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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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File Swap Fall-Out (Index of multiple articles)
By CNETnews.com, June 27, 2005
http://news.com.com/File-swap+fallout+in+Supreme+Court+ruling/2009-1030_3-5751805.html?tag=alert

"Movie studios and record labels win a sweeping victory against file 
swapping as the Supreme Court rules that peer-to-peer companies such as 
Grokster can be held liable for the copyright piracy on their networks."

-Ruling won't slow file swapping, experts say
-Congress applauds file-sharing ruling
-Grokster case: Winners and losers
-Is this the end of P2P?
-Theft by any other name
-Musicians, songwriters: Ruling rocks
-Readers: P2P ruling will spark lawsuit rush
-Court ruling could squeeze P2P pennies
-Who's who in the P2P debates
-The Supreme Court's ruling against P2P
-Text of High Court ruling on Grokster
-Swapping's evolution
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Opinion-
http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/04-480.ZO.html

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Grokster Roundtable
By The Wall Street Journal Online, June 28, 2005
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/0,,SB111876448710759221,00.html?mod=blogs

"The Supreme Court's decision in the entertainment industry's lawsuit 
against Grokster and other file-sharing networks has broad implications 
for Hollywood and Silicon Valley. The Online Journal assembled a panel 
of legal experts from both sides of the case to discuss the ruling. All 
times are Monday EDT."
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The Fading Memory of the State
By David Talbot, TechnologyReview.com, July 2005
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/07/issue/feature_memory.asp?p=0

"The official repository of retired U.S. government records is a boxy 
white building tucked into the woods of suburban College Park, MD."
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Australia Welcomes File Sharing Verdict
By MIKE CORDER, Tampa Bay Online, Jun 27
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AUSTRALIA_KAZAA?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=customwire.htm

"SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- The Australian entertainment industry, 
awaiting the outcome of its own legal battle with file-sharing giant 
Kazaa, on Tuesday welcomed a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that Hollywood 
and the music industry can sue technology companies caught encouraging 
customers to pirate music and movies online."