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[Amy Mata <amymata87@xxxxxxxxx>]

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Free Trove of Music Scores on Web Hits Sensitive Copyright Note.
By Daniel J. Wakin, The New York Times, February 22, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/arts/music/22music-imslp.html?_r=1

"Humanitys musical treasures  Beethoven piano sonatas, Schubert
songs, Mozart symphonies and the like  come to life in performance.
But they truly survive as black marks on a page, otherwise known as
scores. Now a Web site founded five years ago by a conservatory
student, then 19 years old, has made a vast expanse of this repertory
available, free."

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$2.3 Billion Lawsuit Against China For Copyright Infringement In Green
Dam Filter Software Moves Forward.
By Mike Masnick, Techdirt, February 22, 2011.
http://tinyurl.com/4r7z86u

"Last year, we wrote about how the company behind CyberSitter was
suing China and a bunch of computer companies, for China's "Green Dam
Youth Escort" filtering/monitoring software. You may recall that a few
years back China had mandated that all computers must contain this
software, which resulted in public protests, and the government
backing down. However, the software was still installed on tens of
millions of computers. It was only then that it was noticed the
software appeared to contain code directly copied from CyberSitter,
leading to the lawsuit."

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Why Google Is Slamming A Little-Known Search Engine Called IsoHunt?
By Joe Mullin, PaidContent.org, February 21, 2011.
http://tinyurl.com/62ddluf

"Google is still locked in a legal battle with Viacom (NYSE: VIA) over
how it handled users who violated copyright rules on YouTube. So a
copyright enemy of Viacom would be a friend of Googles, right? No."

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Swedish Court Fines File-Sharer $7 per Song.
Zeropaid.com, February 22, 2011.
http://tinyurl.com/4tx23uw

"Convicted for illegally sharing 33 copyright songs, serving as a
stark reminder of how US verdicts, with a fine of $62,500 per song in
the case of Jammie Thomas, are out of tune with reality."

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Press Release:Former US Register of Copyrights Marybeth Peters Named
to Copyright Clearance Center's Board of Directors.
Copyright Clearance Center, February 16, 2011.
http://www.copyright.com/viewPage.do?pageCode=au207

" Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) CEO Tracey Armstrong announced the
appointment of the just-retired US Register of Copyrights Marybeth
Peters to its Board of Directors. With service at the US Copyright
Office spanning four decades, Peters adds another seasoned copyright
policy expert to CCC."

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UNC system looks into copyright issues from Course Hero site.
Lyle Kendrick, The Daily Tar Heel, February 21, 2011.
http://tinyurl.com/4uyb7zt

"Course Hero, a website that makes study documents from nationwide
universities available online, is designed to make studying an easier
process for students.But for University administrators and professors
alike, the website is making it more difficult to oversee intellectual
property."

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3D printing's first copyright complaint goes away, but things are just
getting started.
By Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing, February 21, 2011.
http://www.boingboing.net/2011/02/21/3d-printings-first-c.html

"More news on the first-ever DMCA threat for violating a copyright in
a 3D object -- Ulrich Schwanitz has rescinded his complaint and will
release his shape into the public domain today."

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Reduce Copyright Piracy And Market Access Barriers To Secure American
Creative Jobs, Increase Exports, And Grow The Economy.
Music Industry News Network, February 22, 2011.
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=138998

"The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) - a coalition
of seven member associations, each of which represents a significant
segment of the U.S. copyright industries - today submitted
recommendations to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) in its annual
"Special 301" review."

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Sony Stops One Hacker, But Others Appear.
Business International Times, February 21, 2011.
http://tinyurl.com/6fqdeqw

"Sony Computer Entertainment America won a preliminary injunction
against a hacker who publicized a method for allowing Playstation 3
consoles to install non-Sony operating systems. But the company must
still contend with others who might tinker with their machines."

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