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Study: Artists not threatened by file sharing
By Reuters, December 5, 2004
http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5478329.html
Most musicians and artists say the Internet has helped them make more
money from their work despite online file-trading services that allow
users to copy songs and other material for free, according to a study
released on Sunday.
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FTA doubts after ISP protest
By James Riley, australianit.news.com, DECEMBER 06, 2004
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,11603523%5E15342%5E%5Enbv%5E15306-15319,00.html
THE passage of the US Free Trade Agreement enabling legislation has
been thrown into doubt after the government agreed to an 11th hour
review of key concerns outlined by the Internet Industry Association (IIA).
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Study: Musicians Dig the Net
By Katie Dean, Wired.com, Dec. 06, 2004 PT
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,65927,00.html
Musicians believe the internet is an essential tool to help create and
market their work, but at the same time more than half of artists say
file sharing of unauthorized copies of music should be illegal,
according to a new report.
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Report:
http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Artists.Musicians_Report.pdf
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Glickman: piracy is theft
By Lisa Friedman,, dailynews.com,
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20950~2570274,00.html
MPAA chief, speaking to college students, defends industry
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Official loses copyright case: Royalties cannot be charged for public
records
By MIKE HOYEM, news-press.com, December 2, 2004
http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041202/NEWS0102/412020432/1075
A court has ruled Collier County Property Appraiser Abe Skinner cannot
copyright maps created by his office and demand royalties from those who
use them to make a profit. Wednesday's decision by the 2nd District
Court of Appeal in Lakeland was hailed as a victory for public records
access by the First Amendment Foundation, an open-government advocacy
group in Tallahassee.
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Ninth Circuit Rules: Digital Copyright Acts Good Faith Requirement Is
Subjective
By DAVID WATSON, Metropolitan News-Enterprise, December 2, 2004
http://www.metnews.com/articles/2004/ross120204.htm
The good faith required under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of
1998 to demand the shutdown of an allegedly infringing Web site is
subjective, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday.
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Report asserts Kazaa makes the rules
By Kristyn Maslog-Levis, CNET News.com, December 3, 2004,
http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5476260.html
Setting aside Sharman Networks' objections, an Australian judge
accepted on Friday an affidavit with potentially damaging assertions
about Kazaa's handling of copyrighted material.
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Daily Dispatch (opinion) - KazaaGate Day 3
By Garth Montgomery, apcmag.com, 02, December 2004
http://www.apcmag.com/apc/v3.nsf/0/F3FC2E75C71130EBCA256F5E00135E10
Whispers from the court gallery of the worlds-biggest-copyright-case
for the Internets most-downloaded-program-in-historyand other
hyperbole, nonsense and Mischief
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Witness assaults Kazaa filter claims
By Kristyn Maslog-Levis, CNET News.com, December 2, 2004
http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5474498.html
Overriding severe objections from Sharman Networks, an Australian judge
allowed an antipiracy company to testify at a trial against the owners
of peer-to-peer software Kazaa.
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Fight for Public Domain Goes On
By Katie Dean, Wired.com, Dec. 02, 2004
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,65898,00.html
Digital archivists aren't giving up on their efforts to free
out-of-print books, movies and music from overreaching copyright laws,
despite a recent setback in court.
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Napster Creator Touts Legal File Sharing
By ALEX VEIGA, Washington Post.com, December 3, 2004
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30404-2004Dec3.html
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LOS ANGELES - Shawn Fanning's Napster software enabled countless music
fans to swap songs on the Internet for free, turning him into the
recording industry's enemy No. 1 in the process.
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Officials: Free file sharing on its way: As many as 10,000 random
students may have access next semester
By Laurie Au and Tom Howell Jr., Diamondback, Dec 3, 2004
http://www.inform.umd.edu/News/Diamondback/archives/2004/12/03/news1.html
Up to 10,000 randomly selected students may have access to a file
sharing subscription service by next semester after university officials
approve a vendor such as Rhapsody or Napster, administrators said.
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Issues of Copyright and File Sharing Compel MPAA, SAG, AFTRA to Act
By Leonard Jacobs, Backstage.com, December 03, 2004
http://www.backstage.com/backstage/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000731069
What does it mean to own your work? What are the implications and
repercussions when private citizens share that work illegally