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Prison terms on tap for 'prerelease' pirates
By Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com, April 19, 2005
http://news.com.com/Prison+terms+on+tap+for+prerelease+pirates/2100-1028_3-5677232.html?tag=alert
"update File-swappers who distribute a single copy of a prerelease movie
on the Internet can be imprisoned for up to three years, under a bill
that's slated to become the most dramatic expansion of online piracy
penalties in years."
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University policy may incriminate students
Lawsuits increase for stealing music
By Leigh Shelton, LSU Reveille, April 15, 2005
http://www.lsureveille.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/04/15/425f58ec7543c
"In the wake of record- and movie-industry associations dishing out 405
move lawsuits this week against college students across the country for
stealing music, some Baton Rouge defense attorneys say the Universitys
procedure to keep itself out of legal trouble with the record industry
may hurt students."
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Finns tout new anti-P2P tool
By John Borland, CNET News.com, April 19, 2005
http://news.com.com/Finns+tout+new+anti-P2P+tool/2100-1027_3-5676756.html?tag=alert
"A Finnish company called Viralg is emerging with claims to have a
high-powered new way of stopping unauthorized file trading on
peer-to-peer networks."
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House OKs Family Copyright Bill
By Katie Dean, Wired.com, Apr. 19, 2005
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,67269,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_2
"The House of Representatives passed copyright legislation on Tuesday
that would dole out criminal penalties to those who make unauthorized
recordings of films in movie theaters. The Family Entertainment and
Copyright Act of 2005 (HR357) also would permit technologies that allow
users to skip objectionable content in movies viewed at home."
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Audio: Bittersweet new law fights copyright and piracy: Hollywood happy
ending?
By American Public Radio, April 19, 2005
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2005/04/19/PM200504192.html
"Imagine lobbying Congress and getting what you want - but with a
twist. That's exactly what's happened to Hollywood. New legislation
passed today that some folks in the industry feel is bittersweet."
Audio:
http://www.publicradio.org/tools/media/player/marketplace/2005/04/19_mpp
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Music industry returns to court
By ANGELA PACIENZA, CANOE Network, April 19, 2005
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/TechNews/TechInvestor/2005/04/19/1003982-cp.html
"TORONTO (CP) - Record labels begin an appeal Wednesday hoping to
overturn a Federal Court decision which denied them the names and
addresses of 29 people suspected of collectively making 43,541 songs
available to the world for free."
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Teachers, publishers at odds over proposed copyright changes: Use of
Internet not covered in government outline of bill
By TERRY PEDWELL, Canadian Press/ Globe & Mail, April 16, 2005 Page A6
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050416/CLASSROOM16/TPEducation/
"OTTAWA -- A battle has erupted between educators and publishers of
Internet materials over proposed changes to Canada's copyright law."
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Music and movie industries to file suit against BU students
By Boston University (BU) Bridge, Week of 15 April 2005 Vol. VIII, No. 27
http://www.bu.edu/bridge/archive/2005/04-15/music.html
"The Recording Industry Association of America announced on April 13
that it will file lawsuits against 405 students across the country,
including up to 25 at BU, for allegedly sharing music files over the
Internet illegally. It is the latest lawsuit in an aggressive campaign
by the RIAA to address copyright infringement; a previous suit filed in
November targeted 761 students at institutions across the country and
included several BU students. In addition, the Motion Picture
Association of America notified the University recently that it will
pursue lawsuits pertaining to two file-sharing infractions that occurred
at BU."