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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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Copyright is copyright is copyright
By Edwin Meese III, January 1, 2005
http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/opinion/columnists/guests/s_288446.html

"If John Adams and James Madison were alive today, they surely would
marvel at how swiftly information can be exchanged via the Internet. But
they also would be alarmed, I believe, to see ordinary citizens using
this extraordinary technology in growing numbers to shoplift copyrighted
intellectual property. The Founders possessed, after all, a keen
understanding of the threat this type of theft poses to a free society.
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German court sets copyright levy on new PCs
By John Blau,  IDG News Service 12/24/04
http://www.itworld.com/Man/2681/041224germanlevy/

"The District Court of Munich has ordered Fujitsu Siemens Computers
(Holding) BV to pay a copyright levy on new PCs. The landmark decision,
announced on Thursday, ends a nearly two-year dispute between the
largely Germany-based computer maker and the country's VG Wort rights
society, which has sought compensation for digital copying." 
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A New Script for Searching Texts Written by Hand
By IAN AUSTEN, New York Times.com, December 30, 2004
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/30/technology/circuits/30next.html?ex=1262149200&en=12e5df93f5c78dd7&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland
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"GOOGLE'S experimental service Google Scholar (scholar.google.com)
scours the Web for academic papers."
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Time Warner Looks to 'Startover'
By Larry Carroll, Filstew.com, December 27, 2004
http://www.filmstew.com/Content/Article.asp?ContentID=10439&Pg=1

"After failing to resolve mounting copyright issues surrounding last
year's bold experiment, Maestro, Time Warner Cable returns with a new
technology dubbed 'Startover.'"
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File-sharing site shuts down after flurry of suits
By Singapore Press Holdings Ltd., JAN 3, 2005
http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/top/story/0,4136,79965-1,00.html

"ONE of the web's most popular file-sharing sites has shut down less
than a week after Hollywood announced a flurry of lawsuits against
operators of such Internet servers."