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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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Copyright breach
By GLOBE EDITORIAL, Boston.com, August 30, 2004
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2004/08/30/copyright_breach/

"A FEDERAL appeals court in California has given the green light to
massive copyright violations facilitated by Grokster and other
file-sharing services. The movie and recording industries, which brought
the suit, ought to appeal the decision to the US Supreme Court before
pressing their case for relief from Congress."
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Durham Copy given time to answer copyright charges
By Kathy McCabe, Boston.com,
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/08/29/durham_copy_given_time_to_answer_copyright_charges/

"A federal judge has given Durham Copy more time to answer charges that
it illegally copied material from textbooks, articles, and journals for
students at the University of New Hampshire."
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China Setting Up Principles For Modern Copyright Protection
By ChinaNews.com, August 30, 2004
http://www.chinatechnews.com/index.php?action=show&type=news&id=1693

"A representative from the National Copyright Administration of China
disclosed recently that China has gradually been setting up a relatively
complete set of principles for modern copyright protection which is
fitting not only for China's own socialism economic development, but
also accords to the international copyright rules."
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Attorney General Gets Tough With Operation Digital Gridlock 
By: Soundgenerator Newsdesk, 28 Aug 2004
http://www.soundgenerator.com/news/index.cfm?articleid=4081

"Attorney General John Ashcroft, Assistant Attorney General Christopher
A. Wray, and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Kenneth L.
Wainstein announced Thursday (26th Aug) the first federal enforcement
action taken against criminal copyright piracy on peer-to-peer
networks."
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Biz Supports Federal Anti-Piracy Program
By Bill Holland, Reuters.com,  Aug 27, 2004
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=musicNews&storyID=6093230

"WASHINGTON (Billboard) - The record industry's anti-piracy czar has
given a thumbs-up to the Department of Justice's Operation Digital
Gridlock."
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Industry groups propose alternative to copyright bill: Alternative
penalizes only firms that actively distribute tools 'specifically
designed to cause or enable infringement'
By Grant Gross, IDG News Service, August 27, 2004
http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/08/27/HNcopyrightbill_1.html

"WASHINGTON -- A group of 17 companies and organizations this week
offered an alternative to a U.S. Senate bill that would allow artists
and entertainment companies to sue firms that market products that
"induce" copyright violations."
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Industry offers alternative to P2P bill
By Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com, August 24, 2004
http://news.com.com/Group+offers+alternative+to+P2P+bill/2100-1027_3-5322019.html

"update ASPEN, Colo.--Electronics manufacturers and some Internet
providers are mounting a counterattack to a copyright bill  intended to
ban peer-to-peer networks and that could also imperil devices like Apple
Computer's iPod.
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MP3 tool pulls satellite radio into piracy fight
By Reuters, ZDNet.com, August 27, 2004
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-5327101.html

"Catching Blondie's reunion tour broadcast at 4 in the morning wasn't an
option for XM Satellite Radio subscriber and single father Scott
MacLean."
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