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[Amy Mata <amymata87@xxxxxxxxx>]

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Judge Orders Names Revealed in Mass Copyright Lawsuit.
By Eriq Gardner, Hollywood Reporter, November 22, 2010.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/thr-esq/judge-orders-names-revealed-ma
ss-48059

"Finally, some names may be revealed in a path-breaking copyright
infringement case against thousands of accused movie pirates."

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What do we want copyright to do?
By Cory Doctorow, The Guardian, November 23, 2010.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/nov/23/copyright-digital-rights-cor
y-doctorow

"Without posing this question, asking whether intellectual property
laws are working is like asking how long is a piece of string.A
recurring question in discussions of digital copyright is how creators
and their investors (that is, labels, movie studios, publishers, etc)
will earn a living in the digital era."

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Canada: U of A will allow Access Copyright agreement to lapse.
By Simon Yackulic, The Gateway, November 23, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/26o7meo

"The University of Alberta's agreement with the copyright licensing
agency Access Copyright is set to lapse after this fall semester, and
U of A libraries will no longer be able to put required course
textbooks on reserve."

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Judge to Righthaven: Show why lawsuit shouldnt be dismissed.
By Steve Green, The Las Vegas Sun, November 22, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/2a72ho5

"A federal judge in Las Vegas is examining whether another Righthaven
online copyright infringement lawsuit should be dismissed on fair use
grounds."

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Harsh Digital Copyright Bill Stopped -- for Now.
By Paul Suarez, PC World, November 20, 2010.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/211281/harsh_digital_copyright_bill_stopped_fo
r_now.html

"A single senator on Friday stalled a bill that would give the federal
government the ability to shut down websites allegedly participating
in copyright infringement.Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden announced his
opposition to the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act
at a committee hearing on Friday. The bill was unanimously approved by
the Senate Judiciary Committee one day earlier."

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WIPO Director General Visits Beijing, Addresses International Copyright
Forum.
Media News Wire, November 20, 2010.
http://media-newswire.com/release_1134135.html

"WIPO Director General Francis Gurry undertook an official visit to
Beijing on November 18-19, 2010 during which he met Chinese
Vice-Premier Wang Qishan to discuss a range of issues relating to
intellectual property.  During his visit, Mr. Gurry also opened a
major International Copyright Forum and Expo on music at which he
addressed the challenges confronting the music sector in the digital
environment.  "

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Time Warner Balks At Subpoenas In Mass Copyright Suits.
By Joe Mullin, PaidContent.org, November 20, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/2wc42tc

"The biggest headache when suing 10,000 people for copyright
infringement? Finding out who they are."

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