In The News

["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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Members of Congress Ask Internet2 to Crack Down on Online Piracy on Its
Network
By JEFFREY R. YOUNG, Chronicle.com, December 1, 2004
http://chronicle.com/free/2004/12/2004120102n.htm

"Washington. Two influential members of Congress want Internet2 to crack
down on illegal file trading on its high-speed network."
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EMU makes deal with Napster: Students can download music next semester
By Nathan Bomey, Eastern Michigan News, DECEMBER 1, 2004
http://www.easternecho.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?1829

"Eastern Michigan is becoming a Napster user. The University has
approved a deal that will allow students to download music from the Web
site starting in the winter semester, officials said Tuesday."
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RIAA files against BU students
By Rani N. Woods, Dailyfree press.com, December 1, 2004 
http://www.dailyfreepress.com/news/2004/12/01/News/Riaa-Files.Against.Bu.Students-817760.shtml

"The Recording Industry Association of America has filed claims against
five unnamed Boston University students for downloading music illegally,
according to a letter sent to BU's Office of the General Counsel Nov.
19."
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Battling the Copyright Big Boys
By Katie Dean, Wired.com, Nov. 30, 2004
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,65651,00.html

"Lobbyists for movie studios and record labels have long dominated the
copyright discussion in Washington, using their power and influence to
help craft law favorable to their interests. "
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Pupils to get anti-piracy lessons
By Caroline Briggs, BBC News, Nov. 30, 2004
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4055753.stm

"Lessons on music piracy and copyright issues are to be taught to
secondary school pupils in the UK. The lessons, aimed at 11 to
14-year-olds, will introduce them to copyright - including the issues of
downloading from the internet and the illegal copying of CDs - and its
role in protecting creativity."
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Congress Slashes Hollywood's Copyright Wish List
By Roy Mark, Internetnews.com, November 30, 2004
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3441791

"It appears Hollywood's aim of rewriting the nation's copyright and
intellectual property laws will fall far short of its once ambitious
goals of crippling peer-to-peer (P2P) networks, lowering the legal
standards for copyright infringement and banning commercial-skipping
technology. "
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Big Music p2p stats don't tally 
By Michael Geist, p2pnet, 29th November 2004
http://p2pnet.net/story/3140

"p2pnet.net News Feature:- Last week the Canadian music industry, led by
senior executives and star musicians, including rocker Tom Cochrane and
Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo, descended on Parliament Hill to lobby the
government to reform Canada's copyright legislation."
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Law Firm Files Suit for Plagiarism of its Web Site
By MediaWire.com, (PRWEB) November 29, 2004
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2004/11/emw182573.htm

"Brayton Purcell, a respected plaintiff law firm based in Novato,
California, filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement when it
discovered large portions of its popular web site, Elder Abuse
Information (http://www.elder-abuse-information.com), posted on another
law firm's web site."
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Judge Dismisses Challenge to 4 Laws That Archivists Say Skew Concept of
Copyright
By ANDREA L. FOSTER, Chronicle.com,  November 30, 2004
http://chronicle.com/prm/daily/2004/11/2004113003n.htm
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"A federal judge has ruled against legal scholars and archivists who
challenged current copyright law in hopes of making it easier to archive
old literature and films on the Internet, where they would be available
free to the public."
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Japanese copyright violator is sentenced
By (UPI), United Press International, Washington Times, Nov. 30 
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20041130-045627-3006r.htm

"A Japanese man accused of using file-sharing software to release movies
over the Internet received a suspended prison sentence Tuesday."
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United States: Court Rejects Use Of Digital Millennium Copyright Act And
Copyright Act Against Aftermarket Equipment Supplier
By Bernard P. Codd and Seth D. Greenstein, Mondaq.com, 30 November 2004
http://www.mondaq.com/i_article.asp_Q_articleid_E_29805
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"The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed and remanded a
preliminary injunction enjoining Static Control Components, Inc. (SCC)
from selling its SMARTEK chip that enabled remanufacture of replacement
laser printer toner cartridges."