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digital-copyright Digest 19 Apr 2006 Issue 607

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China claims progress in fighting software piracy as Hu visits Microsoft
By The Associated Press; 4/19/2006

"Chinese officials said Wednesday they are making progress in stamping
out rampant software piracy as President Hu Jintao started a U.S. tour
with a visit to Microsoft Corp."
http://news.tmcnet.com/news/2006/04/19/1585631.htm

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China takes baby steps against piracy
By Michelle Kessler; USA TODAY; 4/17/2006

"Under pressure from Microsoft, Chinese PC makers and the Chinese
government say they are taking big steps to fight the country's rampant
software-piracy problem. But some U.S. technology experts say the
announcements -- released in advance of Chinese President Hu Jintao's
scheduled dinner at Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates' home -- are more
about publicity than actual change."
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-04-17-microsoft-china_x.htm

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Cliff Richard calls for music copyright change By Reuters UK; 4/18/2006

"Veteran British rocker Cliff Richard has called for a change to
Britain's music copyright laws to extend the protection for artists
beyond the current 50-year limit."
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&;
storyID=2006-04-18T150807Z_01_L18299802_RTRUKOC_0_UK-ARTS-MUSIC-COPYRIGH
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Pop campaigners call for copyright review By Ireland Online; 4/18/2006
"Jewels of the British rock and pop industry catalogue are at risk
because of outdated laws affecting copyright of sound recordings,
according to campaigners."
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=179819612&p=y798zx3
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Copyright revision helps one-coin DVDs become hit with movie collectors
by Kanako Takhara; Japan Times; 4/17/2006

"It happens all the time: You run down to the video store to rent your
favorite movie classic, only to find someone else has beaten you to it.
But what if you could buy your very own DVD of the film for the same
price as renting it?"
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20060415a5.html

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French bill casts chill on open-source
by PETER SAYER (IDG News Service); ComputerWorld; 4/17/2006

"On May 4, the French Senate will debate a copyright bill that is widely
expected to have a chilling effect on the development and distribution
of open-source software for digital rights management (DRM) or P2P
(peer-to-peer) file-sharing. That's because the bill's provisions
include a penalty of up to three years in prison and a fine of $363,171
for publishing, distributing or promoting software in France that is
"manifestly intended" for the unauthorized distribution of copyright
works."
http://www.computerworld.com/governmenttopics/government/legalissues/sto
ry/0,10801,110558,00.html

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