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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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The Nuclear Weapon of Digital Rights Law Europe Set to Establish
Restrictive Copyright Legislation
By Sebastian Rupley, PC Magazine, March 3
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/ZDM/EU_digital_rights_pcmag_040302.html

"Few examples of technology-related federal legislation have stirred up
more controversy in recent years than the Digital Millennium Copyright
Act (DMCA)."
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The Database Protection Bill
By Brandy Karl, Findlaw.com, March 2004
http://practice.findlaw.com/feature-0304.html

"How the Current Congressional Database Protection Bill Would Go Beyond
Current Law, and Why It is Unconstitutional and MisguidedRecently, a
bill seeking to establish special legal protection for databases was
reported to the House floor for consideration. The bill, HR 3261, is
called the Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act
(DCIMA)."
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REPORT RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT FIGHTING ONLINE PIRACY
New York Times.com, March 1, 2004
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/01/technology/01rights.html
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http://www.ced.org/

"The Committee for Economic Development, a Washington policy group, has
released a new study that argues that the entertainment industry's
pursuit of tough new laws to protect copyrighted materials from online
piracy is bad for business and for the economy.
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Report:
http://www.scrawford.net/display/report_dcc_new.pdf

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Panel Looks at Digital Downloading and Copyright
By UCDAVUS, Current news, March 1, 2004
http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=6913

"March 4, Thursday -- Digital downloading and copyright will be the
focus of a panel discussion at the School of Law. Speaking at "Digital
Divide: New Currents in Digital Downloading" will be representatives of
the Recording Industry Association of America; a Los Angeles law firm
that represents Pearl Jam and the Goo Goo Dolls; the Electronic Frontier
Foundation, which works to protect the public's access to and use of
material on the Internet and Web; and Creative C"
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Faculty Forum addresses copyright issues March 12
by Becca Hutchinson, Udaily,
http://www.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2004/copyright030204.html

"10:57 a.m., March 2, 2004--A noon lecture on Friday, March 12, in the
Multipurpose Room at the Trabant University Center will explore
copyright laws and intellectual property issues, particularly as they
relate to those who use the Internet for academic research projects.

Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, "Copyright, Faculty and Fair
Use" is part of the ongoing Faculty Forum lunchtime lecture series."
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The Copyright Licensing Agency Sets New Records 
By ManagingInformaiton.com, 1 March 2004
http://www.managinginformation.com/news/content_show_full.php?id=2449

"The Copyright Licensing Agency Limited has just published its 2003
annual report covering the financial period April 2001 to March 2003."
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What copy rights? : COURTS CONTINUE TO HALT TRADITIONALLY LEGAL
DUPLICATION IN DIGITAL WORLD; CONGRESS MUST STEP IN WITH LEGISLATION
By Mercury News Editorial,  Mar. 01, 2004
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/opinion/8076216.htm

"A record of 0-3 in the courts is not heartening; for copyright
reformers, it's a signal to turn up the heat in Washington. If the
courts won't uphold consumers' rights, then Congress, which created the
problem by passing a bad copyright law, must."
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MP3 getting antipiracy makeover
By John Borland, CNET News.com, March 1, 2004,
http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5167841.html

"The venerable MP3 music format, the technology most widely associated
with unrestricted file swapping, is getting a makeover aimed at blocking
unauthorized copying."
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Case will test copyright and privacy laws
By CP,  March 2, 2004
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/WinnipegSun/Business/2004/03/02/367139.html

"TORONTO -- Two online advocacy groups will put Canadian copyright and
privacy laws to the test in a hearing later this month where the
Canadian music industry will try to force Internet service providers to
turn over customer information."
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California Court Nixes DVD-Copying Tech
By Erika Morphy, NewsFactor Network,  February 24, 2004
http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=California_Court_Nixes_DVD_Copying_Tech&story_id=23236

"321 claims that its software is strictly to allow users to make
personal copies of their DVDs and that Hollywood is exploiting a
controversial rule for its own gain. "The intent of the law was to stamp
out piracy -- it was never intended to stamp out fair-use rights of
average Americans," says spokesperson Julia Bishop-Cross."
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DVD-Copying Software Maker Meets Deadline
By JIM SUHR, The Associated Press, February 27, 2004
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13651-2004Feb27.html

"ST. LOUIS - The maker of DVD-copying software declared in violation of
copyright law met a judge's Friday deadline in rolling out retooled
versions, then pledged an ambitious bid for consumers to shower
Hollywood and lawmakers with outpourings in its defense."
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Court: DeCSS ban violated free speech
By Evan Hansen, CNET News.com, February 27, 2004
http://news.com.com/2100-1026_3-5166887.html

"A California appeals court on Friday reversed a 4-year-old order
barring the publication of a DVD-cracking tool on the Internet, finding
the injunction violated the defendant's free speech rights."