who sued America Online
Inc. three years ago after his short stories were widely posted on an
Internet news group will finally get his day in court."
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Canadian music industry readies lawsuits
By John Borland, CNET News.com, February 16, 2004
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39146225,00.htm

"Lawyers are attempting to unearth the identities of 29 Canadian
file-swappers, in preparation for a wave of lawsuits"
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Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Advisory,
DVD Descrambling Code Not a Trade Secret: DVD CCA Surrenders in Bunner
DVD Descrambling Case
http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/DVDCCA_case/20040122_eff_pr.php

"For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 22, 2004

San Jose, California - In a surprising retreat today, the consortium of
entertainment and technology companies known as DVD CCA is seeking
dismissal of a lawsuit against Andrew Bunner, a republisher of a
computer program created to allow movie lovers to play their DVDs on
computers running the Linux operating system."
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Where copyright rules ...
by Anonymous Coward, p2pnet, 14th February 2004
http://p2pnet.net/story/766

"They fear a world in which the right to use copyrighted work in a
manner consistent with the Copyright Act may be limited by copyright
holders who implement technological measures that result in excessive
control."
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Publishers Unite to Tackle Copyright Priorities in International Trade
By Authorlink, 2/13/04
http://www.authorlink.com/news/news.asp?year=2004&id=309&newsid=

"The Association of American Publishers (AAP) joined with fellow members
of the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) in a report
submitted today to the U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Robert
Zoellick, outlining the U.S. copyright industries' global priorities for
2004 and identifying the most serious copyright piracy and market access
problems around the world."
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Copyright Office Sets Webcasting Rates
By Ryan Naraine, February 11, 2004
http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/3311261

"The U.S. Copyright Office has given the thumbs-up to an agreement on
royalty rates between the recording industry and online radio
broadcasters, a move that gives webcasters several royalty payment
options."
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EMI admits problems with copy control software
By Sam Varghese, February 12, 2004
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/12/1076548143941.html

"EMI Music Australia has admitted that there are problems with the copy
control software which it has been using since November 2002 on music
discs which it sells here, in order to try and prevent copying of the
discs."