In The News

["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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Divine Revelations in Copyright: Summary: Can new-age teachings be trade
secrets?
By Jeff Grossman, Psychologytoday.com, May/Jun 2004
http://www.psychologytoday.com/htdocs/prod/PTOArticle/pto-20040707-000002.asp

"New-age self-help groups such as the Arica Institute often go to great
lengths to make sure their revelations are for paying customers only.
Many require students to sign confidentiality agreements, or protect
their documents with high-tech devices and guards. Other programs
prevent both students and teachers from keeping printed materials;
anyone who wants to look at the Aricans' unpublished materials in U.S.
Copyright Office, for instance, has to sign a special copyright notice."
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Copy Crime and Punishment: While bills to restore some of our fair-use
rights languish in Congress, others that give copyright owners even more
ammunition are on the fast track.
By Anush Yegyazarian, PC World, July 07, 2004
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,116791,00.asp

"Exercising fair-use rights over digital media keeps getting harder and
harder, with silver linings few and far between in the thickening
clouds."
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The House That Music Fans Built
By Katie Dean , Wired.com, Jul. 07, 2004
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,64033,00.html/wn_ascii

"Gracenote has quietly become one of the most powerful companies in
digital music -- but many of its users have probably never heard of it.
Its music-identification technology powers media players like AOL and
the ever-popular iPod. For recording labels, Gracenote's technology is a
key part of making the digital music business hassle-free and
fan-friendly."
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