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["Olga Francois" <OFrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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Google video suit could signal YouTube trouble ahead
By Michael Liedtke, USA today, 11/8/2006
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-11-08-google-sued_x.htm

"SAN FRANCISCO - Google's online video service has been sued for
copyright infringement, providing a possible preview of the legal
trouble that may plague the Internet search leader after it takes over
YouTube Inc. and its library of pirated clips, the company said
Wednesday."
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Vietnam to get tougher on copyright violators
Reported by Hoang Ly - Translated by Hoang Bao, November 7, 2006
http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/?catid=3&newsid=21942

"Vietnam is considering a regulation to fine copyright violators up to
five times the value of their piracy, thus increasing penalties to a
possible billions of dong from the current VND100 million (US$6,250).
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New Australian copyright rules 'restrictive': Google
November 7, 2006
http://tinyurl.com/wpw7g

"Internet search engine Google has asked for more flexibility in new
federal copyright laws, warning Australian businesses could be held back
because the new rules are too restrictive."
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Copyright eased for clips offered by Grouper: Video-sharing site offers
snippets from Sony Pictures' library that fans can post to blogs and
MySpace pages.
By Greg Sandoval, CNET News.com, November 9, 2006
http://news.com.com/2100-1026_3-6134027.html

"Film clips featuring stars such as Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise and
Cameron Diaz can now be shared online without violating copyright law."
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2 sued for downloading over 1,000 songs
By JIM FITZGERALD, Silicon Valley.com, Nov. 02, 2006
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/15908450.h
tm

"WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Patricia Santangelo wouldn't concede in her fight
with record companies that accused her of pirating songs over the
Internet. Now the companies are hoping for an easier tussle against her
kids."
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Hollywood writers, studios spar over digital works
By Sue Zeidler, Washington Post.com, November 2, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/02/AR200611
0201218.html
"LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood's rush to offer programs on the Web,
iPods and cell phones may be slowed by growing resistance from writers
and actors who want a bigger slice of revenues from digital media."
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Putting online video to the copyright test: Gracenote is among the first
to cash in on technology that helps weed out copyright material, but it
won't be the last.
By Greg Sandoval, CNET News.com, November 1, 2006
http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6131606.html

"As copyright issues loom, online video sites are casting about for ways
to screen material for music videos and film clips."