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MPAA copyright victory is 'website killer': Motion Picture Association
of America DMCA ruling opens Pandora's box
By Robert Jaques, vnunet.com, 03 May 2005
http://www.vnunet.com/news/1162803
"The US Supreme Court has declined to hear the case of
InternetMovies.com (Rossi) vs. Motion Picture Association of America
(MPAA), a move which InternetMovies.com warns will set the stage for a
continued subjective interpretation of the 'good faith' provision in the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
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Hollywood creates Boy Scout merit badge on copyright
By CNet News.com, May 3, 2005
http://news.com.com/2061-10796_3-5693563.html?part=rss&tag=5693563&subj=news
"Boy Scouts in Hong Kong now can earn merit badges for learning about
the wonders of copyright law--at least the version described by the
Motion Picture Association.
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Where's the copyright upgrade?
By Raymond Blijd - fk2w , p2pnet.net News Vie, 3rd May 2005
http://p2pnet.net/story/4727
"The EFF proposed Voluntary Collective Licensing of Music might be the
solution which brings p2p and file sharing out of its illegitimacy. I
read their statement and watched a three-hour -ong debate on the subject
at Cornell University."
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Cuba signs copyright agreement with St. Lucian Musical Society
By plenglish, Havana, May 4
http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BF3D3A825-FF15-4F53-B0B2-5CF5CEACA006%7D&language=EN
"Castries, St. Lucia (PL) The Cuban Musical Society and its St. Lucia
counterpart Hewanorra Musical Society (HMS) have signed a reciprocal
agreement for the protection of copyright material, it was announced
Tuesday."
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Rampant piracy lands China on 'watch list'
By Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com, May 2, 2005
http://news.com.com/China+gets+watch+listed+over+rampant+piracy/2100-1028_3-5692815.html
"The Bush administration has placed China on a "priority watch list" for
allegedly not doing enough to protect intellectual property rights. "
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Puts & Calls: Mellifluous discord: Universities' high-speed Internet2
used by students to pilfer music
By Cary Sherman, May 01, 2005
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05121/496886.stm
"America's universities are home to many of the great minds and future
leaders of our nation and our world. It is on these campuses that
knowledge and skills are developed and critical core values established.
That is why the epidemic of music theft on our college and university
campuses -- Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh included --
should concern us all."
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REM song row halts film
By Deborah Haile, Manchesteronline.com
http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/men/news/s/156/156691_rem_song_row_halts_film.html
"A COPYRIGHT row over a song by American supergroup REM is threatening a
plan by Stockport youngsters to spread a green message across the world."
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Creative Commons crossing the line?
By Corante.com, May 01, 2005
http://www.corante.com/many/archives/2005/05/01/creative_commons_crossing_the_line.php
"Creative Commons' decision to work with BzzAgents has upset big CC
supporters, such as Suw:
for Creative Commons to start using BzzAgents is, not to put too fine a
point on it, a betrayal of the work done by grassroots activists who are
genuinely concerned about the state of copyright today."
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Austrian provider has to divulge user data after all
By Daniel AJ Sokolov and Craig Morris, Heise, 28.04.2005 10:34
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/59083
"A performing rights society has won a suit filed with the Intermediate
Court of Appeals in Vienna to have the identity of a file-sharing user
revealed. The court thus upheld the original judge's ruling."
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Students Accused of Piracy Won't Be ID'd
By The Associated Press, Washington Post, April 27, 2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/27/AR2005042700962.html
"RALEIGH, N.C. -- A federal magistrate has ruled that two North Carolina
universities do not have to reveal the identities of two students
accused of sharing copyrighted music on the Internet."