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$1bn pirates

By The Daily Telegraph, September 07, 2005

http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,16515537-5001022,00.html



"THE music industry will push for more than $1 billion in damages after its
landmark court victory over internet music pirates Kazaa."

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Release: The Google Print Library Project: A Copyright Analysis

By Jonathan Band

http://www.policybandwidth.com/doc/googleprint.pdf



"On August 11, 2005, Google announced that it would not scan copyrighted books
under its Print Library Project until November, so that publishers could
decide whether they want to opt their in-copyright books out of the project."

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Chief justice nominee carries slim record on tech

By Anne Broache
<mailto:anne.broache@xxxxxxxx?subject=FEEDBACK:Chief%20justice%20nominee%20ca
rries%20slim%20record%20on%20tech> ,  CNET News.com, September 6, 2005

http://news.com.com/Chief+justice+nominee+carries+slim+record+on+tech/2100-10
28_3-5851480.html?tag=alert



"By now, it's well known that Supreme Court nominee John Roberts upheld the
arrest of a girl accused of snacking on a lone french fry inside a D.C. subway
station, but his stance on technology matters remains murky."

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Kazaa copyright ruling "a milestone", says music industry

We will appeal and win, retorts Sharman

By Steven Deare <mailto:editorial@xxxxxxxxxxx> , Silicon.com, 6 September
2005

http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39151984,00.htm



"Sharman Networks has announced it will appeal a Federal Court ruling that
several respondents associated with the company had authorised infringement of
music industry copyright and that it must introduce filters to the Kazaa
file-sharing software."

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Court orders copyright filter on Kazaa
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/australia/story/0,12070,1563544,00.html>
Guardian Unlimited - UK

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Napster pilot program promises free music, but not for all

By Ben Leubsdorf
<http://www.browndailyherald.com/main.cfm?include=displaystaffbio&authorid=16
54910> , Brown Daily Herald, 6 September
2005http://www.browndailyherald.com/media/paper472/news/2005/09/06/CampusNews
/Napster.Pilot.Program.Promises.Free.Music.But.Not.For.All-976329.shtml



"In an attempt to curb illegal music downloading over the residential network,
the University is offering the Napster 2.0 music service to students for free
this year in a trial program."

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Copyright claims -- the next gotcha?

By Dan McDonald, The Star Tribune, September 4, 2005

http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/5592409.html FORUM0905



"One of your employees just read an article he likes, so he e-mails a copy to
10 colleagues. No problem, right?"

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More output, jobs from copyright sector: study

Copyright industries have greater economic impact than average sectors, but
also more volatile

By Anna Teo , Business Times, 5 Sep 2005

http://it.asia1.com.sg/newsdaily/news001_20050906.html



"(SINGAPORE) Copyright industries here - such as publishing, software, music,
photography, and advertising - generate greater output and even jobs than the
average industry, including computer and chip manufacturing."

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Courts Unlikely To Stop Google Book Copying
By Christopher T. Heun, InternetWeek <http://www.internetweek.com/> ,
September 02, 2005

http://www.internetweek.com/170700329



"Despite objections from publishers and writers, copyright law appears to be
on Google's side, legal experts say. The social value of Google's initiative
to digitize library books, including those protected by copyright, will likely
weigh heavily in the search engine's favor."