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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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"COURT RULES USE OF STOLEN PASSWORD DOES NOT VIOLATE DMCA
BNA's Electronic Commerce & Law Report reports on I.M.S. Inquiry
Management Sys. Ltd. v. Berkshire Information Sys. Inc., a recent case
from New York in which the court ruled
that the unauthorized use of a user name/password combination to gain
access to a Web site containing allegedly copyrighted materials did not
amount to "circumvention" of an access control technology within
themeaning of the DMCA. The court noted that "Circumvention requires
either descrambling, decrypting, overweighting, bypassing, removing,
deactivating or impairing a technological measure qua technological
measure". Article at <http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/eip.nsf/is/a0a8f1q1p5>
For a free trial to source of this story, visit
http://web.bna.com/products/ip/eplr.htm";
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Educators learn about tougher copyright law
by Martin Mbugua, Udaily, March 17, 2004
http://www.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2004/copyright031704.html

"The growth of the Internet has made it easier to violate copyright law,
prompting the passing of tougher legislation and the creation of
complicated rules, Laura N. Gasaway, professor of law and director of
the law library at the University of North Carolina, said during a forum
at the University of Delaware March 12."
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Legal experts mull copyright ruling's IT implications: Vendors may see
some licensing fees disappear, consultant says
by Scott Foster, itbusines,  3/15/2004 
http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&lid=1&sid=55031&adBanner=Security

"A recent copyright ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada could have
lasting implications on software development and related research,
according to one industry expert."
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Lawyer argues lack of evidence in music piracy case Says Internet
providers shouldn't disclose users' identities: Recording industry has
tracked down 29 song swappers
By TYLER HAMILTON, The Toronto Star,  Mar. 16, 2004
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1079392211573&call_pageid=968350072197&col=969048863851

"Simply "making available" copyrighted music by placing digital song
files on a shared computer folder does not constitute illegal
distribution, a public interest group argued before a federal judge
yesterday."
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P2P faces new legal scrutiny from states
By Declan McCullagh ,  John Borland and Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com,
March 15, 2004
http://news.com.com/2100-1038_3-5173262.html

"Peer-to-peer companies are facing new and unwelcome scrutiny from state
prosecutors, in a recent development powerful Hollywood lobbyists are
backing."
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  Center for Intellectual Property 2004 Annual Symposium
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            Colleges, Code and Copyright:
    The impact of digital networks and technological 
       controls on copyright and the dissemination
          of information in higher education
        June 10-11, 2004 * Adelphi, Maryland
                                                 
http://www.umuc.edu/odell/cip/symposium/