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["Olga Francois" <OFrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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Digital 'Fair Use' Bill Introduced In Congress
By Frank Ahrens, Washington Post, February 27, 2007
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/02/digital_fair_use_bill_in
troduc.html?nav=rss_blog

"Today, Reps. Rich Boucher (D-Va.) and John Dolittle (R-Calif.)
introduced what they call the "Freedom and Innovation Revitalizing U.S.
Entrepreneurship" (or FAIR USE) Act they say will make it easier for
digital media consumers to use the content they buy."
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New Zealand: Libraries may have to police new copyright law
By Stephen Bell Auckland, Computer World, 28 February, 2007
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/AB09F506FD4DFE91CC25728B000B630
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"Proposed bill could create a huge amount of work for librarians, and it
could also result in a real invasion of privacy, says lawyer"
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Who owns video of Congress? A crack in the C-Span business model
By Richard Koman, Silicon Valley Watcher, 2.26.07
http://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/mt/archives/2007/02/22607_who_owns.p
hp

"Is it possible that video of the hearings and floor debates of the US
Congress are actually private property? The issue exploded when Nancy
Pelosi launched a blog, The Gavel, featuring video of House floor
debate."
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UK: Museums, Arts And Media Join The Copyright Debate
By Managing Information, 26 February 2007
http://www.managinginformation.com/news/content_show_full.php?id=5537

"The Museums Copyright Group, a leading UK lobbying organisation for
museums, has brought together key industry figures from the arts,
industry and media at a one-day conference to discuss the future of
copyright for the arts and heritage."
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Uganda: Artistes Petition MPs Over Copyright Piracy
By Yasiin Mugerwa, The Monitor (Kampala), February 26, 2007
http://allafrica.com/stories/200702260841.html

"Local artistes have petitioned Parliament, demanding immediate
implementation of the copyright law to curb music piracy in the country.
In a petition to the Speaker of Parliament Edward Ssekandi on February
20, the group's chairperson Andrew Benon Kibuuka, expressed concern over
the failure by government to appoint a registrar of copyrights to
protect the creative work of artistes."
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Video + ads = Google's copyright fix?
By Margaret Kane, CNET.com, February 26, 2007
http://news.com.com/2061-11199_3-6162116.html

"Google may be running into trouble with copyright holders via its
YouTube division, but that doesn't mean content creators aren't willing
to work with the search engine giant."
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Turning librarians into copyright police not the greatest idea
By Stephen Bell, Computer World, 26 February, 2007
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/1D2BEF230E6F88FECC25728B0009146
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"Librarians and archivists will be expected to keep up with technology's
most opaque developments: digital security and cryptography"
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US Trade Rep Urges Greater Chinese Copyright Protection
By Stephanie Ho, Voices of America, Washington, 25 February 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-02-25-voa17.cfm

"The top U.S. trade official calls the issue of Chinese counterfeiting
U.S. goods "one of the thorniest issues" in U.S.-China relations. She
added that Washington has put on hold its plans to file suit against
China in the World Trade Organization over intellectual property rights
violations, in the hope that the two sides can resolve the issue on
their own. VOA's Stephanie Ho reports from Washington."
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Google sees video anti-piracy tools as priority
By Reuters, USAToday..com, 2/22/2007
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2007-02-22-google-antipiracy_x.htm

"Google (GOOG), racing to head off a media industry backlash over its
video website YouTube, will soon offer anti-piracy technologies to help
all copyright holders thwart unauthorized video sharing, its chief
executive said Wednesday."
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Is the Borough aiding and abetting copyright infringers?
By Nicholas Hamner, The Pennington Post, 02/22/2007
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1689&dept_id=41795&newsid=1788467
3&PAG=461&rfi=9

"Wireless Internet access is arguably one of the better innovations to
have appeared in the last decade. It is virtually omnipresent in
universities and coffee shops around the country and has made its way
into the Borough as both libraries now feature free wireless access."
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Music companies target colleges in illegal downloading crackdown
By TED BRIDIS, Associated Press, The State, Feb. 21, 2007
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/16748772.htm

"WASHINGTON - College students who faced lawsuits for illegally sharing
large music collections over campus computer networks increasingly risk
being unplugged from the Internet or even suspended over lesser
complaints by the recording industry."

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