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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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Google -- 21st Century Dewey Decimal System
By Cynthia L. Web, washingtonpost.com,  December 14, 2004
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63281-2004Dec14.html?referrer=email
"The search engine wars get more interesting by the week, and once again
it's Google making a big splash with news that it is partnering with
some of the world's most prestigious universities to make it easier for
Web users to scan the schools' vast library holdings.
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Announcement:
Google Checks out Library Books ( The Libraries of Harvard, Stanford,
the University of Michigan, the University of Oxford, and The New York
Public Library Join with Google to Digitally Scan Library Books and Make
Them Searchable Online )
SOURCE: Google Inc.
CONTACT: Google Inc. Nathan Tyler, 650-623-4311 nate@xxxxxxxxxx
http://financial.washingtonpost.com/wpost/newspaper.asp?Mode=QUOTE&Story=20041214/349b4629.xml&Symbol=GOOG&dispnav=business
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Congress Fails to Act on Copyright Bills: Controversial bills proposed
new penalties (including jail time) for copyright violations.
By Grant Gross, IDG News Service, December 13, 2004
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,118915,00.asp

"WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Congress passed a telecommunications bill in the
final hours of the 2004 session, but some groups praised lawmakers for
failing to act on legislation that would create new penalties for
copyright violations."
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Sharman witness: Tech can protect copyright
By Kristyn Maslog-Levis, ZDNet Australia, 14th December 2004
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/legal/0,39020651,39180708,00.htm

"Justin Tygar, who also testified in the Napster lawsuit, has said that
copyright infringement on peer-to-peer networks can be prevented by
technology. Sharman Networks has called former Napster expert witness
Justin Tygar to give his testimony during the ongoing trial against the
peer-to-peer software provider for alleged copyright infringement."
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DRM, watermarking options for controlling copyright infringement, says
Sharman witness
By Kristyn Maslog-Levis, ZDNet Australia, 10 December 2004
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/0,39023166,39173226,00.htm

"Sharman Networks has called former Napster expert witness Justin Tygar
to give his testimony during the ongoing trial against the peer to peer
software provider for alleged copyright infringement.
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Supreme Court Takes On Emerging Issues in Copyright, International Law
Justices to hear Grokster copyright case, as well as death penalty case
that raises international treaty questions
By Tony Mauro, Legal Times, 12-13-2004
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1102543086554

"The Supreme Court on Friday announced it will hear new cases that will
insert it into cutting-edge debates over copyright and international
law. "
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Copyright policy to be revised
By Holly Abrams, BG News.com, December 09, 2004
http://www.bgnews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/12/09/41b95263e0ee0

"Starting in January faculty and staff members will begin meeting to
develop a refined and updated University wide copyright policy for
faculty and students."
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More schools offer cheap music downloads for students
By Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 12/13/2004
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2004-12-12-campus-music_x.htm

"More college campuses are adopting deeply discounted - and legal -
digital music as the latest amenity for students."
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Libraries Reach Out, Online
By TIM GNATEK, New York Times,  December 9, 2004
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/09/technology/circuits/09libr.html?oref=login&adxnnl=1&oref=login&adxnnlx=1102701868-kACYnEGk0Lg2pFZpNZO69w
(Registration Required)

"THE newest books in the New York Public Library don't take up any shelf
space. They are electronic books - 3,000 titles' worth - and the
library's 1.8 million cardholders can point and click through the
collection at www.nypl.org, choosing from among best sellers,
nonfiction, romance novels and self-help guides."
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Bloggers Beware: Debunking Eight Copyright Myths of the Online World
By Kathy Biehl, LLRX.com, November 28, 2004
http://www.llrx.com/features/bloggersbeware.htm

"Kathy Biehl advises authors, businesses and Website developers on
issues of copyright protection and use."