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["Olga Francois" <OFrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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Cnet News.com Year in Review

http://news.com.com/Year+in+review+P2P+retreat%2C+iTunes+advance/2009-1027_3-
5995047.html?tag=alert

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Week in review: Swapping on the ropes

By Steven Musil, CNET News.com, December 16, 2005

http://news.com.com/Week+in+review+Swapping+on+the+ropes/2100-1083_3-5997671.
html?tag=alert



"Recent court activity suggests that illegal song swapping may be facing its
swan song."

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RIAA sues 751 file-swappers

By John Borland,  CNET News.com, December 15, 2005
http://news.com.com/RIAA+sues+751+file-swappers/2110-1025_3-5996959.html?tag=
alert



"The Recording Industry Association of America said Thursday it had filed a
new round of lawsuits against 751 as-yet-unnamed people who are accused of
making copyright music available on file-trading networks. The suits are the
latest in a campaign that has now targeted more than 17,000 people."

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Software Pirate Set For April Sentencing
By Roy Mark, Internetnews.com, December 14, 2005

http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3570916



"There'll be no more deluxe homes, antique cars or vacations for Nathan
Peterson, who pleaded guilty Tuesday to selling pirated business software over
the Internet."

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Grokster Ruling Slows Illegal Downloading
By Roy Mark, Internetnews.com, December 14, 2005

http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3570996



"Almost six months after the Supreme Court's Grokster decision, illegal
peer-to-peer (P2P) music sharing is declining, according to market research
firm NPD Group."

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Publishers look to Internet as savior

By HILLEL ITALIE, Associated Press/Mecury News, Dec. 14, 2005

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/entertainment/gossip/13407034.htm



"NEW YORK - As sales stayed flat and attention spans short, the year in
publishing unfolded like a whodunit the entire industry would love to solve:
What sells, and how and where you can sell it? Much of the story takes place
online."

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Press Release: iCopyright Launches Expanded Suite of Instant Licensing
Services for Information Publishers
Yahoo Biz.com, Wednesday December 14, 6:00

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051214/sfw044.html?.v=41