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Downloading service offered by University failing to entice students:
Students explore peer-to-peer file sharing through different avenues
By Carly Okyle, Tufts Daily, February 11, 2005
http://www.tuftsdaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/11/420c51938e770
Despite the fact that Cdigix, a legal file sharing program approved and
sponsored by the University, has been available to students for over
three months, few students have registered.
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Copyright Industries Identify Top Countries Contributing to Piracy;
``Special 301'' Filing Describes Legal and Enforcement Deficiencies
By BUSINESS WIRE, Feb. 10, 2005
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050210005560&newsLang=en
The video game industry singled out Malaysia and China as among the
worst havens for piracy in the 2005 "Special 301" filing submitted to
the U.S. Trade Representative by the Entertainment Software Association
(ESA) and other copyright-based industries.
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Norway proposing new copyright laws
By Dela, Afterdawn.com, 11 February 2005
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/6084.cfm
Norway is proposing new copyright laws that would make it illegal for
CD owners to copy their music to MP3 files to portable music players.
The strange thing however, is that the law would allow you to copy a DVD
or CD to the same medium.
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Norway%20Digital%20Copying
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'Copyright crusader' takes on software pirates
By BRIAN KLADKO, NorthJersey.com, February 12, 2005
http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkzJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2NjUyOTU2JnlyaXJ5N2Y3MTdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5Mg==
Meet Garret the Ferret. Think of him as Smokey Bear for the digital age.
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SLU tries to flush out naysayers with copyright suit: Anonymous Web site
bashes faculty, staff and students
By Casey Dickinson, Central New York Business Journal,
http://www.cnybj.com/fullstory.cfm?article_id=1980&return=frontpage.cfm
CANTON St. Lawrence University (SLU) has turned to federal copyright
law in the schools ongoing battle against online dissenters. Late last
month, SLU filed a copyright-infringement suit against John Does 1-4,
regarding the online use of four photographs allegedly taken from the
www.stlawu.edu Web site without permission.
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In Defiance of Copyright Law, Viewers Keep Eyes on the Prize
By JAKOB SCHILLER, Berkeley Daily Planet, February 11, 2005
http://www.berkeleydaily.org/text/article.cfm?issue=02-11-05&storyID=20705
As Jimmy Rogers, 67, sat through a screening of the landmark civil
rights documentary Eyes on the Prize Tuesday night in Berkeley, he was
quick to point out the faces and names of the people he recognized from
the time he spent in the south as a member of the Student Nonviolent
Coordinating Committee.
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From BNA's Internet Law News :
COPYRIGHT AND THE NET: IS THERE A CANADIAN WAY?
The University of Toronto last week launched a new Open Access/Open
Source initiative. I delivered the opening address, tracing the history
of Canadian copyright law reform and highlighting the dangers in the
current set of government proposals.
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Webcast with slides"
http://epresence.tv/archives/2005_feb10/?media=real&archiveID=113
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U.S. copyright industries seek China WTO case
By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, Reuters, China Post, 2005/2/11
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/detail.asp?GRP=E&id=58241
"U.S. music, movie and software industries called for the first time on
Wednesday for the United States to begin legal action against China at
the World Trade Organization to stop widespread piracy they said cost
them at least US$2.5 billion in 2004."
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RIAA: Mass DAB Copying Is Unfair Use
By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 2/11/2005
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA503538.html?display=Breaking+News
(Subscription Required)
"Abstract: The Recording Industry Association of America told the FCC
that it needed to adopt copy-protection measures for digital-audio
broadcasting."
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Will Copyright Fight Draw a Crowd?
By Chris Nolan , EWeek.com, February 9, 2005
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1763286,00.asp
"Can the fight to change copyright law become a full-blown consumer
cause? That's the question that arises when experienced political
insiders contemplate the current rush of activity around the issue."
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Unions Decrying Illegal Downloads Asking High Court for Relief
By Roger Armbrust , Backstage.com, February 10, 2005
http://www.backstage.com/backstage/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000797971
"Unauthorized free copying and distribution of copyrighted sound
recordings and films on the Internet directly harm...creative artists,"
the nation's entertainment unions have told the U.S. Supreme Court.
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EXPERT ADVICE: The US Copyright Office's Rob Kasunic on Internet Law
By Blane Warrene, TechNewsWorld, 02/08/05
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/40268.html
"In the digital environment, where massive infringement is so easy to
accomplish with the click of a mouse, enforcement alone is seldom enough
to reassure creators."
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Press Release: Attention Education Editors:
Navigating copyright in schools: An updated resource for Canadian
educators released
TORONTO, Feb. 8 /CNW/
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2005/08/c1750.html
"A booklet on copyright released today will be made available to every
teacher and school board in Canada. The Copyright Consortium of the
Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), the Canadian School
Boards Association (CSBA), and the Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF)
jointly announced today the release of an updated Copyright Matters!, a
booklet designed to answer frequently asked questions about copyright in
schools. Copies of the booklet, which can be found on-line and in print,
will be distributed broadly across Canada."
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As Piracy Battle Nears Supreme Court, the Messages Grow Manic
By TOM ZELLER Jr. , NYTimes.com, February 7, 2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/07/technology/07sharing.html?ex=1265518800&en=60b7d2584e0c6bc9&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland
(Registration Required)
"Garret the Ferret is one hip copyright crusader. The cartoon character
urges young cybercitizens toward ethical downloading and - in baggy
jeans and a gold "G" medallion - reminds them that copying and sharing
software is uncool."