In The News

["Olga Francois" <OFrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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EU to push online publication of scientific data
By Paul Meller, IDG News Service
February 15, 2007
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/02/15/HNeuonlinescience_1.html

"Government group wants to use the Internet to speed the spread of
scientific research, but publishing groups warn of potential pitfalls"
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E-mail warnings deter Canadians from illegal file sharing
By CBC, February 15, 2007
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2007/02/14/software-warnings.html

"The entertainment and software industries have found an effective tool
to deter some Canadians from downloading TV programs, movies, music and
software. And it doesn't involve going to court."
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Who Owns the Descriptions in Auction Catalogs? Copyright Lawsuit Looms
By David Hewett, Maine Antique Digest
http://www.maineantiquedigest.com/articles/mar07/copyright0307.htm

"A lawsuit filed in Texas has drawn the attention of the numismatic
community. Its resolution may pose problems for the auction industry as
a whole.
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BELGIUM: Belgian court rules against Google in copyright lawsuit
By Taipei Times,  February 15, 2007
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-world.asp?parentid=63767

"Google Inc lost a copyright lawsuit on Tuesday to Belgian newspapers
that had demanded it remove headlines and links to news stories posted
without their permission. The ruling, if confirmed, could set a
precedent for how Web search engines link to copyrighted material in the
tumultuous arena of online news.
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Music execs criticise DRM systems
By BBC News, 15 February 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6362069.stm

"Almost two-thirds of music industry executives think removing digital
locks from downloadable music would make more people buy the tracks,
finds a survey.
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Time to Face the Music on File Sharing
By Rob Pegoraro, February 15, 2007; Page D01
http://tinyurl.com/2ybvbg

"Customers might not like the idea of technology that allows some uses
of music (like copying iTunes downloads to their iPods) but forbids
others (like copying the same song to another kind of music player). But
until recently, it didn't seem to bother the executives behind these
anti-piracy systems."
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Google suffers setback in copyright case
By Elinor Mills, CNET News.com,2/ 13, 2007
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6159108.html

"A ruling against Google in a copyright case in Belgium may influence
courts in other European countries, but not the United States where laws
are more permissible, copyright lawyers said Tuesday."
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MySpace Launches Pilot to Filter Copyright Video Clips
By KABC-TV and the Associated Press, February 12, 2007 -
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=nation_world&id=5027616

"The popular online hangout MySpace said Monday it will experiment with
a video-filtering system designed to block clips containing copyright
materials."

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