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File-sharing battles leave us out
By Patrick Ross, Washington Post.com, January 27, 2005
http://news.com.com/Content+vs.+file+sharers+leaves+us+out/2010-1071_3-5551946.html
"You think the red state-blue state divide is deep? Nothing rivals the
shrillness between the content industry and P2P file sharers. "
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Sophomore student's i2hub downloading technology sounds sweet to UMass
music fans
By Juliana Leal, Daily Collegian, January 27, 2005
http://www.dailycollegian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/01/27/41f87b5bc8b80
"AMHERST - The i2hub, an online collaboration software developed by
UMass sophomore Wayne Chang, is all the rage among students on campus.
Publicized primarily through word of mouth, the hub has become the venue
for students to share and download files."
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Information Wants to be Liquid
By Jason Walsh, Wired.com, Jan. 25, 2005
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,66382,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_2
"The web as we know it was invented by a British academic working in
Switzerland. Is a Nordic academic working in Britain about to redefine
it forever? "
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History goes high-tech on the Net
MARTHA IRVINE; The Associated Press, January 25th, 2005
http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/story/4482143p-4219411c.html
"MADISON, Wis. Its a stately old building with looming columns, worn
marble stairways and arched doorways dedicated in 1900 to the
conservation, advancement and dissemination of American Heritage.
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Press release January 2005: Digital Rights Management Systems
By Frankfurt Group partners
http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/frankfurtgroup/drms/drms.html
"Music industry and the book sector conclude agreement with the German
National Library for the copying of copy-protected materials
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http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/frankfurtgroup/drms/vereinbarung_engl_jan2005.rtf
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Norway court upholds Napster conviction
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Seattle PI, January 28, 2005
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Norway%20Napster%20Ruling
"OSLO, Norway -- Norway's supreme court ruled Thursday that a student
whose Napster.no homepage was linked to free Internet music files must
compensate the music industry."
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'European Union': Belgium, Finland and Sweden Fail to Implement
Copyright Directive
Article by Margherita Barii, Justin Hill, Duncan Curley, Laurence Cohen,
Thomas Hauss, Fred Pearson and Boris Uphoff, Mondaq.com, 27 January 2005
http://www.mondaq.com/i_article.asp_Q_articleid_E_30585
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"The ECJ handed down its decisions on Belgium (18 November 2004,
C-143/04) Finland (9 December 2004, C-56/04) and Sweden (18 November
2004, C-91/04)."
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Web piracy case hits high court: File-sharing ruling could shape future
innovation
BY DAWN C. CHMIELEWSKI, KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS, January 27, 2005
http://www.freep.com/money/tech/grokster27e_20050127.htm
"It's not quite a pirate story fit for Johnny Depp or Errol Flynn, but
there's still lots of loot at stake in a battle over high-tech piracy
that's reached the U.S. Supreme Court."
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Plagiarism on rise at UW
By Dionne Desiano, The Daily, January 27, 2005
http://thedaily.washington.edu/news.lasso?-database=DailyWebSQL&-table=Articles&-response=newspage.lasso&-keyField=__Record_ID__&-keyValue=11658&-search
"In the last two years, reported cases of plagiarism at the UW have
almost doubled, according to an administrative assistant to the vice
president for student affairs. "
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MPAA files new film-swapping suits
Published: , 1:43 PM PST
By John Borland, CNET News.com, January 26, 2005
http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-5551903.html
"Hollywood studios filed a second round of lawsuits against online
movie-swappers on Wednesday, stepping up legal pressure on the
file-trading community. "
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File swapping vs. Hollywood
By John Borland, CNET News.com, January 25, 2005
http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-5548781.html
"update Firing the first shots in a legal battle likely to be felt
across the technology industry, Hollywood studios and record labels
asked the Supreme Court to give them new ammunition in their fight
against file swapping. "
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Hollywood Ready for P2P Showdown
By Reuters, Wired.com, Jan. 25, 2005
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,66399,00.html
"WASHINGTON -- The entertainment industry has rounded up dozens of
allies to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to hold internet file-trading
services responsible when users copy songs and movies without permission. "
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IEEE takes middle road on copyright infringement
By EE Times , January 25, 2005
http://www.eet.com/sys/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=57703534
"WASHINGTON IEEE-USA has filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the
U.S. Supreme Court proposing an approach to prevent copyright
infringement while preserving technological innovation."
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Entertainment Industry Reaffirms Anti-P2P Stance: Supreme Court Urged to
Hold File-Sharing Services Liable For Copyright Violations
By David McGuire, washingtonpost.com, January 25, 2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35796-2005Jan25.html
"The recording and motion picture industries filed legal arguments with
the Supreme Court late Monday urging the justices to declare Internet
file-sharing services illegal under existing copyright law. "
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Digimarc Participates in Amicus Brief to U.S. Supreme Court Considering
Landmark Copyright Infringement Case
By BUSINESS WIRE, Jan. 25, 2005
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050125005800&newsLang=en
"Digimarc describes how digital watermarking can address P2P piracy
risks while enabling new business models that benefit artists, rights
holders, consumers, and P2P suppliers"
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IU to hold festival about downloading entertainment legally
By Associated Press, nwitimes.com, January 25, 2005
http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2005/01/25/updates/region_and_state/8d19695c250d528c86256f94005eb7ea.txt
"BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Indiana University planned a festival where
students can discover ways to legally download copyrighted material from
the Internet less than a year after five students were sued for
allegedly sharing the information without permission. "