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["Amy Mata" <AMata@xxxxxxxx>]

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Blog: The Content Producers Copyright Checklist.
By Georgina Laidlaw, ProBlogger, August 3, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/3yq8ayp

Copyright is the content producers constant companion. If you create
content, you own it, and you want it to stay that way! At the same time, many
bloggers link to, quote, and reference other peoples work. Understanding
where the line of copyright falls is essential if you and your blog are to
stay on the right side of the law.
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Copyright Office Rules in Favor of Fair Use and Consumer Freedom.
By Edward Lee, The Huffington Post, August 3, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/2dmah73

It is not everyday that the U.S. government sides with jailbreakers. But,
last week, the Librarian of Congress and Copyright Office did just that.
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Judge Rejects RIAA Request to Freeze LimeWire Assets.
By Mark Hefflinger, Digital Media Wire, August 2, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/23beq7b

A federal judge will not freeze the assets of file-sharing service LimeWire
and its founder Mark Gorton, rejecting a request from the Recording Industry
Association of America (RIAA), which recently won a copyright infringement
case against the company, CNET News.com reported.
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Who Owns the Device?
By P.J. Connolly, eWeek, August 2, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/2amaerl

The latest round of exemptions to the DMCA, announced in July by the U.S.
Copyright Office, gave limited approval to the jailbreaking and unlocking of
mobile devices. But could these practices lead to mobile phones becoming
commodities?
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Senate Votes to Clean up Federal Copyright Laws.
By Gautham Nagesh, The Hill, August 2, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/2de4ng2

The Senate unanimously approved legislation Monday night to clarify federal
copyright laws.
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