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IEEE-USA Testifies for Balance in Copyright Policy
Source: IEEE-USA, July 26, 2004
http://www.physorg.com/news502.html

"Copyright owners should not be permitted to restrict the development of
technology having non-copyright-infringing uses, unless the developer
actively and independently induces a copyright infringement, Andrew C.
Greenberg testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee today. "
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COMMENTARY: Hatch, Committee Should Be More Open-Minded on P2P
By Jon Newton, TechNewsWorld, 07/28/04 6:15
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/35400.html

"Why is Congress turning a deaf ear towards learning the truth and
hearing all sides of the story?" StreamCast Networks CEO Mike Weiss
asks. In the past, Congress, in effect, has put stakeholders together
and told them to work out compromises and solutions that Congress could
then consider. "That's what should be done here,"
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Judge: RIAA can unmask file swappers
By Declan McCullagh, CNET News.comJuly 27, 2004
http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5285605.html

"update A federal judge has handed a preliminary victory to the
recording industry by granting its request to unmask anonymous file
swappers accused of copyright infringement."
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Licensed online music services see upside to limited file-sharing
By Associated Press, Siliconvalley.com, Jul. 27, 2004
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/9256679.htm

" Free-for-all music sharing online has drawn the ire of the recording
industry, but some commercial online music providers and even a few
recording artists are opting to allow music fans to share the songs
they've bought."
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Are P2P networks leaking military secrets?
By John Borland, CNET News.com, July 27, 2004
http://news.com.com/2100-1038_3-5285918.html

"A new Web log is posting what it purports are pictures, documents and
letters from U.S. soldiers and military bases in Iraq and elsewhere--all
of which the site's operator claims to have downloaded from peer-to-peer
networks such as Gnutella."
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A Jibjab showdown: Bush-Kerry parody draws the ire of the music
publisher that owns the Guthrie song.
By CNN/Money, July 26, 2004
http://money.cnn.com/2004/07/26/commentary/wastler/wastler/

"NEW YORK () - With something as fun as a cartoon Bush and Kerry hurling
musical epithets at
one another, you knew lawyers would have to get involved. "
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Patriot Act Used to Enforce Copyright Law?
Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday July 27
http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/04/07/27/129219.shtml?tid=153&tid=214&tid=129

"iter8 writes " The Stargate SG-1 Information Archive is reporting that
the Feds filed charges against Adam McGaughey, creator of
SG1Archive.com. "
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Judge blocks sales of unlicensed DVD chips
By John Borland, CNET News.com, July 26, 2004
http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-5284190.html

"A California judge has ordered a multimedia chipmaker to stop selling
versions of its products that were used in DVD-copying devices. "
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Study: Song downloads to hit a high note
By Dinesh C. Sharma, CNET News.com, July 26, 2004
http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5284030.html

"Music downloads could be on an upswing this year.  Sales of digital
tunes in 2004 in the United States will reach $270 million, more than
double the takings from the previous year, according to a report
released by JupiterResearch on Monday."
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Britain's copyright terms being argued
By Big News Network.com, 27th July, 2004
http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=72dd7c479b2d5103

"Britain's music industry is leading a fight to protect music copyrights
on 50-year-old songs by the likes of Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and
James Brown."
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Commentary: No Matter What You Call It, the Inducing Infringement of
Copyright Act Spells Trouble
By Fred Wilhelms, July 26, 2004
http://www.streamingmedia.com/article.asp?id=8739

"Though it's not aimed solely, or even primarily, at streaming media,
the "Inducing Infringement of Copyright Act" should give anyone involved
with moving content across the Web cause for  concern."
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