In The News

["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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Why pirates have the best tunes
By Patrick Donovan, The Age.com, August 23, 2004
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/20/1092972731005.html?oneclick=true

'Advanced technology keeps music pirates ahead of the CD industry.
reports on an industry forum. The music industry stoush over the biggest
issues in music today - downloading and copyright - came to a head last
week at the Music Managers' Forum, held at Richmond's Corner Hotel."
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Copycat crimes: Students duplicate textbooks in Mexican copy shops then
return for refund
By Ildefonso Ortiz, The Brownsville Herald, August 22, 2004
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/ts_more.php?id=60732_0_10_0_M

';College students trying to stretch dollars are turning to copy
machines and an option that lies just south of the border and outside
the law."
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Software Firms Not Liable for Copyright Infringement
By All Things Considered audio, NPR.com, Aug. 20, 2004
http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3862561
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'A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that companies that provide
software that runs two Internet-based file-sharing networks are not
liable for copyright infringement by people who use the networks to
share music and movies. "
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Grokster wins copyright ruling Plus: Google gets 'buy' and 'hold'
ratings
By Bambi Francisco, CBS.MarketWatch.com, Aug. 20, 2004
http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B8703FE87-7B00-4FB0-8BAD-8D37F503DA22%7D&siteid=google&dist=google

' The Internet continues to break down conventional walls. As many of
the old guard Wall Street investment banks and brokerages bash Google's
Dutch auction, Hollywood and the entertainment industry were set back by
a legal decision that was favorable to Internet file-sharing company
Grokster."
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Inside Moves: Swap meet P2P ruling revisits old copyright conflicts
By BEN FRITZ, Variety.com, Aug. 22, 2004
http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117909350&categoryID=1009&cs=1
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"The Aug. 19 federal Appeals Court ruling in favor of peer-to-peer
companies may put an end to the debate over the right of P2Ps to exist,
but it's just the latest chapter in a nearly 100-year-long clash between
copyright holders and technology"
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Australia: Third Party Created Copyright Works - Who Owns Them?
By Orana Catlin and Kristin Stammer, Mondaq.com, 18 August 2004
http://www.mondaq.com/i_article.asp_Q_articleid_E_27923
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"Who owns copyright in a logo created by a graphic designer - the
graphic designer or the company that commissioned the logo?"
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Maker of DVD-copying products reaches settlement over suits
By JIM SALTER, Miami.com, Associated Press Aug. 18, 2004
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/9432709.htm?1c

"ST. LOUIS - A company driven out of business by Hollywood and the video
game industry over its +DVD+- and computer game-copying software has
reached a settlement with the motion picture industry."
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Canadian copyright petition
By p2pnet.net News:-
http://p2pnet.net/story/2177

"So far, close to 4,000 people in the US have been sued by members of
the Big Four record label cartel for not buying their music. Canadians
have managed to escape a similar fate. And Chris Brand has organized an
online petition aimed at making sure things stay that way."
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Creative licensing can help non-profits protect and share content
By: Scott Merrill, NewsForge.com,  August 18, 2004
http://trends.newsforge.com/trends/04/08/15/193209.shtml?tid=147

"Managers of volunteers are often unrecognized authors. They develop
policy manuals, job descriptions, newsletters, and training session
handouts. Many never think about the ownership of the material they
create. When asked, most managers willingly share existing materials
with others, which is nice, but not always the most professional
practice. Despite clear copyright notices, content is frequently
misappropriated. Once something is published, it's hard to keep it under
control."
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Australian free-trade intellectual property bargain raises NZ ICT fears
UPDATED: law won't change before any agreement is signed, says Tizard
By Stephen Bell, Computerworld.com, Wellington16 August, 2004
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/0/DA466080F34822E0CC256EF0007CD6DC?OpenDocument&pub=Computerworld

"The local IT industry could be materially affected by the relative
speed of drafting of New Zealand's emerging copyright legislation and
progress towards free-trade negotiations with the US."
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