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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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We're Creative Commonists, Bill
By Katie Dean , Wired.com, Jan. 08, 2005
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,66209,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1

"When Bill Gates referred to copyright reformers as modern-day
communists in an interview at the Consumer Electronics Show, it didn't
take long for the web community to respond with a big "nyah-nyah-nyah."
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Legislative Year in Review: All Talk, Little Action
By Anush Yegyazarian, PC World, January 06, 2005
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119106,00.asp

"Congress tried. It really did. And it came so close on several
issues--spyware and digital copyright most prominently. But though a
number of bills were proposed, and some were even passed by the House or
the Senate, very few actually became law. The Federal Communications
Commission, the Supreme Court, and the Department of Justice, however,
were all busy bees."
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Software makers lobby for copyright changes: Want ISPs to reveal names
of P2P users
By Reuters.com, CNN.com, Friday, January 7, 2005
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/01/07/tech.copyright.reut/

"WASHINGTON-- Software makers Thursday asked Congress to make it easier
to track down people who copy their products over the Internet, joining
the entertainment industry in an effort to stiffen copyright
protections."
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More Coverage:
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5516568.html
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Software pirate sentenced to 18 months
By Washington Times, Alexandria, VA, Jan. 7 (UPI)
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050107-054741-2893r.htm

"A Maryland man has been sentenced in Northern Virginia to 18 months for
distributing pirated software over the Internet, the Justice Department
said Friday."
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Local Musicians Struggle With Copyright Infringement in Neighboring
Countries
 By Han Eun-jung, Hankooki.com, 1/7/05
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200501/kt2005010717265311700.htm

"Local entertainment companies are struggling to find a solution to
recurring copyright infringement problems, one of the downsides to the
``Korean Wave (Hallyu)'' phenomenon, in neighboring Asian countries. "
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Appeals Court Nixes RIAA Subpoenas
By Bill Holland, Billboard.biz, Jan. 07, 2005
http://billboardradiomonitor.com/radiomonitor/news/business/leg_reg/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000748122

"The RIAA lost another court battle Jan. 4 in its attempt to issue
subpoenas on Internet service providers to obtain personal information
about subscribers alleged to be infringing copyrights over peer-to-peer
networks."
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Second U-S appeals court throws out disputed copyright subpoenas
http://www.wqad.com/Global/story.asp?S=2764690


"WASHINGTON A second federal appeals court has told the recording
industry it can't force Internet providers to identify music downloaders
suspected of illegally distributing songs
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HK, France to hold copyright symposium
By Hong Kong's Information Services Department, January 7, 2005
http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/businessandfinance/050107/html/050107en03002.htm

"A regional symposium will be staged in Hong Kong on January 27 and 28,
bringing together distinguished speakers who are senior government
officials and senior executives of business enterprises from France, the
Mainland and Hong Kong to share views on how to achieve success and
create wealth through brand building."
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The (Movie) Empire Strikes Back: Hollywood sues hundreds of file sharers
and hobbles hardware in war on piracy.
By Tom Spring, PC World magazine, January 06, 2005
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119041,00.asp

"Hollywood has embarked on another antipiracy campaign. Spooked by
powerful PCs and broadband pipes that make it ever easier to copy and
share films, the movie industry is expanding its legal and legislative
offensive against perceived threats."
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Not-so-golden oldies: Some famous songs are losing their copyright
protection
>From The Economist print edition, Jan 6th 2005
http://www.economist.com/business/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3546014

"EVERY three months from the beginning of 2008," says Cliff Richard, who
was once Britain's answer to Elvis Presley, "I will lose a song." The
reason is that in most European countries copyright protection on sound
recordings lasts for 50 years, and (now) Sir Cliff recorded his first
hit single, "Move It", in 1958."
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Copyright is Copyright is Copyright
By Edwin Meese III, The Heritage Foundation, January 3, 2005
http://www.heritage.org/Press/Commentary/ed010305b.cfm

"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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Copyright Holders Uber Alles?
By Rich Smith, Fool.com, January 5, 2005
http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2005/mft05010506.htm

"According to a report posted on CNET yesterday, a German court has
ordered the personal computer-making joint venture owned by Siemens
(NYSE: SI) and Fujitsu (OTC BB: FJTSY) to pay a levy of 12 euro to the
German copyright holders association "VG Wort."