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["Olga Francois" <OFrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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Press Release: Thoughts on Music
By Steve Jobs, February 6, 2007
http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughtsonmusic/

"With the stunning global success of Apple's iPod music player and iTunes
online music store, some have called for Apple to "open" the digital rights
management (DRM) system that Apple uses to protect its music against theft, so
that music purchased from iTunes can be played on digital devices purchased
from other companies, and protected music purchased from other online music
stores can play on iPods. Let's examine the current situation and how we got
here, then look at three possible alternatives for the future."
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Blog: So cool, the world-wide reach of Internet communications
by Georgia Harper, )ollectanea, February 6, 2007
http://chaucer.umuc.edu/blogcip/collectanea/

"...Earlier this year there was a big meeting of the major labels in Europe
and several notes about this subject drifted out from that meeting, as I
mentioned in earlier blog posts here. More signs that this could be the year
the (DRM) dam bursts."
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Despite lawsuits, digital music downloads grow
By Yinka Adegoke, Reuters.com,  Feb 7, 2007
http://tinyurl.com/yuqp8e

" Despite success in suing people who download music illegally and in reaching
deals with personal networking sites like YouTube, the music industry is still
bleeding millions of dollars in sales to online piracy."
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Apple sparks battle over copyright
By Joshua Chaffin and Kevin Allison, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, David Ibison,
FT.com, Feb 8, 2007
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17031033/

"Apple's demand that record companies do away with copyright protection for
songs they sell online has set up a bitter battle between the two camps as
they prepare for broad-ranging contract negotiations."
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NBC chief Zucker enters into YouTube copyright argument
by Alex Donohue Brand Republic 7 Feb 2007
http://tinyurl.com/362chw

"Jeff Zucker, the new chief executive officer of NBC Universal, has entered
into the debate about the posting of unauthorised videos on YouTube, and has
accused it of only protecting copyright 'when it wants to'."
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Copyright laws studied by professor
By TAYLOR RHODES, Red & Black.com, 2/7/07
http://tinyurl.com/35h4oj

"Inspired by his wife's love of music, a University professor recently
completed a major research study on copyright law."
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Norway declares Apple's iTunes illegal
By David Ibison, Emiko Terazono and Richard Waters, FT.com, January 24 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1fc40360-abe9-11db-a0ed-0000779e2340.html
(Contributed by list member Max Hyre)

"Apple was dealt a blow in Europe on Wednesday when Norway's powerful consumer
ombudsman ruled that its iTunes online music store was illegal because it did
not allow downloaded songs to be played on rival technology companies'
devices."
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Google tries its book project at Princeton
 By Gareth Powell, TechBlorge, February 6th, 2007
http://tinyurl.com/33k7hm

"The Google scan project has some heavy sledding to do before it gets there.
It now going to try its digital publishing idea at Princeton Univeristy. And
it is swimming against the tide. Publishers hate the idea of Princeton, or any
place of learning, joining the Google book project. It is arguable that it
part of the project are unlawful in the United States. And it will be
argued."
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Podcast: Why Jobs says it's time to abandon music copyright
By CNET News.com Staff
Published: February 6, 2007
http://tinyurl.com/2jc8cj

"Steve Jobs issues an open letter urging a rethink on the very contentious
issue of digital rights management. News.com's Tom Krazit analyzes this rare
call by Apple's CEO for a DRM-free world and its chances for success"
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Press Release:
The University of Chicago Press Selects Rightslink. For Online Copyright
Permissions
BUSINESS WIRE, February 05, 2007
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view
&newsId=20070205005020&newsLang=en

"Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), the world's largest provider of
copyright licensing solutions, announced today that the University of Chicago
Press, the largest American university press, has selected Rightslink. to
streamline its online licensing and permissions activities. CCC's Rightslink
service will provide a more efficient, real-time way for customers to secure
permission to reuse copyrighted material published by the University of
Chicago Press, Journals Division, or on behalf of its society partners."
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