Directory: IntellectualProperty

00-01-28-CNETNews-MP3comPlansToCopyCDs.txt
00-02-00-CommACM-ThePromiseAndProblemsOfTheNoElectronicTheftAct.txt
00-02-22-NYT-CopyrightAssemblyFormedToProtectCR.txt
00-05-04-GigiLaw-CourtRulesAgainstMP3com.txt
00-07-00-ACMUbiquity-WhatShouldPeopleThinkAboutTheIssuesRaisedByNapster.txt
00-10-00-ACMUbiquity-CandiatePositionsOnInternetPrivacyFreeSpeechAndIntellectualProperty.txt
00-12-00-ACMNetWorker-WhatFeaturesOfProductsShouldBelongToDevelopers.txt
01-01-00-CACM-AFixForTheBrokenDomainNameSystem-DNS.txt
01-02-00-CACM-Burk-SoftwareMayBeDestinedForAwkwardAccomodationInEstablishedLaw.txt
01-02-00-CACM-CollisionOfTradeMarksDomainNamesAndDueProcessOnTheWeb.txt
01-02-00-CACM-IntellectualPropertyForAnInformationAge-Introduction.txt
01-02-00-CACM-IsViryalTrespassAnAppropriateAnalogyInIPIssues.txt
01-02-00-CommACM-IPLaws-MotivatingCreationAndPreservingBenefitsForCommonGood.txt
01-03-00-CACM-DistributionOfDigitalInformationBelongsInCyberspace.txt
01-03-00-CACM-TheNewPoliticsOfIntellectualProperty.txt
01-10-01-SmartBusiness-PaulSomerson.txt
01-10-01-Wired-Jeff-Howe-PayPerView.txt
01-10-08-StoredCourseNov801.txt
01-10-22-CNET-SSSCA-TechCos.txt
01-11-00-CACM-IsDeCSSSimpleCopyrightViolationOrUnlawfulCircumvention.txt
01-11-07-SJMerc-MusicCity-Morpheus.txt
01-11-08-WashPost-IP.txt
01-11-13-SJMerc-EMI-Subscrpt.txt
01-11-20-WashPost-EUCyberCrime.txt
01-11-26-WashPost-EUCyberCrime.txt
01-11-28-SJMerc-FeltenDMCASDMI.txt
01-11-30-SJMerc-KaZaA.txt
01-12-03-Recorder-CriminalProsecution.txt
01-12-03-SJMerc-FairUse.txt
01-12-03-SJMerc-MusicNet.txt
01-12-06-AP-WIPO.txt
01-12-10-CompUser-PTO-DMCA.txt
01-12-10-ComputerUser-NewPTOChief.txt
01-12-10-NetWorld-DMCA.txt
01-12-10-SJMerc-Napster.txt
01-12-13-NetWorld-IETF-DMCA.txt
01-12-14-SJMerc-Fingerprinting.txt
01-12-25-AP-NetCommercial.txt
01-12-30-SJMerc-KidHackers.txt
02-01-04-CNET-CopyCD.txt
02-01-06-LATimes-CopyCD.txt
02-01-07-ACMUbiquity-SethJohnson-MSXP.txt
02-01-07-Reuters-Boucher-DMCA-MOCA.txt
02-01-07-WashPost-Boucher-DMCA-MOCA.txt
02-01-08-LATimes-BoucherDMCA.txt
02-01-08-WashPost-LessigBroadband.txt
02-01-24-WashPost-SSSCA.txt
02-01-30-SJMerc-Langberg-ReplayTV4000.txt
02-02-00-CACM-DMCAIsUnreasonable.txt
02-02-07-GlobeandMail-TMandDomainNames.txt
02-02-07-Reuters-HypertestLinkingPatent.txt
02-02-11-CMP-TooManyPatents.txt
02-02-11-LATimes-StudiosPVRs.txt
02-02-11-WashPost-BidenPriacy.txt
02-02-19-AP-EldredvAshcroft-CTEA.txt
02-02-20-NYT-SupremeCourt-CR-Case.txt
02-02-21-LATimes-98Copyright.txt
02-02-21-SJMerc-WebcastRoyalties.txt
02-02-21-TIME-NapsterOffersMoney.txt
02-02-22-CNETNews-Napster-RecordCoAntitrust.txt
02-02-22-Newsbytes-Napster-RecordCoAntitrust.txt
02-02-22-Reuters-NapsterMoreTime.txt
02-02-23-TheRegister-Napster-RecordCoAntitrust.txt
02-02-24-Reuters-DMCAUnderAttack.txt
02-02-25-LATimes-Biden-Piracy.txt
02-02-25-WashPost-RIAA-PiracyCostSales.txt
02-02-26-DeveloperNews-W3C-Patents.txt
02-02-26-WashPost-MorpheusGroksterSuits.txt
02-02-26-Wired-WIPO-Treaties-DMCA.txt
02-02-27_GRAMMY-Mag-GreeneSpeech.txt
02-02-27-SJMerc-HousePassesTauzin-Dingelll.txt
02-02-28-SJMerc-GrammyPres-StopDownloading.txt
02-02-28-SJMerc-KaZaA-Lawsuits.txt
02-02-28-SJMerc-SW-PiracyGuilty.txt
02-03-00-GigaLaw-ThumbnailsFairUse.txt
02-03-00-TechRev-DukePublicDomainConf.txt
02-03-02-MacWorld-Jobs-MusicCompaniesShouldMakeItEasierToUseMusic.txt
02-03-02-SJMerc-TrackingReplayTVUsers.txt
02-03-04-UnknownSource-InternetMusic.txt
02-03-04-WashPost-EFF-BarneyParodies.txt
02-03-05-FindLaw-CopyrightTerm-Eldrdv.Ashcroft.txt
02-03-05-HarvardPoliticalRev-ValentiViews.txt
02-03-05-SJMerc-GnutellaUseIncreases.txt
02-03-06-FinancialTimes-WIPO.txt
02-03-07-SJMerc-NapsterNeedsProof.txt
02-03-08-EFF-MorpheusP2PFileSharing.txt
02-03-08-InfoWorld-DMCA-OpenSourceServer.txt
02-03-11-Newsweek-SSSCA.txt
02-03-12-LATimes-Advice-for-MovieIndustry.txt
02-03-14-NYT-Tech-vs-Entertainment.txt
02-03-14-WSJ-Mossberg-DRM-ConsumerRights.txt
02-03-19-LATimes-CopyrightWars.txt
02-03-21-SJMerc-Google-Scientology.txt
02-03-22-CNetNews-DigitalDownloadPatent.txt
02-03-22-Independent-DNAasMusic-IP.txt
02-03-25-BBC-CriticsAttackOpenAccessJournals.txt
02-03-25-FinancialTimes-Eisner-IP.txt
02-03-25-SJMerc-NapsterMustStopAllInfringingFiles.txt
02-03-25-USACM-GeorgiaDatabaseBill.txt
02-03-26-Soros-OpenAccesProject-ResearchLiterature.txt
02-03-27-SJMerc-SharewarePiracy.txt
02-03-28-Reuters-DutchCourtClearsKaZaA.txt
02-03-29-SJMerc-CharterSchoolIllegallyCopiesCoursest.txt
02-03-29-USACM-CBDTPA-Letter.txt
02-04-01-CNETNews-KazaaStealthP2PNetwork.txt
02-04-04-USAToday-DigitalPiracy-CBDTPA.txt
02-04-08-SFChronicle-Technolgy-LawReview.txt
02-04-10-SeattlePI-Authors-AmazonStopUsedBookSales.txt
02-04-15-Ellis-CD-DVD-NewBusinessModels.txt
02-04-15-Salon-EldredvAshcroft-CopyrightExtension.txt
02-04-17-USAToday-HighDefMultimediaInterface.txt
02-04-21-Salon-EldredvAshcroft-Interview.txt
02-05-00-Business2-CBDTPA-HollywoodvsHighTech.txt
02-05-00-CACM-BalancingAccessToScientificDataAndPriviledgedAccess.txt
02-05-01-CNETNews-BidenBill-Counterfeit.txt
02-05-03-EFF-CourtOrdersReplayTVtoSpy.txt
02-05-04-SJMerc-DG-MediaControl.txt
02-05-07-SJMerc-BPDG-HDTV.txt
02-05-12-NandoTimes-PublicDomainInfo.txt
02-05-13-BusinessWeek-Lessig-FutureEBusiness.txt
02-05-13-WSJ-PamSamuelson.txt
02-05-15-SonicBlue-SnoopingOrderStayed.txt
02-05-16-CreativeCommons-SharingInfo.txt
02-05-16-NYT-Canada-FeeOnRecordableMedia.txt
02-05-19-SJMerc-Altnet-FileSharingDRM.txt
02-05-21-SJMerc-LC-RejectsWebcastingRoyalityRates.txt
02-05-22-SJMerc-KazaaQuits.txt
02-05-22-SJMerc-Valenti-Cannes.txt
02-05-23-Salon-FightCloud-FreeCDs.txt
02-05-24-NYT-HollywoodvsTechIndustry.txt
02-05-25-SJMerc-RIAA-SuesAudiogalaxy.txt
02-05-25-SJMerc-RIAASuesAudiogalaxy.txt
02-05-27-FortuneMag-HollywoodvsHighTech.txt
02-05-28-CNETNews-GatewaysWaittTakesOnHollywood.txt
02-05-29-SJMerc-Consumers-OnlinePiracyOK.txt
02-05-29-SJMerc-IndependentOnlineMusicSvcs.txt
02-05-29-Slate-MusicSharingServices.txt
02-05-29-Ubiquity-ContentValue-XML.txt
02-05-30-USACM-Grove-EldredvAshcroft.txt
02-05-31-CCIA-BPDGCochairReport-Comments.txt
02-06-00ACMNetWorker-NewIPLegislationContrastsOpposingViewpoints.txt
02-06-03-ChillingEffects-ClearinghouseWebsite.txt
02-06-03-SJMerc-SonicBlueDataCollectionOverturned.txt
02-06-03-SJMerc-VintCerf-GovtBroadbandPolicies.txt
02-06-04-SJMerc-SonicBlueDataCollectionOverturned.txt
02-06-06-SJMerc-EFF-SonicBlueUsersCopyingLawsuit.txt
02-06-07-WashPost-EFF-SonicBlueUsersCopyingLawsuit.txt
02-06-10-ZDNet-SimonsFeltenStanfordPPClass.txt
02-06-11-SJMerc-IFPI-RealCDPiracy.txt
02-06-12-BusinessWeek-CableInternet-TieredPricing.txt
02-06-17-SJMerc-Audiogalaxy-NMPA-RIAA-Settlement.txt
02-06-20-SJMerc-LC-CRArbRoyPanel-WebcastingRoyalties.txt
02-06-24-Cryptome-TCPA-GPL.txt
02-06-24-InfoWorld-MS-Palladium-DRM.txt
02-06-24-TheRegister-2-MS-Palladium-DRM.txt
02-06-24-TheRegister-MS-Palladium-DRM.txt
02-06-25-HowardBerman-P2PPiracy.txt
02-06-25-TheRegister-Palladium-GPL.txt
02-06-26-ExtremeTech-MS-Palladium-AMD-MotherboardDesign.txt
02-06-26-RossAnderson-TCPA-PalladiumFAQs.txt
02-06-26-Wired-DenmarkDeepLinkingLawsuit.txt
02-06-26-ZDNet-CongBerman-RecordCompaniesHackP2PSites.txt
02-06-27-ECommerceTimes-TelecomReformNeeded.txt
02-06-27-SJMerc-MusicIndustrysSpoofFiles.txt
02-06-27_SJMerc-WebcastingRoyaltiesTooHigh.txt
02-06-27-WashPost-MS-Palladium.txt
02-06-30-SJMerc-RecordIndustryChanging.txt
02-07-00-IEEESpectrum-CopyProtection.txt
02-07-00-IEEESpectrum-FreeOnlineEqualsGreaterSales.txt
02-07-01-Newsweek-MS-Palladium-DRM.txt
02-07-01-SJMerc-MoreMusicOnListen.txt
02-07-03-Cryptome-DOC-DRM-Workshop.txt
02-07-05-SJMerc-NewsboosterBarred-DeepLinking.txt
02-07-08-ActiveWin-PalladiumExplained-TCPA.txt
02-07-08-AtNewYork-Boucher-FairUseFight.txt
02-07-08-BostonGlobe-TCPA-Palladium.txt
02-07-08-LATimes-MinorRecordLabelsUseP2P.txt
02-07-08-PCWorld-MSPalladiumDiscussionOpen.txt
02-07-09-JanisIan-DownloadingMusicGood.txt
02-07-09-RossAnderson-UpdatedTCPA-PalladiumFAQs.txt
02-07-11-CNETNews-CobleBermanFairUseRestrictionsBill.txt
02-07-11-SJMerc-ISPsOfferDigitalMusic.txt
02-07-12-SJMerc-DigitalTVRecordersCouldEndFreeTV.txt
02-07-12-USACM-BunnerBrief.txt
02-07-16-NYT-GatorLoosesFirstRoundInFightToAddOnlinePopUpAds.txt
02-07-17-CNETNews-ProtestDOCRoundtable.txt
02-07-20-SJMerc-DG-MSPalladium.txt
02-07-23-CNETNews-BermanHackBill.txt
02-07-25-Berman-BermanP2PHackBill.txt
02-07-25-CNETNews-ACLU-DMCA-Edelman-v-N2H2.txt
02-07-27-SJMerc-DG-HijackingOurRights.txt
02-07-29-NYT-BroadcastFlag-BidenBermanBills.txt
02-07-29-PCWorld-MSRevealsPalladiumDetails.txt
02-07-30-CNETNews-HPUsesDMCAforSecurityThreat.txt
02-07-31-BW-P2P-Hacking.txt
02-08-01-CNETNews-HP-BacksDown-DMCA.txt
02-08-01-DarwinMag-LessigOnPatents.txt
02-08-01-HPPressRelease-HP-BacksDown-DMCA.txt
02-08-03-SJMerc-DG-HPComesToItsSenses-DMCA.txt
02-08-04-NewsRecord-RepCobleSupportsBermanBill.txt
02-08-05-JanisIan-DownloadingMusic-Followup1.txt
02-08-05-USACM-DatabaseProtectionLegislation.txt
02-08-06-Gartner-MusicIndustryNeedsBusinessModelsNotP2PHacking.txt
02-08-07-RIAA-NetRadioRoyaltyRateAppeal.txt
02-08-07-SJMerc-NetRadioRoyaltyRateAppeals.txt
02-08-10-InfoWarrior-Forno-RIAASocialControl.txt
02-08-11-DaveWiner-BermanHackingBill.txt
02-08-11-SJMerc-DG-CopyrightDebateNeeded.txt
02-08-12-ALA-Commets-BidenAnticounterfeitingBillS2395-DatabaseProtection.txt
02-08-12-SJMerc-JudgeStaysEFFSonicBlueLawsuit.txt
02-08-14-SJMerc-IsRegistrarLiable-sex.com-Registration.txt
02-08-15-OReilly-Lessig-OSCONKeynote.txt
02-08-19-CNETNews-Declan-DMCA-BadButNotTooBad.txt
02-08-19-InfoWaveNet-BansRIAAFromNetwork.txt
02-08-19-SJMerc-RecordingCosSueBackboneProviders-StopChineseDownloads.txt
02-08-20-Slate-MusicIndustryDownturnSelfInflicted.txt
02-08-20-ZDNetNews-DOJ-ToProsecuteP2PUsersUnderNETAct.txt
02-08-21-WashPost-Music-Spoofing-CopyProtectCDs-P2PHacking.txt
02-08-25-SJMerc-DG-ActivistsTakeOnHollywood-CobleBill.txt
02-08-26-SJMerc-CDSalesDown.txt
02-08-27-CNETNews-Verizon-CopyrightPositions.txt
02-09-00-ACMNetWorker-IPAndTrustedComputing-MSPalladium.txt
02-09-00-CACM-ResponsibleWebCachingPutsIntellectualContentInHandsOfCreators.txt
02-09-01-GigaLaw-MusicCopyrightsWar.txt
02-09-02-SJMerc-SubscriptionMusicSitesNotSuccessful.txt
02-09-02-Telephony-RecordIndustryAsksTelcosToBanTraffic.txt
02-09-03-LATimes-DRM-MayCurtailChoices.txt
02-09-04-SJMerc-RecordCompaniesGetMadsterInjunction.txt
02-09-05-WashPost-RIAASeeksToForceVerizonToHelp.txt
02-09-09-DanBricklin-WhyCDSalesAreDown.txt
02-09-15-SJMerc-DG-IssuesThatWillShapeTheInternet.txt
02-09-16-CIOInsight-Lessig-P2PandSpamVigilantes.txt
02-09-16-NYT-CreativityInDigitalArtPrograms.txt
02-09-17-CNETNews-ConsumerElecAssocSaysP2PNotIllegalOrImmoral.txt
02-09-17-SJMerc-DG-FederalSecurityPlanForControlFreaks.txt
02-09-19-SJMerc-DG-ConsumerElecAssocSpeechOnIP.txt
02-09-20-GrepLawHarvard-Marti-FreeSW-SWPatents.txt
02-09-20-InfoWorld-IP-DRM-Issues.txt
02-09-22-SJMerc-DG-ValentiPresentsHollywoodViews.txt
02-09-23-Slashdot-JanisIan3-AnswersQuestions.txt
02-09-24-SJMerc-InternetFilmDistributorIntertainerSuesMovieStudios.txt
02-09-24-Wired-BermanBillDebate.txt
02-09-25-SJMerc-MusicArtistsAppealAgainstDownloading.txt
02-09-25-Yahoo-KPMGStudyFaultsMediaOnPiracy.txt
02-09-26-ACM-USACMLetter-HR5211-P2PHackingBill.txt
02-09-26-StarTribune-BermanDefendsP2PHackingBill.txt
02-09-27-NationalJournal-BermanP2PHackingBillHearingHR5211.txt
02-10-00-CACM-IsReverseEngineeringALawfulWayToAcquireTradeSecrets.txt
02-10-00-IEEE-FairUseForDigitalMedia.txt
02-10-02-ZoeLofgren-DigitalChoiceAndFreedomAct-ConsumerRights.txt
02-10-03-ALA-SupportBoucherDoolittleLofgrenBills.txt
02-10-03-LinuxJournal-DocSearls-DigitalHollywoodConfReview-Disconnected.txt
02-10-07-CNETNews-BrucePerens-W3CAdoptsRoyaltyFreePolicy.txt
02-10-08-Fortune-MediaCompaniesTuningOutTheCustomer.txt
02-10-09-SJMerc-Cassel-DoWeReallyNeedCopyright.txt
02-10-09-SJMerc-EldredVsAshcroft-JusticesHearArgumentsOnCRLength.txt
02-10-09-SJMerc-ElredVsAshcroft-Lessig.txt
02-10-09-WSJ-BBAddsComplexityToPiracyFighting.txt
02-10-10-WashPost-EldredVsAshcroft-JusticesHearArgumentsOnCRLength.txt
02-10-11-NYT-EditorialOnEldred-v-Ashcroft.txt
02-10-11-NYT-ExtensionIsAbuseOfCopyright.txt
02-10-14-NYT-CopyrightExtensionOpponentsNotHopeful.txt
02-10-14-NYT-InternationalIPIssues.txt
02-10-14-Reuters-JoniMitchellAshamedToBeInMusicBusiness.txt
02-10-20-Cryptome-Reinhold-PalladiumPresentationAtUCB.txt
02-10-21-NewsForge-Stallman-TrustedComputingTakesControlFromUser.txt
02-10-21-NewsForge-Stallman-trustedComputing.txt
02-10-24-DCInternet-DOCBelievesCopyrightFightsSlowingBroadbandGrowth.txt
02-10-24-ZDNet-BermanP2PHackingBillMayBeRewritten.txt
02-10-30-CNETNews-ACLU-AntiDMCASuit-bBlockingSWList.txt
02-11-03-AOTC-ReviewOfBadTechLegislation.txt
02-11-03-AP-TrustedComputing-UsersCedeControl.txt
02-11-03-SJMerc-StudySaysP2PCutsOnlineMusicSales.txt
02-11-03-STMerc-CriticsSayTrustedComputingThreatensConsumerFreedom.txt
02-11-04-ALA-TEACHAct-EducationalUseOfIP.txt
02-11-04-SJMerc-StudySaysP2PCutsOnlineMusicSales.txt
02-11-06-EPIC-LetterToCollegePresReP2PMonitoring.txt
02-11-10-CNETNews--MajorStudiosLauncMovieLink.txt
02-11-11-NewScientist-TechChangesCouldStopAttacksOnP2P.txt
02-11-11-SJMerc-MajorStudiosLauncMovieLink.txt
02-11-11-Slate-MovielinkOnlyAPRPloyByStudios.txt
02-11-13-SJMerc-EMITakesLeadInOnlineMusicSales.txt
02-11-15-SJMerc-CongressApprovesKidsDomainAndWebcastingRoyaltyFees.txt
02-11-15-SJMerc-CongressApprovesWebcastingRoyaltyRateReprieve.txt
02-11-15-SJMerc-DecoysFloodFileSharingSites.txt
02-11-19-SJMerc-UniversalStartsOnlineMusicSales.txt
02-11-20-CNETNews-ConservativeJudgePosnerWarnsOfIPExpansion.txt
02-11-20-Wired-RetailersUseDMCAToShutDownFatWallet.txt
02-11-21-TheRegister-RetailersUseDMCAToShutDownFatWallet.txt
02-11-25-CNETNews-MPEG4LicenseTermsReleased.txt
02-11-27-NYT-StudentsLearnToEvadeMovesToProtectMediaFiles.txt
02-11-27-SJMerc-DigitalCopyrightIssueFlaresOnCampuses.txt
02-11-27-SJMerc-MovieStudiosConsideringSelfDestructingDVDs.txt
02-12-01-SJMerc-DG-IPCartelWinsMostOfTheTime.txt
02-12-02-CNETNews-StandardsOrgsHavePatentHoldersOnTheRopes.txt
02-12-02-DigitalConsumer-FoxHeadOKsConsumerCopying.txt
02-12-02-LATimes-EntertainmentFirmsWarnCollegesAboutDownloading.txt
02-12-02-SeattleTimes-HollywoodAndTechPartnersAgainstPiracy.txt
02-12-02-SJMerc-EntertainmentIndustryAsksToShutDownMorpheusAndGrokster.txt
02-12-02-SJMerc-FeeBasedOnlineMusicServicesNotPopular.txt
02-12-02-UCB-FatWalletChallengesRetailersDMCAClaims.txt
02-12-03-CNETNews-MadsterToldToPullThePlug.txt
02-12-04-SJMerc-RealNetworksAndStarzToOfferMoviesOnline.txt
02-12-05-EFF-LOC-DMCAReview-HowToRespond.txt
02-12-09-USAToday-MusicIndustryHitsNewLows.txt
02-12-10-SJMerc-MovieStudiosTargetPiratedDVDs.txt
02-12-10-SJMerc-MPAASuesEBayDVDSellers.txt
02-12-11-AzOz-RIAAStatisticsDontAddUp.txt
02-12-16-FinancialTimes-LocalLawsChallengeInternet.txt
02-12-20-NetAction-OurStakeInCyberspace.txt
02-12-23-DJMerc-DG-GameConsoleCompaniesControlConsumersRights.txt
02-12-23-MSNBS-EUCopyrightLawMissesDeadline.txt
03-01-00-CACM-MakingMoneySellingContentOthersAreGivingAway.txt
03-01-03-SJMerc-BSA-CSPP-LobbyForNoFederalDRMRules.txt
03-01-03-Verizon-SeeksStayOfOrderToIdentifyP2PUser.txt
03-01-03-Wired-WhyRIAAKeepsGettingHacked.txt
03-01-06-SJMerc-MoreEUUsersWillingToPayForContent.txt
03-01-08-CNETNews-Congress-DMCAChanges-Spam.txt
03-01-08-CNETNews-LexmarkUsesDMCAToStopAftermarketTonerCartridges.txt
03-01-08-DCInternet-BoucherIntroducesDigitalMediaConsumersRightsAct-HR107.txt
03-01-09-SJMerc-TiVoToConnectToInternetAsHub.txt
03-01-10-CNETNews-KaZaaCanBeSuedInUS.txt
03-01-11-TheRegister-RIAASiteDefacedAgain.txt
03-01-12-SJMerc-DG-TimeNotOnTheSideOfCopyrightCartel.txt
03-01-13-BostonGlobe-LexmarkUsesDMCAToStopAftermarketPrinterCartridges.txt
03-01-15-Salon-vonLohman-RIAA-BSA-CSPP-Agreement.txt
03-01-16-LessigBlog-EldredvAshcroft-CopyrightExtension.txt
03-01-16-SJMerc-CourtUpholdsCopyrightExtension-EldredvAshcroft.txt
03-01-16-SJMerc-DG-CourtUpholdsCopyrightExtension-EldredvAshcroft.txt
03-01-17-Reason-EldredvAshcroft-AnInterviewWithMickeyMouse.txt
03-01-18-NYT-Lessig-CopyrightRenewalFeeProposal.txt
03-01-20-DocSearles-EldredVsAshcroft.txt
03-01-20-NationalLawJ-DMCAResistsChallenges.txt
03-01-21-CNETNews-VerizonForcedToRevealCustomerToRIAA.txt
03-01-21-SJMerc-VerizonOrderedToNamePiracySuspect.txt
03-01-22-SJMerc-RIAAChiefRosenWillQuit.txt
03-01-22-Wired-RIAAWantsISPsToPayForMusicDownloads.txt
03-01-23-CNETNews-IPJusticeLaunchedToPromoteBalanceInIPLaws.txt
03-01-24-SJMerc-DG-MSDropsPalladiumName.txt
03-01-24-SJMerc-NorwegianFinedForProvidingMP3Links.txt
03-01-24-SJMerc-RecordingCompaniesToGoAfterISPsToStopDownloading.txt
03-01-27-ACMUbiquity-IPRightsOfMultimediaWebsites.txt
03-01-27-CNETNews-RetailersFormConsortiumToSellMusicOnLine.txt
03-01-27-NYPost-MusicStoresFormSchoToSellDigtialMusic.txt
03-01-28-LATimes-KazaaChargesMusicIndustryMisusesCopyright.txt
03-01-28-SJMerc-KazaaClaimsMusicCompaniesActedImproperly.txt
03-01-29-SJMerc-DG-PTOMess-SBCsWebNavigationPatents.txt
03-01-30-LATimes-VerizonMadeOfferToRIAAToIdentifySomeP2PUsers.txt
03-01-30-NetAction-SBC-EnforcesWebNavigationPatents.txt
03-01-30-SJMerc-VerizonReqestsStayOnOrderToIdentifyP2PUser.txt
03-01-30-TheRegister-VerizonAppealsOrderToIdentifyP2PUser.txt
03-01-31-Wired-iCommuneSharesFilesAmongASmallGroup.txt
03-02-01-Salon-EmbraceFileSharingOrDie.txt
03-02-05-HillNews-CongressCommUnveilTechPriorities.txt
03-02-05-LATimes-HollywoodAndTechSayNoCopyrightLegislationLikelyThisYear.txt
03-02-07-IEEE-USA-WantsDMCAReexamined.txt
03-02-07-NatlLawReview-LexmarkTonerCartridgeLawsuitTestsDMCA.txt
03-02-10-SJMerc-ContentOwnersNotProvidingMaterialToCableVideoOnDemand.txt
03-02-11-Wired-TrackingDownKazaaToSue.txt
03-02-12-ExtremeTech-TurboTaxCopyProtectionIssues.txt
03-02-12-SJMerc-DMCAUsedToCharge17ForHackingSatelliteTV.txt
03-02-13-NetImperative-RIAATargetsCorpsToStopIllegalDownloads.txt
03-02-13-SJMerc-RIAA-MPAA-TargetCorpsToStopIllegalDownloading.txt
03-02-17-FoxNews-108thCongressPreparesTechAgenda.txt
03-02-20-DetroitNews-SongwritersSueBertelsmannOverNapsterInfringement.txt
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03-02-20-OReilly-IPJusticeLaunchedToPromoteBalanceInIPLaws.txt
03-02-20-Wired-Intel-DigConsumerOrgSymposiumSaysDMCABlocksTechProgress.txt
03-02-23-LATimes-DMCAUsedToStopLegitimateCompetition.txt
03-02-24-ACM-ACMIssuesNewCopyrightPolicy.txt
03-02-24-Wordspy-OnlineDictionaryToldToStopDefiningGoogleAsAVerb.txt
03-02-26-CNETNews-CongressAndOthersTargetUnivAndNoNETProsecutions.txt
03-02-27-IDG-GermanCopyrightLevyOnPCsWorriesMany.txt
03-02-27-IDG-GermanysPCCopyrightLevy.txt
03-02-27-SeattlePI-MSBackedBillWouldDiluteStateAntiSpamLaw.txt
03-02-27-SJMerc-ML-OnlineMusicServiceOfferingsGreatlyImproved.txt
03-03-00-ScientificAmerican-LessigsCreativeCommons.txt
03-03-01-SJMerc-DG-LOCPostsPublicCommentaryOnDMCA.txt
03-03-01-StanfordUniv-SpectrumPolicyConference.txt
03-03-02-Suber-DoesGermanysPCCopyrightLevyIncludeRightToCopy.txt
03-03-04-HoutonChron-GroksterSaysLawsuitGoodForBusiness.txt
03-03-05-Annoy-MPAA-RIAANotEntitledToHighMoralGround.txt
03-03-05-SJMerc-NorwegianCourtApprovesDeCSSAppeal.txt
03-03-12-CNETNews-GAOReportFindsPornographyWidelyAvailableOnP2P.txt
03-03-12-CNETNews-SuspectedSoftwarePirateIndicted.txt
03-03-12-UPI-GermanysPCCopyrightLevy.txt
03-03-13-PCWorld-FoesUseTechTricksToHinderP2P.txt
03-03-13-PCWorld-SomeSayFileTradingSupportsCrimeAndTerrorismButNoConcreteDataGiven.txt
03-03-13-SJMerc-GAOReportFindsPornographyWidelyAvailableOnP2P.txt
03-03-13-WashPost-GAOReportFindsPornographyWidelyAvailableOnP2P.txt
03-03-15-SeattlePI-NewYahooStreamingMediaMayImpactRealNetworks.txt
03-03-15-Slater-NotesFromHarvardJOLTCopyrightSymposium.txt
03-03-18-SJMerc-LATimes-RIAAWarnsCompaniesAboutIllegalFileSharing.txt
03-03-18-TheRegister-RosensJustificationOfRIAAActions.txt
03-03-18-WSJ-RIAAWarnsCompaniesAboutIllegalFileSharing.txt
03-03-19-CNETNews-W3CPatentPolicy-RoyaltyFreeLicensesOK.txt
03-03-20-SJMetc-StreamwaveSubscriptionServiceSucceedsInSpiteOfLimitation.txt
03-03-22-Yahoo-DVR-MP3MakerSonicBlueToFileForBancruptcy.txt
03-03-24-MilwaukeeSentJ-MSReseachersOthersSayP2PCannotBeStopped.txt
03-03-26-Felten-StatesIntroBillsToExtendDMCAToFirewalls.txt
03-03-28-SJMerc-AnalystSaysP2PSharingBiggerThanRecordBusiness.txt
03-03-30-Simons-AComputerScientistsViewOfCopyright.txt
03-03-31-CNETNews-FreedomTechnologyAndTheInternet.txt
03-03-31-Provos-WebPagesMovedOffshore-MichSuperDMCA.txt
03-03-31-Salon-NetworkedWorldPosesManyThreatsToHumanity.txt
03-03-31-SJMerc-AdobeEncoreForDVDCreation.txt
03-04-00-CACM-DigitalRightsManagement-DRMAndTheLaw.txt
03-04-00-CommACM-DMCALocksUpContentAndThreatensInnovation.txt
03-04-02-SJMerc-ReducedSWPiracyLeadsToIncreasedEconomicGrowth.txt
03-04-02-SJMerc-ShoppingMallOwnerTryingToGetMySimonToChangeItsName.txt
03-04-03-WSJ-RIAASuesCollegeStudentsForFileSwapping.txt
03-04-04-MichTech-MTUPresCitesRIAAForLackOfCooperation.txt
03-04-04-SJmerc-RIAASuesCollegeStudentsForFileSwapping.txt
03-04-04-TheRegister-RIAASuesCollegeStudentsForFileSwapping.txt
03-04-05-SJMerc-AntiSpamActivistSuesOverSpamBlockingPatents.txt
03-04-05-SJMerc-AntiSpammerBuysChallengeResponsePatent.txt
03-04-06-LATimes-BookDetailsNapsterHistory.txt
03-04-07-Wired-BloggerAdmitsPostingWithoutPermission.txt
03-04-08-LATimes-DisneyMayDoDigitalDistributionAnyway.txt
03-04-08-LATimes-MPAATalesPiracyBattleToStates.txt
03-04-09-Wired-BSASaysSoftwarePiracyImportantToo.txt
03-04-10-CNETNews-IETFDecidesPatentsOKForStandards.txt
03-04-10-TheTimesUK-IntlFedPhonoIndBlamesPiracyFoMusicSalesDecline.txt
03-04-12-FreedomToTinker-MPAA-StateSuperDMCALaws.txt
03-04-13-IntPeople-CDSalesDownBecauseFewerReleases.txt
03-04-14-DailyPrincetonian-VonLohmanSuggestsInternetFundForMusicians.txt
03-04-14-EFF-MPAA-StateSuperDMCALawsOpposed.txt
03-04-14-SJMerc-CDSalesDownBecauseFewerReleases.txt
03-04-16-SJMerc-DG-Apple-UniversalRecordsDealWouldConstrainOptions.txt
03-04-20-TheRegister-DOJBriefSupportsRIAAInVerizonDMCASuit.txt
03-04-21-MotleyFool-AppleShouldBuyUniversalMusic.txt
03-04-21-PCWorld-DOJBriefSupportsRIAAInVerizonDMCASuit.txt
03-04-21-SJMerc-SteveJobs-GoodHollywoodAndTechCredentials.txt
03-04-24-Wired-Rheingold-IPThreatensAbilityToInnovate.txt
03-04-25-ALA-SuperDMCALawsInStates.txt
03-04-25-CNETNews-JudgeRulesGroksterMorpheusNotLiableForUsersInfringement.txt
03-04-25-SJMerc-JudgeOrdersVerizonToGiveRIAANames.txt
03-04-26-LATimes-JudgeRulesGroksterMorpheusNotLiableForUsersInfringement.txt
03-04-26-SJMerc-JudgeRulesGroksterMorpheusNotLiableForUsersInfringement.txt
03-04-28-CNETNews-ScientistsProtestEUSoftwarePatentPlan.txt
03-04-29-SJMerc-AppleiTunesOffers99CentMusicDownloads.txt
03-04-29-SJMerc-RecordCompaniesSueNapsterVC.txt
03-04-29-Wired-RIAASendsInstantMsgsToFileSharers.txt
03-04-30-SJMerc-RIAASendsMessagesToSuspectedP2PUsers.txt
03-04-30-SJMerc-RIAASendsWarningToP2PUsers.txt
03-05-00-ACM-USACMSaysDMCAHasChillingEffectOnResearch.txt
03-05-00-IEEESpectrum-IssuesInCopyrightForTheDigitalAge.txt
03-05-00-WUMag-CompensatingThirdWorldPeopleForIP.txt
03-05-01-SJMerc-AppleiTunesGoodAndBad.txt
03-05-01-TheRegister-RIAASettlesCollegeStudentSuits.txt
03-05-01-Wired-CurrentMusicDownloadPricesTooHigh.txt
03-05-02-DailyPrince-RIAASettlesCollegeStudentSuits.txt
03-05-02-SJMerc-RIAASettlesCollegeStudentSuits.txt
03-05-08-PRNewsWire-MusicDownloadersFavoriteGenres.txt
03-05-12-CNETNews-RIAAApologizesForLetter.txt
03-05-12-CNETNews-RIAAApologizesToPennState.txt
03-05-13-SJMerc-UniversalSuesBertelsmannOverNapster.txt
03-05-14-Apple-iTunesTopsTwoMillionDownloads.txt
03-05-16-Lessig-NeedSponsorForCopyrightFeeBill.txt
03-05-19-CNETNews-CongressionalCaucusTargetsPiracy.txt
03-05-19-ComputerWorld-W3CReadiesNewPatentPolicy.txt
03-05-19-TheRegister-RoxioBuysPressplayToRelaunchNapster.txt
03-05-20-SJMerc-PressplayDealToLetNapsterOperateAgain.txt
03-05-21-CNETNews-W3CAdoptsNoPatentPolicy-Almost.txt
03-05-21-FinTimes-EMIToJoinSuitAgainstBertelsmann.txt
03-05-23-SJMerc-KazaaClaims230MillionDownloads.txt
03-05-25-Harvard-TrustedComputingP2PAndPiratedEntertainment.txt
03-05-27-CNETNews-RealNetworksOffersRhapsodyMusicService.txt
03-05-28-SeattlePI-OnlineMusicServices.txt
03-05-28-SJMerc-eBayViolatedPatents.txt
03-05-30-SJMerc-AOL-MS-SettlementMayBoostDigContent.txt
03-06-00-CACM-Bunner-DeCSS-TradeSecretsVSFreeSpeech.txt
03-06-00-InfoToday-ReclaimingTheDigitalCommons.txt
03-06-00-Willcox-DownloadingNotCauseOfLowerCDSales.txt
03-06-02-ALA-SupremeCtDecidesVideoRepackagingCase.txt
03-06-03-Lessig-PetitionToReclaimPublicDomainByCopyrightFee.txt
03-06-03-MSNBC-RIAASuesMorpheusCreatorsAgain.txt
03-06-04-CNETNews-VerizonMustHandOverNamesToRIAA.txt
03-06-04-SJmerc-VerizonMustHandOverNamesToRIAA.txt
03-06-05-MSNBC-PearlJamLeavesRecordCoForInternet.txt
03-06-05-TheRegister-EMISuesBertelsmannOverNapster.txt
03-06-09-ABCNews-CollegeStudentSettlesWithRIAA.txt
03-06-15-SJMerc-DG-TheFutureOfPublishning.txt
03-06-17-Salon-VerizonCaseAttacksCivilLiberties.txt
03-06-17-SenJudiciary-TheDarkSideOfP2P.txt
03-06-18-CNETNews-Hatch-DestroyMusicPiratesComputers.txt
03-06-18-Hatch-StatementOnCopyrightEnforcement.txt
03-06-18-SJMerc-Hatch-DestroyMusicPiratesComputers.txt
03-06-19-PCMag-MSSuedOverMediaCodec.txt
03-06-19-Wired-OrrinHatchIsAnAllegedSoftwarePirate.txt
03-06-20-CNETNews-HR2517PutsFBIIntoP2PEnforcement.txt
03-06-20-INetNews-McCainPromisesReviewOfDMCASubpoena.txt
03-06-23-Unknown-SmithAndBermanBIllWouldEnlistDOJInPiracyFight.txt
03-06-25-CBSNews-RIAAPlansToSueMusicSharers.txt
03-06-25-RIAA-ToGatherElectronicP2PEvidence.txt
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03-06-25-TheRegister-RIAAToGatherElectronicP2PEvidence.txt
03-06-25-WashPost-BillIntroducedForCopyrightFee.txt
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03-06-26-EFF-RIAAToGatherElectronicP2PEvidence.txt
03-06-26-InternetNews-NapsterPlansReturn.txt
03-06-26-LATimes-HulkMoviePirateConvicted.txt
03-06-26-LATimes-RIAAToGatherElectronicP2PEvidence.txt
03-06-26-SJMerc-RIAAToGatherElectronicP2PEvidence.txt
03-06-27-SJMerc-MusicSwappersIgnoreRIAAThreats.txt
03-06-30-SJMerc-EntertainmentAndP2PExecsToMeet.txt
03-07-00-ACMInteractions-WhatDoUserInterfaceDesignersThinkAboutProtectingTheirDesigns.txt
03-07-01-SJMerc-RIAAAntiPiracyActionsThreatenLiberties.txt
03-07-01-SJMerc-USAppealsCourtLetsMadsterInjunctionStand.txt
03-07-01-Wired-Blubster-AnnonymousP2PNetwork.txt
03-07-02-MacWorld-Frisket-RealNetworksViolatesPatents.txt
03-07-02-SJMerc-LegalitiesOfDownloadingMusic.txt
03-07-02-TheReg-Frisket-RealNetworksViolatesPatents.txt
03-07-08-WebcastersAlliance-LetterOfConcernToRIAA.txt
03-07-09-CNETNews-GoogleCacheMayViolateCopyright.txt
03-07-09-TheReg-WebcastersSueRIAA.txt
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03-07-14-CNETNews-RIAAThreatsDecreaseP2PActivity.txt
03-07-14-Nielsen-FileSharingUsageDipsAfterRIAAWarnings.txt
03-07-14-RethinkResch-SoundtrackOnlyOnITunes.txt
03-07-14-SJMerc-RIAAThreatsDecreaseP2PActivity.txt
03-07-16-BusWeek-ChiliPeppersOptOutOfITunes.txt
03-07-16-USHouse-Conyer-BermanACCOPSBill.txt
03-07-16-Yahoo-ConyersBermanBill-JailForSongSwappers.txt
03-07-16-Yahoo-RIAASubpoenasISPRecords.txt
03-07-17-NYPost-RIAASubpoenasISPRecords.txt
03-07-17-SecFocus-DirecTVAntiPiracyTacticsBad.txt
03-07-17-SJMerc-RightToTinker-HackingTheXbox.txt
03-07-1t-Wired-ConyersBermanBill-JailForSongSwappers.txt
03-07-22-BosGlobe-UnivChallengeRIAASubpoenas.txt
03-07-22-SJMerc-BuyMusicDebutsWithDRM.txt
03-07-22-TheReg-MichaelJacksonSaysJailNotTheAnswer.txt
03-07-23-ACMUbiquity-CoalitionForNetworedInfo-CNI.txt
03-07-23-SJMerc-DG-StudioCRCampaignDemandsTooMuch.txt
03-07-23-SJMerc-UnivChallengeRIAASubpoenas.txt
03-07-23-TechTV-RIAASubpoenasOnLine.txt
03-07-24-SJMerc-RIAASuitsSurpriseSongSwappers.txt
03-07-28-LATimes-NapsterPlansReturnAsPayService.txt
03-07-28-MSNBC-NapsterPlansReturnAsPayService.txt
03-07-28-SJMerc-NapsterPlansReturnAsPayService.txt
03-07-29-Inquirer-WillTakeRIAAYearsToSueEveryone.txt
03-07-30-SJMerc-OnlineMusicSalesGrowing.txt
03-07-31-CNETNews-SenColeman-RIAASubpoenas.txt
03-07-31-SJMerc-BuyMusicOKButNeedsWork.txt
03-07-31-SJMerc-MostP2PUsersIgnoreCopyright.txt
03-07-31-SJMerc-PacBellSuesRIAAOverSubpoenas.txt
03-07-31-SJMerc-SenColemanInvestigatesRIAASuits.txt
03-08-01-CIO-SoftwarePatentsMayHarmInnovation.txt
03-08-01-EFF-HowNotToGetSuedByRIAA.txt
03-08-01-SJMerc-ISPsOverwhelmedBySubpoenas.txt
03-08-01-Wired-SenColemanInvestigatesRIAASuits.txt
03-08-04-USAToday-EFFIsRIAANemesis.txt
03-08-06-SJMerc-Infringement-EBayOrderedToPay.txt
03-08-08-FSF-Course-FreeSW-GNU-GPL.txt
03-08-09-CNETNews-MediaGroupsAppealP2PRuling.txt
03-08-11-NetCoalition-RIAAAskedForSubpoenaInfo.txt
03-08-14-SJMerc-ColemanToHoldHearingsOnRIAASubpoenas.txt
03-08-15-BusWeek-Darknets-EncryptedPasswordProtectedForP2P.txt
03-08-20-ACMUbiquity-ChangingRoleOfUnivLibraries.txt
03-08-25-CNETNews-DeCSSLoosesFreeSpeechProtection.txt
03-08-26-LATimes-DeCSSLoosesFreeSpeechProtection.txt
03-08-26-SJMerc-CA-DeCSSNotFreeSpeechIssue.txt
03-08-26-TheReg-DeCSSLoosesFreeSpeechProtection.txt
03-08-27-SJMerc-RIAAUsesSophisticatedTechniques.txt
03-08-28-TheReg-WebcastersHitRIAAWithAntitrustSuit.txt
03-08-31-USACM-CalifSupremeCourtRulesAgainstProgrammer.txt
03-09-00-PCWorld-IfDigitalPiratesWinWeAllLoose.txt
03-09-01-Wired-ProposedEUSoftwarePatentLawCriticized.txt
03-09-02-SJMerc-FileSharing-CollegesWarnStudents.txt
03-09-03-CNETNews-MisleadingDomainNameArrest.txt
03-09-03-Hotelling-eBayAuctionTestFirstSaleRIghts.txt
03-09-03-NWFusion-MSInfringesEolasWebAppletPatent.txt
03-09-03-SecFocus-DirecTVSuedAsRacketeer.txt
03-09-03-SJMerc-MisleadingDomainNameArrest.txt
03-09-04-Yahoo-RIAAAnnouncesAmnestyProgram.txt
03-09-05-CENTNews-FirstSaleDoctrine-eBayCancelsITuneMusicSale.txt
03-09-05-EFF-RIAAAmnestyOfferIsASham.txt
03-09-05-EFF-RIAAPromisesAmnesty.txt
03-09-05-Reuters-DatabaseProtectionBillComing.txt
03-09-06-NewSci-StudyIdentifiesImageAntiTamperingSteps.txt
03-09-08-CNETNews-Apple-ResellingITunesMusicImpractical.txt
03-09-08-LATimes-RIAASuitsShouldClarifyFairUseRules.txt
03-09-08-Slate-RIAAAmnestyProgram-YouStillCanBeSued.txt
03-09-08-TechTV-RIAASuesAndOffersAmnesty.txt
03-09-09-LATimes-NYGirlsPaysRIAAToSettleLawsuit.txt
03-09-09-NYPost-RIAASuesTwelveYearOldGirl.txt
03-09-10-LATimes-RIAASuitsHitP2PAdRevenue.txt
03-09-10-NYDailyNews-TwelveYearOldPaysRIAA.txt
03-09-10-SJMerc-RIAASuitsMayCauseBacklash.txt
03-09-11-BBC-GrandkidsCauseManToBeSuedByRIAA.txt
03-09-11-FoxNews-AppleCorpsSuesAppleComputerOveriITunesMusicBusiness.txt
03-09-11-FoxNews-BeatlesSueAppleComputers.txt
03-09-11-NYPost-P2PCompaniesOfferToPayGirlsSettlement.txt
03-09-11-Reuters-DisneyTestsDisposableDVDs.txt
03-09-11-SFChron-ArtistsBlastRIAALawsuits.txt
03-09-11-SJMerc-FCCDTVRules-Labeling-Copying.txt
03-09-11-SJMerc-RecordingStudioBusinessModelAnalysis.txt
03-09-11-SJMerc-SelfDestructingDVDsEnterTest.txt
03-09-11-WashPost-P2PCompaniesOfferToPayGirlsSettlement.txt
03-09-12-RayOzzie-PriorArtAndTheEolasInfringementLawsuit.txt
03-09-13-LATimes-BMGToReleaseCopyProtectedCD.txt
03-09-13-SJMerc-AppleComputer-AppleCorpsTrademarkDispute.txt
03-09-14-NYT-WhatWillBeFreeOnTheInternet.txt
03-09-14-OligopolyWatch-InternetThreatensMediaOligoploies.txt
03-09-15-Cryptome-Hearings-HomeRecordingOfCopyrightedWorks.txt
03-09-15-NYT-RIAASuitsMayCreateP2PUnderground.txt
03-09-15-SJMerc-RIAAIsRightToSueDownloaders.txt
03-09-15-SJMerc-RIAASuesButNeedsNewBusinessModel.txt
03-09-16-NewSci-TrustedComputingWillMakeAntiPriracyEasier.txt
03-09-16-SJMerc-AppealsCourtStudiesRIAA-ISPSubpoenas.txt
03-09-16-ZDNet-AustraliaPlansChangesToBusinessMethodsPatents.txt
03-09-17-NYT-MicrosoftOwesDamagesFromBrowserPatents.txt
03-09-17-Reuters-EuropeanMusicDownlodersAreConsumersToo.txt
03-09-17-WashPost-FileSharingFoesSparAtSenateHearing.txt
03-09-18-CNetNews-RIAASaysLawsuitsAreTurningTheTide.txt
03-09-18-SJMerc-CommentsOnBrownbackBillToControlSupoenaPowers.txt
03-09-23-CNETNews-KazaaFilesAntitrustSuitAgainstRecordLabels.txt
03-09-23-USHouse-WulfTestimonyOnDatabaseProtectionBill.txt
03-09-24-BosGlobe-RIAADropsLawsuitInFalselyAccusedCase.txt
03-09-24-ChronHighEd-CongressReactsCoolyToDatabaseProtection.txt
03-09-24-InfoWorld-EU-PlansSWPatentRestrictions.txt
03-09-24-NWFusion-CongressDebatesDatabaseProtectionBill.txt
03-09-25-CNETNews-IndustryLooksForSolutionsToMS-EolasPatent.txt
03-09-25-Salon-PublicAccessWebcams.txt
03-09-26-JohnsHopkinsU-APLDevelopsSystemToDetectDigVideoTampering.txt
03-09-29-FinTimes-EUTakesMiddleRoadOnSoftwarePatents.txt
03-09-29-NYT-PrivacyVsEnforcingIPLaws.txt
03-09-29-TheTimes-AppleSuitMayGoOnForYears.txt
03-09-30-DCInternet-ACLUClaimsRIAASubpoenasIllegal.txt
03-09-30-EFF-AntiRIAAPetition.txt
03-09-30-SJMerc-RIAALawsuitsDecreaseMusicFileSwapping.txt
03-09-30-USAToday-RIAAToSendWarningBeforeSuing.txt
03-09-30-WashPost-RIAAToSendWarningBeforeSuing.txt
03-10-00-FBI-RegionalComputerForensicLabs.txt
03-10-01-IFPI-RecordedMusicSalesDown.txt
03-10-01-NewSci-RIAATechniquesIncorrectlyIDsCopyrightViolators.txt
03-10-03-CNETNews-EUSoftwarePatentDirectiveCouldSparkPatentWar.txt
03-10-03-NewSci-MacrovisionDevelopsNewSWCopyProtectionSystem.txt
03-10-04-ECommTimes-BecomingSecurityExpertMightBreakLaws.txt
03-10-06-EWeek-Lofgren-CongressAtImpasseOnSpamDRMDatabaseProtection.txt
03-10-07-CNETNews-MSWinsInstantMessagingPatent.txt
03-10-07-ITWorld-MSToChangeIEAfterPatentVerdict.txt
03-10-08-CNETNews-EolasSeeksInjunctionAgainstIEShipments.txt
03-10-08-EWeek-EolasSeeksInjunctionAgainstIEShipments.txt
03-10-08-FBI-RegionalComputerForensicLabs-PressRelease.txt
03-10-09-BigPicture-DMCAandSunCommLawsuits.txt
03-10-09-SJMerc-HPDVDMovieWriterWillNotCopyHollywoodMovies.txt
03-10-09-TheInquirer-EolasSeeksInjunctionAgainstIEShipments.txt
03-10-10-ALA-DataBaseProtectionBillIntroduced.txt
03-10-13-EWeek-DatabaseProtectionBill.txt
03-10-14-Wired-InternetArchiveProjSeeksDMCAExemptionToPreserveOldSoftware.txt
03-10-15-US-CopyrightOfficesSidesWithTonerCartridgeRefiller.txt
03-10-17-ChronHigherEd-HouseSubcommitteeApprovesDatabaseProtectionBill.txt
03-10-17-CNETNews-RIAAGivesWarningsForNewLawsuits.txt
03-10-18-SJMerc-RIAASendsWarningsToFileSharers.txt
03-10-20-CNETNews-NewBillWOuldRequireDownloadWarnings.txt
03-10-20-TheReg-RIAAToIssueWarningsBeforeSuing.txt
03-10-27-BosGlobe-MITStudentsMakeMusicAvailableOnCampusNet.txt
03-10-27-SJMerc-MITStudentsMakeMusicAvailableOnCampusNet.txt
03-10-28-CNETNews-LOCIssuesNarrowExemptionsToDMCA.txt
03-10-28-EFF-LOCRulesAgainstDMCAFairUseExemptions.txt
03-10-28-W3C-LetterCitingPriorArtForPatentNo5838906.txt
03-10-29-ALA-LOCIssuesNarrowExemptionsToDMCA.txt
03-10-29-CNETNews-CopyrightOfficesSidesWithTonerCartridgeRefiller.txt
03-10-29-PCWorld-LOCRulesAgainstDMCAFairUseExemptions.txt
03-10-29-SJMerc-CopyrightOfficesSidesWithTonerCartridgeRefiller.txt
03-10-29-SJMerc-NapsterReturnsAsMusicService.txt
03-10-30-Economist-OnlineMusicSalesMayReducePiracy.txt
03-10-30-ITWorld-CopyrightOfficesSidesWithTonerCartridgeRefiller.txt
03-10-30-SJMerc-RIAAFilesMoreLawsuits.txt
03-10-31-CNETNews-EolasMSCaseHasTechSearchingForPriorArt.txt
03-10-31-Yahoo-NewUKInternetCopyrightLawGoesIntoEffect.txt
03-11-02-SJMerc-DG-CBSToesCopyrightCartelsLine.txt
03-11-02-USACM-StatementOnDatabaseProtection.txt
03-11-03-NYT-DieboldCasePitsCopyrightAgainstFreeSpeech.txt
03-11-04-BusWeek-USCopyrightOfficeOKsReverseEngrUnderDMCA.txt
03-11-05-BusWire-ConsumersDeleteMusicFiles.txt
03-11-06-SJMerc-RebornNapsterFacesToughCompetition.txt
03-11-11-OReilly-PTOOrdersReexaminationOfEolasPatent.txt
03-11-12-WashPost-TonerCartridgeMakerCaughtByDMCA.txt
03-11-13-WashPost-PTOOrdersReexaminationOfEolasPatent.txt
03-11-14-IPJustice-AboutIPJustice.txt
03-11-14-SJMerc-KazaaAsksUsersToDemandOnlineAccess.txt
03-11-16-SJMerc-RulingFavorsAftermarketGarageDoorOpenerInDMCACase.txt
03-11-20-CNETNews-SBCChallengesRIAAOverSubpoenas.txt
03-11-20-HRRC-SummaryOfTheAudioHomeRecordingActOf1992.txt
03-11-21-SJMerc-ATTSuesEBayOverElecPaymentPatent.txt
03-11-21-SJMerc-UofFloridaBecomesRIAAEnforcer.txt
03-11-23-NYT-FreeNetInfoComesWithCostsLikeSpyware.txt
03-11-25-Felten-EULAsNeedRatingsAndTools.txt
03-11-26-SJMerc-DeCSSAuthorPostsITunesHack.txt
03-12-00-IEEESpectrum-Morpheus-DecentralizedP2PRaisesIssues.txt
03-12-02-AftenPost-DeCSSHackerAcquittalTrialBegins.txt
03-12-02-IPJustice-DeCSSHackerAcquittalTrialBegins.txt
03-12-02-SJMerc-56KModemInventorStillSeekingRoyalties.txt
03-12-02-SJMerc-DeCSSHackerAcquittalTrialBegins.txt
03-12-02-SJMerc-DieboldDropsSuitAgainstPostersOfDocuments.txt
03-12-02-ZDNet-EUHoldsOffOnSoftwarePatents.txt
03-12-03-EWeek-MSOffersClearTypeAndFatLicenses.txt
03-12-03-InfoWorld-RIAASuesMoreFileSwappers.txt
03-12-04-TheReg-RIAASuesMoreFileSwappers.txt
03-12-04-ZDNet-RIAALawsuitsAgainstIndividualsYieldMixedResults.txt
03-12-05-SJMerc-CalifLawMakesTheaterRecordingIllegal.txt
03-12-05-SJMerc-TokyoPoliceArrestFileSwappers.txt
03-12-06-SJmerc-GoogleAsksCourtToRuleKeywordAds.txt
03-12-07-P2PNet-Kazaa-LiteShutDownBySharman.txt
03-12-07-SJMerc-DG-HongKongBroadbandTVProhibtsCopying.txt
03-12-08-NYT-TrojanHorsePutsHijackedComputersOnP2PNet.txt
03-12-11-Lindows-MSBlocksLindowsDistributionInSweden.txt
03-12-11-LinuxWorld-MSBlocksLindowsDistributionInSweden.txt
03-12-12-ZDNet-CanadianBoardOKsDownloadingButNotUploading.txt
03-12-13-TorStar-BoardApprovesLevyOnMP3Players.txt
03-12-15-TorStar-2003SpamAndIPCourtCases.txt
03-12-16-Wired-CollegeStudentsGetOKToShareInfo.txt
03-12-19-InfoWeek-CourtRejectsSubpoenasToIdentifyDownloaders.txt
03-12-19-Money-AppealsCourtSaysRIAASubpoenasIllegal.txt
03-12-19-SJMerc-CourtRejectsSubpoenasToIdentifyDownloaders.txt
03-12-19-SJmerc-DutchSupremeCourtRejectsSuitAgainstKazaa.txt
03-12-19-SJMerc-GuiltyPleasInInternetPiracySting.txt
03-12-20-SJMerc-CourtRejectsSubpoenasToIdentifyDownloaders.txt
03-12-20-SJMerc-DG-CourtRejectsSubpoenasToIdentifyDownloaders.txt
03-12-22-AftenPost-DeCSSAuthorAcquittedAgain.txt
03-12-22-IPJustice-DeCSSAuthorAquittedOnAppeal.txt
03-12-22-MSNBC-NetCouldBecomeToolOfGovtAndCorporations.txt
03-12-22-SJMerc-DeCSSAuthorAquittedOnAppeal.txt
03-12-23-CNETNews-2003TechLawReview.txt
03-12-23-SJMerc-DownloadingLawsuitsGetingCostly.txt
03-12-29-Wired-WishListsFor2004.txt
04-01-00-Wired-HowMovieIndustryCanAvoidTheFateOfTheMusicIndustry.txt
04-01-04-PewInternet-DeclineInMusicFileSwapping.txt
04-01-04-SJMerc-DG-P2PUsedLegallyToDistributeSoftwareAndData.txt
04-01-05-AftenPost-DeCSSAuthorAcquittedAgain.txt
04-01-05-EFF-CampaignToFreeDeCSSAuthor.txt
04-01-05-MuddLaw-InfoOnFightingRIAALawsuits.txt
04-01-05-Newsday-MusicDownloadsCutInHalf.txt
04-01-05-NYT-TechCompaniesUniteToDeterFileSharing.txt
04-01-05-SJMerc-PewInternetStudySaysDownloadingIsDown.txt
04-01-09-SJMerc-DG-ContentOwnersWantTotalControl.txt
04-01-09-Wired-MuchOfKazaaCodeIsMalware.txt
04-01-10-CNETNews-LawmakersPromiseActionOnTechIssues.txt
04-01-13-CNETNews-CourtRefusesToHearAppealOfAimsterSuit.txt
04-01-13-USAToday-LawsuitsIndicatePatentsOutOfControl.txt
04-01-14-EWeek-MSFailsInBidToOverturnEolasPatentInfringement.txt
04-01-15-Salon-RIAADeclaresSuccess.txt
04-01-15-SJMerc-ReportsSayMusicDownloadingIncreasing.txt
04-01-15-SWDevTimes-HopeIneffectiveAgainstSWPiracy.txt
04-01-15-TheReg-MSFailsInBidToOverturnEolasPatentInfringement.txt
04-01-18-DesTech-MSPressuresTeenOverWebsiteURL.txt
04-01-18-SJMerc-DG-TechCompaniesAidInControllingConsumersFreedoms.txt
04-01-19-NYT-TrackingSoftwarePiracy.txt
04-01-19-TheReg-MSPressuresTeenOverWebsiteURL.txt
04-01-20-ABCNews-NewSearchP2PSoftwareHidesIPAddresses.txt
04-01-20-CongDaily-HouseCommPlansVoteOnDatabaseProtectionBill.txt
04-01-20-Quicken-IFPIPlansToSueEuropeanSongSwappers.txt
04-01-20-ZDNet-MSBacksDownOnTeenOverWebsiteURL.txt
04-01-21-ACMUbiquity-ChangingWaysWeUseTheInternet.txt
04-01-21-EFF-RIAAFiles532LawsuitsUsingIPAddresses.txt
04-01-21-SJMerc-RIAAFiles532LawsuitsUsingIPAddresses.txt
04-01-21-TheReg-RIAAFiles532LawsuitsUsingIPAddresses.txt
04-01-22-CNETNews-DVDCCADropsDeCSSBunnerLawsuit.txt
04-01-22-EFF-RIAASubpoenaDatabaseQueryTool.txt
04-01-22-InetNews-PerensSaysUSPatentSystemBroken.txt
04-01-22-LATimes-RIAAFiles532LawsuitsUsingIPAddresses.txt
04-01-22-NYT-RIAAFiles532LawsuitsUsingIPAddresses.txt
04-01-22-SJMerc-RIAAFiles532LawsuitsUsingIPAddresses.txt
04-01-23-ACM-ACMCouncilApprovesPolicyStatementOpposingDatabaseProtectionBill.txt
04-01-23-ACMCampus-ACMCouncilApprovesPolicyStatementOpposingDatabaseProtectionBill.txt
04-01-23-BBC-PeterGabrielToLaunchMusiciansUnion.txt
04-01-23-LATimes-KazaaOwnerClearedToSueRecordLabelsAndMovieStudios.txt
04-01-23-SJMerc-DVDCCADropsDeCSSBunnerLawsuit.txt
04-01-23-SJMerc-FBIMakesArrestInInternetMoviePiracyCase.txt
04-01-23-TheReg-DVDCCADropsDeCSSBunnerLawsuit.txt
04-01-25-NYTMag-CopyLeftActivistsArgueForChanges.txt
04-01-25-Quicken-DOJProbesDVDStandardsGroup-Blu-ray.txt
04-01-26-BigPic-PeterGabrielToLaunchMusiciansUnion.txt
04-01-26-TheReg-MikeRoweSettlesWithMSOutOfCourt.txt
04-01-26-ZDNet-MikeRoweSettlesWithMSOutOfCourt.txt
04-01-27-BusWeek-RIAALawsuitsPromptMoveToEncryptedP2PSites.txt
04-01-29-TheReg-MPAASeeksInternetEnforcementMgr.txt
04-01-31-USACMWashUpdate-ACMOpposesExpandingLegalProtectionsForScientificData.txt
04-02-00-CACM-WhatsAtStakeInMGMvGrokster.txt
04-02-02-IntlHeraldTrib-EU-SWPatentDebate.txt
04-02-02-SJMerc-DG-VitalEuropeanSWPatentDebate.txt
04-02-02-SJMerc-GroksterAndMorpheusInAppealsCourt.txt
04-02-02-Wired-GroksterAndMorpheusInAppealsCourt.txt
04-02-03-ZDNet-GroksterAndMorpheusInAppealsCourt.txt
04-02-04-Copyfight-GroksterAndMorpheusInAppealsCourt.txt
04-02-04-LATimes-GroksterAndMorpheusInAppealsCourt.txt
04-02-04-SJMerc-GroksterAndMorpheusInAppealsCourt.txt
04-02-05-LATimes-MS-EolasPatentWebPatentIssues.txt
04-02-05-TheReg-GoogleOrkutHasRightsToYourInfo.txt
04-02-07-SJMerc-MusicIndustryRaidsSharmanSitesInAus.txt
04-02-07-SydneyMornHerald-MusicIndustryRaidsSharmanSitesInAus.txt
04-02-07-TheAus-MusicIndustryRaidsSharmanSitesInAus.txt
04-02-07-TheCourierMail-MusicIndustryRaidsSharmanSitesInAus.txt
04-02-09-CNETNews-SharmanWantSeizedEvidenceRuledInadmissable.txt
04-02-10-SJMerc-SharmanWantSeizedEvidenceRuledInadmissable.txt
04-02-11-PCWorld-FCCApprovesDTVBroadcastFlag.txt
04-02-11-SJMerc-AnonXProvidesAnonymousP2PUsage.txt
04-02-13-WashPost-WindowsSourceCodeIllegallyLeaked.txt
04-02-17-Bink-MSSendsCeaseAndDesistOrdersOverWindowsCodeLeak.txt
04-02-17-SJMerc-RIAASues531MoreMusicDownloaders.txt
04-02-18-NewarkStarLedger-MusicDownloaderSuesRIAAAsRacketeers.txt
04-02-18-SJMerc-321StudiosDVDCopyingSWForcedOutInAustralia.txt
04-02-19-CNETNews-W3CRisksPatentProblemsWithVoiceXML.txt
04-02-19-InfoWeek-FBIProposesIPWarningOnEntertainmentAndSWProducts.txt
04-02-19-SJMerc-FBIProposesIPWarningOnEntertainmentAndSWProducts.txt
04-02-19-SJMerc-MSWarnsLeakedWindowsSourceCodeDownloaders.txt
04-02-19-Wired-FBIProposesIPWarningOnEntertainmentAndSWProducts.txt
04-02-20-BBC-SJMerc-FBIProposesIPWarningOnEntertainmentAndSWProducts.txt
04-02-20-LegInfo-CalifBillReInternetPiracy-AB2735.txt
04-02-20-SJMerc321DVDCopyingSoftwareViolatesDMCA.txt
04-02-20-SJMerc-MSRepliesToRealNetAntitrustLawsuit.txt
04-02-21-SJMerc-MainsoftInTroubleOverLeakedWindowsSource.txt
04-02-21-SJMerc-MSDeniesRealBetworksAntitrustAllegations.txt
04-02-22-SJMerc-NotAllMusicDownloadingStoppedByLawsuits.txt
04-02-24-FutureOfMusic-ConferenceAnnouncement.txt
04-02-25-SJMerc-DG-321DVDCopyingHasLegitimateUSes.txt
04-02-26-EFF-EFFProposesDownloadingLicense.txt
04-02-26-SJMerc-EFFProposesDownloadingLicense.txt
04-02-27-CNETNews-WebSearchFirmsCollectPatents.txt
04-02-27-PCMag-EUConsidersIPLawThatGoesBeyondDMCA.txt
04-02-29-USACM-ReverseEngrDMCAAndFreeTradeAgreements.txt
04-03-00-Wired-Lessig-MediaCompaniesGuiltyOfPiracy.txt
04-03-01-NYT-CEDReportCallsForRethinkingIPProblem.txt
04-03-03-SJMerc-RecordingCompaniesGoAfterChineseKaraokeBars.txt
04-03-03-Wired-DatabaseProtectionWillWouldPermitOwnershipOfFacts.txt
04-03-04-RIAA-USMusicShipmentsDropAgain.txt
04-03-05-SJMerc-ExtendSysInfringesIntellisyncPatent.txt
04-03-05-SJMerc-OnDemandBookPublisherInfringesPatents.txt
04-03-08-ALA-AlternativeDatabaseProtectionLegislationIntroduced.txt
04-03-08-BBC-GeorgeMichaelToGiveAwayHisMusicOnTheNet.txt
04-03-08-Stereophile-USMusicShipmentsDropAgain.txt
04-03-10-PCWorld-CourtsOrder321StudiosToStopSellingDVDCopyingSoftware.txt
04-03-10-SJMerc-FranceClaimsAppleOwesRoyaltiesOnIPods.txt
04-03-10-TheReg-FranceClaimsAppleOwesRoyaltiesOnIPods.txt
04-03-11-CNET-FranceClaimsAppleOwesRoyaltiesOnIPods.txt
04-03-14-CompWeekly-EolasPatentRejected-AppealExpected.txt
04-03-15-P2PNet--StateAGsTakeOnP2P.txt
04-03-15-TheReg-StateAGsTakeOnP2P.txt
04-03-15-Wired-StateAGsTakeOnP2P.txt
04-03-16-INetNews-ProblemsWithBusMethodAndSoftwarePatents.txt
04-03-16-NYT-StateAGsTakeOnP2P.txt
04-03-16-SJMerc-StateAGsTakeOnP2P.txt
04-03-17-EFF-CalifInternetPiracyBillsIneffectiveAndDamaging.txt
04-03-17-LATimes-CalifBillWouldRequireP2PUsersToIdentifyThemselves.txt
04-03-18-TechNewsWorld-CalifBillWouldRequireP2PUsersToIdentifyThemselves.txt
04-03-21-NYTMag-ProblemsWithRightsToDomainNames.txt
04-03-22-SciAmer-MP3InventorNowWorkingOnDRM.txt
04-03-23-CNETNews-RealNetsGlaserTellsAppleToOpenIPodITunesFormats.txt
04-03-23-LATimes-RIAASuesUnivStudents.txt
04-03-24-EInk-SonyLibriEBookUsesPhillipsEInkTech.txt
04-03-24-SJMerc-RIAASuesUnivStudents.txt
04-03-25-FrWebGate-S2237-ProtectingIPRightsAgainsTheftAndExpropriation.txt
04-03-25-MacObs-AppleFilesForIPodUserInterfacePatent.txt
04-03-25-SenHatch-IntroducesBillToFightP2PPiracy.txt
04-03-26-SanDiegoUnionTrib-HPSuesGatewayOverComputerPatents.txt
04-03-26-SJMerc-HPSuesGatewayOverComputerPatents.txt
04-03-26-Wired-DraftBillsWouldCriminalizeP2PFileSharing.txt
04-03-28-SJMerc-DG-ValentiWrongButCharming.txt
04-03-29-SJMerc-SenHatchIntroducesPIRATEActToStopFileSharing.txt
04-03-29-SydMornHerald-AusRecordedMusicSalesIncrease.txt
04-03-29-WashPost-StudySuggestsP2PSharingNotTheCauseOfReducedSales.txt
04-03-30-Money-GoogleSuedOverUseOfLocationDataToTargetAds.txt
04-03-30-SJMerc-EuropeanMusicAssocStartSuingFileSwappers.txt
04-03-30-TheReg-StudySuggestsP2PSharingNotTheCauseOfReducedSales.txt
04-03-30-USPTO-AmazonGetsPatentOnUsingCookiesToStoreData.txt
04-03-31-Canoe-CanadianRulesAgainstRIAAForcingISPsToDivulgeUserIdentities.txt
04-03-31-SJMerc-CanadianRulesAgainstRIAAForcingISPsToDivulgeUserIdentities.txt
04-03-31-SJMerc-RecordLabelUseP2PDataForMarketResearch.txt
04-03-31-USACM-WashUpdate-EUEnactsNewCopyrightDirective.txt
04-04-02-CNETNews-MSJanus-SecureClockDRMtech.txt
04-04-03-JupiterRes-MSJanus-SecureClockDRMtech.txt
04-04-05-NYT-ResearchersSayDownloadingDoesNotImpactSales.txt
04-04-05-Wired-TechIndustryCallesForPatentProcessChanges.txt
04-04-06-InvestBusDaily-ConsumerElec-IPOwnersFeudOverFairUse.txt
04-04-06-Lindows-LindowsWillChangeNameOutsideUS.txt
04-04-07-BBReports-BitTorrentUsesGetLetterFromCox.txt
04-04-07-FinTimes-MarketAgeHasTrademarkOnGoogleGmail.txt
04-04-07-IFPI-ReportsGlobalRecordedMusicSalesDown.txt
04-04-07-Reuters-MarketAgeHasTrademarkOnGoogleGmail.txt
04-04-07-TechWeb-LindowsWillChangeNameOutsideUS.txt
04-04-09-SJMerc-JudgeRulesYachtSalesAggregatorDoesNotViolateCopyright.txt
04-04-09-SJMerc-MusicSalesIncrease.txt
04-04-13-CNETNews-GooglePlansToStopLimitingSalesOfTrademarksInAdvertising.txt
04-04-14-SJMerc-LindowsChangesNameOfOSToLinspire.txt
04-04-15-BCLT-BerkeleyConfOnFTCAndNASPatentReforms.txt
04-04-15-BosGlobe-MPAAOffersBiasedCourseOnIPToSchools.txt
04-04-19-CNETNews-ACNSWillAllowUnivToStopStudentFileSwapping.txt
04-04-19-CNETNews-MusicAndMovieCompaniesDevelopSystemToStopP2PFileSharing.txt
04-04-19-RIAADropsAmnestyProgram.txt
04-04-19-SJMerc-BluRayAndHD-DVDContendForNextDVDStandard.txt
04-04-20-CFP2004-WhoIsWatchingTheWatchers.txt
04-04-20-EFF-ThePatentBustingProject.txt
04-04-22-SJMerc-JusticeDeptIdentifiesPiracyGroups.txt
04-04-25-SJMerc-MusicDownloadersDecrease14Percent.txt
04-04-26-SJMerc-EFFBattlingDubiousSoftwarePatents.txt
04-04-26-SJMerc-MusicDownloadersIncreaseBy28Percent.txt
04-04-26-Yahoo-MusicDownloadersDecrease14Percent.txt
04-04-26-ZDNet-MusicDownloadersIncreaseBy28Percent.txt
04-04-28-ACMUbiquity-Review-RightsandRegulations-TPRC2002Papers.txt
04-04-29-CNETNews-i2hubBringsFileSwappingToInternet2.txt
04-04-29-SJMerc-DVRExternalHardDrivesWillIncludeDRM.txt
04-04-30-SJMerc-SenateCommAppovesBillToCrackDownOnMoviePirates.txt
04-04-30-USACM-JoinsDigFutureCoalitionToRestoresBalanceToDMCA.txt
04-05-00-MITTech-InterviewWithJackValenti.txt
04-05-00-RollingStone-ClearChannelLimitsConcertCDSales.txt
04-05-01-SJMerc-ChristianMusicFansPiratingToo.txt
04-05-03-GreenvilleNews-ChristianMusicFansPiratingToo.txt
04-05-05-CompResNews-MSShelvesNextGenerationSecureComputingBase-NGSCB.txt
04-05-06-NYT-IRC-InternetRelayChatRoomsBecomingHomeToIPPirates.txt
04-05-08-Wired-UnivOfTulsaProfsGetPatentForP2PSpoofing.txt
04-05-10-EWeek-EUCybercrimeLawsTooRestrictive.txt
04-05-10-FoxNews-MPAAFightsDMCAChangesToAllowDVDCopying.txt
04-05-12-HouseEnergyCommerce-HearingsOnDigitalMediaConsumersRightsAct-AlSwiftTestimony.txt
04-05-12-HouseEnergyCommerce-HearingsOnDigitalMediaConsumersRightsAct-LessigTestimony.txt
04-05-12-HouseEnergyCommerce-HearingsOnDigitalMediaConsumersRightsAct-WitnessList.txt
04-05-13-Slashdot-RIAALossReportContrdictsNielsonSalesRecord.txt
04-05-13-WashPost-MPAAFightsDMCAChangesToAllowDVDCopying.txt
04-05-18-CNETNews-EUApprovesSWPatenting.txt
04-05-25-SeattlePI-FedCourtRulesAgainstMSInLindowsTrademarkSuit.txt
04-05-26-SJMerc-SingleMomCaughtByRecordingIndustrySuits.txt
04-05-28-SJMerc-MovieStudiosSueDVDCopyingSWRetailer.txt
04-05-28-Wired-EUProgrammersFightNewSWPatentRules.txt
04-06-00-CACM-WhyReformTheUSPatentSystem.txt
04-06-03-ITWorld-MSGetsPatentForButtonClickTimingSystem.txt
04-06-08-IFPI-RecordingIndustryShowsResultsOfIllegalFileSharingCampaign.txt
04-06-09-ACMUbiquity-ProtectinIPThroughInfoPolicy.txt
04-06-10-PublicPatentFoundation-MSsFATFileSystemPatentToBeReexamined.txt
04-06-10-SJMerc-WIPOProposes50YearBroadcastRights.txt
04-06-11-EWeek-MSsFATFileSystemPatentToBeReexamined.txt
04-06-14-TechWorld-MSsFATFileSystemPatentToBeReexamined.txt
04-06-14-TorontoStar-IssuesInCanadianCopyrightReform.txt
04-06-15-Guardian-EuropeanITunesLacksImportantIndependentArtists.txt
04-06-15-MacWorld-Jobs-iTunesOnlyRealCompetitionIsPiracy.txt
04-06-17-Wired-BoucherBillWouldRepealCertainDMCAProvisions.txt
04-06-22-Hatch-SenHatchIntroducesINDUCEAct.txt
04-06-22-INetNews-P2PGroupBlastsHatchINDUCEAct.txt
04-06-22-InvestBusDaily-SoftwareIndustrySeeksNewWaysToFightPiracy.txt
04-06-23-Lessig-ICantBeliveTheINDUCEAct.txt
04-06-23-PCWorld-INDUCEActWouldHaveBroadImplications.txt
04-06-23-PubKnow-INDUCEActOverbroad-CouldOutlawNextVCR.txt
04-06-24-CCIA-INDUCEActWouldGiveTooMuchControlToCopyrightHolders.txt
04-06-24-NYT-INDUCEActChallengedAsTooBroad.txt
04-06-25-NYT-NewBusinessModelsProduceBestResultsForContentIndustries.txt
04-06-25-SJMerc-IndependentsUseP2PToPromteThemselves.txt
04-06-25-SJMerc-SenatePassesPIRATEAct-AllowsDOJToFileCivilSuitsAgainstDownloaders.txt
04-06-30-USACMWashUpdate-USACMRecommendsChangesToDMCA.txt
04-06-30-WIred-EFFIssuesPatentReexaminationList.txt
04-07-01-ISeriesNet-EUPatentFightShinesSpotlightOnUSSoftwarePatents.txt
04-07-02-SJMerc-AffinityClaimsGoogleOrkutStolen.txt
04-07-05-OpenSecrets-IndustriesSupportingSenHatch.txt
04-07-07-PCWorld-BadCopyrightLegislationIntroduced.txt
04-07-07-USouthhamption-ARTISTE-ContentBasedSearchForImages.txt
04-07-08-Guardian-WhySoftwareShouldNotBePatentable.txt
04-07-09-ArsTech-MPAAClaims25PercentOfNetUsersHaveDownloadedMovies.txt
04-07-09-Corante-IntroToINDUCEAct.txt
04-07-09-SJMerc-DG-FaultySurveyIdentifiesOneInFourInternetUsersIsAMoviePirate.txt
04-07-11-SJMerc-DG-INDUCEandDigitalMediaConsumersRightsActs.txt
04-07-12-NewSci-MovieAndSoftwareP2PSharingOvertakingMusic.txt
04-07-13-CNETNews-MovieP2PMovingFromKazaa.txt
04-07-19-NYT-BSAReportImpliesSupportForINDUCEAct.txt
04-07-20-BusSWAlliance-36PercentOfSWInstalledIn2003WasPirated.txt
04-07-20-Forbes-iMeshP2PFirmSettlesRIAALawsuit.txt
04-07-20-Wired-UsersCorrectingPoorlyDesignedWebsites.txt
04-07-21-SJMerc-iMeshP2PFirmSettlesRIAALawsuit.txt
04-07-21-TheReg-iMeshP2PFirmSettlesRIAALawsuit.txt
04-07-22-CNETNews-SenHatchWantsToBanP2PNetworks.txt
04-07-23-BigPicture-IndustrySays35PercentOfAllCDsAreCounterfeit.txt
04-07-23-Wired-TechIndustryRepsBlastINDUCEAct-S2560.txt
04-07-26-SeattlePI-RealNetworksMusicStoreSongsNowPlayOnIPods.txt
04-07-27-BusWeek-AppleShouldTakeActionAgainstRealNetworks.txt
04-07-29-MacNews-AppleInvestigatingPossibleDMCAViolationsByRealNetworks.txt
04-07-30-LATimes-AppleInvestigatingPossibleDMCAViolationsByRealNetworks.txt
04-07-30-SJMerc-AppleInvestigatingPossibleDMCAViolationsByRealNetworks.txt
04-07-30-USACM-USACMVoicesReservationsAboutINDUCEAct-S2560.txt
04-08-03-Wired-321StudiosCeasesOperation.txt
04-08-04-SJMerc-DG-IPRestrictionsHamperFreeSpeech.txt
04-08-05-LATimes-FCCApprovesTiVoPlanToSendShowsOverTheInternet.txt
04-08-05-SJMerc-FCCApprovesTiVoPlanToSendShowsOverTheInternet.txt
04-08-06-CNETNews-ACCOPSAct-CongressAsTheNewCopyrightBully.txt
04-08-06-CNETNews-ACCOPSActCriminalizesPositionOfCopyrightedFile.txt
04-08-06-SJMerc-VirginClaimsAppleShouldOpenIPodInFrance.txt
04-08-09-SJMerc-AcaciaGoesAfterUniversitiesOverStreamingVideoPatents.txt
04-08-10-BBC-321StudiosSettlesWithMPAAOverDVDCopyingProduct.txt
04-08-10-SJMerc-321StudiosSettlesWithMPAAOverDVDCopyingProduct.txt
04-08-11-INetNews-MSFacesLawsuitOverCallerIDForEmail.txt
04-08-19-P2PUnited-USCourtHoldsFileSharingFirmsNotLiableForInfringement.txt
04-08-20-LATimes-USCourtHoldsFileSharingFirmsNotLiableForInfringement.txt
04-08-20-SJMerc-USCourtHoldsFileSharingFirmsNotLiableForInfringement.txt
04-08-23-CNETNews-USJustinceDeptTakesSwipeAtPirateAct.txt
04-08-23-MediaPost-MostConsumersUnawareThatIPodFormatProprietary.txt
04-08-25-SJMerc-TechFirmsOfferNarrowerAlternativeToInduceAct.txt
04-08-25-TheReg-TechFirmsOfferNarrowerAlternativeToInduceAct.txt
04-08-26-NYT-FBISeizesComputersAtP2PUndergroundNetworkForCopyrightInfringement.txt
04-08-26-SJMerc-FBISeizesComputersAtP2PUndergroundNetworkForCopyrightInfringement.txt
04-08-26-Wired-INDUCEActDrawsCriticismAndSupport.txt
04-08-31-USACM-DigitalCopyrightPolicyActions.txt
04-09-00-ACM-BattleOverP2PNetworksContinues.txt
04-09-00-ACMNetWorker-MostSoftwarePatentsAreBogus.txt
04-09-00-IEEESpectrum-AdvancesInDigitalMusicTechAndDistribution.txt
04-09-08-BusinessWire-P2PCompanyAltnetSuesRIAAOverPatent.txt
04-09-08-CNETNews-P2PCompanyAltnetSuesRIAAOverPatent.txt
04-09-08-SJMerc-DG-INDUCEAct.txt
04-09-09-TheReg-P2PCompanyAltnetSuesRIAAOverPatent.txt
04-09-20-PCWorld-BillsOnInternetTaxBanandIP.txt
04-09-27-Reuters-SenateCouldTakeActionOnINDUCEAct.txt
04-09-27-WSJ-HollywoodAndTechCompaniesDividedByINDUCEAct.txt
04-09-28-CNETNews-ACCOPSActCriminalizesPositionOfCopyrightedFile.txt
04-09-28-SJMerc-FastBitTorrentP2PThreatensMovieStudios.txt
04-09-28-SJMerc-USHouseVotesToBanVideoCamerasInMovieTheaters.txt
04-09-29-LawDotCom-RIAASuitsNotWorking-TryVoluntaryCollectiveLicensing.txt
04-09-30-ALA-OpposeINDUCEActMarkUp.txt
04-09-30-NYT-SenateJudiciaryCommConsidersINDUCEAct.txt
04-09-30-USACM-USACMJoinsCoalitionSeekingHearingsOnTheINDUCEAct.txt
04-09-30-WIred-DieboldLosesCopyrightSuitOverMisuseOfDMCA.txt
04-10-00-PubKnow-ProblemsWithINDUCEAct.txt
04-10-06-TheReg-IndieMusicLabelRejectsCopyProtectedCDs.txt
04-10-07-K7-IndieMusicLabelRejectsCopyProtectedCDs.txt
04-10-07-Reuters-IFPISues459EuropeanSongSwappers.txt
04-10-08-SJMerc-SupremeCourtAskedToInterveneInFileSwappingDispute.txt
04-10-10-OnlinePolicyGrp-DieboldCeaseAndDesistLetter.txt
04-10-11-BusWeek-AreCopyrightWarsChillingInnovation.txt
04-10-12-CNETNews-DOJTaskForceUrgesCrackdownOnCopyrightViolations.txt
04-10-12-LATimes-DOJTaskForceUrgesCrackdownOnCopyrightViolations.txt
04-10-12-SJMerc-SupremeCourtRefusesToInterveneInMusicSharingCase.txt
04-10-13-BostonGlobe-DOJTaskForceUrgesCrackdownOnCopyrightViolations.txt
04-10-13-HollywoodRep-DOJTaskForceUrgesCrackdownOnCopyrightViolations.txt
04-10-14-SJMerc-DOJTaskForceUrgesCrackdownOnCopyrightViolations.txt
04-10-15-SJMerc-BritishCourtOrdersISPsToIdentifyFIleSharers.txt
04-10-21-Wired-INDUCEActTalksFail-LegalP2PLikely.txt
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04-11-30-QueenslandCM-RecordCompaniesSueKazaaInAustralia.txt
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04-12-02-Economist-P2PWouldDecentralizeInternet.txt
04-12-05-Pew-Report-ArtistsAndMusciansEmbraceInternet-WorryAboutCopyright.txt
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04-12-09-LATimes-CongressFailsToPassAntiPiracyMeasures.txt
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04-12-10-SJMerc-BitTorrentPopularityThreatensMovieStudios.txt
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04-12-14-Reuters-MPAASuesBitTorrentServerOperators.txt
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04-12-14-SJMerc-MPAASuesBitTorrentServerOperators.txt
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04-12-20-Harvard-CurrentPatentSystemBadForInnovationAndSociety.txt
04-12-20-LATimes-MPAASuesBitTorrentServerOperators.txt
04-12-20-SJMerc-BitTorrentSiteShutDown.txt
04-12-22-CompBusRev-PolandScuttlesEUSoftwarePatents.txt
04-12-31-USACM-SupremeCourtToHearFileSharingDispute.txt
05-01-03-PVRBlog-ContentProvidersFailToStopTiVoToGo.txt
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05-01-04-SJMerc-CourtRulesRIAACannotForceISPsToIndentifyP2PUsersUnderDMCA.txt
05-01-05-CNETNews-NewAddOnPromisesToReviveBitTorrent.txt
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05-01-17-EETimesIbmToOpenSoftwarePatentsForOpenSource.txt
05-01-18-CNETNews-CalifBillWouldMeanJailTimeFOrP2PDevelopers.txt
05-01-18-NJersey-GoogleToDigitizeMillionsOfBooks.txt
05-01-18-SJMerc-ChinaPutsAmericansOnTrialForSellingPiratedDVDs.txt
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05-01-21-SJMerc-BertelsmannSettlesInNapsterLawsuit.txt
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05-02-17-eWeek-EUParliamentApprovesRestartOnSoftwarePatentIssue.txt
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05-02-22-CNETNews-OASISPatentPolicySparksBoycott.txt
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05-03-03-SJMerc-DellCEOOpposesLimitsOnMovies.txt
05-03-04-EUSoftwarePatentLawCouldImpedeOpenSource.txt
05-03-04-SJMerc-AustralianRecordIndustryMovesToFeezeKazaaDirectorsAssets.txt
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05-03-08-LamarSmith-HouseSubcommitteeToReviewCompulsoryMusicLicenses.txt
05-03-08-SJMerc-DismissalRequestedByWebsiteInAppleTradeSecretsLawsuit.txt
05-03-09-GlobeAndMail-LowCostMusicWouldIncreaseProfits.txt
05-03-10-ITWorld-SenateRepublicansSetTechPoicyGoals.txt
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05-03-17-eWeek-IrishOpenSourceGroupsProtestEUSoftwarePatents.txt
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05-04-01-ChronHigherEd-MGMvGrokster-MovieProfitsVsTechProgress.txt
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05-04-06-EuroDigRights-ContentProvidersProposeSelfRegulationForISPs.txt
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05-04-19-SJMerc-ChinaSentencesAmericansToPrisonForSellingPiratedDVDs.txt
05-04-20-FinTimes-ControversyOverProposedEUSoftwarePatentPolicy.txt
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05-05-02-NewsFact-PatentLitigationWorriesTechIndustry.txt
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05-05-06-RIAALawsuits-DefendantClaimsNoOneInHerFamilyDownloadedMusic.txt
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05-05-13-MindJack-BitTorrentStillAccessibleEvenAfterShutdown.txt
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05-05-17-FinTimes-EUSoftwarePatentPlansHitFreshObstacle.txt
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05-05-23-BusWeek-PublishersRaiseConcernsAboutGoogleLibraryProject.txt
05-05-23-Reuters-OpenSourceAdvocatesConcernedAboutProposedEUSoftwarePatents.txt
05-05-25-EEPI-ConfOnElectronicEntertainmentPolicesProblemsAndSolutions.txt
05-05-25-SJMerc-USClosesEliteTorrentWebsiteOverPiracy.txt
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05-06-07-Reuters-LegalOnlineMusicStoresGainOnIllegalServices.txt
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05-06-16-TheReg-MSResearchersBetterP2PFileSharingSystem-Avalanche.txt
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05-06-18-RedHerring-LegalExpertsSayNeitherMGMNorGroksterLikelytoGetAllTHeyWant.txt
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05-06-20-Felten-MGMvsGroksterWillNotProvideClearResults.txt
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05-06-27-SJMerc-MGMvGrokster-FileSharingServicesCanBeSuedForEncouragingCopyrightViolations.txt
05-06-27-UCBerkeley-UCExpertsAvailableRegardingSupremeCourtGroksterDecision.txt
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05-06-28-SJMerc-MGMvsGrokster-RulingGivesUncertaintiesToTechInnovators.txt
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05-07-01-SJMerc-MusicIndustryCouldAdaptToFreeRecordedMusic.txt
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05-07-03-WashPost-MSPatentAttemptOnSenderIDEndsCooperation.txt
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05-07-05-SJMerc-EUSoftwarePatentLawInTrouble.txt
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05-07-06-EWeek-EUParliamentRejectsSoftwarePatentBill.txt
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05-07-07-PCWorld-GroksterDecisionWillAffectBothTechCompaniesAndUsers.txt
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05-07-13-NYT-InternetArchiveSuedOverInvolvementInTrademarkSuit.txt
05-07-14-ZDNet-AustralianJudgeRulesMP3SiteAndISPInfringedCopyright.txt
05-07-15-CNetNews-OpenSourceP2PProjectsKeepOnGrowing.txt
05-07-16-AP-GroksterRulingSaysFileSharingServicesMayBeSued.txt
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05-07-25-InfoWeek-NewUSAppointeeToAddressForeignIPTheft.txt
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05-07-26-USACM-USACMWelcomesGroksterRuling.txt
05-07-27-BBC-IllegalMusicDownloadersBigSpendersOnLegalDownloads.txt
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05-07-27-USACM-GroksterRulingQuiteBalanced.txt
05-07-31-USACM-LawyersDebateSenatorsComeDownHardOnTechIndustry.txt
05-08-00-IEEESpectrum-UseCopyrightInstedOfPatentsToProtectSoftware.txt
05-08-01-CornellLaw-LimitationsOnLiabilityForOnlineMaterial-USCodeSec17-512.txt
05-08-01-NYT-NextGenerationAnonymousP2PBasedOnFreeSpeechIssues.txt
05-08-04-CNETNews-USPatentSystemProblemsDefyEasySolutions.txt
05-08-04-SJMerc-PrivateEncryptedFileSharingNetworksStart.txt
05-08-05-BroadbandRpts-SenBoxerSaysP2PImpactsChildMorality.txt
05-08-05-CNETNews-EUConsidersCriminalizingAidingAbettingAndIncitingInfringement.txt
05-08-05-SJMerc-MissouriTeenAccusedOfPiratingMovies.txt
05-08-08-CNETNews-ANewWayToDefeatWindowsAntipiracyCheck.txt
05-08-12-CNETNews-GoogleSuspendsScanningCopyrightedWorksFromLibraries.txt
05-08-12-SJMerc-GoogleDeadlineToOptOutOfScanningStunsPublishers.txt
05-08-12-SMerc-GooglePostponesScanningCopyrightedBooks.txt
05-08-13-SJMerc-RIAASaysCDCopyingGreaterThreatThanFileSharing.txt
05-08-14-JourNews-SuburbanMomPlansToFightRIAALawsuit.txt
05-08-20-EFF-HistoryOfRIAALegalActionsAgainstIndividuals.txt
05-08-20-SJMerc-AmazonStartsShortStoryDownloadsFor49Cents.txt
05-08-22-ProgAndFreedon-RemarksOfEdgarBronfmanJr.txt
05-08-25-CitizenOrg-AntiFreeSpeechAttackViaTrademarkLawRevisions.txt
05-08-25-OutLaw-GripeSiteWinsTrademarkSuitAgainstFalwell.txt
05-08-25-WashPost-OnlineCopyrightRegistrationRequiresInternetExplorer.txt
05-08-29-WashPost-GuiltyPleaInSellingMSSourceCode.txt
05-08-30-PRNewswire-CreativeTechnologyGetsPortableMediaPlayerUIPatent.txt
05-08-30-SJMerc-DOCOfficialPlansChinaIPOffensive.txt
05-08-30-WSJ-IntlIPInstituteSaysConcernOverSWPatentsOverblown.txt
05-08-31-FinTimes-ScientistsSayReleasingResearchOnInternetWillNotDestroyScientificPublishing.txt
05-08-31-SJMerc-AppleLoosesIPodPatentToCreativeTechnology.txt
05-09-02-CNETNews-USAppealsCourtRulesDMCAPreventsReverseEngineeringVideoGames.txt
05-09-02-SJMerc-AppealsCourtSidesWithGamemakerOverOnLinePlay.txt
05-09-02-SJMerc-StudentSuesWebsiteOverSaleOfTermPaper.txt
05-09-03-EFF-USAppealsCourtRulesDMCAPreventsReverseEngineeringVideoGames.txt
05-09-06-SJMerc-AustralianCourtHoldsKazaaInViolationOfCopyrightLaw.txt
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05-09-12-SJMerc-InvalidationUpheldForLemelsonPatentsOnBarCodeScanningAndRoboticVision.txt
05-09-12-TimesOnline-NewLegalThreatToGoogleOverGMail.txt
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05-09-13-CNETNews-BillWouldChangeUSPatentsToFirstToFile.txt
05-09-13-SJMerc-FoundersLegalProblemsImpactSkypeSuccess.txt
05-09-14-TheLocal-SwedishCompanyFightsCopyingChargeOnMP3Players.txt
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05-09-19-SJMerc-GoogleBookScanningProjectPutsCopyrightLawsToTest.txt
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05-09-29-eWeek-USPTORejectsInvalidationOfEolasPatent.txt
05-09-29-InternetNews-RAAFilesInfringmentSuitsAgainstInternet2ComputerUsers.txt
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07--07-17-SoundExchange-ARoyaltyCollectionAndDistributionOrganizationForSoundRecordings.txt
07-07-18-AP-HouseCommitteeApprovesPatentReformLegislationFavoredBySoftwareCompanies.txt
07-07-18-CNET-HouseCommitteeApprovesPatentReformLegislationFavoredBySoftwareCompanies.txt
07-07-18-SJMerc-SubpoenasIssuedInCaseOfHarryPotterBookOnInternet.txt
07-07-24-AP-ChinesePoliceAndFBISeizePiratedSoftware.txt
07-07-25-P2PBlog-LimewireWantsISPsToEnforceCopyright.txt
07-07-26-AP-CompaniesLobbyForStricterMeasuresAgainstDomainNameAbuse.txt
07-07-27-AP-YouTubeInstallingCopyrightRecognitionTechnologyToBlockVideos.txt
07-07-28-AP-YouTubeCopyrightRecognitionSoftwareResponseToLawsuits.txt
07-07-30-SJMerc-CanWebRadioStationsEscapeNewRoyalityRates.txt
07-07-31-InternetNews-StudySaysSoftwarePatentsBiggestDeterrentToOpenSourceSoftwareAdoption.txt
07-07-31-StanfordCIS-CopyrightVSCivilLiberties.txt
07-08-00-CACM-RoleModelsForSoftwareCopyright.txt
07-08-01-AP-CompiterAndCommunicationsIndustryAssocAsksFTCToOrderChangesInCopyrightWarnings.txt
07-08-01-AP-USCustomsAgentsRaidBusinessForDevicesAllowingPlayingPiratedVideoGames.txt
07-08-01-WSJ-CompiterAndCommunicationsIndustryAssocAsksFTCToOrderChangesInCopyrightWarnings.txt
07-08-02-AP-JapaneseCompaniesSayYouTubeLaxInStoppingCopyrightInfringement.txt
07-08-02-CompWorld-HomerSimpsonImageExposesChineseMediaPiracy.txt
07-08-03-AP-FreeSoftwareFOundationOpposesBBCPlanToUSeProprietaryMSSoftware.txt
07-08-03-USACM-USSenateCommitteeApprovesPatentReformBill.txt
07-08-15-AP-MoscowJudgeDismisedCaseAgainstFormerHeadOfMusicDownloadSite.txt
07-08-16-BayCityNews-UCBerkeleyStudentsToFaceToughAntiPiracyRules.txt
07-08-16-P2PNetNews-RIAAAndKazaaATargetedInSeparateClassActionLawsuits.txt
07-08-17-MediaNews-UCBerkeleyStudentsToFaceToughAntiPiracyRules.txt
07-12-08-LWeinstein-ISPRogersInsertsMessagesIntoDisplayOfGooglePages.txt
07-12-10-TechDirt-ISPRogersInsertsMessagesIntoDisplayOfGooglePages.txt
07-12-10-Wired-ISPRogersInsertsMessagesIntoDisplayOfGooglePages.txt
07-12-11-MWingram-ISPRogersInsertsMessagesIntoDisplayOfGooglePages.txt
89-05-00-CACM-WhyUserInterfacesShouldNotBeProtectedByCopyright.txt
90-08-00-CACM-ShouldSoftwareAlgorithmsBePatented.txt
90-11-00-CACM-TheLotusCase-StatusOfCopyrightProtectionForUserInterfaces.txt
91-03-00-CACM-IsInformationReallyProperty.txt
91-10-00-CACM-DigitalMediaAndTheLaw.txt
92-02-00-CommACM-CopyrightLawAndElectronicCompilationsOfData.txt
92-06-00-CACM-DebunkingTheSoftwarePatentMyth.txt
92-06-00-CommACM-DevelopmentsOnTheIPFront.txt
92-09-00-CommACM-UpdatingTheCopyrightLookAndFeelLawsuits.txt
93-01-00-CommACM-LiabilityForDefectiveElectronicInformation.txt
93-09-00-CommACM-ComputerProgramsAndFairUse.txt
94-01-00-CommACM-CopyrightsFairUseDoctrineAndDigitalData.txt
94-08-00-CommACM-SelfPlagiarismOrFairUse.txt
94-12-00-CACM-TheNatlInfoInfrastructureIntellectualPropertyReport.txt
95-04-00-CACM-CopyrightAndDigitalLibraries.txt
95-08-00-CommACM-SoftwareCompatibilityAndTheLaw.txt
96-01-00-CACM-IPRightsAndTheGlobalInformationEconomy.txt
96-03-00-CACM-ANewOfIntellectualPropertyAndSoftware.txt
96-07-00-CACM-RegulationOfTechnologiesToProtectCopyrightedWorks.txt
96-11-26-USPTO-MSsFATFileSystemPatent-5579517.txt
96-12-00-CACM-LegalProtectionForDatabaseContents.txt
97-05-00-TheNeverEndingStruggleForBalance.txt
97-10-00-CACM-EmbeddingTechnicalSelfHelpInLicensedSoftware.txt
98-04-00-CACM-EncodingTheLawIntoDigitalLibraries.txt
98-09-00-CACM-WhyDoesInformationHaveToBeLicensed.txt
99-03-00-CACM-GoodNewsAndBadNewsOnTheIPFront.txt
99-09-00-CACM-WhyCopyrightAnticircumventionRegulationsNeedRevision.txt





==========> 00-01-28-CNETNews-MP3comPlansToCopyCDs.txt==========

http://news.com.com/MP3.coms+move+to+copy+CDs+stirs+debate/2100-1023_3-236237.ht
ml?tag=nl

MP3.com's move to copy CDs stirs debate
By Courtney Macavinta
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Published: January 28, 2000, 1:05 PM PST

news analysis When MP3.com first came on the scene, there was a photo on its 
Web site that industry insiders say may be a fitting icon for the rebel Net 


==========> 00-02-00-CommACM-ThePromiseAndProblemsOfTheNoElectronicTheftAct.txt==========

Legally speaking: the promise and problems of the No Electronic Theft Act
Andrew Grosso
February 2000 	  	
Communications of the ACM,  Volume 43 Issue 2 

The information age has generated its fair share of new statutes, some of which 
may be considered criminal.

Advances in technology have always caused difficulties for societies. 
Frequently, the reaction is a quick call for new laws. When these laws are 


==========> 00-02-22-NYT-CopyrightAssemblyFormedToProtectCR.txt==========

http://eon.law.harvard.edu/trusting/sager1.html

Ira Sager, Steve Hamm, Neil Gross, and John Carey
The New York Times, Tuesday, February 22, 2000

WASHINGTON -- Amid growing concern over the threat of Internet piracy, a
broad coalition of groups representing copyright holders have banded together
to create a new, potentially formidable lobbying force. 

In a letter this week, 30 groups and associations notified Congress that they 


==========> 00-05-04-GigiLaw-CourtRulesAgainstMP3com.txt==========

http://www.gigalaw.com/library/umg-mp3-2000-05-04-p1.html

Doug Isenberg's GigaLaw.com®: "Legal Information for Internet Professionals"
UMG Recordings, Inc., et al. v. MP3.com, Inc.
United States District Court, Southern District of New York
May 4, 2000

The complex marvels of cyberspatial communication may create difficult legal 
issues; but not in this case. Defendant's infringement of plaintiffs' 
copyrights is clear. Accordingly, on April 28, 2000, the Court granted 


==========> 00-07-00-ACMUbiquity-WhatShouldPeopleThinkAboutTheIssuesRaisedByNapster.txt==========

Question time: Napster
John Gehl
July 2000 	  	
Ubiquity,  Volume 1 Issue 21 

Napster is much in the news (and the courts) in recent weeks. What should 
people think of the issues involved?

Don't Resist, Reinvent!



==========> 00-10-00-ACMUbiquity-CandiatePositionsOnInternetPrivacyFreeSpeechAndIntellectualProperty.txt==========

Presidential politics and internet issues in the 2000 election
Doug Isenberg
October 2000 	  	
Ubiquity,  Volume 1 Issue 34 

What are the candidates' positions on Internet taxes, online privacy, free 
speech and intellectual property law?

You certainly can't vote in this year's presidential election online, Internet 
coverage of the Democratic and Republic conventions was largely a bust, and -- 


==========> 00-12-00-ACMNetWorker-WhatFeaturesOfProductsShouldBelongToDevelopers.txt==========

What's mine?
Aaron Weiss
December 2000 	  	
netWorker,  Volume 4 Issue 4 

Imagine you just bought a new car—not just a leased one, but actually purchased 
it. Surf the web and you'll likely find a number of sites devoted to modifying 
or enhancing your car, all created by ingenious folks who have studied the 
vehicle and can tell you how to increase horsepower, soundproof the cabin, 
change the color of the signal lights—whatever. As far as we know, the people 


==========> 01-01-00-CACM-AFixForTheBrokenDomainNameSystem-DNS.txt==========

Viewpoint: fixing a flawed domain name system
Lenny Foner
January 2001 	  	
Communications of the ACM,  Volume 44 Issue 1 

Replacing an inequitable system with one that will better serve the world.

The way we use the domain name system today is fundamentally flawed. As a 
result, ICANN's primary mission is broken beyond redemption, and arguments 
about the details of its proposals amount to rearranging the deck chairs on the 


==========> 01-02-00-CACM-Burk-SoftwareMayBeDestinedForAwkwardAccomodationInEstablishedLaw.txt==========

Copyrightable functions and patentable speech
Dan L. Burk
February 2001 	  	
Communications of the ACM,  Volume 44 Issue 2 

Defying the legal categories of patent, copyright, and protected speech, and 
barring a new category all its own, software may be destined for further 
awkward accommodation in established law.

Computer software is characterized by features that defy classification within 


==========> 01-02-00-CACM-CollisionOfTradeMarksDomainNamesAndDueProcessOnTheWeb.txt==========

The collision of trademarks, domain names, and due process in cyberspace
A. Michael Froomkin
February 2001 	  	
Communications of the ACM,  Volume 44 Issue 2 

The increasingly uneasy coexistence between the Internet's domain-name system 
and established trademark law raises questions about whether the Internet's 
regulations are technically expert or democratic and fair.

The domain-name system (DNS), which plays a key role in routing the large 


==========> 01-02-00-CACM-IntellectualPropertyForAnInformationAge-Introduction.txt==========

Intellectual property for an information age: introduction
Pamela Samuelson
February 2001 	  	
Communications of the ACM,  Volume 44 Issue 2 

Intellectual property law has suffused the consciousness of computing 
professionals for the past decade or so. Back in the late 1980s and early 
1990s, the "look and feel" lawsuits sent shock waves through the computer-human 
interaction research and development community. Also hotly debated were 
questions about whether it was lawful to reverse-engineer another developer's 


==========> 01-02-00-CACM-IsViryalTrespassAnAppropriateAnalogyInIPIssues.txt==========

Is virtual trespass an apt analogy?
Maureen A. O'Rourke
February 2001 	  	
Communications of the ACM,  Volume 44 Issue 2 

Despite the appeal of equating virtual and real property rights, providing 
relatively open Web access is likely to yield a more vibrant Internet.

Legal doctrine often evolves both more slowly than the conduct and the 
technology it is intended to regulate and by analogy. When parties argue that 


==========> 01-02-00-CommACM-IPLaws-MotivatingCreationAndPreservingBenefitsForCommonGood.txt==========

The digital dilemma
Randall Davis
February 2001 	  	
Communications of the ACM,  Volume 44 Issue 2 

How intellectual property laws might embrace the apparently paradoxical goals 
of motivating individual creation and preserving the ultimate benefits of that 
creation for the common good.

The combination of technologies making up the information infrastructure 


==========> 01-03-00-CACM-DistributionOfDigitalInformationBelongsInCyberspace.txt==========

Digital village: a cyberpublishing manifesto
Hal Berghel
March 2001 	  	
Communications of the ACM,  Volume 44 Issue 3 

The distribution of digital information on physical media is just not 
effective. Information belongs in cyberspace.

Imagine a world without the printed page. What would it look like? How would it 
function? What would the role of an archive be? How would the greatest 


==========> 01-03-00-CACM-TheNewPoliticsOfIntellectualProperty.txt==========

Toward a new politics of intellectual property
Pamela Samuelson
March 2001 	  	
Communications of the ACM,  Volume 44 Issue 3 

Until recently, copyright was on the periphery of law because it involved 
technical rules for a highly specialized industry. The politics of copyright 
largely focused on intra-industry bickering. The typical response of a 
legislature to these intra-industry struggles has been to propose that affected 
parties meet behind closed doors and hammer out compromise language that would 


==========> 01-10-01-SmartBusiness-PaulSomerson.txt==========

Subject: Paul Somerson in October issue of Smart Business
 Resent-Date:  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 17:52:35 -0400
 Resent-From:  publicpolicy@mab4d.com

In the October issue of Smart Business magazine (formerly PC Computing) 
Paul Somerson's column, entitled "Busted," covers the whole range of issues 
from DeCSS to Skylarov.   For those who have not followed Mr. Somerson's 
career, his current incarnation is as a curmudgeon.  His column is at times 
acerbic, at times belligerent, almost always controversial.  His April 
fools column is guaranteed to generate flames -- if not an entire bonfire ;-)


==========> 01-10-01-Wired-Jeff-Howe-PayPerView.txt==========

Subject:  Paul Somerson in October issue of Smart Business
Date:  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 12:26:48 -0700

In the October issue of Smart Business magazine (formerly PC Computing) 
Paul Somerson's column, entitled "Busted," covers the whole range of issues 
from DeCSS to Skylarov.   For those who have not followed Mr. Somerson's 
career, his current incarnation is as a curmudgeon.  His column is at times 
acerbic, at times belligerent, almost always controversial.  His April 
fools column is guaranteed to generate flames -- if not an entire bonfire ;-)



==========> 01-10-08-StoredCourseNov801.txt==========

Proposed Policy for Stored Course Materials
Revision October 8, 2001
NOTE: THIS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE FLORIDA
TECH SENATE AFTER BEING APPROVED BY AN INTERNAL DRAFTING
COMMITTEE. IT IS STILL A PROPOSAL. IT IS NOT FLORIDA TECH
POLICY AND WILL PROBABLY BE AMENDED BEFORE BECOMING
FLORIDA TECH POLICY. (However, representatives of key administrative and
faculty constituencies back it, so it’s probably not too far off of what will 
become
our policy.)


==========> 01-10-22-CNET-SSSCA-TechCos.txt==========

Tech giants pan anti-piracy mandate 
By John Borland
Staff Writer, CNET News.com 
October 22, 2001, 2:15 p.m. PT 

Technology industry heavyweights are trying to kill a Hollywood-backed plan
heading for Congress that would require anti-piracy protections in PCs, CD
players and other consumer electronics devices. 

After weeks of conference calls and quiet rallying of the troops, technology 


==========> 01-11-00-CACM-IsDeCSSSimpleCopyrightViolationOrUnlawfulCircumvention.txt==========

Simple Copyright Violation or Unlawful Circumvention?
CACM - Forum
Nevember 2001, Vol. 44, Issue 11

I would like to point out a few misconceptions conveyed in David Touretzky's 
"Viewpoint" ("Free Speech Rights for Programmers," Aug. 2001, p. 23).

First, the notion that patents and copyrights are assured in the U.S. by 
Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, not by insinuating that lawyers 
have somehow usurped the public's rights.


==========> 01-11-07-SJMerc-MusicCity-Morpheus.txt==========

Posted at 2:36 p.m. PST Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001 
SJ Mercury News

         Electronic Frontier Foundation
         defends 'next Napster' company

         SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A free speech advocacy organization with a
         history of tackling civil liberties issues in cyberspace has joined 
the legal
         defense team of a company sued by Hollywood for fueling the online 


==========> 01-11-08-WashPost-IP.txt==========

Rivals to Vie for Napster Niche

                  By Alec Klein,
                  Washington Post Staff Writer
                  Thursday, November 8, 2001; 8:08 AM

                  RealNetworks Inc. is set to debut an online
                  music service in less than four weeks with a
                  price tag aimed at a broad audience.



==========> 01-11-13-SJMerc-EMI-Subscrpt.txt==========

Posted at 8:33 p.m. PST Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001 

         EMI to offer music subscription service
         Deal with Liquid Audio to be launched next year
         BY DAWN C. CHMIELEWSKI
         Mercury News 

         EMI Recorded Music is poised to become the first major label to launch 
a
         subscription service that allows consumers to have their way with 


==========> 01-11-20-WashPost-EUCyberCrime.txt==========

EU Moves To Ratify Cybercrime Terms, Penalties 

By Brian Krebs, Newsbytes
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A.,
20 Nov 2001, 12:20 PM CST

Spurred by the passage of a global cybercrime treaty and the events of Sept. 
11, the European Union has working to fast-track a proposal that would 
harmonize definitions and penalties for a range computer crimes.



==========> 01-11-26-WashPost-EUCyberCrime.txt==========

Thirty Nations Sign Global Cybercrime Treaty

By Brian Krebs, Newsbytes
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A.,
26 Nov 2001, 10:04 AM CST

The United States and 29 other nations signed a treaty last Friday establishing 
common tools and rules for fighting Internet crime. 

On Nov. 23, foreign ministers from the United States, Canada, Japan and South 


==========> 01-11-28-SJMerc-FeltenDMCASDMI.txt==========

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-946890.html
        --------------------------------------------------------------
        This story was printed from ZDNN,
        located at http://zdnet.com.com/2001-11-0.
        --------------------------------------------------------------
Pirate this, go to jail
By Declan McCullagh 
Special to ZDNet
July 29, 2002, 5:19 AM PT



==========> 01-11-30-SJMerc-KaZaA.txt==========

Posted at 6:55 a.m. PST Friday, Nov. 30, 2001 
Dutch judge orders KaZaA online music service to shut down within 14 days

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- KaZaA, a Dutch Internet file-sharing
service modeled on the U.S. song-swapping site Napster, has been ordered
to stop providing free music over the Internet or face fines of up to $40,000 a
day, according to court documents.

In a ruling from an Amsterdam district judge issued late Thursday, the Dutch
company KaZaA BV was told to block users from sharing copyright-protected 


==========> 01-12-03-Recorder-CriminalProsecution.txt==========

The Crackdown on IP Crime: More and more intellectual property disputes head to 
criminal court 
By Jason Hoppin 
The Recorder
December 3, 2001 

In July 1999, then-Deputy Attorney General Eric
Holder Jr. was in San Jose to tell a new breed of
crooks that the jig was up. 



==========> 01-12-03-SJMerc-FairUse.txt==========

Posted at 1:25 a.m. PST Monday, Dec. 3, 2001 

SJMercury

Hollywood hammers your legitimate uses of copying technology

Hollywood studios have won a big victory in their legal campaign to stop people 
from copying DVDs.

The federal appeals court in New York has barred a Web site from posting how to 


==========> 01-12-03-SJMerc-MusicNet.txt==========

Posted at 3:15 p.m. PST Monday, Dec. 3, 2001 

MusicNet to launch on RealNetworks' Tuesday

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Three of the world's major record labels and software 
provider RealNetworks Inc. Tuesday will launch MusicNet, an online subscription 
venture, the biggest effort by the music industry to distribute music 
profitably over the Internet.

The service will launch on RealNetworks' new RealOne service -- which melds its 


==========> 01-12-06-AP-WIPO.txt==========

Updated: Thu, Dec 06 4:31 PM EST

By ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS, Associated Press Writer 

GENEVA (AP) - A treaty that brings world copyright law into the digital age by 
protecting authors on the Internet will take effect March 6, the United Nations 
said Thursday. 

"This is an important day in the history of copyright, making it better 
equipped to meet the technological challenges of cyberspace," said Kamal Idris, 


==========> 01-12-10-CompUser-PTO-DMCA.txt==========

ReleVents
Whither intellectual property?
By: James Mathewson
December 10, 2001
URL: http://www.computeruser.com/articles/daily/8,6,1,1210,01.html

01/12/10 ReleVents hed: Whither intellectual property? dek: James Rogan, the 
new patent and trademark chief, is not inclined to protect consumers in this 
important area. by James Mathewson 



==========> 01-12-10-ComputerUser-NewPTOChief.txt==========

http://www.computeruser.com/articles/daily/8,6,1,1210,01.html

ReleVents
Whither intellectual property?
By: James Mathewson
December 10, 2001

01/12/10 ReleVents hed: Whither intellectual property? dek: James Rogan, the 
new patent and trademark chief, is not inclined to protect consumers in this 
important area. by James Mathewson 


==========> 01-12-10-NetWorld-DMCA.txt==========

The DMCA goes too far
In the long term, the law could affect computer security.
By Fred von Lohmann
Network World, 12/10/01

              When Congress debated
              the Digital Millennium
              Copyright Act in 1998,
              critics of the bill warned it
              would stifle legitimate


==========> 01-12-10-SJMerc-Napster.txt==========

Posted at 5:10 p.m. PST Monday, Dec. 10, 2001 
SJMercury

Napster, record industry argue over enforcement
BY BEN BERKOWITZ

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Online file-sharing service Napster and the
record industry squared off again in federal appeals court on Monday over
the fine points of enforcing the court-ordered restrictions on Napster's
now-idled service.


==========> 01-12-13-NetWorld-IETF-DMCA.txt==========

IETF debates lawsuit risks of U.S. copyright act
By Carolyn Duffy Marsan
Network World Fusion, 12/13/01

The Internet's premier standards-setting
body is concerned that its participants could
be subject to criminal or civil lawsuits under
the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act as
they develop security protocols that can be
used to protect copyrighted materials on the


==========> 01-12-14-SJMerc-Fingerprinting.txt==========

Posted at 10:51 a.m. PST Friday, Dec. 14, 2001
SJ Mercury 

New technology names that song

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- Ever hear a song on the radio that
catches your interest, but miss its name?

By the end of next year, a new high-tech tool could solve your problem.



==========> 01-12-25-AP-NetCommercial.txt==========

Tuesday December 25 6:03 AM ET 
Commercialization May Limit Internet
By ANICK JESDANUN, AP Internet Writer 

NEW YORK (AP) - Shannon Burnett's unofficial Web site for ``Buffy the Vampire 
Slayer'' fans used to offer video clips and insights into plot and characters. 

No longer. Corporate lawyers took care of that with a complaint of copyright 
violation. Burnett removed the material, though she believed she had legal 
grounds for using them. 


==========> 01-12-30-SJMerc-KidHackers.txt==========

Posted at 3:45 a.m. PST Sunday, Dec. 30, 2001 
Piracy and hacking prevention efforts should target kids, experts say
BY JOHN SCHWARTZ
New York Times 

When law enforcement agents seized 129 computers in 27 cities recently in a 
coordinated assault on online piracy, they focused much of their effort on 
colleges like Duke University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and 
the University of California at Los Angeles.



==========> 02-01-04-CNET-CopyCD.txt==========

Lawmaker: Is CD copy-protection illegal? 
By John Borland
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
January 4, 2002, 1:20 p.m. PT
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8363449.html?tag=prntfr 

Record companies' efforts to protect CDs against digital copying are beginning 
to draw scrutiny from lawmakers concerned that the plans might violate the law. 

On Friday, Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., sent a letter to executives of the 


==========> 02-01-06-LATimes-CopyCD.txt==========

January 6, 2002 
CDs That Block Copying May Herald a Revolution
By DAVE WILSON and JON HEALEY,
TIMES STAFF WRITERS

"More Fast and Furious" is more than just a new CD soundtrack from a hit movie. 
It's also a
harbinger of things to come--an indication that technology may soon trump the 
law and change
the way consumers listen to music, watch movies and read books.


==========> 02-01-07-ACMUbiquity-SethJohnson-MSXP.txt==========

Freedom to Think and Speak By Seth Johnson
Under Microsoft's Digital Rights Management operating system, the ability to 
use information freely will be policed at the most intricate level.

In his November 6 essay "You're Free to Think," 
(http://davenet.userland.com/2001/11/06/youreFreeToThink), Dave Winer comments 
that whatever else happens in the ongoing, increasing trend towards policing of 
the public's right to use information and information technology, we are still 
left with the freedom to think for ourselves. He seemed to me to be offering 
this comment as a bare source of solace against the government's increasing 


==========> 02-01-07-Reuters-Boucher-DMCA-MOCA.txt==========

Monday January 7 6:03 PM ET 
Lawmaker Promises Changes to Online Copyright Law
By Andy Sullivan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressman said on Monday he intended to change 
a controversial copyright law to allow consumers to override technologies that 
prevent them from making digital copies of music, movies, and software.

Virginia Democratic Rep. Rick Boucher said he planned to introduce a bill that 
would eliminate the ``anti-circumvention'' clause of the Digital Millennium 


==========> 02-01-07-WashPost-Boucher-DMCA-MOCA.txt==========

Lawmaker Questions CD-Copying Protections
By Robert MacMillan, Newsbytes
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A.,
07 Jan 2002, 10:25 AM CST

An influential congressman is expressing concerns that compact-disc 
copy-prevention technologies limit consumers' ability to play discs in certain 
devices, and thwarts their legal rights to make home recordings of music they 
purchase. 



==========> 02-01-08-LATimes-BoucherDMCA.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/la-000001793jan08.story 

Bill to Protect Right to Copy Digital Files
By DAVE WILSON
TIMES STAFF WRITER
January 8 2002

A congressman who has played a key role in high-tech issues said Monday that he 
will introduce legislation aimed at protecting the right of consumers to make 
copies of digital files, such as songs on a CD.


==========> 02-01-08-WashPost-LessigBroadband.txt==========

Who's Holding Back Broadband? 
Tuesday, January 8, 2002 
By Lawrence Lessig,
Special to The Washington Post 

As the American economy struggles to get out of recession, an important part
of the recovery will be the revival of the country's technology sector. 

Not long ago, in a speech at a summit on Internet development, Federal
Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell gave the nation a glimpse of


==========> 02-01-24-WashPost-SSSCA.txt==========

Senate Panel To Consider Web Copyright Protections 
By Staff, Newsbytes
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A.,
24 Jan 2002, 4:37 PM CST

The Senate Commerce Committee plans to examine online copyright protections as 
soon as February, though a specific date has not yet been set. 

According to a spokesman for Committee Chairman Ernest "Fritz" Hollings, 
D-S.C., the committee also has not yet formulated a specific plan for what the 


==========> 02-01-30-SJMerc-Langberg-ReplayTV4000.txt==========

Posted at 8:20 p.m. PST Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002 
ReplayTV a future imperfect DVR
BY MIKE LANGBERG
Mercury News Personal Technology Editor 

Sonicblue's new ReplayTV 4000 digital video recorder is a fascinating
glimpse of television's future.

The future, of course, is a nice place to visit. But you wouldn't want to live
there right now.


==========> 02-02-00-CACM-DMCAIsUnreasonable.txt==========

Legally speaking: Why the digital millennium copyright act is a failure of 
reason
Andrew Grosso
February 2002 	  	
Communications of the ACM,  Volume 45 Issue 2 

What technologists consider speech, lawyers and courts consider hardware. 
Therein lies the problem with building effective legislation around code.

Copyright is in trouble. Like many wounded creatures, however, its death throes 


==========> 02-02-07-GlobeandMail-TMandDomainNames.txt==========

Brands, free speech clash over domains
By MICHAEL GEIST
Thursday, February 7, 2002 – Print Edition, Page B21

 Although most domain name disputes are primarily a matter of trademark law, 
recent experience suggests that cases are increasingly moving beyond issues of 
trademarks toward fundamental questions of freedom of speech.

 Given the conventional wisdom that the United States provides the world's 
strongest free speech protections, it is both surprising and noteworthy that 


==========> 02-02-07-Reuters-HypertestLinkingPatent.txt==========

Linking Patent Goes to Court 
Reuters 
9:30 a.m. Feb. 7, 2002 PST
 
Imagine if one company held the right to collect a fee each time an Internet 
user clicked on a website link and jumped to another Web page. 

It may sound far-fetched, but a U.S. federal court will hear preliminary 
arguments next week to determine if this most elemental of Internet activities 
is the business property of a lone company, protected in the form of a patent. 


==========> 02-02-11-CMP-TooManyPatents.txt==========

U.S. patent debate to pit IP rights vs. competition 
By George Leopold
EE Times
February 11, 2002 (11:53 a.m. EST) 

WASHINGTON — Is the government
issuing too many patents, thereby
stifling competition and innovation? Or
are attempts to lock up the rights to
new technologies merely a function of


==========> 02-02-11-LATimes-StudiosPVRs.txt==========

February 11, 2002 
TECHNOLOGY
Studios Assail ReplayTV Technology
Courts: Lawsuits claim the key functions of personal video recorders violate 
copyrights.
By JON HEALEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

As the makers of personal video recorders broaden the appeal of their 
revolutionary devices, a group of Hollywood studios is attacking the recorders' 
core functions.


==========> 02-02-11-WashPost-BidenPriacy.txt==========

Senate Chair Urges Stronger Sanctions Against Digital Piracy 
By Brian Krebs, Newsbytes
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A.,
11 Feb 2002, 1:17 AM CST

Leaders of associations that represent the music and entertainment industry are 
slated to testify Tuesday at a Senate committee hearing on the increasingly 
global problem of digital piracy. 

Their testimony at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing will dovetail 


==========> 02-02-19-AP-EldredvAshcroft-CTEA.txt==========

Court to Decide on Web Copyrights 
Tue Feb 19,11:08 AM ET 
By GINA HOLLAND, Associated Press Writer 

 WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to intervene in a fight over 
copyrights, deciding whether Congress has sided too heavily with writers and 
other inventors.

  The outcome will determine when hundreds of thousands of books, songs and 
movies will be freely available on the Internet or in digital libraries.


==========> 02-02-20-NYT-SupremeCourt-CR-Case.txt==========

February 20, 2002
Case Could Shift Balance in
Debate on Public Domain
By AMY HARMON

In the annals of the digital copyright wars,
 major media companies facing the threat of
Internet piracy have so far triumphed decisively
over their challengers, who argue that the public's
interest is being sacrificed to provide copyright


==========> 02-02-21-LATimes-98Copyright.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/la-000013191feb21.story 

Studios May Have the Most to Lose
Courts: The ownership of early depictions of favorite characters and music 
could be at stake.
By HENRY WEINSTEIN, ANN W. O'NEILL and MEG JAMES
TIMES STAFF WRITERS

February 21 2002



==========> 02-02-21-SJMerc-WebcastRoyalties.txt==========

Posted on Thu, Feb. 21, 2002
Royalty rate set for Webcasts
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

Federal regulators Wednesday set the rate Internet radio stations must pay for 
the right to stream music online -- settling a rancorous, four-year licensing 
dispute between Webcasters and the recording industry.

An arbitration panel appointed by the U.S. Copyright Office recommended online 


==========> 02-02-21-TIME-NapsterOffersMoney.txt==========

Will Music Giants Bite at Napster's Bait?
The music-swapping service offers record companies $1 billion over five years 
to clear the way for a subscription-based service 
BY FRANK PELLEGRINI 
  
  CNN: Napster users mixed over settlement offer

Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001

Having failed to change the world for free — legally, anyway — Napster is


==========> 02-02-22-CNETNews-Napster-RecordCoAntitrust.txt==========

Napster court win puts labels in spotlight
By John Borland 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
February 22, 2002, 4:15 PM PT
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-843521.html 

A federal judge gave file-swapping company Napster a significant win in court 
Friday, ordering new scrutiny of the big record labels' ownership rights to 
music that could affect their own online plans. 



==========> 02-02-22-Newsbytes-Napster-RecordCoAntitrust.txt==========

Latest Napster Ruling Turns Tables On Record Labels 
By Steven Bonisteel, Newsbytes
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A.,
25 Feb 2002, 7:04 AM CST

The recording industry's determination to turn Napster's fate into a warning 
for other would-be music swappers may have backfired last week. 

In a decision that rejected a bid by the world's biggest record companies to be 
declared the hands-down winners in a copyright- infringement lawsuit against 


==========> 02-02-22-Reuters-NapsterMoreTime.txt==========

Posted on Fri, Feb. 22, 2002
Judge hands Napster small victory in copyright lawsuit

  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal judge handed Napster a small victory 
Friday, giving the once high-flying song swap service time to gather evidence 
before ruling on a recording industry request for summary judgment in its 
copyright infringement lawsuit.

  U.S. District Court Judge Marilyn Hall Patel agreed with Napster that more 
time was needed to decide who owns the rights to musical works involved in the 


==========> 02-02-23-TheRegister-Napster-RecordCoAntitrust.txt==========

The Register
Napster judge denounces recording industry
By Thomas C Greene in Washington
Posted: 23/02/2002 at 06:19 GMT

Record labels suing Napster for copyright infringement are "attempting the
near monopolization of the digital distribution market. The resulting injury
affects both Napster and the public interest," District Court Judge Marilyn Hall
Patel has finally deduced. 



==========> 02-02-24-Reuters-DMCAUnderAttack.txt==========

U.S. digital copyright law under attack 
Sun Feb 24, 2:14 PM ET 
By Elinor Mills Abreu 

   SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) - The U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 
which has been used to jail a Russian software programmer and stifle Web sites, 
is threatening the free flow of information, civil libertarians say. 

    Their struggle, which will eventually determine the course of how people 
view movies, read books and use other material over the Internet, has attracted 


==========> 02-02-25-LATimes-Biden-Piracy.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/la-000014321feb25.story 
COMMENTARY
High-Tech Piracy Is Jeopardizing American Jobs
By JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.
Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.) is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations 
Committee and the judiciary subcommittee on crime and drugs.

February 25 2002

To borrow a phrase, a mind is a terrible thing to steal. But that is precisely 


==========> 02-02-25-WashPost-RIAA-PiracyCostSales.txt==========

RIAA Blames Digital Music Pirates For Bad Year 
By Adam Creed, Newsbytes
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A.,
25 Feb 2002, 6:19 AM CST

The recording industry has singled out Internet piracy as a major, contributing 
factor in its poor music sales during 2001, when U.S. shipments from record 
companies slipped by over 10 percent. 

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) said it is lost for a 


==========> 02-02-26-DeveloperNews-W3C-Patents.txt==========

Developer News
W3C Removes RAND From Patent Policy
By Thor Olavsrud 

 The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Tuesday put on the back-burner a proposal 
that would have allowed its specifications to utilize patented technologies for 
which companies could demand royalties. 

 Following a firestorm of controversy that erupted in September after the W3C 
put forward a Patent Policy Framework proposal in August that suggested the 


==========> 02-02-26-WashPost-MorpheusGroksterSuits.txt==========

If Morpheus Is Illegal, So Is The Rest Of The Net - EFF 
By Steven Bonisteel, Newsbytes
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A.,
26 Feb 2002, 10:52 AM CST

Lawyers for makers of the file-sharing applications Morpheus and Grokster say 
that, if their clients can be held responsible for illegal copies of music and 
motion pictures, then so too should companies such as Microsoft and AOL Time 
Warner, whose software and Internet connectivity are essential to building 
networks of file traders. 


==========> 02-02-26-Wired-WIPO-Treaties-DMCA.txt==========

Can the World Be Copyrighted? 
By Brad King 
2:00 a.m. Feb. 26, 2002 PST 

Two treaties taking effect this spring would expand the reach of controversial 
American legislation designed to regulate the Internet. 

The World Intellectual Property Organization, an international body of 
government representatives that globalizes laws, announced new guidelines to 
crack down on digital piracy. The WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO 


==========> 02-02-27_GRAMMY-Mag-GreeneSpeech.txt==========

GRAMMY Magazine - February 27, 2002 
The Insidious Virus of Illegal Music Downloading
Michael Greene's address on the 44th Annual GRAMMY Awards

(The following is a transcript of Michael Greene's address to the audience
at the 44th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast. Greene is the
President/CEO of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.)

Good evening, and on behalf of the Academy, we hope you are enjoying the
44th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Perhaps at no other time in our history have


==========> 02-02-27-SJMerc-HousePassesTauzin-Dingelll.txt==========

Posted on Wed, Feb. 27, 2002
House grants big victory to Baby Bells
By Joelle Tessler
Mercury News

  The U.S. House of Representatives passed a controversial bill Wednesday that 
would make it easier for the Baby Bell phone companies to dominate the market 
for high-speed Internet access delivered over phone lines.

  In a major victory for the Bells, the House passed the Tauzin-Dingell bill -- 


==========> 02-02-28-SJMerc-GrammyPres-StopDownloading.txt==========

Posted on Thu, Feb. 28, 2002
Grammy president urges fans to stop downloading music illegally from the 
Internet
BY ANTHONY BREZNICAN - ASSOCIATED PRESS

  LOS ANGELES - Recording Academy President C. Michael Greene used his speech 
at Wednesday's Grammy Awards to lobby for an end to rampant electronic 
music-swapping, which he said is damaging the recording industry.

  "This illegal file-sharing and ripping of music is pervasive, out of control 


==========> 02-02-28-SJMerc-KaZaA-Lawsuits.txt==========

Posted on Thu, Feb. 28, 2002
File-sharing company urges Congress to stem copyright suits

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The company that owns and distributes the file-sharing 
software KaZaA has sent a letter to Sen. Joseph Biden and members of the House 
and Senate, urging Congress to halt ``whack-a-mole'' lawsuits that seeks to 
shut down such popular online networks.

  In a letter to Biden, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 
lawyers for Sharman Networks blasted the record industry for trying to put the 


==========> 02-02-28-SJMerc-SW-PiracyGuilty.txt==========

Posted on Thu, Feb. 28, 2002
Man who led piracy group responsible for billions in lost sales pleads guilty

  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A co-leader of an Internet piracy group that 
authorities say was responsible for billions of dollars in lost sales pleaded 
guilty Wednesday to conspiring to commit copyright infringement.

  John Sankus Jr., 28, of Philadelphia, was identified by federal prosecutors 
as a leader of DrinkOrDie, one of the oldest, most sophisticated rings of 
hackers on the Internet.


==========> 02-03-00-GigaLaw-ThumbnailsFairUse.txt==========

http://www.gigalaw.com/articles/2002-all/baroni-2002-03-all.html

GigaLaw.com®: "Legal Information for Internet Professionals"
Photos and Fair Use Online: From Penthouse Pets to Kelly's Thumbnails
By Michael L. Baroni

Summary: In a landmark case, a U.S. court of
appeals has ruled that posting small,
"thumbnail"-sized images of another's aesthetic photos on a web
site is a fair use -- and therefore not copyright infringement --


==========> 02-03-00-TechRev-DukePublicDomainConf.txt==========

http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/shulman0302.asp

Intellectual-Property Ecology 
Owning the Future  By Seth Shulman   March 2002

      What tree huggers can teach us about the
      public domain of ideas.

 What do bird watchers and bird hunters have in common? The question was
posed by Duke University law professor James Boyle, one of the hosts of an


==========> 02-03-02-MacWorld-Jobs-MusicCompaniesShouldMakeItEasierToUseMusic.txt==========

http://www.macworld.com/news/2002/03/04/jobs/

Jobs: Record companies should loosen their grip
MacWorld, March 4, 2002
By Peter Cohen pcohen@maccentral.com

Apple CEO Steve Jobs offered a critical view of the recording industry in an 
interview, following Apple's acceptance of a technical Grammy award from the 
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences last week. As reported by Don 
Clark of The Wall Street Journal, Jobs suggested that recording labels need to 


==========> 02-03-02-SJMerc-TrackingReplayTVUsers.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3186191.htm

Posted on Thu, May. 02, 2002
SonicBlue ordered to track ReplayTV users' viewing choices
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

  A federal magistrate in Los Angeles has ordered SonicBlue to spy on thousands 
of digital video recorder users -- monitoring every show they record, every 
commercial they skip and every program they send electronically to a friend.


==========> 02-03-04-UnknownSource-InternetMusic.txt==========

Intellectual Property 
Music Agreement Complicates Drive For Licensing Clarity
by Drew Clark 

An October 2001 agreement between recording labels and music publishers,
promoted as a way to speed the introduction of online services as an
alternative to Napster, has complicated the Copyright Office's desire to
clarify what is legal in the digital music space. 

The agreement between the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and


==========> 02-03-04-WashPost-EFF-BarneyParodies.txt==========

http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/174944.html
 
EFF Blasts Barney The Dinosaur's Copyright Claims 
By Kevin Featherly, Newsbytes
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A.,
04 Mar 2002, 5:13 PM CST

Barney loves you. Barney loves me. But Barney just can't stand parody. Or at 
least that's the way the Electronic Frontier Foundation sees it. 



==========> 02-03-05-FindLaw-CopyrightTerm-Eldrdv.Ashcroft.txt==========

http://writ.news.findlaw.com/commentary/20020305_sprigman.html

THE MOUSE THAT ATE THE PUBLIC DOMAIN:
Disney, The Copyright Term Extension Act, And eldred V. Ashcroft 
By CHRIS SPRIGMAN 
Tuesday, Mar. 05, 2002

Unless you earn your living as an intellectual property lawyer, you probably 
don't know that the Supreme Court has granted certiorari in Eldred v. Ashcroft, 
a case that will test the limits of Congress's power to extend the term of 


==========> 02-03-05-HarvardPoliticalRev-ValentiViews.txt==========

http://www.hpronline.org/news/347207.html?mkey=628413

Valenti's Views
The MPAA president and former LBJ aide opens up on a range of topics
By Derek Slate
Harvard Political Review

Jack Valenti has led a prolific political life. A decorated World War II pilot,
Valenti served as a special assistant to President Lyndon Johnson until 1966.
Since then, he has served as the President of the Motion Picture Association


==========> 02-03-05-SJMerc-GnutellaUseIncreases.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/2798008.htm

Posted on Tue, Mar. 05, 2002
Morpheus users move to Gnutella Web music network

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of Internet users turned to the little-known 
Gnutella network over the weekend to download free music and movies, throwing 
up another possible roadblock for media companies fighting unauthorized 
downloads of copyrighted material.



==========> 02-03-06-FinancialTimes-WIPO.txt==========

http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/article.html?id=020306001747

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY: Copyright protection reinforced WIPO
TREATY RULES UPDATE LEGISLATION GOVERNING WORKS
CARRIED ON THE INTERNET:
Financial Times; Mar 6, 2002
By FRANCES WILLIAMS

A landmark international treaty reinforcing the protection of copyright in
cyberspace comes into force today amid controversy in the US and Europe


==========> 02-03-07-SJMerc-NapsterNeedsProof.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/2810336.htm

Posted on Thu, Mar. 07, 2002
Record label copyright proof due in Napster case

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge gave the record labels suing Napster 
until Thursday to produce documents proving they own the copyrights to 213 
songs that once traded for free over the song-swap service.

  U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel ordered the labels to provide 


==========> 02-03-08-EFF-MorpheusP2PFileSharing.txt==========

EFFector       Vol. 15, No. 7,      March 8, 2002      editors@eff.org 
A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation     ISSN 1062-9424 
                                                                       
COURT SETS JURY TRIAL IN MORPHEUS PEER-TO-PEER SOFTWARE CASE
JUDGE DELAYS DECISION ON BETAMAX VCR DEFENSE
Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release

Los Angeles - U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Wilson today delayed
ruling on whether the noninfringing uses of the Morpheus peer-to-peer
software product should shield it from a copyright lawsuit filed by 28


==========> 02-03-08-InfoWorld-DMCA-OpenSourceServer.txt==========

http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/02/03/11/020311opsource.xml

March 8, 2002 01:01 PM PST 
Some games aren't fun 
Russell Pavlicek 

A TUG-OF-WAR is in progress between users of proprietary software and the
software companies. If you cannot control the software you use, control of your
business is at risk. Recent events demonstrate how the Digital Millennium 
Copyright Act


==========> 02-03-11-Newsweek-SSSCA.txt==========

"The Customer Is Always Wrong" 
Music and film moguls, and a few senators, think fans are thieves—and want to 
cripple technology to stop you from making copies   
By Steven Levy
NEWSWEEK 

        March 11 issue —  There was something decidedly
enron-esque about the hearing last week before the Senate Commerce
Committee. No potential illegalities, mind you. But you had Disney CEO
Michael Eisner and News Corp. president Peter Chernin speaking on behalf


==========> 02-03-12-LATimes-Advice-for-MovieIndustry.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/la-000018088mar12.story

THE BIG PICTURE PATRICK GOLDSTEIN
A Music Lesson on Piracy for Hollywood
By PATRICK GOLDSTEIN
March 12 2002

Tom Bonadeo noticed something funny last summer. The traffic patterns began to 
change on the broadband service he oversees as chief technology officer for NTC 
Communications, a firm that wires hundreds of apartment complexes near college


==========> 02-03-14-NYT-Tech-vs-Entertainment.txt==========

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/14/technology/14PROT.html?ex=1017164664&ei=1&en=7
e9c4ea658879634

March 14, 2002
Piracy, or Innovation? It's Hollywood vs. High Tech
By AMY HARMON

      Leaders of two of the nation's most
      prominent industries, entertainment and
technology, have begun publicly sniping at each


==========> 02-03-14-WSJ-Mossberg-DRM-ConsumerRights.txt==========

http://ptech.wsj.com/archive/ptech-20020314.html

Personal Technology 
March 14, 2002 
DigitalConsumer Takes Up the Fight Against Copyright Plans in Congress
By WALTER S. MOSSBERG

A crucial debate is shaping up in Congress and in private industry about how 
freely you, the consumer, will be able to use digital music and video in the 
future.


==========> 02-03-19-LATimes-CopyrightWars.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/la-000020009mar19.story

EDITORIAL
Copyright War: Find a Truce
March 19 2002

A full-fledged war between Hollywood and Silicon Valley is breaking out over 
digital copyright protection, but it isn't even entertaining. In the past few 
weeks, entertainment and computer industry executives have been facing off 
before Congress to excoriate each other rather than reach a solution together 


==========> 02-03-21-SJMerc-Google-Scientology.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/2910195.htm

Posted on Thu, Mar. 21, 2002
Google pulls, replaces Web page critical of Scientology

  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc. restored a Web site critical of the 
Church of Scientology on its Internet search engine Thursday while free speech 
advocates slammed the company for removing the site in the first place.

  Google said the company had only removed certain pages from the site because 


==========> 02-03-22-CNetNews-DigitalDownloadPatent.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-867135.html

Court pares back digital-download patent
By Gwendolyn Mariano 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
March 22, 2002, 3:00 PM PT

Intouch Group has lost a round in its bid to collect more licensing fees for 
its technology, with a federal judge invalidating parts of a controversial 
digital download patent. 


==========> 02-03-22-Independent-DNAasMusic-IP.txt==========

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_medical/story.jsp?story=277097

DNA codes may be protected as 'music'
By Steve Connor, Science Editor
22 March 2002

A biotechnology company is following in the footsteps of Lennon and McCartney 
by using the law on music copyright to protect a piece of work – only this time 
it is not a pop song they are trying to reserve but a sequence of DNA.



==========> 02-03-25-BBC-CriticsAttackOpenAccessJournals.txt==========

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1885000/1885931.stm

Monday, 25 March, 2002, 11:18 GMT 
Critics attack net journal initiative
Campaigners want free access to research results
By Ivan Noble 
BBC News Online 

Critics of a project to set up alternative open-access scientific journals on 
the internet say the idea is ill-conceived and will undermine quality. 


==========> 02-03-25-FinancialTimes-Eisner-IP.txt==========

http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3H10TP8ZC&live=tr
ue&useoverridetemplate=ZZZFKOXOA0C&tagid=ZZZC00L1B0C&subheading=information%20te
chnology

Abe Lincoln and the internet pirates

The great Emancipator's forthright defence of intellectual property rights 
holds true today, says Michael Eisner

Published: March 25 2002 19:36 | Last Updated: March 25 2002 21:57


==========> 02-03-25-SJMerc-NapsterMustStopAllInfringingFiles.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/local/2935172.htm

Posted on Mon, Mar. 25, 2002
Napster loses ruling on court's shutdown order
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

  The record industry, continuing its legal steamroller over online music 
pioneer Napster, scored another victory Monday.



==========> 02-03-25-USACM-GeorgiaDatabaseBill.txt==========

http://www.acm.org/usacm/Georgia_Database_Bill.htm

March 25, 2002
The Honorable Robert Reichert
Chairman, Judiciary Subcommittee
Georgia House of Representatives
601 Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA  30334

Dear Chairman Reichert:


==========> 02-03-26-Soros-OpenAccesProject-ResearchLiterature.txt==========

http://www.soros.org/openaccess/read.shtml

Budapest Open Access Initiative
1864 signatures have been added to the initiative.

Budapest Open Access Initiative 

An old tradition and a new technology have converged to make possible an
unprecedented public good. The old tradition is the willingness of scientists 
and


==========> 02-03-27-SJMerc-SharewarePiracy.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/2948101.htm

Posted on Wed, Mar. 27, 2002
'Casual piracy' undercuts shareware concept
By Rob Pegoraro
Washington Post

  How honest are people when they think nobody's looking?

  The Internet is a fine place to find out: The near-frictionless ease of 


==========> 02-03-28-Reuters-DutchCourtClearsKaZaA.txt==========

http://www.totaltele.com/vprint.asp?txtID=50430

Dutch court clears Web music swapping
By Lucas van Grinsven and Bernhard
Warner, Reuters
28 March 2002
   
Internet software firm given go ahead to distribute program in a blow to the 
music industry.



==========> 02-03-29-SJMerc-CharterSchoolIllegallyCopiesCoursest.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/2964490.htm

Posted on Fri, Mar. 29, 2002
Publishing company claims Pennsylvania cyber school stole course materials

  PHILADELPHIA (AP) - An online publishing company Friday sued a charter school 
that offers classes only over the Internet, claiming the school illegally 
copied course materials without paying for them.

  The federal lawsuit was filed by New Forum Publishers, which offers online 


==========> 02-03-29-USACM-CBDTPA-Letter.txt==========

http://www.acm.org/usacm/Legislation/Holllings_S2048.htm

March 29, 2002
The Honorable Ernest F. Hollings
Chairman, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
SR-254 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20510

Dear Chairman Hollings:



==========> 02-04-01-CNETNews-KazaaStealthP2PNetwork.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-873181.html

Stealth P2P network hides inside Kazaa
By John Borland 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
April 1, 2002, 5:35 PM PT
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-873181.html 

A California company has quietly attached its software to millions of downloads 
of the popular Kazaa file-trading program and plans to remotely "turn on" 


==========> 02-04-04-USAToday-DigitalPiracy-CBDTPA.txt==========

http://www.usatoday.com/money/covers/2002-04-05-music-piracy.htm

04/04/2002 - Updated 09:04 PM ET 
Piracy pillages music industry
By David Lieberman, USA TODAY 

NEW YORK — Crystal Wong is the kind of person who petrifies
entertainment executives.

The 24-year-old San Mateo, Calif. resident, who handles human resources at


==========> 02-04-08-SFChronicle-Technolgy-LawReview.txt==========

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/04/08/BU1
40716.DTL&type=tech

Proposed copyright law raises controversy 
COPYRIGHT'S NEXT CHAPTER 
Latest legislation tries to control the technology itself 
Benny Evangelista, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, April 8, 2002 
©2002 San Francisco Chronicle 



==========> 02-04-10-SeattlePI-Authors-AmazonStopUsedBookSales.txt==========

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/65873_amazon10.shtml

SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
Authors rally against Amazon's online selling of used books 
Wednesday, April 10, 2002
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
THE NEW YORK TIMES

Authors are rebelling against new efforts by Amazon.com to spur sales of used 
books, a practice that has become a major source of revenue for Amazon but pays 


==========> 02-04-15-Ellis-CD-DVD-NewBusinessModels.txt==========

Subject: Record Companies...
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 16:44:27 -0700
From: Bob Ellis
To: tweber@wsj.com

I enjoyed your column in the 4/15 WSJ and agree with you that there are
many things the record companies and movie studios could do to win
consumers' business for digital media.

Although you briefly mentioned price, I believe there is much more that


==========> 02-04-15-Salon-EldredvAshcroft-CopyrightExtension.txt==========

http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/04/15/copyright_defense/index.html

In defense of copyright
A top intellectual property lawyer argues that the Supreme Court's decision to
review the Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act is plain wrong.

By Damien Cave

April 15, 2002  |  Morton David Goldberg's name is hardly a household word for 
technology geeks worried about the corporate drive to take ownership of 


==========> 02-04-17-USAToday-HighDefMultimediaInterface.txt==========

http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020417/4034233s.htm

A deal against digital piracy Hardware makers, studios in accord
By Mike Snider
USA TODAY

A group of electronics makers and movie studios moved the rollout of digital
TV a step ahead Tuesday with a preliminary agreement on copy protection
for high-definition broadcasts and digital TV sets.



==========> 02-04-21-Salon-EldredvAshcroft-Interview.txt==========

http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/02/21/web_copyright/index.html

Mickey Mouse vs. The People
How an antiquarian bookseller and a Nathaniel Hawthorne fan ended up before the 
Supreme Court.

By Damien Cave

Feb. 21, 2002  |  Neither Eric Eldred nor Laura Bjorklund intended to become 
warriors in the battle over copyright. They simply wanted to publish old books; 


==========> 02-05-00-Business2-CBDTPA-HollywoodvsHighTech.txt==========

http://www.business2.com/articles/mag/0,1640,39428,FF.html

  Hollywood vs. High-Tech 
  By: James Lardner 
  Issue: May 2002
  Print Article | Email This Article  
   
  Disney's Michael Eisner and others say Hollywood will defend its intellectual 
property at all costs. Silicon Valley eminences like Andy Grove say those are 
fightin' words -- if it means trampling consumers' rights and squashing 


==========> 02-05-00-CACM-BalancingAccessToScientificDataAndPriviledgedAccess.txt==========

Controlled publication of digital scientific data
John J. Helly, T. Todd Elvins, Don Sutton, David Martinez, Scott E. Miller, 
Steward Pickett, Aaron M. Ellison
May 2002 	  	
Communications of the ACM,  Volume 45 Issue 5 

How to balance free and open access to scientific data with privileged access 
to new results by authors while protecting them from being scooped by competing 
interpretations of their own data.



==========> 02-05-01-CNETNews-BidenBill-Counterfeit.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2102-1023-896676.html

Copyright holders praise proposed bill
By Lisa M. Bowman 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
May 1, 2002, 1:45 PM PT

Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., has introduced a bill that would expand counterfeit 
laws to cover digital music and movies and make it illegal to replicate 
authentication measures on copyrighted materials. 


==========> 02-05-03-EFF-CourtOrdersReplayTVtoSpy.txt==========

May 3, 2002

Court Orders ReplayTV to Spy on Customers for Movie Studios
Entertainment Industry Demands Massive Privacy Invasion

A court has ordered ReplayTV to rewrite its personal video recorder software to 
include spy ware that will capture every click from every customer's remote, 
gathering personal data detailing what each ReplayTV owner watches, skips, and 
shares over the Internet. Once in place, the data gathered with this tool will 
be sent to Hollywood studios and TV networks for use as ammunition in a pending 


==========> 02-05-04-SJMerc-DG-MediaControl.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/gmsv/3200804.
htm

Posted on Sat, May. 04, 2002
Dan Gillmor: Paranoia, stupidity and greed ganging up on the public
By Dan Gillmor
Mercury News Technology Columnist

  Dear Reader: 



==========> 02-05-07-SJMerc-BPDG-HDTV.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3218129.htm

Posted on Tue, May. 07, 2002
Cory Doctorow: Hollywood wants a stranglehold on your digital technology
By Cory Doctorow

  Digital television is coming, which should be cause for celebration. 
High-definition digital TV will deliver fantastic picture and sound.

  But because digital TV broadcasts will be, well, digital, this also gives the 


==========> 02-05-12-NandoTimes-PublicDomainInfo.txt==========

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/399236p-3178262c.html

Technology: Public domain info under threat, say groups 
Copyright © 2002
United Press International 
By SCOTT R. BURNELL, United Press International 

WASHINGTON (May 12, 2002 10:39 a.m. EDT) - The Internet-powered
explosion of easily available data has spawned a backlash of copyright and
patent activity that threatens information in the public domain, speakers at


==========> 02-05-13-BusinessWeek-Lessig-FutureEBusiness.txt==========

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_19/b3782610.htm

MAY 13, 2002 
SPECIAL REPORT -- THE FUTURE OF E-BUSINESS 
Lawrence Lessig: The "Dinosaurs" Are Taking Over 

If the media giants have their way, the Net freedom fighter says, content will 
be
rigidly controlled and innovation stifled 



==========> 02-05-13-WSJ-PamSamuelson.txt==========

http://online.wsj.com/article_email/0,,SB1020884132662876320,00.html

SPECIAL REPORT: TECHNOLOGY
The Legal Theorist
What is intellectual property in the age of PCs and the Internet?
Pamela Samuelson thinks she knows
By PHYLLIS PLITCH

Right from the start, personal computers were a lightning rod for copyright
battles. First it was software programs that used similar design elements.


==========> 02-05-15-SonicBlue-SnoopingOrderStayed.txt==========

http://www.sonicblue.com/company/press.asp?ID=551

SONICblue Granted Stay of Judge Magistrate’s Ruling
Stay Defers Previous Ruling Requiring SonicBlue to Monitor ReplayTV 4000 Usage

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – May 15, 2002 – SonicBlue™ Incorporated (Nasdaq: SBLU) 
announced today that Judge Florence-Marie Cooper has granted the company’s 
request for a stay of a Magistrate Judge’s April 26 ruling in the Paramount 
Pictures Corp., et al. v. ReplayTV, Inc., et al. case, which requested the 
company monitor its customers’ viewing habits.


==========> 02-05-16-CreativeCommons-SharingInfo.txt==========

http://www.creativecommons.org/

You're making a movie and need still images. You're starting out as a 
photographer and want to spread the word. You're teaching a course and need 
materials. You've written an article and you want people to analyze it. You're 
building a website and need graphics. You're a digital artist who wants to 
collaborate with other artists. You're performing a concert and need a 
symphony. You've composed a symphony and want people to perform it. How will 
Creative Commons help you? 



==========> 02-05-16-NYT-Canada-FeeOnRecordableMedia.txt==========

Broad Tax Sought on Music Storage in Canada
May 16, 2002
By IAN AUSTEN

OTTAWA -- IN the United States, the recording industry has dealt with
music copying mostly through legal action and the development of
anti-copying technology. In Canada, however, the industry is going after
cash.

If a group representing musicians, composers and record companies has


==========> 02-05-19-SJMerc-Altnet-FileSharingDRM.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3298227.htm

Posted on Sun, May. 19, 2002
New Internet file-sharing system Altnet designed to give artists greater control

  NEW YORK (AP) - Ace Ha and Sammy Brazil of the emerging hip-hop group 
MaddWest don't mind listeners passing around their music for free over the 
Internet. All they want is a little control.

  The Altnet file-sharing system launches Monday to give MaddWest and other 


==========> 02-05-21-SJMerc-LC-RejectsWebcastingRoyalityRates.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3307332.htm

Posted on Tue, May. 21, 2002
Librarian of Congress rejects proposed royalty rates for Internet music 
broadcasts

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Librarian of Congress has rejected proposed royalty 
rates that would have charged Internet broadcasters based on each Web user that 
listens in.



==========> 02-05-22-SJMerc-KazaaQuits.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/3316962.htm

Posted on Wed, May. 22, 2002
Music swapping firm to fold under weight of lawsuits

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kazaa, the company behind a popular file-swapping Web 
site, said it will fold because it cannot afford to defend itself against 
copyright infringement charges brought by the major studios and labels.

  The Dutch company maintains it has not violated any copyright laws by 


==========> 02-05-22-SJMerc-Valenti-Cannes.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3316627.htm

Posted on Wed, May. 22, 2002
Valenti comes to Cannes to push for worldwide alliance on movie piracy

  CANNES, France (AP) - As digital cameras and projectors revolutionize the 
movie business, the head of the U.S. film industry is urging governments 
worldwide to band together and crack down on a growing side effect of the 
digital wave: piracy.



==========> 02-05-23-Salon-FightCloud-FreeCDs.txt==========

http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/05/23/fightcloud/index.html

Give it away now
Music start-up FightCloud.com offers CDs free, but says it's making a profit.
How can that be?
By Thomas Claburn

May 23, 2002  |  "You want to stop piracy?" asks Jack Scalfani, CEO of 
independent music site FightCloud.com. "Make your CDs affordable. I'm not going 
to spend three hours turning and burning a CD ... if it's an $8 CD. I'm going 


==========> 02-05-24-NYT-HollywoodvsTechIndustry.txt==========

May 24, 2002
Silicon Valley Grows Up
By CLAIRE TRISTRAM

SAN JOSE, Calif. — On some stretches of Highway 880, curling around
the east side of San Francisco Bay, you can drive by row after row of
pristine office buildings, constructed just before the bust, never
occupied by a single tenant. These days, Silicon Valley's traffic, like
the valley's ambitions, isn't as ferocious as it used to be. Sometimes
it's even possible to get from San Francisco to San Jose in less than 90


==========> 02-05-25-SJMerc-RIAA-SuesAudiogalaxy.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/companies/napster/333694
7.htm

Posted on Sat, May. 25, 2002
Music industry sues Napster-like Internet firm, Audiogalaxy

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - The recording and music publishing industries extended 
their legal pursuit of online music swapping firms Friday, suing Audiogalaxy 
for copyright infringement.



==========> 02-05-25-SJMerc-RIAASuesAudiogalaxy.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3336947.htm

Posted on Sat, May. 25, 2002
Music industry sues Napster-like Internet firm, Audiogalaxy

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - The recording and music publishing industries extended 
their legal pursuit of online music swapping firms Friday, suing Audiogalaxy 
for copyright infringement.

  The Recording Industry Association of America and the National Music 


==========> 02-05-27-FortuneMag-HollywoodvsHighTech.txt==========

http://www.fortune.com/indexw.jhtml?channel=artcol.jhtml&doc_id=207975&page=3

DIGITAL DUSTUP
'This Is War'
Should the computer industry protect Hollywood from digital theft? The guns are 
drawn. 
FORTUNE May 27, 2002
By Devin Leonard 

Nothing has stirred up Hollywood lately like Ted Waitt's talented Holstein.


==========> 02-05-28-CNETNews-GatewaysWaittTakesOnHollywood.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2008-1082-923477.html

Ted Waitt takes on Hollywood
By Charles Cooper , Staff Writer
May 28, 2002, 12:00 PM PT

If he finds himself dining at Spago anytime soon, Gateway CEO Ted Waitt isn't 
likely to receive any bear hugs from the Hollywood moguls who favor this 
perennial Los Angeles hot spot. 



==========> 02-05-29-SJMerc-Consumers-OnlinePiracyOK.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/gmsv/3363169.
htm

Posted on Wed, May. 29, 2002
Consumers' views vary on software piracy
By Heather Fleming Phillips
Mercury News Washington Bureau

  WASHINGTON - More than half of all U.S. Internet users regularly download 
commercial software without paying for it, but only 12 percent see such actions 


==========> 02-05-29-SJMerc-IndependentOnlineMusicSvcs.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/gmsv/3363372.
htm

Posted on Wed, May. 29, 2002
Mike Langberg: Independents getting into online music
By Mike Langberg
Mercury News

  The Big Five record labels are finally getting some much needed competition 
in the emerging business of making music legally available online.


==========> 02-05-29-Slate-MusicSharingServices.txt==========

http://slate.msn.com//?id=2066277&device=

Post-Napster Future
Which music-sharing service is right for you?
By Bill Barnes
Updated Wednesday, May 29, 2002, at 1:32 PM PT 

                          Years from now, I hope to plop my
                          grandchildren on my knee and tell
                          them the story of Napster, the service


==========> 02-05-29-Ubiquity-ContentValue-XML.txt==========

Reestablishing the Value of Content
By Gerry McGovern
Everything has a cost, even so-called "free" content.

The irony of the current information economy is that much content
has lost its value. The Web was ushered in waving the banner,
"Information wants to be free." For the Web, and the information
economy in general, to advance and mature, we need to reestablish
the value of content.



==========> 02-05-30-USACM-Grove-EldredvAshcroft.txt==========

USACM-Grove May 30, 2002

As you may be aware, USACM has signed an Amici Curiae brief in support of
the petitioners in the U.S. Supreme Court's consideration of the Eldred v.
Ashcroft challenge to the Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA).  The brief
argues that the CTEA extends the term of copyright protection in a manner
that harms the public domain.  Of particular concern to USACM, the brief
seeks to educate the Court regarding the incremental evolution of computer
software development and the potential damaging affects of CTEA on
continued innovation of software and digital computing.


==========> 02-05-31-CCIA-BPDGCochairReport-Comments.txt==========

CCIA Statement on the BPDG co-chairs final report
May 31, 2002

The Computer & Communications Industry Association has been monitoring the BPDG 
process for several months. During that time we have been keenly aware of the 
difficulties of creating a digital rights management system that could protect 
high-definition content while at the same time protecting fair use for 
consumers and future innovators alike.

The co-chairs report purports to do so, but falls far short, in part because of 


==========> 02-06-00ACMNetWorker-NewIPLegislationContrastsOpposingViewpoints.txt==========

Digital rights (and wrongs)
Dennis Fowler
June 2002 	  	
netWorker,  Volume 6 Issue 2 

New legislation intended to resolve intellectual property issues only puts 
opposing viewpoints in stark relief

"Inventions cannot, in nature, be a subject of property." —Thomas Jefferson



==========> 02-06-03-ChillingEffects-ClearinghouseWebsite.txt==========

http://www.chillingeffects.org/

Chilling Effects
Clearinghouse

A joint project of the Electronic Frontier
Foundation and Harvard, Stanford,
Berkeley, University of San Francisco, and
University of Maine law school clinics.



==========> 02-06-03-SJMerc-SonicBlueDataCollectionOverturned.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3391705.htm

Posted on Mon, Jun. 03, 2002
SONICblue says viewer tracking ruling overturned

  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Reuters) - SONICblue Inc. Monday said a federal court 
overturned a ruling that would have forced the company to track the television 
viewing habits of customers using its ReplayTV digital video recorder amid 
concerns about copyright violations.



==========> 02-06-03-SJMerc-VintCerf-GovtBroadbandPolicies.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3392998.htm

Posted on Mon, Jun. 03, 2002
Government must unleash faster Net connections, Cerf says
BY VIKAS BAJAJ
The Dallas Morning News

  ATLANTA - (KRT) - One of the pioneers of the Internet said Monday that 
government must get involved for speedier connections to the Net to reach the 
masses.


==========> 02-06-04-SJMerc-SonicBlueDataCollectionOverturned.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3396244.htm

Posted on Tue, Jun. 04, 2002
Judge says SonicBlue won't have to monitor customers
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

  A federal judge in Los Angeles has overturned a ruling that would have 
required SonicBlue to write special software to monitor the television viewing 
habits of users of its advanced digital video recorders.


==========> 02-06-06-SJMerc-EFF-SonicBlueUsersCopyingLawsuit.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3418583.htm

Posted on Thu, Jun. 06, 2002
ReplayTV owners file suit to protect users' rights
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

  Five users of an advanced digital video recorder sued Thursday to make the 
consumer's voice heard in the big-stakes legal battle between media titans and 
technology companies.


==========> 02-06-07-WashPost-EFF-SonicBlueUsersCopyingLawsuit.txt==========

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9087-2002Jun6.html

Copyfight Renewal
Owners of Digital Devices Sue to Assert the Right to Record 
By Mike Musgrove
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, June 7, 2002; Page E01 

Looking at how Hollywood has been trying to
protect itself from piracy, the cure would seem


==========> 02-06-10-ZDNet-SimonsFeltenStanfordPPClass.txt==========

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-934602.html

Software programmers hit the law books
By Lisa M. Bowman 
Special to ZDNet News
June 10, 2002, 10:10 AM PT
URL: http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-934602.html 

STANFORD, Calif.--It's not every computer science class that opens with a poem. 



==========> 02-06-11-SJMerc-IFPI-RealCDPiracy.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/3448241.htm

Posted on Tue, Jun. 11, 2002
Music industry says worldwide piracy up sharply

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of bootlegged music grew by nearly 50 percent 
worldwide last year, an industry group said Tuesday, as pirates seized on a new 
recordable-CD format to churn out 1.9 million illegally duplicated units in 
2001.



==========> 02-06-12-BusinessWeek-CableInternet-TieredPricing.txt==========

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jun2002/tc20020612_1108.htm

JUNE 12, 2002 
NEWS ANALYSIS 
Will Cable Unplug the File Swappers?
New pricing plans for broadband use could make downloading pirated music and 
movies a prohibitively costly habit 

Jon, a computer programmer, is exactly the
kind of music lover the Recording Industry


==========> 02-06-17-SJMerc-Audiogalaxy-NMPA-RIAA-Settlement.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3490753.htm

Posted on Mon, Jun. 17, 2002
Napster clone settles with recording industry on music use
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

  The recording industry scored another victory over illicit online 
music-swapping services Monday, reaching a swift out-of-court settlement with 
Audiogalaxy that requires the ``Napster-like clone'' to halt unauthorized music 


==========> 02-06-20-SJMerc-LC-CRArbRoyPanel-WebcastingRoyalties.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3513708.htm

Posted on Thu, Jun. 20, 2002
Cut in Webcast royalty rates angers both sides
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

  The Librarian of Congress on Thursday cut in half the royalty rate Webcasters 
must pay to stream music over the Internet, a compromise that made almost no 
one happy.


==========> 02-06-24-Cryptome-TCPA-GPL.txt==========

http://cryptome.org/tcpa-rja2.htm

24 June 2002 
From: Nomen Nescio
Subject: Re: Ross's TCPA paper 

> I must confess that after reading the paper I am quite relieved to
> finally have solid confirmation that at least one other person has
> realized (outside the authors and proponents of the bill) that the
> Hollings bill, while failing to mention TCPA anywhere in the text of the


==========> 02-06-24-InfoWorld-MS-Palladium-DRM.txt==========

http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/06/24/020624hnpalladium.xml

June 24, 2002 11:32 AM 
Microsoft plans new security system in future Windows 
By Sam Costello and Peter Sayer 

MICROSOFT WANTS TO change the fundamental architecture of the PC,
adding security hardware to a future release of its Windows operating system, 
the
company acknowledged Monday, after a media report and an analyst briefed by the


==========> 02-06-24-TheRegister-2-MS-Palladium-DRM.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25843.html

The register
MS to micro-manage your computer
By Richard Forno
Posted: 24/06/2002 at 05:04 GMT

A recent MSNBC article by techno-pundit Steven Levy discusses
Microsoft's plans for a new computer operating environment
(code-named "Palladium") that links hardware, software, and data into a neat


==========> 02-06-24-TheRegister-MS-Palladium-DRM.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25852.html

The Register
MS DRM OS, retagged 'secure OS' to ship with Longhorn?
By John Lettice
Posted: 24/06/2002 at 08:59 GMT

The Microsoft Secure PC project is rolling out, and could be with us as early
as the next major version of Windows, Longhorn. The whole idea of a
computer that just plain won't let you steal other people's stuff is of course a


==========> 02-06-25-HowardBerman-P2PPiracy.txt==========

http://www.house.gov/berman/p2p062502.html

Speech by the Honorable Howard L. Berman to the Computer and Communications 
Industry Association  Regarding Solutions to Peer to Peer Piracy 
June 25, 2002

• Thank you for inviting me to address you today.  I know it is a difficult 
time for many in the technology sector to focus on issues other than survival.  
Further, with so many issues critical to national security on the congressional 
agenda, it is difficult for policymakers to focus on the future of technology.  


==========> 02-06-25-TheRegister-Palladium-GPL.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25891.html

The Register
MS to eradicate GPL, hence Linux
By Thomas C Greene in Washington
Posted: 25/06/2002 at 22:30 GMT

Yesterday, as we all know, Microsoft fed an 'exclusive' story about its new
'Palladium' DRM/PKI Trust Machine to Newsweek hack Steven Levy (a guy
who writes without irony of "high-level encryption"), presumably because they


==========> 02-06-26-ExtremeTech-MS-Palladium-AMD-MotherboardDesign.txt==========

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,282114,00.asp

June 26, 2002 
Palladium Clues May Lie In AMD Motherboard Design 
By  Mark Hachman 

  A two-year-old white paper authored by AMD and encryption firm Wave Systems
  may offer additional clues to the design of PCs incorporating Palladium,
  Microsoft's new security initiative. 



==========> 02-06-26-RossAnderson-TCPA-PalladiumFAQs.txt==========

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/rja14/tcpa-faq.html

TCPA / Palladium Frequently Asked Questions 

Version 0.1 26 June 2002 

1. What are TCPA and Palladium? 

TCPA stands for the Trusted Computing Platform Alliance (TCPA), an initiative 
led by Intel. Their website is here. Their stated goal is `a new computing 


==========> 02-06-26-Wired-DenmarkDeepLinkingLawsuit.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,53501,00.html

Deep Linking's Legal Link on Hold 
By Farhad Manjoo 
11:55 a.m. June 26, 2002 PDT 

After two days of hearings, a Danish court has delayed making a decision in a 
closely watched case that could determine the legality of "deep linking" in 
Denmark and other European Union countries. 



==========> 02-06-26-ZDNet-CongBerman-RecordCompaniesHackP2PSites.txt==========

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-939433.html

Lawmaker: Let studios hack P2P sites
By John Borland 
Special to ZDNet News
June 26, 2002, 4:50 AM PT
URL: http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-939433.html 

A California congressman is preparing a bill that would let copyright owners, 
such as


==========> 02-06-27-ECommerceTimes-TelecomReformNeeded.txt==========

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nf/20020627/tc_nf/18412

 Analysts: Broadband Competition a 'Firestorm' 
 Thu Jun 27, 1:37 PM ET 
 Tim McDonald, www.EcommerceTimes.com 

 In an analysis released Thursday criticizing the U.S. Federal Communications 
Commission ( news - web sites), market research company Gartner Dataquest ( 
NYSE: IT - news) said a "radical reform" of telecom policy is needed if the 
rollout of high-speed Internet ( news - external web site) services, or 


==========> 02-06-27-SJMerc-MusicIndustrysSpoofFiles.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3560365.htm

Posted on Thu, Jun. 27, 2002
Music industry swamps swap networks with phony files
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

  Major record labels have launched an aggressive new guerrilla assault on the 
underground music networks, flooding online swapping services with bogus copies 
of popular songs.


==========> 02-06-27_SJMerc-WebcastingRoyaltiesTooHigh.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/gmsv/3559843.
htm

Posted on Thu, Jun. 27, 2002
Webcasting pioneer: Royalty rates set high to cut competition
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

  A Webcasting pioneer who helped strike a key deal that influenced the rate 
all other Internet radio stations would pay the recording industry admits he 


==========> 02-06-27-WashPost-MS-Palladium.txt==========

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51780-2002Jun26.html

Microsoft Wants Security Hard-Wired in Your Computer 
By Leslie Walker
Thursday, June 27, 2002; Page E01 

It's tough to plug holes in a ship's hull once it is at sea, or to reattach an 
airplane's wing in flight. Yet that's akin to what the computer industry has 
been trying to do with security: append layer after layer of protection onto 
the world's increasingly connected computer networks, all as one big 


==========> 02-06-30-SJMerc-RecordIndustryChanging.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3578189.htm

  Posted on Sun, Jun. 30, 2002
  Record industry changing tune on Internet
  By Dawn C. Chmielewski
  Mercury News

  Two deals that both broaden the selection of music available through online 
services and allow consumers to buy tracks cheaply over the Internet signal the 
recording industry's growing acceptance of online music distribution.


==========> 02-07-00-IEEESpectrum-CopyProtection.txt==========

IEEE Spectrum Editorial
July 2002
"Is It Illegal to Skip The Ads in This Magazine"

Some representatives of the entertainment industry would probably argue
that it is. And in a desperate bid not to have to rethink their business
models in the face of increasingly sophisticated digital content
distribution, the industry is turning to the courts and the U.S.
Congress in hopes of turning back time and technology. 
  


==========> 02-07-00-IEEESpectrum-FreeOnlineEqualsGreaterSales.txt==========

http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/resource/jul02/webs.html

Lost and Found: Media Sales 
Movies, records, and books sometimes sell even better when they're also 
available online for free 
By Steven M. Cherry, Senior Associate Editor 

Two weeks before its 16 May theatrical release, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of 
the Clones appeared on Internet file-sharing networks such as Gnutella and 
KaZaA. Pirated copies also showed up on Internet Relay Chat (IRC), which can be 


==========> 02-07-01-Newsweek-MS-Palladium-DRM.txt==========

http://www.msnbc.com/news/770511.asp?cp1=1

The Big Secret
An exclusive first look at Microsoft’s ambitious-and risky-plan to remake the 
personal computer to ensure security, privacy and intellectual property rights. 
Will you buy it? 
By Steven Levy
NEWSWEEK

July 1 issue —  In ancient Troy stood the Palladium, a


==========> 02-07-01-SJMerc-MoreMusicOnListen.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/3581020.htm

  Posted on Mon, Jul. 01, 2002
  Listen inks deal with fifth major label for more online music

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Listen.com announced Monday that its online music 
service, Rhapsody, has inked a deal to stream music content from a fifth major 
recording company, Universal Music Group.

  Rhapsody now boasts selections from each of the five major labels, something 


==========> 02-07-03-Cryptome-DOC-DRM-Workshop.txt==========

http://cryptome.org/ta070302.txt

3 July 2002
Source: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/fr-cont.html
[Federal Register: July 3, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 128)]
[Notices] [Page 44597]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr03jy02-41]
[[Page 44597]]



==========> 02-07-05-SJMerc-NewsboosterBarred-DeepLinking.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3606498.htm

  Posted on Fri, Jul. 05, 2002
  Web site barred from linking to Danish newspaper Web sites

  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Challenging the World Wide Web's fundamental 
premise of linking, a Danish court ordered an Internet news service to stop 
linking to Web sites of Danish newspapers.

  Copenhagen's lower bailiff's court ruled Friday that Newsbooster.com was in 


==========> 02-07-08-ActiveWin-PalladiumExplained-TCPA.txt==========

http://www.activewin.com/articles/2002/pd.shtml

Palladium Details
Written By: Seth Schoen
Date: July 8th, 2002

Peter Biddle at Microsoft began thinking around 1997 about how to
protect his bits when they were on someone else's computer. (He was
Microsoft's representative at CPTWG and in the DVD-CCA, and was
somewhat skeptical of the technical efficacy of software-based DRM.) 


==========> 02-07-08-AtNewYork-Boucher-FairUseFight.txt==========

http://www.atnewyork.com/news/article.php/1381471

AtNewYork
Rep. Boucher Outlines 'Fair Use' Fight
July 8, 2002

NEW YORK -- U.S. Congressman Rick Boucher, moving to strengthen "fair use" 
provisions under federal copyright law, said he is introducing a bill that 
would essentially restrict the record industry from selling copy-protected CDs.



==========> 02-07-08-BostonGlobe-TCPA-Palladium.txt==========

http://digitalmass.boston.com/news/globe_tech/upgrade/2002/0708.html

Beware the gotcha in new Intel feature
By Hiawatha Bray, 07/08/02    

Remember the heartwarming spectacle of a few months ago, when mighty Intel
Corp. stood tall against a plan by the big media companies to seize control of
our personal computers? Well, it turns out that Intel, Microsoft Corp., and a
host of other technology companies are hard at work on next-generation
computers that may give the media moguls pretty much what they want. 


==========> 02-07-08-LATimes-MinorRecordLabelsUseP2P.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/la-fi-fileshare8jul08.story

Labels See Perks in File Sharing
Music: Independent record companies embrace 'peer-to-peer' networks as a boon 
to CD sales.
By JON HEALEY
TIMES STAFF WRITER
July 8 2002

Like millions of other music lovers, Martin Hall misses the pioneering service 


==========> 02-07-08-PCWorld-MSPalladiumDiscussionOpen.txt==========

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,102473,00.asp

Microsoft Security Chip Open to Discussion
Software giant says info about Palladium was released too soon, and that the 
plan is subject to change.
Gillian Law, IDG News Service
Monday, July 08, 2002

BARCELONA -- Microsoft would be prepared to license the intellectual property 
for its proposed Palladium security chip to any software manufacturer, but 


==========> 02-07-09-JanisIan-DownloadingMusicGood.txt==========

http://www.janisian.com/article-internet_debacle.html

THE INTERNET DEBACLE - AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Janis Ian
Originally written for Performing Songwriter Magazine 
* Shortly after this article was turned in, Michael Greene resigned as 
president of NARAS.

"The Internet, and downloading, are here to stay... Anyone who thinks otherwise 
should prepare themselves to end up on the slagheap of history." (Janis Ian, 


==========> 02-07-09-RossAnderson-UpdatedTCPA-PalladiumFAQs.txt==========

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/rja14/tcpa-faq.html

TCPA / Palladium Frequently Asked Questions
Version 1.0 - 9 July 2002
Ross Anderson 

TCPA stands for the Trusted Computing Platform Alliance, an initiative led by 
Intel. Their stated goal is `a new computing platform for the next century that 
will provide for improved trust in the PC platform.' Palladium is software that 
Microsoft says it plans to incorporate in future versions of Windows; it will 


==========> 02-07-11-CNETNews-CobleBermanFairUseRestrictionsBill.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-943134.html

Lawmakers: Keep your tunes to yourself
By Declan McCullagh 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
July 11, 2002, 11:35 AM PT

WASHINGTON--Legislators are readying a bill that could sharply limit Americans' 
rights relating to copying music, taping TV shows, and transferring files 
through the Internet. 


==========> 02-07-11-SJMerc-ISPsOfferDigitalMusic.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3641813.htm

  Posted on Thu, Jul. 11, 2002
  EarthLink hopes to boost broadband demand with digital music service
  By Dawn C. Chmielewski
  Mercury News

  Internet providers have finally recognized the true lesson of Napster: that 
online music will drive broadband adoption faster than you can say, ``Stop, 
thief!''


==========> 02-07-12-SJMerc-DigitalTVRecordersCouldEndFreeTV.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3652830.htm

  Posted on Fri, Jul. 12, 2002
  Kellner: Digital recorders could end free TV

  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Television viewers could face paying for channels 
they now receive free if digital video recorders kill commercials, said Jamie 
Kellner, chairman of Turner Broadcasting System.

  The wider use of systems like TiVo and ReplayTV, which allow viewers to 


==========> 02-07-12-USACM-BunnerBrief.txt==========

http://www.acm.org/usacm/Alerts/BunnerBrief.htm

USACM Files Brief in California Case: DVD-CCA v. Brunner
July 12, 2002

Seeking to educate the California Supreme Court regarding the critical 
importance of reverse engineering to the legitimate work of researchers and 
technologists, the USACM recently signed an amicus brief in support of Bunner 
in his appeal of lower court's ruling in the DVD-Copy Control Association 
(DVDCCA) v. Bunner case.


==========> 02-07-16-NYT-GatorLoosesFirstRoundInFightToAddOnlinePopUpAds.txt==========

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F05EEDA1739F935A25754C0A9649C8B6
3&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/C/Copyrights

The New York Times, July 16, 2002
Gator Loses a Round to Web Sites in Fight Over Pop-Up Ads, By BOB TEDESCHI

The Gator Corporation appears to have lost the first round in its fight against 
10 Web site publishers who sued the company last month, saying that its use of 
online pop-up advertisements violated copyright and trademark laws.



==========> 02-07-17-CNETNews-ProtestDOCRoundtable.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-944668.html

Tech activists protest anti-copying
By Declan McCullagh 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
July 17, 2002, 5:55 PM PT

WASHINGTON--Enthusiasts of free software disrupted a Commerce Department 
meeting Wednesday, insisting on their right to debate the entertainment 
industry over anti-copying technologies. 


==========> 02-07-20-SJMerc-DG-MSPalladium.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/dan_gillmor/3
703596.htm

Posted on Sat, Jul. 20, 2002
Hollywood, tech make suspicious pairing
By Dan Gillmor
Mercury News Technology Columnist

  Last week, some of America's most influential technology executives wrote a 
let's-be-pals letter to the heads of the entertainment industry. Surely, said 


==========> 02-07-23-CNETNews-BermanHackBill.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-945923.html

Could Hollywood hack your PC?
By Declan McCullagh 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
July 23, 2002, 4:45 PM PT

WASHINGTON--Congress is about to consider an entertainment industry proposal 
that would authorize copyright holders to disable PCs used for illicit file 
trading. 


==========> 02-07-25-Berman-BermanP2PHackBill.txt==========

http://www.house.gov/berman/pr072502.htm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
CONTACT: GENE SMITH 
(202) 225-4695 
July 25, 2002 

              BERMAN INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO FOIL PEER TO PEER  PIRACY

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Howard L. Berman (D-CA), together with Reps. Howard 


==========> 02-07-25-CNETNews-ACLU-DMCA-Edelman-v-N2H2.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-946266.html

On trial: Digital copyright law
By Declan McCullagh 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
July 25, 2002, 9:00 AM PT

WASHINGTON--The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Thursday in 
an attempt to overturn key portions of a controversial 1998 copyright law. 



==========> 02-07-27-SJMerc-DG-HijackingOurRights.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/dan_gillmor/3
751660.htm

Posted on Sat, Jul. 27, 2002
Hacking, hijacking our rights
By Dan Gillmor
Mercury News Technology Columnist

  If you or I asked Congress for permission to legally hack other people's 
computers, we'd be laughed off Capitol Hill.  Then we'd be investigated by the 


==========> 02-07-29-NYT-BroadcastFlag-BidenBermanBills.txt==========

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/29/technology/29DIGI.html?ex=1029280417&ei=1&en=a
07e0fec8c6cdd6f

Movie Studios Press Congress in Digital Copyright Dispute 
The New York Times -- page C3
July 29, 2002
By AMY HARMON 

The entertainment industry's campaign to rally Congressional support for
new methods of copyright enforcement is yielding results. And it is


==========> 02-07-29-PCWorld-MSRevealsPalladiumDetails.txt==========

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,103440,00.asp

Microsoft Reveals Palladium Details
Hardware-software security strategy will require trust of customer, partners.
Sam Costello, IDG News Service
Monday, July 29, 2002

During the month since Microsoft announced Palladium, its plan to marry 
hardware and software security inside every Windows PC has been hailed as 
either a potential savior or a scourge for computer security and user freedom.


==========> 02-07-30-CNETNews-HPUsesDMCAforSecurityThreat.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-947325.html

Security warning draws DMCA threat
By Declan McCullagh 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
July 30, 2002, 4:48 PM PT

WASHINGTON--Hewlett Packard has found a new club to use to pound researchers 
who unearth flaws in the company's software: the Digital Millennium Copyright 
Act. 


==========> 02-07-31-BW-P2P-Hacking.txt==========

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2002/tc20020731_4889.htm

JULY 31, 2002 

PERSPECTIVE 
By Heather Green 

Hollywood Vigilantes vs. Copyright Pirates
The entertainment industry doesn't need a law letting it hack and disable
file-sharers. Why is Congress even considering it? 


==========> 02-08-01-CNETNews-HP-BacksDown-DMCA.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-947745.html?tag=fd_top

HP backs down on copyright warning
By Declan McCullagh 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
August 1, 2002, 5:58 PM PT

WASHINGTON--Hewlett-Packard has backed away from legal threats it made against 
security analysts who publicized flaws in the company's software. 



==========> 02-08-01-DarwinMag-LessigOnPatents.txt==========

http://www.darwinmag.com/read/080102/lessig.html

An interview with Lawrence Lessig on Patents and the Internet 
BY TODD DATZ 

LAWRENCE LESSIG knows how to
stir things up. A professor at the Stanford
Law School, he is also the founder of the
Stanford Center for Internet and Society.
His latest book, The Future of Ideas: The


==========> 02-08-01-HPPressRelease-HP-BacksDown-DMCA.txt==========

http://www.politechbot.com/docs/hp.recants.dmca.080102.html

HP Statement 
August 1, 2002 

1) HP is committed to protecting our customer's security environments. 

2) We have verified that there is a security vulnerability with Tru64 UNIX, the 
details of which were brought to our attention July 18. The problem has now 
been isolated and HP has been preparing a fix, which will be available within 


==========> 02-08-03-SJMerc-DG-HPComesToItsSenses-DMCA.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3792640.htm

Posted on Sat, Aug. 03, 2002
HP backs off threat, but why did they even make it?
By Dan Gillmor
Mercury News Technology Columnist

HP COMES TO ITS SENSES: Hewlett-Packard has sensibly backed off a threat it 
made early this week against people who'd exposed a security hole in an HP 
product. The question is what possessed the company to make the threat in the 


==========> 02-08-04-NewsRecord-RepCobleSupportsBermanBill.txt==========

http://www.news-record.com/news/columnists/staff/cone04.htm

Coble wrong about Hollywood hackers 
8-4-02
By EDWARD CONE 
News & Record

  Now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of the Internet, with 
the voters of North Carolina's sixth Congressional district leading the charge.



==========> 02-08-05-JanisIan-DownloadingMusic-Followup1.txt==========

http://www.janisian.com/article-fallout.html

FALLOUT - a follow up to The Internet Debacle
Author's note: You are welcome to post this article on any cooperating website, 
or in any print magazine, although we request that you include a link directed 
to http://www.janisian.com and writer's credit!

I. The original article 

Quite frankly, when I spent three months researching and writing The Internet 


==========> 02-08-05-USACM-DatabaseProtectionLegislation.txt==========

http://www.acm.org/membernet/stories/innovation.html

Legislative End Run Would Restrict Facts in the Digital Age
By Jeff Grove
Director, ACM Office of Public Policy
Washington, D.C.

Facts and ideas in our national innovation system exist largely in the public
domain. Current law allows the scientific community to use facts as
building blocks that advance intellectual discourse. In turn, society benefits


==========> 02-08-06-Gartner-MusicIndustryNeedsBusinessModelsNotP2PHacking.txt==========

http://www4.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=108873

Note Number: FT-17-7138
Proposed Law Will Hurt, Not Help the Online Music Industry
06 August 2002
Robert Batchelder 

A bill before the U.S. Congress would let companies hack peer-to-peer (P2P)
networks to stop the illegal distribution of copyrighted music. But the music 
industry


==========> 02-08-07-RIAA-NetRadioRoyaltyRateAppeal.txt==========

http://www.riaa.com/PR_Story.cfm?id=542

RIAA Announces Intent To Appeal Librarian’s Decision
On Internet Radio Royalty Rates 

WASHINGTON (Aug. 7) -- The Recording Industry
Association of America (RIAA) today announced its
intent to file a court appeal of the June 20 decision
by the Librarian of Congress on royalty rates for
Internet radio. The notice of intent will be officially


==========> 02-08-07-SJMerc-NetRadioRoyaltyRateAppeals.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3819994.htm

Posted on Wed, Aug. 07, 2002
Both sides appeal royalty rate for Net radio
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

  If there's anything Internet radio broadcasters and the recording industry 
can agree on, it's this: A federal appeals court should throw out the new 
royalty rate broadcasters would pay to stream music online.


==========> 02-08-10-InfoWarrior-Forno-RIAASocialControl.txt==========

http://www.infowarrior.org/articles/2002-10.html

Hollywood's Private War For Social Control 
Richard Forno 
10 August 2002 
Article #2002-10 
(c) 2002 Richard Forno. Permission granted to reproduce/republish in entirety 
with appropriate credit. 

A July 25 letter sent to Attorney General  John Ashcroft by 19 American 


==========> 02-08-11-DaveWiner-BermanHackingBill.txt==========

>North Carolina Matters
>Sun, Aug 11, 2002; by Dave Winer.
>
>Good morning
>
>In late July we reported on a bill proposed by US Representative
>Howard Berman and three others, that would give the entertainment
>industry legal authority to enter, search, and even damage the
>personal computers of people they suspect of "pirating" their
>copyrighted music or movies.


==========> 02-08-11-SJMerc-DG-CopyrightDebateNeeded.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3842508.htm

Posted on Sun, Aug. 11, 2002
Dan Gillmor: We must engage in copyright debate
By Dan Gillmor
Mercury News Technology Columnist

  If you can set the rules, you can win the contest. That's the major reason 
the entertainment cartel is winning the debate over copyright in the Digital 
Age.


==========> 02-08-12-ALA-Commets-BidenAnticounterfeitingBillS2395-DatabaseProtection.txt==========

ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 11, Number 66
August 12, 2002

In This Issue: Copyright Issue Update

We're asking that you contact your Senators to express your concerns about
two copyright-related issues that may be coming up after the August recess
and could move quickly through Congress before it adjourns for this session.
You can reach your Senators' Washington office through the U.S. Capitol


==========> 02-08-12-SJMerc-JudgeStaysEFFSonicBlueLawsuit.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/local/3851281.htm

Posted on Mon, Aug. 12, 2002
Judge stalls effort against ReplayTV
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

  LOS ANGELES - An effort by consumers to join the legal battle between 
Hollywood and the makers of the ReplayTV 4000 digital video recorder appears 
doomed.


==========> 02-08-14-SJMerc-IsRegistrarLiable-sex.com-Registration.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/local/3858468.htm

Posted on Wed, Aug. 14, 2002
Sex.com dispute returns to court
VERISIGN'S LIABILITY LATEST ISSUE IN CASE
By Chris O'Brien
Mercury News

  The legal saga over rights to the Sex.com Internet address returned to court 
Tuesday in San Francisco, where a federal appeals court was asked to decide 


==========> 02-08-15-OReilly-Lessig-OSCONKeynote.txt==========

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/policy/2002/08/15/lessig.html

Published on The O'Reilly Network (http://www.oreillynet.com/)
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/policy/2002/08/15/lessig.html
Free Culture
Lawrence Lessig Keynote from OSCON 2002 
by Lawrence Lessig
08/15/2002 

Editor's Note: In his address before a packed house at the Open Source 


==========> 02-08-19-CNETNews-Declan-DMCA-BadButNotTooBad.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2010-12-950229.html

Debunking DMCA myths
By Declan McCullagh 
August 19, 2002, 4:00 AM PT

WASHINGTON--Should researchers really be so worried about the much-reviled
Digital Millennium Copyright Act? 

If you believe the buzz, you'll conclude that programmers, academics and 


==========> 02-08-19-InfoWaveNet-BansRIAAFromNetwork.txt==========

http://www.informationwave.net/news/20020819riaa.php

IWT Bans RIAA From Accessing Its Network
August 19, 2002

Information Wave Technologies has announced it will actively deny the Recording 
Industry Association of America (RIAA) from accessing the contents of its 
network. Earlier this year, the RIAA announced its new plan to access computers 
without owner's consent for the sake of protecting its assets. Information Wave 
believes this policy puts its customers at risk of unintentional damage, 


==========> 02-08-19-SJMerc-RecordingCosSueBackboneProviders-StopChineseDownloads.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3896246.htm

Posted on Mon, Aug. 19, 2002
Music industry targets Chinese download site via service providers

  NEW YORK (AP) - Seeking to block access to a Chinese Web site it says is 
trafficking in pirated music, the U.S. recording industry is suing four 
companies that control the domestic Internet's main long-haul pipelines.

  The music industry wants an immediate federal court order that would compel 


==========> 02-08-20-Slate-MusicIndustryDownturnSelfInflicted.txt==========

http://slate.msn.com/?id=2069732

The music industry's self-inflicted wounds.
By Mark Jenkins
Posted Tuesday, August 20, 2002, at 8:19 AM PT 

2001 may not be the year the music died, but the pop biz did develop a
nagging headache, and it's not going away. The recorded-music
industry's first slump in more than two decades continues this year; the
number of discs sold is slipping and so is the appeal of last year's stars.


==========> 02-08-20-ZDNetNews-DOJ-ToProsecuteP2PUsersUnderNETAct.txt==========

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-954591.html

DOJ to prosecute file swappers
By Declan McCullagh 
Special to ZDNet News
August 20, 2002, 2:27 PM PT
URL: http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-954625.html 

ASPEN, Colo.--The U.S. Department of Justice is prepared to begin prosecuting
peer-to-peer pirates, a top government official said on Tuesday. 


==========> 02-08-21-WashPost-Music-Spoofing-CopyProtectCDs-P2PHacking.txt==========

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A42239-2002Aug20?language=printer

A New Tactic in the Download War 
Online 'Spoofing' Turns the Tables on Music Pirates 
By David Segal
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 21, 2002; Page A01 

The first time Travis Daub got "spoofed," he figured faulty software was to 
blame. Hoping to sample the new album by Moby, he downloaded one of its songs, 


==========> 02-08-25-SJMerc-DG-ActivistsTakeOnHollywood-CobleBill.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3935348.htm

Posted on Sun, Aug. 25, 2002
Dan Gillmor: Activists take on Hollywood cartel
By Dan Gillmor
Mercury News Technology Columnist

  It's doubtful that Tara Grubb worries Hollywood's movie moguls or the people 
who run the record industry. Maybe she should.



==========> 02-08-26-SJMerc-CDSalesDown.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/3942266.htm

Posted on Mon, Aug. 26, 2002
Recording industry reports further decline in CD sales
SIMON AVERY
AP Business Writer

  LOS ANGELES - Compact disc music sales decreased 7 percent during the first 
half of the year, a further indication that online music sharing sites are 
hurting the recording industry, a trade group said Monday.


==========> 02-08-27-CNETNews-Verizon-CopyrightPositions.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2008-1082-955417.html

Verizon's copyright campaign
By Declan McCullagh 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
August 27, 2002, 12:00 PM PT

ASPEN, Colo.--The copyright wars on Capitol Hill have begun to drift into the 
political equivalent of trench warfare, with Hollywood and the music industry 
pitted against hardware makers, electronics manufacturers, and ragtag activists 


==========> 02-09-00-ACMNetWorker-IPAndTrustedComputing-MSPalladium.txt==========

Net news: Hat tricks
Dennis Fowler
September 2002 	  	
netWorker,  Volume 6 Issue 3 

Remember those old western movies? You know the ones, in the days before Sam 
Peckinpah shook up the genre, where the good guys wore white hats and the bad 
guys wore black hats, and six shooters never needed reloading. These days it's 
darned hard to tell the heroes from the villains. Hats come in all colors and 
are often worn backwards.


==========> 02-09-00-CACM-ResponsibleWebCachingPutsIntellectualContentInHandsOfCreators.txt==========

Digital village: Responsible web caching
Hal Berghel
September 2002 	  	
Communications of the ACM,  Volume 45 Issue 9 

Putting the distribution control of the Web's intellectual content in the hands 
of those who created it.

Web caching is not a burning issue in IT. A few people are motivated to improve 
caching techniques for the sake of network efficiency. But the overwhelming 


==========> 02-09-01-GigaLaw-MusicCopyrightsWar.txt==========

http://www.gigalaw.com/articles/2002-all/yu-2002-08-all.html

Why the Entertainment Industry's Copyright Fight is Futile
By Peter K. Yu
September 1, 2002

Summary: The entertainment industry is fighting
hard to protect its works against threats posed
by digital technologies. But laws and
counter-technologies are not always effective. This analysis


==========> 02-09-02-SJMerc-SubscriptionMusicSitesNotSuccessful.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3988260.htm

Posted on Mon, Sep. 02, 2002
Subscription online music sites face uphill road
SIMON AVERY
AP Business Writer

  LOS ANGELES - Online subscription music sites have finally arrived. But 
there's been little fanfare, and so far almost no one is buying.



==========> 02-09-02-Telephony-RecordIndustryAsksTelcosToBanTraffic.txt==========

http://currentissue.telephonyonline.com/ar/telecom_record_industry_pulls/index.h
tm

RECORD INDUSTRY PULLS TELCOS INTO BATTLE OVER MUSIC PIRACY
by Kevin Fitchard
Telephony Magazine, Sept. 2, 2002

Suits filed in the past two weeks by record companies signal that the
recording industry wants carriers' help in shutting down illegal song
swapping and online music piracy. While the trend is just emerging,


==========> 02-09-03-LATimes-DRM-MayCurtailChoices.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/la-fi-microwood3sep03.story

Hollywood, Tech Piracy Efforts May Curtail Choices
Entertainment: Meeting the demand for secure content could limit consumers' use 
of TV shows, movies and songs.
By JOSEPH MENN and JON HEALEY
TIMES STAFF WRITERS
September 3 2002

REDMOND, Wash. -- As the entertainment and technology industries publicly are 


==========> 02-09-04-SJMerc-RecordCompaniesGetMadsterInjunction.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/4003605.htm

Posted on Wed, Sep. 04, 2002
Record companies win injunction against Madster

  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Saying the file-swapping service Madster appears to 
contribute to copyright infringement ``on a massive scale,'' a federal judge 
granted a preliminary injunction against the service Wednesday.

  The order issued from U.S. District Court in Chicago is a victory for record 


==========> 02-09-05-WashPost-RIAASeeksToForceVerizonToHelp.txt==========

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38034-2002Sep4.html

A Story Of Piracy And Privacy 
By Jonathan Krim
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, September 5, 2002; Page E01 

The recording industry and the nation's largest telephone company are crossing 
legal swords in what could be a test case of how far big record labels can go 
to track down computer users who swap music online.


==========> 02-09-09-DanBricklin-WhyCDSalesAreDown.txt==========

Dan Bricklin's Web Site: www.bricklin.com

The Recording Industry is Trying to Kill the Goose That Lays the Golden Egg

Given the slight dip in CD sales despite so many reasons for there to be a much 
larger
drop, it seems that the effect of downloading, burning, and sharing is one of 
the few bright
lights helping the music industry with their most loyal customers.



==========> 02-09-15-SJMerc-DG-IssuesThatWillShapeTheInternet.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/gmsv/4079611.
htm

Posted on Sun, Sep. 15, 2002
Dan Gillmor: Issues that will shape the Internet
By Dan Gillmor
Mercury News Technology Columnist

  It took a series of smart decisions to create the Internet as an open network 
where innovation could thrive, as I noted in this space a week ago. Now let's 


==========> 02-09-16-CIOInsight-Lessig-P2PandSpamVigilantes.txt==========

http://www.cioinsight.com/print_article/0,3668,a=31039,00.asp

September 16, 2002
A Bounty on Spammers
By Lawrence Lessig 

  According to Merriam-Webster's dictionary, a vigilante is "a member of a 
volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when 
the processes of law appear inadequate)." He or she is "a self-appointed doer 
of justice."


==========> 02-09-16-NYT-CreativityInDigitalArtPrograms.txt==========

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/16/arts/design/16ARTS.html?ex=1033186265&ei=1&en=
cc63488ea16ea0c5

Secrets of Digital Creativity Revealed in Miniatures
September 16, 2002
By MATTHEW MIRAPAUL
New York Times

Most of us seem to want to experience an artistic creation as a finished
product, not as a mound of raw materials. So an exhibition called "Gobs


==========> 02-09-17-CNETNews-ConsumerElecAssocSaysP2PNotIllegalOrImmoral.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-958324.html

Trade group: P2P not illegal or immoral
By John Borland 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
September 17, 2002, 4:08 PM PT

After months of making low-key complaints, a consumer electronics maker trade 
group on Tuesday launched a bitter attack on record labels' and movie studios' 
anti-piracy campaigns. 


==========> 02-09-17-SJMerc-DG-FederalSecurityPlanForControlFreaks.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4097316.htm

Posted on Tue, Sep. 17, 2002
Dan Gillmor: Feds' cyberspace plan should appeal to control freaks
By Dan Gillmor
Mercury News Technology Columnist

  Security in the online world has never been much more than an afterthought. A 
useful new federal document, to be officially unveiled today, aims to change 
that mindset.


==========> 02-09-19-SJMerc-DG-ConsumerElecAssocSpeechOnIP.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/dan_gillmor/e
journal/4107717.htm

Posted on Thu, Sep. 19, 2002
Consumer Electronics Makers on Customers' Side in Copyright War
Posted by Dan Gillmor

Gary Shapiro, head of the Consumer Electronics Association, gave an important 
speech two days ago, defending customers' rights in the copyright era. He sent 
me a copy and I'm posting it below.


==========> 02-09-20-GrepLawHarvard-Marti-FreeSW-SWPatents.txt==========

http://grep.law.harvard.edu/article.pl?sid=02/09/20/0435210

Don Marti on Free Software, Patents and the Internet  posted by mpawlo on 
Friday September 20, @04:27AM from the freedom-fighters dept. 

Don Marti is the editor of LinuxJournal and the
mastermind behind the Burnallgifs campaign. He
has strong views on free software, software
patentability and the freedom of the Internet. Marti
should personally be featured in any encylopedia under


==========> 02-09-20-InfoWorld-IP-DRM-Issues.txt==========

http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/02/09/23/020923opcurve.xml

September 20, 2002 01:01 PM PST 
Fighting the last war 
Steve Gillmor 

STUDENTS OF HISTORY -- and I'm not one of them unless it's Beatle-related --
often make note of the tendency to fight the last war. So it was that the 
British
advanced in columns while the Americans hid behind rocks and trees. Later, the


==========> 02-09-22-SJMerc-DG-ValentiPresentsHollywoodViews.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4127963.htm

Posted on Sun, Sep. 22, 2002
Dan Gillmor: Valenti presents Hollywood's side of the technology story
By Dan Gillmor
Mercury News Technology Columnist

  WASHINGTON - For Jack Valenti and the corporations he represents, the debate 
over copyright policy boils down to some fairly simple notions. Hollywood 
really does want to make its movies available online, but without strict 


==========> 02-09-23-Slashdot-JanisIan3-AnswersQuestions.txt==========

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/23/133228

Janis Ian on Life in the Music Business
Posted by Roblimo on Monday September 23, @12:00PM
from the been-there-forever-and-done-it-all dept.
Y'all didn't pull any punches in the questions you asked, and
Janis didn't pull any in her answers. But then, the word "outspoken" has been
used to describe Janis ever since she recorded Society's Child at the age of
15, back in 1965. 



==========> 02-09-24-SJMerc-InternetFilmDistributorIntertainerSuesMovieStudios.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/gmsv/4144596.
htm

Posted on Tue, Sep. 24, 2002
Net film provider sues studios
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

  An Internet video-on-demand service has filed an antitrust lawsuit against 
Sony Pictures, Universal Studios and Warner Bros., alleging the movie studios 


==========> 02-09-24-Wired-BermanBillDebate.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,55294,00.html

P2P Pugilists Put Up Their Dukes 
By Michael Grebb 
2:00 a.m. Sep. 24, 2002 PDT 

WASHINGTON -- In a panel discussion steeped in dogma, adherents on both sides 
of the Internet peer-to-peer (P2P) debate accused each other of everything from 
aiding thieves to destroying the Internet. 



==========> 02-09-25-SJMerc-MusicArtistsAppealAgainstDownloading.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4151916.htm

Posted on Wed, Sep. 25, 2002
Artists join industry campaign against music piracy
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

  The music industry is launching a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign to 
combat Internet music piracy by appealing directly to fans to stop stealing.



==========> 02-09-25-Yahoo-KPMGStudyFaultsMediaOnPiracy.txt==========

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=581&e=3&cid=581&u=/nm/20020925/
tc_nm/media_kpmg_dc

Study Faults Media Focus on Copyright Piracy
Wed Sep 25,12:04 AM ET
 By Bob Tourtellotte 

 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Media companies must put less emphasis on protecting 
digital content and instead find ways to make money from digital music and 
movies if they hope to beat back copyright pirates who threaten their 


==========> 02-09-26-ACM-USACMLetter-HR5211-P2PHackingBill.txt==========

http://www.acm.org/usacm/Letters/P2P.htm

September 26, 2002
The Honorable Howard Coble
Chairman
House Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property
B351A Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515



==========> 02-09-26-StarTribune-BermanDefendsP2PHackingBill.txt==========

http://www.startribune.com/stories/762/3328744.html

Lawmaker Defends Online Piracy Bill
By TED BRIDIS
Associated Press Writer
09/26/2002

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A California congressman on Thursday defended his proposal 
to give the entertainment industry new powers to disrupt downloads of pirated 
music and movies. 


==========> 02-09-27-NationalJournal-BermanP2PHackingBillHearingHR5211.txt==========

The National Journal
Piracy
Officials Weigh Merits Of E-Music 'Decoys,' Anti-Piracy Tools
by Drew Clark

Key members of the House subcommittee responsible for intellectual property
issues appeared evenly split on Thursday about whether a bill to exempt
copyright holders from anti-hacking laws is necessary or ill considered.

Californian Howard Berman, ranking Democrat of the House Judiciary Courts,


==========> 02-10-00-CACM-IsReverseEngineeringALawfulWayToAcquireTradeSecrets.txt==========

Legally speaking: Reverse engineering under siege
Pamela Samuelson
October 2002 	  	
Communications of the ACM,  Volume 45 Issue 10 

Is reverse engineering a lawful way to acquire trade secrets?

Reverse engineering has always been a lawful way to acquire trade secrets 
embodied in mass-marketed products. This longstanding principle—on which 
software engineers as well as engineers in other fields so frequently 


==========> 02-10-00-IEEE-FairUseForDigitalMedia.txt==========

From Pirates to Patriots: Fair Use for Digital Media
IEEE MultiMedia archive
Volume 9 ,  Issue 4  (October 2002) table of contents
Marc Davis 	

ABSTRACT

Technologies, laws, and policies developed in recent years make it impractical 
and even illegal to use media in ways that have been the right of private 
citizens, the press, and academics for more than 200 years. Copyright laws, 


==========> 02-10-02-ZoeLofgren-DigitalChoiceAndFreedomAct-ConsumerRights.txt==========

http://www.house.gov/lofgren/press/107press/021002_release.htm

News From U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren 16th Congressional District, California
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  
October 2, 2002  
CONTACT: Steve Adamske (202) 225-3072

   LOFGREN VOWS TO PROTECT CONSUMERS IN THE FIGHT OVER DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT

Silicon Valley Congresswoman introduces bill to respect consumer rights and 


==========> 02-10-03-ALA-SupportBoucherDoolittleLofgrenBills.txt==========

ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 11, Number 80
October 3, 2002

In This Issue: URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Call Representatives to co-sponsor fair
use legislation

Today, Representatives Rick Boucher (D-Va.) and John Doolittle
(R-CA.)introduced legislation that reaffirms fair use in the digital
environment. The "Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act" (DMCRA) proposes


==========> 02-10-03-LinuxJournal-DocSearls-DigitalHollywoodConfReview-Disconnected.txt==========

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6360

Doc talks about what he learned by attending last week's Digital Hollywood 
Conference in Beverly Hills.
The following article is the text of Doc Searls' SuitWatch newsletter from 
October 3, 2002.

When I showed up at the Digital Hollywood conference in Beverly Hills last 
week, I didn't
expect much in the way of connectivity. Free wireless Net access, now almost 


==========> 02-10-07-CNETNews-BrucePerens-W3CAdoptsRoyaltyFreePolicy.txt==========

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-961092.html

Beware of the Internet toll booth
By Bruce Perens 
Special to ZDNet
October 7, 2002, 12:53 PM PT

The penultimate step in a yearlong battle over patents on Internet standards 
came last week, when the World Wide Web Consortium Patent Policy Board voted to 
recommend a royalty-free policy. 


==========> 02-10-08-Fortune-MediaCompaniesTuningOutTheCustomer.txt==========

FAST FORWARD:
Tuning Out the Customer
FORTUNE.COM
Tuesday, October 8, 2002
By David Kirkpatrick

Something has gone terribly wrong in the relationship between media
companies and their customers. The use and enjoyment of music and video
appears to be rising, as a multitude of new methods of digitally
receiving and using it emerge. But rather than welcome the opportunity


==========> 02-10-09-SJMerc-Cassel-DoWeReallyNeedCopyright.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4241331.htm

Posted on Wed, Oct. 09, 2002
Andrew Cassel | Do we really need to have copyright?
As the high court reviews an extension in the number of years of ownership, 
consider social and economic costs.
By Andrew Cassel
Inquirer Columnist

  One of the hottest debates in economics is scheduled to erupt today on the 


==========> 02-10-09-SJMerc-EldredVsAshcroft-JusticesHearArgumentsOnCRLength.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4251014.htm

Posted on Wed, Oct. 09, 2002
Justices hear arguments on copyright length
By Heather Fleming Phillips
Mercury News Washington Bureau

  WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a landmark 
copyright case that could determine how soon the public will get free and 
unlimited access to a treasure trove of 20th century cultural works.


==========> 02-10-09-SJMerc-ElredVsAshcroft-Lessig.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4243668.htm

Posted on Wed, Oct. 09, 2002
Battle over extended copyrights goes to Supreme Court
By Heather Fleming Phillips
Mercury News Washington Bureau

  WASHINGTON - Stanford University law Professor Larry Lessig will ask the 
Supreme Court today to strike down a law that he sees as unconstitutionally 
limiting public access to cultural works and as a threat to the free-flowing 


==========> 02-10-09-WSJ-BBAddsComplexityToPiracyFighting.txt==========

"Broadband Adds Complications to Piracy Battle"
Wall Street Journal
Oct. 09, 2002
By Cris Prystay

Kuala Lumpur -- Broadband technology is becoming the greatest threat to
software and entertainment companies battling copyright piracy in Asia,
industry executives say.

Traditional copyright piracy continues to worsen in developing countries


==========> 02-10-10-WashPost-EldredVsAshcroft-JusticesHearArgumentsOnCRLength.txt==========

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3508-2002Oct9.html

Justices Hear Challenge to Copyright Law
Extensions Stifle Access, Opponents Say; Government Claims Congressional
Prerogative 
By Charles Lane
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, October 10, 2002; Page E01 

The future ownership of such icons of American popular


==========> 02-10-11-NYT-EditorialOnEldred-v-Ashcroft.txt==========

October 11, 2002
New York Times Editorial
An Abuse of Copyright

Four years ago, after vigorous lobbying by media corporations, Congress
extended copyrights on everything from "Mickey Mouse" to "The Sun Also
Rises" by 20 years. This was a bad idea. It restricts the public's
access to vast numbers of works and limits the ways contemporary artists
and writers can borrow from them.



==========> 02-10-11-NYT-ExtensionIsAbuseOfCopyright.txt==========

An Abuse of Copyright
NY Times Oct. 11, 2002

Four years ago, after vigorous lobbying by media corporations, Congress 
extended copyrights on everything from "Mickey Mouse" to "The Sun Also Rises" 
by 20 years. This was a bad idea. It restricts the public's access to vast 
numbers of works and limits the ways contemporary artists and writers can 
borrow from them.

The Constitution's drafters considered copyright important enough to the 


==========> 02-10-14-NYT-CopyrightExtensionOpponentsNotHopeful.txt==========

An Uphill Battle in Copyright Case
By AMY HARMON
NY Times
Oct. 14, 2002

At 11:01 a.m. last Wednesday, at the conclusion of the Supreme Court arguments 
over the constitutionality of a law that extended copyrights for 20 years, the 
statute's challengers knew they had not scored a decisive victory.

"My sense is that the case could be in trouble," Charles Nesson, the 


==========> 02-10-14-NYT-InternationalIPIssues.txt==========

NEW ECONOMY
Debate on Intellectual Property
By STEVE LOHR
NY Times
Oct. 14, 2002

In the 19th century, the United States was both a rapidly industrializing 
nation and — as Charles Dickens, among others, knew all too well — a bold 
pirate of intellectual property.



==========> 02-10-14-Reuters-JoniMitchellAshamedToBeInMusicBusiness.txt==========

Joni Mitchell 'Ashamed' to Be in Music Business
Mon Oct 14, 7:52 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hell hath no fury like Joni Mitchell (news) on the
subject of the music industry. 

                   The veteran singer/songwriter, on the promotional trail
                   for a new album, says she is "ashamed" to be part of
                   the music business and may stop recording. 

                   "I just think it's a cesspool," the 58-year-old folk-rock


==========> 02-10-20-Cryptome-Reinhold-PalladiumPresentationAtUCB.txt==========

http://cryptome.org/palladium-mit.htm

21 October 2002
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 22:38:35 -0400
To: Cypherpunks <cypherpunks@minder.net>
From: "Arnold G. Reinhold" <reinhold@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: palladium presentation - anyone going?

At 7:15 PM +0100 10/17/02, Adam Back wrote:
>-------- Original Message --------


==========> 02-10-21-NewsForge-Stallman-TrustedComputingTakesControlFromUser.txt==========

http://www.newsforge.com/business/02/10/21/1449250.shtml?tid=19

NewsForge
The Online Newspaper for Linux and Open Source
Can you trust your computer?
2002.10.21 12:14
-By Richard Stallman -

Who should your computer take its orders from? Most people think their 
computers should obey them, not obey someone else. With a plan they call 


==========> 02-10-21-NewsForge-Stallman-trustedComputing.txt==========

http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/10/21/1449250

Linux.Com
The Online Newspaper of Record for Linux and Open Source
Can you trust your computer?
2002.10.21 11:14
By Richard Stallman

Who should your computer take its orders from? Most people think their 
computers should obey them, not obey someone else. With a plan they call 


==========> 02-10-24-DCInternet-DOCBelievesCopyrightFightsSlowingBroadbandGrowth.txt==========

http://dc.internet.com/news/article.php/1487631

Copyright Fights Slowing Broadband Growth
By Roy Mark
October 24, 2002

WASHINGTON -- Resolving the legal
issues of digital content and rights
management are integral to sparking
broader consumer use of broadband,


==========> 02-10-24-ZDNet-BermanP2PHackingBillMayBeRewritten.txt==========

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-963087.html

P2P hacking bill may be rewritten
By Declan McCullagh 
Special to ZDNet News
October 24, 2002, 5:36 AM PT
URL: http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-963162.html 

WASHINGTON--A proposal to let copyright owners hack into and disrupt 
peer-to-peer


==========> 02-10-30-CNETNews-ACLU-AntiDMCASuit-bBlockingSWList.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-963975.html

Digital copyright law on trial
By Declan McCullagh 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
October 30, 2002, 3:39 PM PT

A security researcher asked a federal judge Wednesday to let a challenge to the 
Digital Millennium Copyright Act continue. 



==========> 02-11-03-AOTC-ReviewOfBadTechLegislation.txt==========

http://www.aotc.info/archives/000152.html#000152

American Open Technology Consortium
Educating politics about technology 
November 03, 2002
The Worst Coders in Washington 

The best code in the world can be foiled by a single bug. One careless line of 
code can crash an entire program. 



==========> 02-11-03-AP-TrustedComputing-UsersCedeControl.txt==========

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=528&ncid=528&e=2&u=/ap/20021103
/ap_on_hi_te/controlled_computing

 New PCs Likely to Cede Some Control 
 Sun Nov 3, 1:58 PM ET
 By MATTHEW FORDAHL, AP Technology Writer 

 SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - To thwart hackers and foster online commerce, the next 
generation of computers will almost certainly cede some control to software 
firms, Hollywood and other outsiders. 


==========> 02-11-03-SJMerc-StudySaysP2PCutsOnlineMusicSales.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4439006.htm

Posted on Sun, Nov. 03, 2002
Plunge in online music sales blamed on file sharing
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

  Online sales of music CDs are plummeting three times as fast as traditional 
retail CD sales, another sign of the corrosive impact of file-sharing services 
on record sales, a New York research group reports today.


==========> 02-11-03-STMerc-CriticsSayTrustedComputingThreatensConsumerFreedom.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4437666.htm

Posted on Sun, Nov. 03, 2002
Critics: 'Trusted computing' threatens consumer freedom

  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - To thwart hackers and foster online commerce, the 
next generation of computers will almost certainly cede some control to 
software firms, Hollywood and other outsiders.

  That could break a long-standing tenet of computing: that PC owners 


==========> 02-11-04-ALA-TEACHAct-EducationalUseOfIP.txt==========

ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 11, Number 87
November 4, 2002

In This Issue: Major Copyright Bill Affecting Distance Education
Becomes Law

On November 2nd, 2002, the "Technology, Education and Copyright
Harmonization Act" (the TEACH Act), part of the larger Justice
Reauthorization legislation (H.R. 2215), was signed into law by


==========> 02-11-04-SJMerc-StudySaysP2PCutsOnlineMusicSales.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4441090.htm

Posted on Mon, Nov. 04, 2002
Growing popularity of CD burning, illegal song-swapping cuts into online music 
sales

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The growing popularity of CD burning and illegal 
song-swapping over the Internet has cut into online music sales, sending them 
tumbling 25 percent this year, according to a survey released Monday.



==========> 02-11-06-EPIC-LetterToCollegePresReP2PMonitoring.txt==========

http://www.epic.org/privacy/student/p2pletter.html

November 6, 2002 

Dear College or University President,

We are writing in regard to a series of letters you recently received on issues 
of copyright infringement and peer-to-peer (P2P) file trading networks. [1]   
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is a not-for-profit research 
center that focuses on the right to privacy and emerging civil liberties 


==========> 02-11-10-CNETNews--MajorStudiosLauncMovieLink.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-965194.html?tag=fd_top

Movielink ready to roll
By Stefanie Olsen 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
November 10, 2002, 6:19 PM PT

After nearly two years in production, Hollywood-backed Movielink is giving the 
green light to its online movie rental service. 



==========> 02-11-11-NewScientist-TechChangesCouldStopAttacksOnP2P.txt==========

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993037

'Rewiring' file-sharing networks may stop attacks 
10:51 11 November 02
Will Knight
 
A proposed US law permitting attacks on peer-to-peer file sharing networks to 
disrupt illegal copying could be undermined by research from two US computer 
researchers.



==========> 02-11-11-SJMerc-MajorStudiosLauncMovieLink.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4492236.htm

Posted on Mon, Nov. 11, 2002
Major studios to launch Net movie rentals
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

  Five major motion picture studios today plan to launch an Internet movie 
rental service that positions Hollywood for the day when computers emerge as 
the hub of digital home entertainment.


==========> 02-11-11-Slate-MovielinkOnlyAPRPloyByStudios.txt==========

http://slate.msn.com/?id=2073743&device=

HudsonHawk.com
Movielink will be another Internet flop.
By Ben Fritz
Posted Monday, November 11, 2002, at 10:06 AM PT 

On Nov. 11, five major studios—Universal, Paramount, Sony, Warner
Bros., and MGM—unveil Movielink, a joint venture that, for the first
time, allows customers to download a large assortment of studio films.


==========> 02-11-13-SJMerc-EMITakesLeadInOnlineMusicSales.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4513677.htm

Posted on Wed, Nov. 13, 2002
EMI takes lead, jumps into online music sales
LABEL OKS DIGITAL SALES OF JUST-RELEASED SINGLES
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

  Record labels are suddenly embracing online music services with a fervor that 
can be traced to the rapid erosion of its traditional business -- sales of 


==========> 02-11-15-SJMerc-CongressApprovesKidsDomainAndWebcastingRoyaltyFees.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4530132.htm

Posted on Fri, Nov. 15, 2002
Congress Creates Kids' Internet Area
DAVID HO
Associated Press

  WASHINGTON - Congress approved legislation Friday to create a safe haven on 
the Internet for children, where parents can be assured Web sites are free of 
pornography and other material not suitable for youngsters.


==========> 02-11-15-SJMerc-CongressApprovesWebcastingRoyaltyRateReprieve.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4528948.htm

Posted on Fri, Nov. 15, 2002
Congress approves royalty rate reprieve for Internet music broadcasters

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Smaller Internet music broadcasters will be allowed to pay 
lower copyright royalty fees than they do now under legislation Congress passed 
on Friday.

  The bill, which has been sent to President Bush to be signed into law, 


==========> 02-11-15-SJMerc-DecoysFloodFileSharingSites.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4529298.htm

Posted on Fri, Nov. 15, 2002
Robbie Williams CD hits Net, but is it a plant?

  LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Songs from Robbie Williams's CD ``Escapology'' are 
appearing on free file-sharing Web sites days before the release hits the 
stores.

  But there's a catch -- many of the tracks, which Reuters heard on popular 


==========> 02-11-19-SJMerc-UniversalStartsOnlineMusicSales.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4559936.htm

Posted on Tue, Nov. 19, 2002
Universal Music kicks off digital download plan

  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Universal Music Group, the world's largest music 
company, Wednesday announced it would make more than 43,000 song tracks 
available for download at retail outlets and music Web sites, opening a new 
front in the marketing of digital music.



==========> 02-11-20-CNETNews-ConservativeJudgePosnerWarnsOfIPExpansion.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-966595.html

Left gets nod from right on copyright law
By Declan McCullagh 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
November 20, 2002, 1:14 PM PT

WASHINGTON--U.S. Appeals Court Judge Richard Posner, one of America's most 
prominent jurists, warned Tuesday of an "enormous expansion" of 
intellectual-property law, adding a conservative voice to a chorus of criticism 


==========> 02-11-20-Wired-RetailersUseDMCAToShutDownFatWallet.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,56504,00.html

Big Retailers Squeeze FatWallet  
By Brian 01:00 PM Nov. 20, 2002 PT

Can the unpublished discount price of a DVD player for next week's big sale at 
Wal-Mart be copyrighted? 

That's the question at the heart of a legal dispute involving several big 
retailers and FatWallet, a popular website that caters to bargain shoppers. 


==========> 02-11-21-TheRegister-RetailersUseDMCAToShutDownFatWallet.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/28223.html

Prices are trade secrets' - stores unite to make DMCA look stupid
By John Lettice
Posted: 21/11/2002 at 11:09 GMT

Four major US retailers have thrown their weight behind the anti-DMCA
campaign by making it look ridiculous. The bargain hunter site FatWallet.com
has been given notices under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act by WalMart,
Target, Best Buy and Staples claiming that their sale prices are copyright trade


==========> 02-11-25-CNETNews-MPEG4LicenseTermsReleased.txt==========

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2126525,00.html

MPEG-4 adoption gets closer as licence released 
Paul Festa, CNET News.com  

A consortium of companies holding patents attached to the MPEG-4 multimedia 
standard released its licence for the technology, raising hopes for widespread 
adoption. 

The license released on Monday is essentially the same as one proposed by the 


==========> 02-11-27-NYT-StudentsLearnToEvadeMovesToProtectMediaFiles.txt==========

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/27/technology/27SWAP.html

November 27, 2002
Students Learning to Evade Moves to Protect Media Files
By AMY HARMON

As colleges across the country seek to stem the torrent of unauthorized digital 
media files flowing across their campus computer networks, students are 
devising increasingly sophisticated countermeasures to protect their free 
supply of copyrighted entertainment.


==========> 02-11-27-SJMerc-DigitalCopyrightIssueFlaresOnCampuses.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4616327.htm

Posted on Wed, Nov. 27, 2002
Digital copyright issue flares on campuses
By Mary Anne Ostrom
Mercury News

  The recording and movie industry is stepping up its battle against digital 
copyright piracy, encouraging higher education leaders to monitor their 
students and impose restrictions on violators.


==========> 02-11-27-SJMerc-MovieStudiosConsideringSelfDestructingDVDs.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4619366.htm

Posted on Wed, Nov. 27, 2002
Now you see it, now you don't! Self-destructing DVDs

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - On a dismal, rainy day after watching Mel Gibson battle 
the English in ``Braveheart,'' wouldn't it be nice to simply throw away the DVD 
instead of slogging the rental back to Blockbuster?

  Technology that makes DVDs self-destruct in a few hours or days has already 


==========> 02-12-01-SJMerc-DG-IPCartelWinsMostOfTheTime.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4641661.htm

Posted on Sun, Dec. 01, 2002
Cartel winning most of the time
By Dan Gillmor
Mercury News Technology Columnist

As the war over ``intellectual property'' spreads to new legal fronts,
the copyright cartel and its allies are winning most of the battles. Here
and there, however, we can find glimmers of hope.


==========> 02-12-02-CNETNews-StandardsOrgsHavePatentHoldersOnTheRopes.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-975587.html

Patent holders on the ropes
By Paul Festa 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
December 2, 2002, 12:00 PM PT

A sea change in the views on patented technologies is affecting a broad range 
of high-tech standards organizations, forcing caps, thresholds and outright 
bans on royalties. 


==========> 02-12-02-DigitalConsumer-FoxHeadOKsConsumerCopying.txt==========

DigitalConsumer.org
Two Issues:
McCains Commerce Committee Agenda
Fox Head OKs Consumer Copying

As we wait for the beginning of the new year and the new Congressional
session, there have been two interesting developments in the issue of
digital rights worth highlighting.

1.) John McCain (R-AZ), who was recently named Senate Commerce Committee


==========> 02-12-02-LATimes-EntertainmentFirmsWarnCollegesAboutDownloading.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/la-me-piracy2dec02001431,0,329533.story 

Pirated Files Clog College Networks
Student downloads flood systems and draw complaints from entertainment firms.
By Rebecca Trounson
Times Staff Writer

December 2 2002

Alex Honigman can't remember exactly what he was looking for on the Web that 


==========> 02-12-02-SeattleTimes-HollywoodAndTechPartnersAgainstPiracy.txt==========

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/134587593_digitalrights
02.html

Monday, December 02, 2002 - 12:00 a.m. Pacific
Hollywood, tech become wary partners against piracy 
By Kim Peterson
Seattle Times technology reporter

Peter Chernin joked that he was walking into
enemy territory last month at the Comdex


==========> 02-12-02-SJMerc-EntertainmentIndustryAsksToShutDownMorpheusAndGrokster.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4652610.htm

Posted on Mon, Dec. 02, 2002
Judge asked to shut down Morpheus, Grokster services
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

Napster may be vanquished, but the battle over music-swapping
technology rages on.



==========> 02-12-02-SJMerc-FeeBasedOnlineMusicServicesNotPopular.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4647117.htm

Posted on Mon, Dec. 02, 2002
Fee-based online music services sing the blues
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

On his way to MusicNet headquarters in New York, Alan McGlade,
chief executive of one of the record labels' newest online ventures,
passes a humbling sight: the largest McDonald's restaurant in the


==========> 02-12-02-UCB-FatWalletChallengesRetailersDMCAClaims.txt==========

http://www.law.berkeley.edu/cenpro/samuelson/news/20021202-fatwallet.html

FatWallet Challenges Abusive DMCA Claims and Protects Users' Privacy Rights
2002 December 02: 
Contact:
Megan E. Gray (202) 265-2738
Deirdre K. Mulligan (510) 642-0499
Tim Storm (815) 623-3750 x202

ROSCOE, IL - In a blatant misuse of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, over


==========> 02-12-03-CNETNews-MadsterToldToPullThePlug.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-975927.html?tag=fd_top

Madster told to pull the plug
By John Borland 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
December 3, 2002, 4:13 PM PT

A Chicago federal judge has ordered file-swapping service Madster, formerly 
known as Aimster, to unplug its computers from the Internet in a last-ditch 
effort to prevent music piracy on its network. 


==========> 02-12-04-SJMerc-RealNetworksAndStarzToOfferMoviesOnline.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4661484.htm

Posted on Wed, Dec. 04, 2002
RealNetworks, Starz to Offer Online Film
HELEN JUNG
Associated Press

SEATTLE - RealNetworks Inc. and cable movie channel company
Starz Encore Group are teaming up to offer movie subscriptions over
the Internet.


==========> 02-12-05-EFF-LOC-DMCAReview-HowToRespond.txt==========

http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/finkelstein_on_dmca.html

How To Win (DMCA) Exemptions And Influence Policy
by Seth Finkelstein (EFF 2001 Pioneer Award winner for censorware decryption) 

     But we're in a world where disobedience is treated with felony convictions.
     The idea that you are going to get lots of civil disobedience against the 
Digital
     Millennium Copyright Act is just crazy. You're going to get lots of
     prosecutions and people going away to jail.


==========> 02-12-09-USAToday-MusicIndustryHitsNewLows.txt==========

http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2002-12-09-our-view_x.htm

Posted 12/9/2002 8:38 PM 
Music industry fight to block Net access hits new lows

Just ask any teenager: Nobody who's anybody pays retail for music. Thanks to
software that is readily available on the Internet, free music files can be 
easily
downloaded.



==========> 02-12-10-SJMerc-MovieStudiosTargetPiratedDVDs.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4710013.htm

Posted on Tue, Dec. 10, 2002
Movie studios target pirated DVDs sold via online auction sites

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The movie studios are playing Grinch to
Internet pirates selling unauthorized DVDs as holiday gifts over online
auction sites.

The Motion Picture Association of America filed federal civil lawsuits


==========> 02-12-10-SJMerc-MPAASuesEBayDVDSellers.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4711655.htm

Posted on Tue, Dec. 10, 2002
Moviemakers file lawsuits against online DVD sellers
MPAA ALLEGES NINE PEOPLE HAVE SOLD 1,000
PIRATED FILMS ON EBAY IN MONTH
By Mary Anne Ostrom
Mercury News

Expanding its campaign against movie pirates, Hollywood's most


==========> 02-12-11-AzOz-RIAAStatisticsDontAddUp.txt==========

http://www.azoz.com/music/features/0008.html

RIAA's Statistics Don't Add Up to Piracy
MacWizards Music Home Page
AzOz Home Page
Hayden's Wall Official Website Home Page
By George Ziemann
December 11, 2002

 The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) has a real funny way of 


==========> 02-12-16-FinancialTimes-LocalLawsChallengeInternet.txt==========

http://search.ft.com/search/article.html?id=021216000425

COMMENT & ANAL YSIS: Material published on the internet and thus
accessible anywhere in the world is increasingly being challenged under the 
laws of
By Patti Waldmeir
Financial Times; Dec 16, 2002

When an Australian court ruled last week that Australian law could be used to
protect the rights of an Australian businessman living in Australia, cyberspace


==========> 02-12-20-NetAction-OurStakeInCyberspace.txt==========

http://www.netaction.org/futures/scenarios.html

Our Stake in Cyberspace
The Future of the Internet and Communication As We Know It
By Judi Clark
NetAction Advisory Board Member

Introduction

The future is uncertain. A useful tool for looking into the uncertainty is a 


==========> 02-12-23-DJMerc-DG-GameConsoleCompaniesControlConsumersRights.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4800255.htm

Posted on Mon, Dec. 23, 2002
Dan Gillmor: Electronics makers give little respect to consumers'
rights
By Dan Gillmor
Mercury News Technology Columnist

Suppose all the companies that manufactured cars informed
customers, in the fine print of the purchase contract, that they could


==========> 02-12-23-MSNBS-EUCopyrightLawMissesDeadline.txt==========

http://www.msnbc.com/news/851265.asp?0si=-&cp1=1

EU copyright law misses deadline
Only two member countries have adopted digital law

LONDON, Dec. 23 — A deadline for adopting a new
EU law on copyright protection has passed with
just two member countries signing up, dealing a
blow to media and software companies beset by
unauthorized duplication of their works across


==========> 03-01-00-CACM-MakingMoneySellingContentOthersAreGivingAway.txt==========

Making money selling content that others are giving away
Communications of the ACM archive
Volume 46 ,  Issue 1  (January 2003) table of contents
Alan H. Karp 	 Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto, CA

The owners of digital content are claiming they will go out of business unless 
legal and technical means are imposed to prevent what they call "rampant 
piracy." The Napster case provides the most visible example, and one where the 
effects of the legal system are most apparent. However, the Digital Millennium 
Copyright Act (DMCA) [1] has far more long-term and widespread impact. More 


==========> 03-01-03-SJMerc-BSA-CSPP-LobbyForNoFederalDRMRules.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4865275.htm

Posted on Fri, Jan. 03, 2003
Tech industry to take on Hollywood over digital rules
By Heather Fleming Phillips
Mercury News Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON - The high-tech industry plans to launch a
sophisticated new lobbying campaign later this month to strike back
against Hollywood in a battle to shape rules of the road for new digital


==========> 03-01-03-Verizon-SeeksStayOfOrderToIdentifyP2PUser.txt==========

http://newscenter.verizon.com/proactive/newsroom/release.vtml?id=78657&PROACTIVE
_ID=cecfc6cfcec7c9c8c9c5cecfcfcfc5cececfc8cecfc9c9cdcdc5cf

News Release
Verizon Fights To Protect Consumer Privacy Rights 
Company Seeks Stay of Judge's Order in Recording Industry Case 
Jan. 30, 2003 

Media contact:
Susan Cavender Butta, 202-515-2515


==========> 03-01-03-Wired-WhyRIAAKeepsGettingHacked.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,57048,00.html?tw=wn_ascii

Why RIAA Keeps Getting Hacked  
By Michelle Delio 
02:00 AM Jan. 03, 2003 PT

The Recording Industry Association of America may not want people to share 
digital files, but the organization certainly
seems to be in favor of open access to its website. 



==========> 03-01-06-SJMerc-MoreEUUsersWillingToPayForContent.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4884503.htm

Posted on Mon, Jan. 06, 2003
Net users shake off stingy ways, pay for content

LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The Internet's reputation as a haven
for freeloaders is beginning to lose some meaning as research released
on Monday suggested the majority of Western European online users
are willing to pay for digital content.



==========> 03-01-08-CNETNews-Congress-DMCAChanges-Spam.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-979623.html?tag=fd_lede1_hed

Congress to take on spam, copyright 
    By Declan McCullagh 
    Staff Writer, CNET News.com
    January 8, 2003, 4:00 AM PT

    news analysis When the 107th Congress ended its work last November, 
politicians
    discarded dozens of technology-related bills that had been briefly 


==========> 03-01-08-CNETNews-LexmarkUsesDMCAToStopAftermarketTonerCartridges.txt==========

News.com
Lexmark invokes DMCA in toner suit
By Declan McCullagh
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
January 8, 2003, 7:28 PM PT

Printer maker Lexmark has found an unusual weapon to thwart rivals
from selling replacement toner cartridges: the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act.
A federal judge in Kentucky has scheduled a hearing for Thursday in


==========> 03-01-08-DCInternet-BoucherIntroducesDigitalMediaConsumersRightsAct-HR107.txt==========

http://dc.internet.com/news/article.php/1565901

January 8, 2003
Boucher Introduces Fair Use Rights Bill 
By Roy Mark 
DCInternet

Digital home recording rights became
the first technology-related
legislation introduced in the 108th


==========> 03-01-09-SJMerc-TiVoToConnectToInternetAsHub.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4907881.htm

Posted on Thu, Jan. 09, 2003
TiVo makes a new play as hub for high-tech living room
By Sam Diaz
Mercury News

TiVo makes a move to take the lead in the battle to control the
high-tech living room today as it announces a handful of new services
at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.


==========> 03-01-10-CNETNews-KaZaaCanBeSuedInUS.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-980274.html?tag=fd_top

Judge: Kazaa can be sued in U.S. 
By Declan McCullagh 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
January 10, 2003, 9:44 PM PT

A Los Angeles federal judge has ruled that record companies and movie studios
can proceed with a lawsuit against the parent company of Kazaa--the most popular
online file-swapping service--in the United States. 


==========> 03-01-11-TheRegister-RIAASiteDefacedAgain.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/28817.html

RIAA defaced -again!
By Drew Cullen
Posted: 11/01/2003 at 22:06 GMT

Reader reports are flooding in that the RIAA.org has been defaced - again. At
time of writing, the site appears to be down, And several readers have been
kind enough to include screen grabs, showing that the front page today carried
the following message. 


==========> 03-01-12-SJMerc-DG-TimeNotOnTheSideOfCopyrightCartel.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4929834.htm

Posted on Sun, Jan. 12, 2003
Cartel's copyright control loosening
By Dan Gillmor
Mercury News Technology Columnist

LAS VEGAS - For several days last week, the cavernous
convention halls here became battlefields in the copyright wars. On
balance, the entertainment cartel didn't seem to be doing very well.


==========> 03-01-13-BostonGlobe-LexmarkUsesDMCAToStopAftermarketPrinterCartridges.txt==========

http://digitalmass.boston.com/news/globe_tech/upgrade/2003/0113.html

Time to rethink digital copyright act
By Hiawatha Bray    

A lovely state, Kentucky, but not a place that's generally in the forefront 
either of
law or technology. As a matter of fact, it may just have taken a giant step
backward. 



==========> 03-01-15-Salon-vonLohman-RIAA-BSA-CSPP-Agreement.txt==========

http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/01/15/hollywood_tech/index.html

Hollywood and Silicon
Valley: Together at last?
A new industry agreement on digital
copyright issues says the government
should stay out of enforcement. But it's
a little late for that, says one expert.
By Katharine Mieszkowski



==========> 03-01-16-LessigBlog-EldredvAshcroft-CopyrightExtension.txt==========

http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/lessig/blog/archives/2003_01.shtml#000862

Lessig Blog Archives for January 2003
The silent five 

It is the middle of the night. Sleep is awol, scared off by this question that 
won’t stop pestering me: Is
there a principle here? Is there a way to read these opinions as consistent 
with a principle? 



==========> 03-01-16-SJMerc-CourtUpholdsCopyrightExtension-EldredvAshcroft.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4959741.htm

Posted on Thu, Jan. 16, 2003
Supreme Court OKs extended copyright control
By Heather Fleming Phillips
Mercury News Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a
1998 law that extends copyright protections by 20 years, dashing the
hopes of activists who sought to make thousands of cultural works


==========> 03-01-16-SJMerc-DG-CourtUpholdsCopyrightExtension-EldredvAshcroft.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4959745.htm

Posted on Thu, Jan. 16, 2003
Dan Gillmor: Copyright ruling is a ripoff of consumers
By Dan Gillmor
Mercury News Technology Columnist

Swipe a CD from a record store and you'll get arrested. But when
Congress authorizes the entertainment industry to steal from you -- well,
that's the American way.


==========> 03-01-17-Reason-EldredvAshcroft-AnInterviewWithMickeyMouse.txt==========

http://www.reason.com/links/links011703.shtml

Mickey Mouse Clubbed
Disney's cartoon rodent speaks out on the Eldred decision.
By Jesse Walker

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court ruled that the Sonny Bono
Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998—so named in honor of
the late Rep. Bono, and not because it extended his copyright
terms—was constitutional. Prior to the Bono Act, an individually


==========> 03-01-18-NYT-Lessig-CopyrightRenewalFeeProposal.txt==========

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/18/opinion/18LESS.html?ex=1043916299&ei=1&en=2aca
1b10ad70176e

Protecting Mickey Mouse at Art's Expense
January 18, 2003

By LAWRENCE LESSIG
STANFORD, Calif.

The Supreme Court decided this week that the Constitution grants


==========> 03-01-20-DocSearles-EldredVsAshcroft.txt==========

http://www.aotc.info/archives/000160.html#000160

January 20, 2003
Going deep 

I've been trying to collect my thoughts about the Eldred decision. 
At this point I think there are several contexts that need to be
explored.

One is legal — constitutional, really. Larry and the lawbloggers 


==========> 03-01-20-NationalLawJ-DMCAResistsChallenges.txt==========

"DMCA Resists Challenges, Despite Recent Acquittal"
National Law Journal (01/20/03) Vol. 25, No. 22, P. C3; Chovanes, Joseph 

Two court challenges to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which is
supposed to curb digital piracy by prohibiting certain efforts to bypass 
copyright
protections, alleged that it violated the Constitution on a number of counts, 
all of
which the courts rejected. The defendants of Universal City Studios Inc. v. 
Corley


==========> 03-01-21-CNETNews-VerizonForcedToRevealCustomerToRIAA.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-981449.html

RIAA wins battle to ID Kazaa user 
By Declan McCullagh 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
January 21, 2003, 3:57 PM PT

 A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Verizon Communications to disclose
the identity of an alleged peer-to-peer pirate in a legal decision that could 
make it


==========> 03-01-21-SJMerc-VerizonOrderedToNamePiracySuspect.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5000738.htm

Posted on Tue, Jan. 21, 2003
Verizon ordered to name piracy suspect
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

A federal judge in Washington ruled Thursday that Verizon Internet
Services must turn over to the record industry the name of a subscriber
who allegedly downloaded 600 songs from the Internet in a single day.


==========> 03-01-22-SJMerc-RIAAChiefRosenWillQuit.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5009396.htm

Posted on Wed, Jan. 22, 2003
Recording industry chief will quit at year's end
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

Internet music swappers won't have Hilary Rosen to kick around much
longer.



==========> 03-01-22-Wired-RIAAWantsISPsToPayForMusicDownloads.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,57326,00.html

RIAA's Rosen Sets Sights on ISPs  
By Michelle Delio 
02:00 AM Jan. 22, 2003 PT

The Recording Industry Association of America wants to 
go after the companies that provide you with your Internet access. 

Here are some of the printable reactions since RIAA chief 


==========> 03-01-23-CNETNews-IPJusticeLaunchedToPromoteBalanceInIPLaws.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2008-1082-981663.html

Digital rights under fire
Last modified:January 23, 2003, 4:00 AM PST
By Lisa M. Bowman
Staff Writer, CNET 

Robin Gross thinks international copyright laws are out of step with the 
people. So much so that the former Electronic Frontier Foundation attorney is 
launching a new watchdog group called IP Justice.


==========> 03-01-24-SJMerc-DG-MSDropsPalladiumName.txt==========

http://weblog.siliconvalley.com/column/dangillmor/archives/000755.shtml#000755

January 24, 2003 
Palladium Name Change; Mission Still Same
posted by Dan Gillmor 04:52 PM
permanent link to this item 

This just in from Microsoft's PR folks:

     "Microsoft is adopting a new name to replace the code name Palladium. 


==========> 03-01-24-SJMerc-NorwegianFinedForProvidingMP3Links.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5024798.htm

Posted on Fri, Jan. 24, 2003
Norwegian fined for operating song-swapping Web site

OSLO, Norway (AP) - A Norwegian man who operated a
song-swapping Web site that let users download copyrighted music was
fined for operating it, but not for downloading the music.

Frank Bruvik, 24, set up the site in 2001, but took it down after the


==========> 03-01-24-SJMerc-RecordingCompaniesToGoAfterISPsToStopDownloading.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5024811.htm

Posted on Fri, Jan. 24, 2003
Music execs vow to go after ISPs in piracy war

LONDON (Reuters) - Music industry officials on both sides of the
Atlantic Friday vowed to keep up the fight against online music swapping,
piling pressure on Internet service providers (ISPs) to police their
networks.



==========> 03-01-27-ACMUbiquity-IPRightsOfMultimediaWebsites.txt==========

http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/views/c_shoniregun_2.html

Intellectual Property Rights of Multimedia Enriched Websites
By Charles Adetokunbo Shoniregun
Can original print and music survive the multimedia technology hoax?

Generally speaking, over the past two centuries copyright has survived numerous
technological advances such as the player piano, phonograph recordings, motion
pictures, television, radio, cassettes and compact discs. Often, these new
technologies have posed challenges to copyright law's applicability. Although


==========> 03-01-27-CNETNews-RetailersFormConsortiumToSellMusicOnLine.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-982170.html?tag=fd_top

Retailers in concert on digital music 
By Margaret Kane 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
January 27, 2003, 5:41 AM PT

A group of music retailers has formed a consortium to sell digital music. 

Best Buy, Hastings Entertainment, Tower Records, Trans World Entertainment, 


==========> 03-01-27-NYPost-MusicStoresFormSchoToSellDigtialMusic.txt==========

http://www.nypost.com/technology/67468.htm

MUSIC STORES BAND TOGETHER TO LAUNCH DIGITAL ECHO SERVICE
By BEN SILVERMAN 

January 27, 2003 -- A consortium of music retailers will
today announce the launch of a new company aimed at
gaining a foothold in the burgeoning digital music space. 

The formation of Echo - created with investments from


==========> 03-01-28-LATimes-KazaaChargesMusicIndustryMisusesCopyright.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-kazaa28jan28001443,0,12445.story?coll=la%2
Dheadlines%2Dbusiness

January 28, 2003 
File-Sharing Service Says Studios, Labels Misuse Copyrights
Kazaa owner seeks an injunction to block the companies from enforcing their
claims.
By Jon Healey, Times Staff Writer

Dramatically raising the stakes in the battle over online


==========> 03-01-28-SJMerc-KazaaClaimsMusicCompaniesActedImproperly.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5053096.htm

Posted on Tue, Jan. 28, 2003
Kazaa strikes back at record labels
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

The Australian company behind the world's most popular online music
swapping site accuses the music and movie industries of conspiring
against it to crush competition.


==========> 03-01-29-SJMerc-DG-PTOMess-SBCsWebNavigationPatents.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5056769.htm

Posted on Wed, Jan. 29, 2003
Dan Gillmor: SBC's patent claim on Web navigation is way off course
By Dan Gillmor
Mercury News Technology Columnist

There was widespread satisfaction in the Internet community last summer
when a federal judge tossed out an outrageous claim by British Telecom
that it had a patent on hyperlinks, the clickable words and pictures on


==========> 03-01-30-LATimes-VerizonMadeOfferToRIAAToIdentifySomeP2PUsers.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-verizon31jan31001451,0,4320674.story?coll=
la-headlines-business

January 31, 2003 
Verizon Made Offer to Name Some Names
By Jon Healey, Times Staff Writer

Verizon Communications Inc. has portrayed itself as
the great protector of consumer rights in its legal battle
with the giant music companies, declaring that no one


==========> 03-01-30-NetAction-SBC-EnforcesWebNavigationPatents.txt==========

Subject: Broadband Briefings: Stop SBC Action Alert
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 23:08:42 -0700 (MST)
From: Audrie Krause <akrause@netaction.org>

Published by NetAction            Issue No. 26              January 30, 2003

Repost where appropriate. Copyright and subscription info at end of message.
* * * * * * *
In This Issue:
Action Alert: Stop SBC


==========> 03-01-30-SJMerc-VerizonReqestsStayOnOrderToIdentifyP2PUser.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/5068289.htm

Posted on Thu, Jan. 30, 2003
Verizon asks judge to stay Internet ruling pending appeal

WASHINGTON (AP) - Verizon Communications Inc. asked a federal
judge Thursday to stay his ruling making it much simpler for the
entertainment industry to tie a digital pirate's online activities to his
real-world identity.



==========> 03-01-30-TheRegister-VerizonAppealsOrderToIdentifyP2PUser.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/29129.html

Verizon fights on in RIAA ID case
By Drew Cullen
Posted: 31/01/2003 at 09:57 GMT

Verizon is to appeal against a US court ruling that it should reveal the 
identity
of an Internet subscriber to the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of
America). As a first step, the firm yesterday filed a motion to stay the 


==========> 03-01-31-Wired-iCommuneSharesFilesAmongASmallGroup.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,57482,00.html

Coder Finds New Way to Swap Tunes  
02:00 AM Jan. 31, 2003 PT

Like Daniel entering the lions' den, programmer Jim Speth is 
about to release some new music-sharing software that could land
him in a world of legal pain. 

Unlike Daniel, Speth doesn't have divine protection. But he 


==========> 03-02-01-Salon-EmbraceFileSharingOrDie.txt==========

http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/02/01/file_trading_manifesto/print.html

Embrace file-sharing, or die
A record executive and his son make a formal case for freely downloading
music. The gist: 50 million Americans can't be wrong.

Editor's note: John Snyder is president of Artist House Records, a board
member of the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences
(NARAS), and a 32-time Grammy nominee. On Thursday night, he
submitted the following paper to NARAS.


==========> 03-02-05-HillNews-CongressCommUnveilTechPriorities.txt==========

http://www.hillnews.com/news/020503/priorities.aspx

House and Senate committees unveil high-tech priorities
By Jeff Dufour 

As the 108th Congress picks up steam, the House and Senate committees
responsible for telecommunications and technology issues have revealed their top
priorities for the coming year.

"We will have an ambitious telecom agenda" this year, said Ken Johnson,


==========> 03-02-05-LATimes-HollywoodAndTechSayNoCopyrightLegislationLikelyThisYear.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-copy5feb05,0,4826533.story?coll=la%2Dheadl
ines%2Dbusiness

February 5, 2003 
Copyright Legislation Unlikely, Both Sides Say Tech and media leaders say 
possibility 
of war and lack of consensus will stall efforts this year.
By Edmund Sanders, Times Staff Writer

WASHINGTON -- Leaders of major entertainment


==========> 03-02-07-IEEE-USA-WantsDMCAReexamined.txt==========

http://www.theinstitute.ieee.org/inst_art.jsp?isno=02031&arnumber=02031_2w.featu
reDMCA&section=4

07 February 2003 08:00 A.M.
IEEE-USA Wants Digital Millennium Copyright
Act Re-Examined 
BY ERICA VONDERHEID

Two recent court battles, as well as concerns raised by members,
have prompted IEEE-USA’s Intellectual Property Committee to


==========> 03-02-07-NatlLawReview-LexmarkTonerCartridgeLawsuitTestsDMCA.txt==========

http://www.law.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/View&c=La
wArticle&cid=1044059435217&live=true&cst=1&pc=0&pa=0

Suits Test Limits of Digital Copyright Act
Suits attempt to control digital spare parts
Steve Seidenberg
The National Law Journal
02-07-2003

What if Ford designed its cars so that all replacement parts and add-ons had to


==========> 03-02-10-SJMerc-ContentOwnersNotProvidingMaterialToCableVideoOnDemand.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5147312.htm

Posted on Mon, Feb. 10, 2003
Video on demand presents chicken-and-egg dilemma

NEW YORK (AP) - Fed up with driving to the video store in the cold of
winter, Beverly Boyarsky thought she had found the perfect solution: video
on demand.

For about $80 a month, the Huntington Station, N.Y., woman could order


==========> 03-02-11-Wired-TrackingDownKazaaToSue.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.02/kazaa.html

Issue 11.02 - February 2003 
The Race to Kill Kazaa

  The servers are in Denmark. The software is in Estonia. The
  domain is registered Down Under, the corporation on a tiny island in the South
  Pacific. The users - 60 million of them - are everywhere around the world. 
The next
  Napster? Think bigger. And pity the poor copyright cops trying to pull the 


==========> 03-02-12-ExtremeTech-TurboTaxCopyProtectionIssues.txt==========

http://www.extremetech.com/print_article/0,3998,a=36914,00.asp

ExtremeTech
TurboTax: So What Do I Do Now?
February 12, 2003
By: Jim Louderback

Like many of you, I've been avidly following the DRM dust-up between Intuit and 
unhappy TurboTax customers. And because I edit ExtremeTech, I've had a 
professional as well as a personal interest in the outcome. While I shared the 


==========> 03-02-12-SJMerc-DMCAUsedToCharge17ForHackingSatelliteTV.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/5165388.htm

Posted on Wed, Feb. 12, 2003
17 Charged With Hacking Into Satellite TV
GARY GENTILE
Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury has indicted 17 people who
authorities say hacked into satellite television transmissions, causing
millions of dollars in losses to DirecTV and Dish Network, the U.S.


==========> 03-02-13-NetImperative-RIAATargetsCorpsToStopIllegalDownloads.txt==========

http://www.netimperative.com/cmn/viewdoc.jsp?cat=all&docid=BEP1_News_0000049028

Music industry delivers warning to corporates 
London, February 13 2003, (netimperative)
by Richard Agnew 

The music industry is hoping to step up its crusade against
illegal music downloading by warning large companies they face
legal action if their employees are found to be doing so from
work.


==========> 03-02-13-SJMerc-RIAA-MPAA-TargetCorpsToStopIllegalDownloading.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5178283.htm

Posted on Thu, Feb. 13, 2003
Hollywood targets corporations to fight illegal downloading

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Movie studios and record labels are taking
their case against illegal Internet downloads directly to corporations,
where much of the offending action allegedly occurs.

The Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture


==========> 03-02-17-FoxNews-108thCongressPreparesTechAgenda.txt==========

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,78729,00.html

Congress Preps Tech Agenda
  Monday, February 17, 2003
  By Liza Porteus

  WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers continue to pursue their high-tech
  agendas, having introduced about 20 tech-related bills in the first week of
  the new Congress alone and seeking dozens of new rules on piracy,
  privacy and security, among other issues.


==========> 03-02-20-DetroitNews-SongwritersSueBertelsmannOverNapsterInfringement.txt==========

http://www.detnews.com/2003/technology/0302/20/technology-89533.htm

Thursday, February 20, 2003
Bertelsmann should pay for Napster's infringement, lawsuit says
By Christopher Mumma / Bloomberg News

NEW YORK -- Bertelsmann AG,
Germany's biggest media company,
should pay for the copyright
infringement permitted by the


==========> 03-02-20-LATimes-SongwritersSueBertelsmannOverNapsterInfringement.txt==========

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/134637712_napster20.htm
l

Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 12:00 a.m. Pacific
Music giant Bertelsmann sued over Napster 
By Joseph Menn
Los Angeles Times

Two world-renowned songwriters and two
independent music publishers sued


==========> 03-02-20-NYT-PatentsCoveringInternetSecurityOnTrial.txt==========

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/20/technology/20NET.html 

"Trial Near in Patent Case on Key Internet Technology"
New York Times (02/20/03) P. C5; Markoff, John 

The case of a retired electronics engineer suing VeriSign, RSA Security, and
four other companies for allegedly infringing on his patented techniques for
online customer authentication and secure communications will have its day in
court starting next week. Leon Stambler, 74, filed suit against the companies in
2001, claiming that seven patents he owns cover the Secure Sockets Layer


==========> 03-02-20-OReilly-IPJusticeLaunchedToPromoteBalanceInIPLaws.txt==========

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/policy/2003/02/20/robin.html

Robin Gross Seeks International IP Justice
by Richard Koman
02/20/2003

The ever-growing rift between the U.S. and Europe on the question of war 
against Iraq may be just the tip of the iceberg of a full-blown schism. Indeed, 
divisiveness in the UN and in NATO may be a harbinger of a time when Europe and 
the rest of the world starts to really question whether adhering to the U.S. 


==========> 03-02-20-Wired-Intel-DigConsumerOrgSymposiumSaysDMCABlocksTechProgress.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,57740,00.html

Summit: DMCA Blocks Tech Progress  
By Katie Dean
02:00 AM Feb. 20, 2003 PT

SANTA CLARA, California -- The Digital Millennium Copyright 
Act is threatening innovation in Silicon Valley, and it's time for
businesses and consumers to mobilize to change the law. 



==========> 03-02-23-LATimes-DMCAUsedToStopLegitimateCompetition.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-dmca23feb23,1,4074563.story

February 23, 2003 
Media Copyright Law Put to Unexpected Uses
Companies are using legislation meant to restrain Web piracy to try to shut 
down rivals.
By David Streitfeld, Times Staff Writer

Under pressure from the entertainment industry,
Congress passed a bill in 1998 to restrain Internet


==========> 03-02-24-ACM-ACMIssuesNewCopyrightPolicy.txt==========

http://www.acm.org/membernet/stories/copyright_01-03.html

ACM Issues New Copyright Policy
The policy can be found at: http://www.acm.org/pubs/copyrights.html

ACM is pleased to announce the release of Version 4 of its Copyright Policy. 
This
landmark document has been used as a model by many other associations and
publishers, because of the scope of issues it addresses regarding copyright in 
the


==========> 03-02-24-Wordspy-OnlineDictionaryToldToStopDefiningGoogleAsAVerb.txt==========

http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0302D&L=ads-l&P=R2450

Date:         Mon, 24 Feb 2003 22:28:22 -0500
 Reply-To:     American Dialect Society <ADS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
 Sender:       American Dialect Society Mailing List <ADS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu>
 From:         Paul McFedries <mailinglists@LOGOPHILIA.COM>
 Subject:      Google trademark concerns
 Comments: To: ADS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"



==========> 03-02-26-CNETNews-CongressAndOthersTargetUnivAndNoNETProsecutions.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1028-986143.html

Congress targets P2P piracy on campus 
By Declan McCullagh 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
February 26, 2003, 11:01 AM PT

Key politicians chided universities on Wednesday for not doing enough to limit
peer-to-peer piracy, calling unauthorized copying a federal crime that should be
punished appropriately. 


==========> 03-02-27-IDG-GermanCopyrightLevyOnPCsWorriesMany.txt==========

http://www.idg.net/ic_1187905_9677_1-5042.html

German copyright levy on PCs worries many
  John Blau, IDG News Service\D=FCsseldorf Bureau
  February 27, 2003, 09:10

  Plenty of anxious eyes are following a feud escalating in Germany over 
attempts to
  impose a copyright levy on computers.



==========> 03-02-27-IDG-GermanysPCCopyrightLevy.txt==========

http://idg.net/ic_1187905_9676_1-5122.html

German copyright levy on PCs worries many
John Blau, IDG News Service\D=FCsseldorf Bureau
February 27, 2003, 09:10

  Plenty of anxious eyes are following a feud escalating in Germany over 
attempts to
  impose a copyright levy on computers.



==========> 03-02-27-SeattlePI-MSBackedBillWouldDiluteStateAntiSpamLaw.txt==========

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/110297_spam27.shtml

Thursday, February 27, 2003
Microsoft-backed bill would dilute spam law, state says
Proposal expected to lapse in Senate next week

By CANDACE HECKMAN
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER

The state Attorney General's Office has convinced lawmakers that a


==========> 03-02-27-SJMerc-ML-OnlineMusicServiceOfferingsGreatlyImproved.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/personal_tech
nology/5275544.htm

Posted on Thu, Feb. 27, 2003
Bigger selection helps AOL's MusicNet, other pay services
By Mike Langberg
Mercury News

Attention, all you ``honest'' music pirates: It's time to pay up or shut up.



==========> 03-03-00-ScientificAmerican-LessigsCreativeCommons.txt==========

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000C2691-4F88-1E40-89E0809EC588EEDF&p
ageNumber=1&catID=2

March 2003 issue 
Some Rights Reserved
Cyber-law activists devise a set of licenses for sharing creative works
By Gary Stix 

In a book published in 2001, Stanford Law School professor
Lawrence Lessig decried the threat to the Internet from both


==========> 03-03-01-SJMerc-DG-LOCPostsPublicCommentaryOnDMCA.txt==========

http://weblog.siliconvalley.com/column/dangillmor/archives/000822.shtml#000822

March 01, 2003 
Copyright Office Posts Reasons to Curb Copyright Law's Reach
• posted by Dan Gillmor 06:40 AM

The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress has posted the Reply Comments 
on Rulemaking on
Anticircumvention (http://www.copyright.gov/1201/2003/reply/reply1.html), 
commentary from the public on why current copyright law needs more exceptions


==========> 03-03-01-StanfordUniv-SpectrumPolicyConference.txt==========

Spectrum Policy:
Property or Commons?
Stanford Law School
March 1-2, 2003

Sponsored by:
Thomas Hazlett, the Manhattan Institute, and
Lawrence Lessig of the Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society

Full conference details and registration at:


==========> 03-03-02-Suber-DoesGermanysPCCopyrightLevyIncludeRightToCopy.txt==========

http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2003_03_02_fosblogarchive.html#a90363644

   Germany is set to impose a copyright levy of about US $13 on each new 
computer
   sold in that country. The money would go to a fund to reimburse copyright 
holders
   for unauthorized copying. (Thanks to C-FIT.) For some history on this, see 
FOSN
   for 8/31/01 (scroll to the third story). What I can't tell is whether the 
copyright levy


==========> 03-03-04-HoutonChron-GroksterSaysLawsuitGoodForBusiness.txt==========

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/business/1804104

March 4, 2003, 12:29PM
Houston Chronicle
Grokster chief says lawsuit good for business
Reuters News Service

LONDON - The head of an online file-sharing network said today
that lawsuits by major record labels seeking to shut it down helped
raise its profile and attract millions of users and big-name


==========> 03-03-05-Annoy-MPAA-RIAANotEntitledToHighMoralGround.txt==========

http://annoy.com/editorials/doc.html?DocumentID=100465

Wednesday, March 05, 2003
I'm Alright Jack
by Clinton Fein

      No free, democratic nation can lay claim to greatness unless it has 
constructed a
      platform from which springs a moral compact that guides the daily conduct 
of the


==========> 03-03-05-SJMerc-NorwegianCourtApprovesDeCSSAppeal.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5322436.htm

Posted on Wed, Mar. 05, 2003
Norwegian Court Approves DVD Hack Retrial
WILL STOICHEVSKI
Associated Press

OSLO, Norway - A Norwegian court has approved prosecutors' appeal
of a teenager's acquittal on charges that he created and circulated online a
program that cracks the security codes on DVDs.


==========> 03-03-12-CNETNews-GAOReportFindsPornographyWidelyAvailableOnP2P.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1028-992371.html

Congress cracks down on P2P porn 
By Declan McCullagh 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
March 12, 2003, 5:30 PM PT

The U.S. Congress is targeting peer-to-peer networks again--and this time
politicians aren't fretting over music and software piracy. 



==========> 03-03-12-CNETNews-SuspectedSoftwarePirateIndicted.txt==========

http://rss.com.com/2100-1028-992373.html?type=pt&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=news

Suspected piracy ringleader indicted 
By Alorie Gilbert 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
March 12, 2003, 5:55 PM PT

The suspected leader of one of the Internet's oldest piracy groups has been
indicted, and his extradition from Australia is being sought, a top U.S. 
attorney


==========> 03-03-12-UPI-GermanysPCCopyrightLevy.txt==========

http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030312-120912-6894r

Analysis: Germany's copyright levy 
By Sam Vaknin
UPI Senior Business Correspondent
From the Business & Economics Desk
Published 3/12/2003 12:30 PM

SKOPJE, Macedonia, March 12 (UPI) -- Based on the recommendation 
of its patent office and following


==========> 03-03-13-PCWorld-FoesUseTechTricksToHinderP2P.txt==========

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,109816,00.asp

Tech Wars: P-to-P Friends, Foes Struggle
 Arms battle escalates between P-to-P piracy and copyright-protection efforts.
Malaika Costello-Dougherty, Medill News Service
Thursday, March 13, 2003

WASHINGTON -- The duel between peer-to-peer file-sharing fans and their 
opponents
who want to protect copyrighted materials is turning into a high-tech arms 


==========> 03-03-13-PCWorld-SomeSayFileTradingSupportsCrimeAndTerrorismButNoConcreteDataGiven.txt==========

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,109808,00.asp

Does File Trading Fund Terrorism?
Industry execs claim peer-to-peer networks pose more than just legal problems.
Grant Gross, IDG News Service
Thursday, March 13, 2003

WASHINGTON -- A congressional hearing on the links between terrorism, organized 
crime,
and the illegal trading of copyrighted material produced more complaints about 


==========> 03-03-13-SJMerc-GAOReportFindsPornographyWidelyAvailableOnP2P.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/gmsv/5384049.
htm

Posted on Thu, Mar. 13, 2003
GAO stumbles across T&A on P2P
By John Paczkowski

After weeks of painstaking investigative work and analysis, the General 
Accounting
Office (GAO) and the House Committee on Government Reform were


==========> 03-03-13-WashPost-GAOReportFindsPornographyWidelyAvailableOnP2P.txt==========

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17695-2003Mar12.html

Pornography Prevalent on File-Sharing Services 
By Jonathan Krim
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, March 13, 2003; Page E01 

Popular Internet services that allow computer users to swap
music and video clips also are an easy and free-flowing
conduit for pornography, including images of minors,


==========> 03-03-15-SeattlePI-NewYahooStreamingMediaMayImpactRealNetworks.txt==========

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/112665_yahoo15.shtml

Saturday, March 15, 2003
Yahoo! streaming media service will compete with RealNetworks
By DAN RICHMAN
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER

Yahoo! Inc. on Monday will introduce Platinum, a streaming-media
subscription service that will challenge the well-entrenched leadership of
Seattle's RealNetworks Inc. 


==========> 03-03-15-Slater-NotesFromHarvardJOLTCopyrightSymposium.txt==========

http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cmusings/2003/03/15#a79

Notes from Harvard JOLT Copyright and Fair Use Symposium
  Just got back from the Harvard JOLT Copyright
  and Fair Use Symposium.  I've posted notes
  here:

  Panel 1

  Boucher Keynote (to be honest, he didn't say


==========> 03-03-18-SJMerc-LATimes-RIAAWarnsCompaniesAboutIllegalFileSharing.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/gmsv/5419081.
htm

Posted on Tue, Mar. 18, 2003
Companies targeted for music piracy
By Jon Healey
LOS ANGELES TIMES

In their latest bid to crack down on Internet music piracy, major
record labels have targeted about 300 companies whose computers


==========> 03-03-18-TheRegister-RosensJustificationOfRIAAActions.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/29797.html

RIAA chief invokes Martin Luther King in pigopoly defense
By Andrew Orlowski in San Francisco
Posted: 18/03/2003 at 09:18 GMT

Departing RIAA chief Hilary Rosen yesterday invoked the name of slain black
civil rights leader Martin Luther King as she defended the music oligopolies'
right to prevent people sharing music. She also vigorously defended poisoning
peer to peer sharing networks with junk music - presumably not a situation


==========> 03-03-18-WSJ-RIAAWarnsCompaniesAboutIllegalFileSharing.txt==========

http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/030318/72/3929q.html

Tuesday March 18, 11:00 AM 
Record Labels Warn Cos About Copyright Violations
(From The Wall Street Journal) 

WASHINGTON -- In the latest effort to pressure companies to 
crack down on employees' use of peer-to-peer
networks, record labels are warning companies about 
copyright violations alleged to have taken place on


==========> 03-03-19-CNETNews-W3CPatentPolicy-RoyaltyFreeLicensesOK.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1013-993283.html

W3C unveils its patent plans 
By Lisa M. Bowman 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
March 19, 2003, 10:48 AM PT

The World Wide Web Consortium has released what it hopes will be the final draft
of its patent policy as it tries to create a mostly royalty-free environment 
for Web


==========> 03-03-20-SJMetc-StreamwaveSubscriptionServiceSucceedsInSpiteOfLimitation.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5438788.htm

Posted on Thu, Mar. 20, 2003
Streamwaves poised to be tops in Net music
ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE THRIVES
By Doug Bedell
Knight Ridder

Three doors down from the Gypsy Tea Room in Deep Ellum, Jeff
Tribble is hatching his plot for world domination.


==========> 03-03-22-Yahoo-DVR-MP3MakerSonicBlueToFileForBancruptcy.txt==========

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=569&ncid=738&e=7&u=/nm/20030321
/tc_nm/tech_sonicblue_dc

Sat, Mar 22, 2003 
Sonicblue to File for Bankruptcy
 Fri Mar 21,11:12 AM ET

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Reuters) - Consumer electronics maker
Sonicblue Inc.(Nasdaq:SBLU - news) said on Friday it plans to file for
bankruptcy and that it agreed to sell the assets of its main product lines for


==========> 03-03-24-MilwaukeeSentJ-MSReseachersOthersSayP2PCannotBeStopped.txt==========

http://www.jsonline.com/bym/tech/news/mar03/128038.asp

Peer-to-peer networks can't be unplugged
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Last Updated: March 24, 2003

                   In the ongoing struggle over digital downloading,
                   technology will let those trading files triumph over
                   the efforts trying to shut down online media piracy,
                   experts say.


==========> 03-03-26-Felten-StatesIntroBillsToExtendDMCAToFirewalls.txt==========

http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/archives/000336.html

Freedom to Tinker (Ed Felten)
... is your freedom to understand, discuss, repair, and modify 
the technological devices you own. 
« Finkelstein Replies on ARDG and the Press | Main | MPAA 
Lobbying for State Super-DMCA Bills » 
March 26, 2003 
Use a Firewall, Go to Jail 



==========> 03-03-28-SJMerc-AnalystSaysP2PSharingBiggerThanRecordBusiness.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5502291.htm

Posted on Fri, Mar. 28, 2003
Analyst: Internet file-sharing bigger than record business
JIM WASSERMAN
Associated Press

SACRAMENTO
- Free peer-to-peer music file-sharing has become larger than the
multibillion-dollar recording industry, with a growth trend that has


==========> 03-03-30-Simons-AComputerScientistsViewOfCopyright.txt==========

A Computer Scientist’s View of Copyright in the U.S.
Dr. Barbara Simons

Congress shall have the power ...To promote the progress of science and the 
useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the 
exclusive rights to their respective writings and discoveries.
- United States Constitution, Article I, Section 8
1.  Introduction.

Copyright is an area that until recently was of interest primarily to 


==========> 03-03-31-CNETNews-FreedomTechnologyAndTheInternet.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2010-1071-994654.html

Freedom, technology and the Net
By Declan McCullagh 
March 31, 2003, 4:00 AM PT

WASHINGTON--These are perilous times for online privacy, free speech and the
freedom to tinker with legally purchased hardware and software. 

Last week, the House of Representatives approved a constitutionally dubious 


==========> 03-03-31-Provos-WebPagesMovedOffshore-MichSuperDMCA.txt==========

http://niels.xtdnet.nl/honeyd/

Due to a new Michigan law, the legality of my research or these web pages is
currently unclear. Felton provides additional information about the resulting
restrictions on technology and research. 

The web pages will be reinstated once the situation has been resolved. Please,
support the EFF. 




==========> 03-03-31-Salon-NetworkedWorldPosesManyThreatsToHumanity.txt==========

http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/03/31/knowledge/index.html

Are we doomed yet?
The computer-networked, digital world poses enormous threats to humanity that
no government, no matter how totalitarian, can stop. A fully open society is 
our best
chance for survival.
By Sheldon Pacotti

March 31, 2003  |  I've been talking to


==========> 03-03-31-SJMerc-AdobeEncoreForDVDCreation.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5522611.htm

Posted on Mon, Mar. 31, 2003
Adobe takes aim on DVD market with new software
MICHAEL LIEDTKE
Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO - Desktop publishing software maker Adobe Systems
Inc. is expanding into the fast-growing DVD market with a new program
designed to make it easier


==========> 03-04-00-CACM-DigitalRightsManagement-DRMAndTheLaw.txt==========

Digital rights management and fair use by design: DRM {and, or, vs.} the law
Pamela Samuelson
April 2003 	  	
Communications of the ACM,  Volume 46 Issue 4 

Copyright industries are hoping that digital rights management (DRM) 
technologies will prevent infringement of commercially valuable digital 
content, including music and movies. These industries have already persuaded 
legislatures in the U.S., the European Union, and other countries to adopt 
broad anti-circumvention rules to protect DRM from being hacked, and courts 


==========> 03-04-00-CommACM-DMCALocksUpContentAndThreatensInnovation.txt==========

Viewpoint: Legal and technological efforts to lock up content threaten 
innovation
Jeff Grove
April 2003 	  	
Communications of the ACM,  Volume 46 Issue 4 

Legislation poses greater restrictions on the very freedom on which the Net was 
founded.

back to top 


==========> 03-04-02-SJMerc-ReducedSWPiracyLeadsToIncreasedEconomicGrowth.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5540543.htm

Posted on Wed, Apr. 02, 2003
Piracy falling, survey reports
STUDY: NATIONS THAT POLICE COPYING SEE TECH GROWTH
By Aaron Davis
Mercury News

Software piracy rates have dropped in nearly every nation since
1996, and the countries doing the most to stamp out copied or


==========> 03-04-02-SJMerc-ShoppingMallOwnerTryingToGetMySimonToChangeItsName.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5542485.htm

Posted on Wed, Apr. 02, 2003
Simon waging court battle against similarly named Web firm
Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS - Giant shopping mall owner Simon Property Group Inc. is pursuing
its trademark infringement case against California-based Internet
Shopping service mySimon, despite a court setback.



==========> 03-04-03-WSJ-RIAASuesCollegeStudentsForFileSwapping.txt==========

http://www.quicken.com/investments/news_center/story/?story=NewsStory/dowJones/2
0030403/ON200304031842001170.var&column=P0DFP

Students Sued in Escalation of Song-Swapping Crackdown 

  Thursday, April 3, 2003 06:42 PM ET
   
  Making good on past threats to target big online traders of pirated music, 
the recording
  industry filed lawsuits against four university students who allegedly 


==========> 03-04-04-MichTech-MTUPresCitesRIAAForLackOfCooperation.txt==========

http://www.admin.mtu.edu/urel/news/media_relations/95/

[Michigan Tech] President Responds to RIAA Suit
For more information on this story contact:
Dean Woodbeck Phone: 906/487-3327
April 4, 2003

Mr. Cary Sherman
Recording Industry Association of America
1330 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 300


==========> 03-04-04-SJmerc-RIAASuesCollegeStudentsForFileSwapping.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5558442.htm

Posted on Fri, Apr. 04, 2003
Students accused of piracy
RECORD SUIT SEEKS $150,000 PER SONG
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

The recording industry filed copyright infringement lawsuits Thursday
against four college students, accusing them of setting up Napster-like


==========> 03-04-04-TheRegister-RIAASuesCollegeStudentsForFileSwapping.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/30097.html

RIAA attacks the future of America
By Ashlee Vance in San Francisco
Posted: 04/04/2003 at 02:08 GMT

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has attacked again,
and this time against some of our most promising young minds. 

The Pigopolist mob has filed lawsuits against four university students for 


==========> 03-04-05-SJMerc-AntiSpamActivistSuesOverSpamBlockingPatents.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5565843.htm

Posted on Sat, Apr. 05, 2003
Spam foe needs filter of himself
By Mike Langberg
Mercury News

Phil Goldman, a veteran SiliconValley entrepreneur and co-founder
of WebTV, wants to become a leader in the war against spam, but he's
begun by attacking his coalition partners rather than the enemy.


==========> 03-04-05-SJMerc-AntiSpammerBuysChallengeResponsePatent.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/mike_langberg
/5565050.htm

Posted on Sat, Apr. 05, 2003
Spam foe puts his own interests first
By Mike Langberg
Mercury News

Phil Goldman, a veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur and co-founder
of WebTV, wants to become a leader in the war against spam, but he's begun


==========> 03-04-06-LATimes-BookDetailsNapsterHistory.txt==========

"The Lowdown Download Blues"
       Los Angeles Times Magazine (04/06/03) P. 16; Menn, Joseph 

       The fall of online song-swapping service Napster, which helped fuel the 
current
       battles copyright holders are waging against technology companies and
       consumers, was predicated on a lack of common sense and a cohesive
       business plan. Shawn Fanning's ground-breaking file-swapping system
       created anarchy in the $40 billion music world as technology moved 
faster than


==========> 03-04-07-Wired-BloggerAdmitsPostingWithoutPermission.txt==========

http://wired.com/news/conflict/0,2100,58346,00.html

Noted War Blogger Cops to Copying  
By Daniel Forbes
02:00 AM Apr. 07, 2003 PT

Like any number of webloggers trying to make their 
mark with commentary on the war in Iraq, Sean-Paul Kelley knew
geography and career experience didn't favor him. 



==========> 03-04-08-LATimes-DisneyMayDoDigitalDistributionAnyway.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5585187.htm

Posted on Tue, Apr. 08, 2003
Eisner: Disney is shifting its anti-piracy stance
Los Angeles Times

LAS VEGAS - Walt Disney Chairman and Chief Executive Michael Eisner
said Monday that his company won't let the threat of piracy keep it from
aggressively pursuing business strategies based
on new digital technologies, even if that means rethinking its current


==========> 03-04-08-LATimes-MPAATalesPiracyBattleToStates.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mpaa8apr08,1,6928287.story 

"Studios Take Piracy Battle to the States"
       Los Angeles Times (04/08/03) P. C3; Healey, Jon 

       Movie studios are trying to convince state legislators to widen the 
scope of
       laws governing theft of cable and phone services to include new digital 
devices
       and Internet-based products, thus giving the Motion Picture Association 


==========> 03-04-09-Wired-BSASaysSoftwarePiracyImportantToo.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,58306,00.html

Focus on Software Piracy Problem  
By Katie 
02:00 AM Apr. 09, 2003 PT

Lately, the business software industry feels like a bit 
of an also-ran next to Hollywood's much-spotlighted war on piracy. 

"We tend to have gotten a little bit lost in the shuffle," 


==========> 03-04-10-CNETNews-IETFDecidesPatentsOKForStandards.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1013-996351.html

Standards group beats back patent foes 
By Paul Festa 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
April 10, 2003, 8:49 AM PT

An attempt to persuade a key Internet standards body to abandon its use of
patented technologies has ended in defeat. 



==========> 03-04-10-TheTimesUK-IntlFedPhonoIndBlamesPiracyFoMusicSalesDecline.txt==========

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-640732,00.html

April 10, 2003 
Net piracy blamed for global slump in music sales
By Adam Sherwin, Media Reporter

THE decline in global music sales is accelerating as
illegal internet copying and soaring DVD film sales
threaten the future of the record industry. 



==========> 03-04-12-FreedomToTinker-MPAA-StateSuperDMCALaws.txt==========

http://www.freFreedom to Tinker
... is your freedom to understand, discuss, repair, and modify 
the technological devices you own. 
FREEDOM TO TINKER > Topic: Super-DMCA 
April 12, 2003 
Carve-Outs 

This week, the MPAA reportedly has narrowed its Super-DMCA 
legislation yet again, this time to add special carve-outs to
protect ISPs and telephone companies. This is supposed to improve the bill.


==========> 03-04-13-IntPeople-CDSalesDownBecauseFewerReleases.txt==========

http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/200304/msg00129.ht
ml

From: "Tim O'Reilly" <tim@oreilly.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 18:13:44 -0700
To: David Farber <dave@farber.net>
Subject: FW: The Music Piracy Myth

Dave, I thought your readers might enjoy the following rant from George
Ziemann, who's been doing analysis of the RIAA members' own statistics to


==========> 03-04-14-DailyPrincetonian-VonLohmanSuggestsInternetFundForMusicians.txt==========

http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2003/04/14/opinion/7930.shtml

New music rules are needed
Fred von Lohmann
Guest Columnist

    Suing college students. Forcing ISPs to rat out customers. Petitioning
Congress for unprecedented vigilante powers. Deploying armies of lawyers to
sue technology companies. Threatening universities and corporations.
Demanding that ISPs disconnect tens of thousands of Internet users. Hiring


==========> 03-04-14-EFF-MPAA-StateSuperDMCALawsOpposed.txt==========

http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/states/20030414_eff_sdmca_pr.php

For Immediate Release: Monday, April 14, 2003
Electronic Frontier Foundation Opposes Digital Lockdown
Some States Pass, Others Consider Copyright Legislation

Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release

San Francisco, CA - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today 
released a detailed analysis of the dangers posed by


==========> 03-04-14-SJMerc-CDSalesDownBecauseFewerReleases.txt==========

SJ Mercury
April 14, 2003
Good Morning Silicon Valley Item

Trust us. We're from the RIAA: George Ziemann, whose enlightening
analysis of RIAA CD sales statistics has been mentioned here a number
of times in the past year, offers up a few more insights into his research in
a post submitted to Dave Farber's Interesting People list. "My current
consternation comes in the form of a letter from my congressional
representative, who states that 'In 2001, record sales were down 10


==========> 03-04-16-SJMerc-DG-Apple-UniversalRecordsDealWouldConstrainOptions.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5646059.htm

Posted on Wed, Apr. 16, 2003
Dan Gillmor: Honeypot snares raise ethical and legal issues
By Dan Gillmor
Mercury News Technology Columnist

News and views, culled and edited from my online eJournal
(www.dangillmor.com):



==========> 03-04-20-TheRegister-DOJBriefSupportsRIAAInVerizonDMCASuit.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/30337.html

DoJ supports RIAA in Verizon P2P privacy scuffle
By Thomas C Greene in Washington
Posted: 20/04/2003 at 09:21 GMT

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has weighed in on behalf of RIAA
piratebusters in a court filing against telecomms giant Verizon, which is
struggling to keep the identity of a customer and alleged P2P bootlegger
confidential. 


==========> 03-04-21-MotleyFool-AppleShouldBuyUniversalMusic.txt==========

http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/2003/commentary030421ram.htm

American Idle
The music industry is having problems with volume control. Apple is draped in 
cobwebs. So, when
rumors began to make the rounds earlier this month that Apple was interested in 
buying
Vivendi's Universal Music Group, it may have brought images of one odd couple. 
However, Rick
Munarriz thinks that opposites can attract. The music industry needs Apple. 


==========> 03-04-21-PCWorld-DOJBriefSupportsRIAAInVerizonDMCASuit.txt==========

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,110367,00.asp

Feds Support Downloader Clampdown
 Verizon fights music industry suit to reveal Kazaa-using customer.
Grant Gross, IDG News Service
Monday, April 21, 2003

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Justice has sided with the recording 
industry in a
lawsuit attempting to get Verizon Internet Services to release the name of a 


==========> 03-04-21-SJMerc-SteveJobs-GoodHollywoodAndTechCredentials.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/gmsv/5681328.
htm

Posted on Mon, Apr. 21, 2003
Hollywood role could be right for Jobs
STAKES IN TECH, ENTERTAINMENT GIVE APPLE CHIEF SOME JUICE
By Jon Fortt
Mercury News

The next piece of Silicon Valley's knife dance with Hollywood might be 


==========> 03-04-24-Wired-Rheingold-IPThreatensAbilityToInnovate.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,58601,00.html

Futurist Fears End of Innovation  
By Leander Kahney  
02:00 AM Apr. 24, 2003 PT

SANTA CLARA, California -- Author Howard Rheingold believes 
the freedom of technologists to innovate is under attack as
never before. 



==========> 03-04-25-ALA-SuperDMCALawsInStates.txt==========

Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 11:19:58 -0400
From: "ALAWASH E-MAIL" <ALAWASH@alawash.org>
To: ALA Washington Office Newsline <ala-wo@ala1.ala.org>
Subject: [ALA-WO:816] "Super" DMCA Legislation in the States

ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 12, Number 36
April 25, 2003

In This Issue: "Super" DMCA Legislation in the States


==========> 03-04-25-CNETNews-JudgeRulesGroksterMorpheusNotLiableForUsersInfringement.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1027-998363.html

Judge: File-swapping tools are legal 
By John Borland 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
April 25, 2003, 12:46 PM PT

update A federal judge in Los Angeles has handed a stunning court victory to
file-swapping services Streamcast Networks and Grokster, dismissing much of the
record industry and movie studios' lawsuit against the two companies. 


==========> 03-04-25-SJMerc-JudgeOrdersVerizonToGiveRIAANames.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5715434.htm

Posted on Fri, Apr. 25, 2003
Verizon ordered to ID two accused of piracy
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

A federal judge Thursday ordered Verizon Internet Services to turn
over the names of two customers accused of Internet piracy.



==========> 03-04-26-LATimes-JudgeRulesGroksterMorpheusNotLiableForUsersInfringement.txt==========

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/5720326.htm

Posted on Sat, Apr. 26, 2003
Online music swapping sites win in court
Studios, labels vow appeal
BY JON HEALEY AND ALEX PHAM
Los Angeles Times Service

The entertainment industry suffered a major setback in its fight against
online piracy Friday when a federal judge ruled that two popular


==========> 03-04-26-SJMerc-JudgeRulesGroksterMorpheusNotLiableForUsersInfringement.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5722634.htm

Posted on Sat, Apr. 26, 2003
Hollywood takes a hit
JUDGE: FIRMS NOT LIABLE FOR FILE SWAPPING
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

The entertainment industry suffered a surprising blow Friday when a
judge ruled two successors to song-swapping pioneer Napster cannot


==========> 03-04-28-CNETNews-ScientistsProtestEUSoftwarePatentPlan.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1012-998547.html

Scientists protest EU software patents 
By Matthew Broersma 
Special to CNET News.com
April 28, 2003, 10:02 AM PT

A group of high-ranking scientists is petitioning the European Parliament to
prevent the patenting of algorithms and software ideas, the latest twist in the
European Commission's attempts to create a unified patent regime for member


==========> 03-04-29-SJMerc-AppleiTunesOffers99CentMusicDownloads.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5742674.htm

Posted on Tue, Apr. 29, 2003
Apple launches online music store
200,000 SONGS AVAILABLE FOR 99-CENT DOWNLOADS
By Jon Fortt
Mercury News

Apple Computer began offering 99-cent song downloads from all five
major recording companies Monday, prompting competitors to


==========> 03-04-29-SJMerc-RecordCompaniesSueNapsterVC.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5744529.htm

Posted on Tue, Apr. 29, 2003
Record labels' latest Napster suit unnerves venture capitalists

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -Venture capitalists didn't need another
reason to avoid high-tech investments -- but two major record labels
have given them one anyway.

Still seeking retribution for


==========> 03-04-29-Wired-RIAASendsInstantMsgsToFileSharers.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,58676,00.html

RIAA Gets the Message About IMs  
By Katie 05:18 PM Apr. 29, 2003 PT

Though the Recording Industry Association of America is 
known for accusing others of stealing songs, could the music trade
group be doing a little borrowing of its own? 

Borrowing ideas, that is. 


==========> 03-04-30-SJMerc-RIAASendsMessagesToSuspectedP2PUsers.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5750810.htm

Posted on Wed, Apr. 30, 2003
Music labels launch anti-piracy salvo
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

The music industry started sending the first of a million instant
messages Tuesday to computer users it suspects of trading
Pirated music.


==========> 03-04-30-SJMerc-RIAASendsWarningToP2PUsers.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/gmsv/5752582.
htm

Posted on Wed, Apr. 30, 2003
RIAA threat actually educational initiative
By John Paczkowski

Some 200,000 Grokster and Kazaa users were greeted with
a friendly little message from the Recording Industry Association
of America when they logged on to the P2P services Tuesday. "It


==========> 03-05-00-ACM-USACMSaysDMCAHasChillingEffectOnResearch.txt==========

http://www.acm.org/membernet/stories/usacm_05-03.html

USACM Cites DMCA’S "Chilling Effect" on Computer
Security Research
By Jeff Grove
Director, ACM Office of Public Policy Washington, D.C.

At a hearing before a panel of the U.S. Copyright Office on May 14,
USACM Co-Chair Barbara Simons criticized sections of the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) for having "substantial negative


==========> 03-05-00-IEEESpectrum-IssuesInCopyrightForTheDigitalAge.txt==========

http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/publicfeature/may03/intro.html

The Copyright Wars 
A new world of digital entertainment beckons, but industry clashes impede 
progress 
By Tekla S. Perry 

When you opened your Web browser this morning,
the start page listed the Oscar winners. Bowling for
Columbine and The Chubb Chubbs had never made


==========> 03-05-00-WUMag-CompensatingThirdWorldPeopleForIP.txt==========

http://aisweb.wustl.edu/alumni/atwu.nsf/iplaw

Washington University in St. Louis Magazine
Spring 2003
Protecting Intellectual Property
By Betsy Rogers

Since September 11, 2001, School of Law Professor Charles McManis has
committed his academic career to bridging the gap between the industrialized
and developing worlds in the complex, burgeoning area of intellectual property


==========> 03-05-01-SJMerc-AppleiTunesGoodAndBad.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5760390.htm

Posted on Thu, May. 01, 2003
Apple hits a high note with music store
By Mike Langberg
Mercury News

I've just yanked myself out of the infamous Steve Jobs reality
distortion field, so I can try to give a rational evaluation of
Apple Computer's new iTunes


==========> 03-05-01-TheRegister-RIAASettlesCollegeStudentSuits.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/30522.html

RIAA cashes in on file-swapping students
By Ashlee Vance in San Francisco
Posted: 01/05/2003 at 22:49 GMT

The RIAA has tacked on $59,500 to the amount four college students must
pay in addition to their student loans. 

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) settled on this amount


==========> 03-05-01-Wired-CurrentMusicDownloadPricesTooHigh.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,58684,00.html

Dollar Songs: Bargain or Rip-Off?  
By Joanna Glasner
02:00 AM May. 01, 2003 PT

SAN FRANCISCO -- When CEO Steve Jobs unveiled Apple Computer's 
new music-download service here this week, he
touted the introductory price of 99 cents per song as "pretty 
doggone close" to free. 


==========> 03-05-02-DailyPrince-RIAASettlesCollegeStudentSuits.txt==========

http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2003/05/02/news/8154.shtml

May 2, 2003
Peng, RIAA settle infringement case
Josh Brodie
Princetonian Staff Writer

    Daniel Peng '05 and the Recording
Industry Association of America have
reached a settlement in the copyright


==========> 03-05-02-SJMerc-RIAASettlesCollegeStudentSuits.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5769446.htm

Posted on Fri, May. 02, 2003
Students settle in lawsuit over file swapping
THEY'LL PAY UP TO $17,500 EACH TO RECORDING INDUSTRY
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

The recording industry has settled lawsuits against four students it
accused of creating and operating Napster-like file-trading 


==========> 03-05-08-PRNewsWire-MusicDownloadersFavoriteGenres.txt==========

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK2.story&STORY=/www/sto
ry/05-08-2003/0001942887&EDATE=THU+May+08+2003,+08:11+AM

Multimedia/Internet News
Rap, Dance/Club and Alternative Rock Most Popular With Online
Music Downloaders, According to Nielsen//NetRatings 
More Than One in Five Surfers Download Music

    NEW YORK, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nielsen//NetRatings, the global
standard for Internet audience measurement and analysis, reports that rap


==========> 03-05-12-CNETNews-RIAAApologizesForLetter.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-1001095.html?tag=lh

RIAA apologizes for threatening letter
By Declan McCullagh
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
May 12, 2003, 3:16 PM PT

The Recording Industry Association of America apologized Monday to Penn State 
University for sending an incorrect legal notice of alleged Internet copyright 
violations.


==========> 03-05-12-CNETNews-RIAAApologizesToPennState.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-1001095.html?tag=lh

RIAA apologizes for threatening letter 
By Declan McCullagh 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
May 12, 2003, 3:16 PM PT

The Recording Industry Association of America apologized Monday to Penn State
University for sending an incorrect legal notice of alleged Internet copyright
violations. 


==========> 03-05-13-SJMerc-UniversalSuesBertelsmannOverNapster.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5848803.htm

Posted on Tue, May. 13, 2003
Universal Music suit says Bertelsmann aided piracy
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

The world's largest record label is suing Bertelsmann AG, saying
the German media conglomerate's investment in Napster
Enabled music piracy on a massive and


==========> 03-05-14-Apple-iTunesTopsTwoMillionDownloads.txt==========

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2003/may/14musicstore.html

iTunes Music Store Tops Two Million Song Downloads

CUPERTINO, California—May 14, 2003—Apple® today announced that over two million 
songs
have been purchased and downloaded from its revolutionary iTunes® Music Store 
since its debut
16 days ago. Continuing the trend set during the first week, over half of the 
songs purchased to date


==========> 03-05-16-Lessig-NeedSponsorForCopyrightFeeBill.txt==========

http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/lessig/blog/archives/2003_05.shtml#001187

we need your help 

About a month ago, I started sounding optimistic about getting a bill 
introduced into Congress to help
right the wrong of the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act. I was 
optimistic because we had
found a congressperson who was willing to introduce the bill. But after 
pressure from lobbyists, that is


==========> 03-05-19-CNETNews-CongressionalCaucusTargetsPiracy.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-1007908.html

Congressional caucus targets piracy 
By Declan McCullagh 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
May 19, 2003, 3:51 PM PT

Three members of the House of Representatives are creating a new congressional
caucus devoted to combating piracy and promoting stronger intellectual property
laws. 


==========> 03-05-19-ComputerWorld-W3CReadiesNewPatentPolicy.txt==========

http://www.computerworld.com/developmenttopics/development/webdev/story/0,10801,
81309,00.html

W3C readies new tech patent policy
It hopes to stop vendors' patent claims from slowing Web standards work 
By CAROL SLIWA 
MAY 19, 2003

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is poised to unveil a
formal policy for dealing with technology patents that have the


==========> 03-05-19-TheRegister-RoxioBuysPressplayToRelaunchNapster.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/30762.html

Napster reborn! Roxio buys PressPlay 
By Drew Cullen
Posted: 19/05/2003 at 13:23 GMT

Roxio is to relaunch Napster, on the back of today's $39m cash and stock
acquisition of PressPlay, the download music service, from Sony and
Universal Music. 



==========> 03-05-20-SJMerc-PressplayDealToLetNapsterOperateAgain.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5902707.htm

Posted on Tue, May. 20, 2003
Pressplay deal would let Napster operate again
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

Two record companies that helped sue Napster into oblivion
announced a deal Monday that would let their one-time
nemesis rise again.


==========> 03-05-21-CNETNews-W3CAdoptsNoPatentPolicy-Almost.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-1008800.html

W3C makes patent ban final 
By Paul Festa 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
May 21, 2003, 1:17 PM PT

The Web's leading standards body on Tuesday finalized a patent policy banning
the use of most royalty-bearing technology in its technical recommendations, an
issue that sparked a clash between open-source advocates and software makers. 


==========> 03-05-21-FinTimes-EMIToJoinSuitAgainstBertelsmann.txt==========

http://search.ft.com/search/article.html?id=030521000722&query=emi&vsc_appId=tot
alSearch&state=Form

COMPANIES & FINANCE: UK AND IRELAND: EMI set to join action against Bertelsmann
By Tim Burt, Media Editor
Financial Times; May 21, 2003

EMI, the music group, is poised to join a multi-billion dollar lawsuit against
Bertelsmann of Germany about its support for Napster, the defunct internet
downloading service.


==========> 03-05-23-SJMerc-KazaaClaims230MillionDownloads.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5929360.htm

Posted on Fri, May. 23, 2003
Kazaa claims 230 million downloads
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

If the most powerful emotion is neither love nor hate -- it's got to be
the desire to get stuff for free.



==========> 03-05-25-Harvard-TrustedComputingP2PAndPiratedEntertainment.txt==========

Trusted Computing, Peer-To-Peer Distribution,
and the Economics of Pirated Entertainment
Stuart E. Schechter, Rachel A. Greenstadt, and Michael D. Smith
Harvard University
fstuart,greenie,smithg@eecs.harvard.edu
May 25, 2003
Abstract
The entertainment industry, facing a formidable threat from peer-topeer
piracy networks, is exploring every possible means to attack these
networks. The industry is also employing defensive strategies to protect


==========> 03-05-27-CNETNews-RealNetworksOffersRhapsodyMusicService.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-1010558.html?tag=fd_top

Real pushes lower-cost Rhapsody

By Stefanie Olsen
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
May 27, 2003, 9:00 PM PT

RealNetworks on Wednesday will cease selling the music-subscription service 
MusicNet in favor of one from Listen.com's Rhapsody, which also plans to charge 


==========> 03-05-28-SeattlePI-OnlineMusicServices.txt==========

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/123890_onlinemusic28.html

Wednesday, May 28, 2003
RealNetworks tunes into online music sales
By DAN RICHMAN
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER

Interested in creating a custom-made CD, with a wide choice of artists, for 
under $10? RealNetworks Inc. hopes so.



==========> 03-05-28-SJMerc-eBayViolatedPatents.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5959921.htm

Posted on Wed, May. 28, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Jury finds eBay violated patents
By Mary Anne Ostrom
Mercury News

A federal jury in Virginia on Tuesday ordered eBay to pay $35 million in 
a high-profile dispute, finding that eBay violated a Virginia entrepreneur's 
patents for conducting online fixed-price transactions.


==========> 03-05-30-SJMerc-AOL-MS-SettlementMayBoostDigContent.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5977149.htm

Posted on Fri, May. 30, 2003
End of browser battle may boost digital content
By Mary Anne Ostrom
Mercury News

The decision by Microsoft and AOL Time Warner to patch up
their legal differences and join forces to promote digital
Content could speed the delivery


==========> 03-06-00-CACM-Bunner-DeCSS-TradeSecretsVSFreeSpeech.txt==========

Legally speaking: Trade secrets vs. free speech
Pamela Samuelson
June 2003 	  	
Communications of the ACM,  Volume 46 Issue 6 

Andrew Bunner was one of several hundred persons who posted a computer program 
known as DeCSS on the Internet in the fall of 1999. DeCSS enables users to 
bypass the Content Scramble System (CSS) used to protect DVD movies. Two months 
later, DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA) charged Bunner and 520 others 
(including 500 "John Does") with trade secret misappropriation, claiming the 


==========> 03-06-00-InfoToday-ReclaimingTheDigitalCommons.txt==========

    * "Reclaiming the Digital Commons"
      Information Today (06/03) Vol. 20, No. 6, P. 33; Poynder, Richard

      Certain information professionals are investigating ways to protect the 
"digital commons" in response to worries about projects that seek to privatize 
the Internet by imposing restrictions on public access to copyrighted content. 
Debate has sprung up regarding whether patented technologies, copyrights, or a 
combination of the two are a bigger threat to the digital commons: For example, 
compared to patents, copyrights are relatively cheap and last longer. Many 
librarians, worried that copyright legislation and digital rights management 


==========> 03-06-00-Willcox-DownloadingNotCauseOfLowerCDSales.txt==========

Where Have All the CDs Gone?
The record industry blames piracy and downloading for sagging sales
Here's the whole story.
By James K. Willcox
June 2003

Turn on the radio and chances are youll hear a top-selling song from a
rock, country, or hip-hop artist. But stroll through the offices of
almost any major record label and youll hear an entirely different
kind of music: the blues. After nearly a decade of unfettered growth,


==========> 03-06-02-ALA-SupremeCtDecidesVideoRepackagingCase.txt==========

ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 12, Number 48
June 2, 2003

In This Issue: Supreme Court issues intellectual property law decision

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 2 issued its opinion in Dastar Corp.
v.Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., a case in which ALA participated as a
"friend of the court" in support of Dastar Corporation. The Court has ruled
unanimously 8-0 (Justice Breyer did not participate in the case) in favor


==========> 03-06-03-Lessig-PetitionToReclaimPublicDomainByCopyrightFee.txt==========

Media Release
June 3, 2003
Contact: Lawrence Lessig lessig@pobox.edu  +1 650-725-2565
Lauren Gelman gelman@stanford.edu   +1 650-759-9635

Petition Launched to Reclaim the Public Domain
Called "First Step" Towards Passage of Public Domain Enhancement Act

Stanford, California - Citizens eager to restore balance to copyright law today 
launched a petition to urge Members of the US Congress to support legislation 


==========> 03-06-03-MSNBC-RIAASuesMorpheusCreatorsAgain.txt==========

http://www.msnbc.com/news/921786.asp?cp1=1

RIAA sues Morpheus creators again
LOS ANGELES, June 3 — The recording industry has
filed a new copyright infringement suit against
the makers of Morpheus file-sharing service
about a month after suffering a setback in its
legal fight against the service. The new suit
involves a Web radio service never launched by
Streamcast Networks Inc, the company behind


==========> 03-06-04-CNETNews-VerizonMustHandOverNamesToRIAA.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-1013154.html

Verizon to hand names over to RIAA 
By Lisa M. Bowman and Evan Hansen 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
June 4, 2003, 4:44 PM PT

Verizon Communications said Wednesday that it will turn over to a
recording industry trade group the names of four anonymous subscribers accused
of illegal file swapping, after an appellate panel denied the company's request 


==========> 03-06-04-SJmerc-VerizonMustHandOverNamesToRIAA.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6017298.htm

Posted on Wed, Jun. 04, 2003
Verizon must turn over names of file-swapping suspects
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

Verizon Internet Services must turn over the names of four
subscribers accused of downloading music through file-sharing
services after losing another dispute with the recording industry.


==========> 03-06-05-MSNBC-PearlJamLeavesRecordCoForInternet.txt==========

http://www.msnbc.com/news/921872.asp?0cv=CB20&cp1=1

The music biz in a Pearl Jam Internet road to independence:
Will the band’s exit from Epic  stampede the dinosaur labels?
                COMMENTARY
                    By Eric Olsen
              SPECIAL TO MSNBC.COM
               
               June 5 —  Bands come and go from record labels in
               a revolving door of euphoria and dejection, so


==========> 03-06-05-TheRegister-EMISuesBertelsmannOverNapster.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/7/31050.html

EMI sues Bertelsmann over Napster
By Tony Smith
Posted: 05/06/2003 at 09:56 GMT

EMI has joined Universal Music Group to sue Bertelsmann, parent of fellow
'big five' music label Bertelsmann Music Group, for investing in Napster and
thus - they allege - promoting the piracy of their music. 



==========> 03-06-09-ABCNews-CollegeStudentSettlesWithRIAA.txt==========

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/TechTV/techtv_RIAAvsteen030609.html

RIAA Wrath Hits Teen
Student’s Software Provokes Harsh Reaction From Music Industry
By Lindsay Martell, Tech Live
Techtv

June 9—  On April 3, 19-year-old Jesse Jordan received a call that changed his 
life.



==========> 03-06-15-SJMerc-DG-TheFutureOfPublishning.txt==========

http://weblog.siliconvalley.com/column/dangillmor/archives/001095.shtml#001095

June 15, 2003 
The Future of Copyright, Publishing, Privacy
• posted by Dan Gillmor 03:11 AM
• permanent link to this item 

            We're on an island in Helsinki's harbor, at a restaurant in a 
restored building that once
            held cannon emplacements. The occasion is a half-day gathering 


==========> 03-06-17-Salon-VerizonCaseAttacksCivilLiberties.txt==========

http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/06/17/brownback_bill/index_np.html

Can anyone stop the music cops?
As Hollywood wins one court case after another, one Republican senator is
suggesting that maybe it's time for some new laws -- that protect consumers
instead of entertainment companies.
By Farhad Manjoo

June 17, 2003  |  You wouldn't know it from looking on Kazaa or Limewire,
where hit songs are flowing as freely as they always have, but trading music


==========> 03-06-17-SenJudiciary-TheDarkSideOfP2P.txt==========

http://www.senate.gov/~hatch/index.cfm?FuseAction=Statements.Detail&PressRelease
_id=205148&Month=6&Year=2003

June 17th, 2003
Contact: Margarita Tapia, 202.224.5225

JUDICIARY STATEMENT: "THE DARK SIDE OF A BRIGHT IDEA" 
Will Persional and National Security Risks of P2P Networks Compromise the 
Promise of P2P
Networks?


==========> 03-06-18-CNETNews-Hatch-DestroyMusicPiratesComputers.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-1018845.html?tag=fd_top

Senator OK with zapping pirates' PCs 
By Declan McCullagh 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
June 18, 2003, 5:21 PM PT

Sen. Orrin Hatch on Wednesday backpedaled slightly from his suggestion a day
earlier that copyright holders should be allowed to remotely destroy the 
computers


==========> 03-06-18-Hatch-StatementOnCopyrightEnforcement.txt==========

http://www.senate.gov/~hatch/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRele
ase_id=205147

June 18th, 2003
Contact: Margarita Tapia, 202.224.5225
HATCH COMMENTS ON COPYRIGHT ENFORCEMENT 

Washington – Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary 
Committee, 
today issued the


==========> 03-06-18-SJMerc-Hatch-DestroyMusicPiratesComputers.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6113673.htm

Posted on Wed, Jun. 18, 2003
Music pirates should face destructive counterattacks, Hatch says

WASHINGTON (AP) - Illegally download copyright music from
the Internet once, or even twice, and you get a warning. Do it a third
time, and your computer gets destroyed.

That's the suggestion made by the chairman of the Senate Judiciary


==========> 03-06-19-PCMag-MSSuedOverMediaCodec.txt==========

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,820997,00.asp

Burst.com Sues Microsoft For Patent Infringement
But Can It Pay The Legal Fees?
By Mark Hachman, ExtremeTech
June 19, 2002

Burst.com has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. alleging antitrust and 
patent violations regarding Microsoft's upcoming "Corona" Windows Media codec.



==========> 03-06-19-Wired-OrrinHatchIsAnAllegedSoftwarePirate.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,59305,00.html

Orrin Hatch: Software Pirate?  
By Leander Kahney  
11:56 AM Jun. 19, 2003 PT

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) suggested Tuesday that people 
who download copyright materials from the Internet should have their
computers automatically destroyed. 



==========> 03-06-20-CNETNews-HR2517PutsFBIIntoP2PEnforcement.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-1019811.html

New bill injects FBI into P2P battle 
By David Becker 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
June 20, 2003, 4:27 PM PT

A bill introduced in Congress on Thursday would put federal agents in the 
business
of investigating and prosecuting copyright violations, including online 


==========> 03-06-20-INetNews-McCainPromisesReviewOfDMCASubpoena.txt==========

http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/2225131

June 20, 2003 
McCain Promises Review of DMCA Subpoena Power 
By Roy Mark 

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate
Commerce Committee had a busy
tech day Thursday, passing
measures aimed at slowing spam,


==========> 03-06-23-Unknown-SmithAndBermanBIllWouldEnlistDOJInPiracyFight.txt==========

>  New Bill Enlists FBI, DoJ in Copyright Battle
>  By Roy Mark
>  June 23, 2003
>
>
>
>  With none of the fanfare that usually accompanies the
>  introduction of a new bill, Rep. Lamar Smith (R.-Tex.) quietly
>  slipped proposed new legislation into the hopper Thursday
>  calling for greater FBI and Department of Justice (DoJ)


==========> 03-06-25-CBSNews-RIAAPlansToSueMusicSharers.txt==========

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/07/14/tech/main563234.shtml

Web Music Sharers Under Attack
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2003

"It's stealing. It's both wrong and illegal. You are not anonymous. We're going 
to begin taking names."
Carey Sherman, RIAA president

(AP) The embattled music industry disclosed aggressive plans Wednesday for an 


==========> 03-06-25-RIAA-ToGatherElectronicP2PEvidence.txt==========

http://www.riaa.com/news/newsletter/062503.asp

June 25, 2003
Recording Industry To Begin Collecting Evidence And Preparing
Lawsuits Against File "Sharers" Who Illegally Offer Music Online
Launching Data-Gathering Effort To Identify Peer-to-Peer
Infringers Who Continue To Offer Music To Millions 

WASHINGTON (June 25, 2003) -- Starting tomorrow, the Recording
Industry Association of America (RIAA) will begin gathering evidence and


==========> 03-06-25-SlashDot-RIAADoingTheRightThing.txt==========

http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=68887&cid=6295864

Just what they should be doing (Score:5, Interesting) 
by evilpenguin (18720) on Wednesday June 25, @02:49PM (#6295864) 
(http://www.multitool.net/) 
This is precisely and exactly what they should be doing. Their 
attempts to ban useful technologies just because they
can be used for copyright infringement can and should fail. 
Their attempts to mandate technologies of control ("My
Computer" indeed!) can and should fail.


==========> 03-06-25-TheRegister-RIAAToGatherElectronicP2PEvidence.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/31434.html

Line'em up! RIAA to sue thousands
By Ashlee Vance in San Francisco
Posted: 25/06/2003 at 21:10 GMT

The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) has issued the biggest
threat to date against online file-traders, saying it will sue thousands of
individuals into submission. 



==========> 03-06-25-WashPost-BillIntroducedForCopyrightFee.txt==========

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32488-2003Jun25.html

Bill Seeks to Loosen Copyright Law's Grip
By Brian Krebs
washingtonpost.com Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 25, 2003; 6:02 PM

Two members of Congress today introduced legislation they said would ensure the 
American public's access to the nation's intellectual and artistic heritage.



==========> 03-06-25-WashPost-RIAAToGatherElectronicP2PEvidence.txt==========

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30875-2003Jun25.html?nav=hptop_tb

RIAA Plans Lawsuits Against File Traders 
By David McGuire
washingtonpost.com Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 25, 2003; 4:19 PM 

The chief lobby group of the nation's major recording
labels today said it would file hundreds of lawsuits
against Internet users who illegally trade copyrighted


==========> 03-06-26-EFF-RIAAToGatherElectronicP2PEvidence.txt==========

http://www.eff.org/news/breaking/archives/2003_06.php#000292

June 26, 2003
EFF on RIAA's Attack on the American Public

EFF responds to today's announcement by the RIAA that 
it will begin gathering evidence that will be used to sue individuals who
use file-sharing software:

"It's plain that the dinosaurs of the recording industry 


==========> 03-06-26-InternetNews-NapsterPlansReturn.txt==========

http://www.internetnews.com/IAR/article.php/2228481

June 26, 2003
Napster Plans Ad Push for Comeback
By Brian Morrissey

Napster, the deceased file-sharing network, announced on Thursday that it hired 
ad agency Venables, Bell & Partners to design a promotional campaign for its 
re-launch set for sometime in the next eight to 10 months.



==========> 03-06-26-LATimes-HulkMoviePirateConvicted.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hulk26jun26.story

June 26, 2003 
How Hulk Crushed the Online Pirate
By P.J. Huffstutter, Times Staff Writer

When Karen Randall received a phone call late one
night and learned that an early, rough version of "The
Hulk" had been pirated and posted on the Internet,
one thought came to her mind.


==========> 03-06-26-LATimes-RIAAToGatherElectronicP2PEvidence.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-riaa26jun26.story

June 26, 2003 
Labels Will See Music File Sharers in Court
By Jon Healey, Times Staff Writer

Unable to stamp out Internet music piracy through
education or threats, the record labels on Wednesday
said they will start suing thousands of people who
share songs online.


==========> 03-06-26-SJMerc-RIAAToGatherElectronicP2PEvidence.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6173973.htm

Posted on Thu, Jun. 26, 2003
Music labels plan Web dragnet
RECORDING INDUSTRY TO GATHER EVIDENCE
AGAINST FILE-SHARING USERS
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

The Recording Industry Association of America said that beginning


==========> 03-06-27-SJMerc-MusicSwappersIgnoreRIAAThreats.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6180939.htm

Posted on Fri, Jun. 27, 2003
Music swappers ignore threats
By Heather Newman
Detroit Free Press

Go ahead and sue, thousands of Internet users told the Recording Industry 
Association of America : We're still going to download music files.



==========> 03-06-30-SJMerc-EntertainmentAndP2PExecsToMeet.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6201974.htm

Posted on Mon, Jun. 30, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
File-swapping services, entertainment execs to meet
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

Even as the recording industry escalated its war on Internet downloaders, a 
group of entertainment industry executives plans to meet privately this 
afternoon with representatives of the file-swapping services to start talking 


==========> 03-07-00-ACMInteractions-WhatDoUserInterfaceDesignersThinkAboutProtectingTheirDesigns.txt==========

Fast forward: What do UI designers think about protecting their designs?
Aaron Marcus
July 2003 	  	
interactions,  Volume 10 Issue 4 

As more and more computer-based products and services become available to 
global markets, intellectual property (IP) protection of user interfaces (UIs) 
appears likely to become more challenging. IP protection for UIs was once a hot 
topic in the CHI community and a CHI 1989 plenary panel debated the topic. 
Professor Pamela Samuelson, chair of that panel and now a teacher of IP 


==========> 03-07-01-SJMerc-RIAAAntiPiracyActionsThreatenLiberties.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6209216.htm

Posted on Tue, Jul. 01, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Liberties lost in hunt for music pirates
By Sonia K. Katyal

It has become more than just a war against piracy. It is a war against basic 
American civil liberties.

A few years ago, round one began with the Recording Industry Association of 


==========> 03-07-01-SJMerc-USAppealsCourtLetsMadsterInjunctionStand.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6210763.htm

Posted on Tue, Jul. 01, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Appeals court affirms injunction against file-swapping service

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A federal appeals court has affirmed a preliminary 
injunction against the file-sharing service Madster.

The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago 
leaves intact an Oct. 30 preliminary injunction that forced Madster to stop 


==========> 03-07-01-Wired-Blubster-AnnonymousP2PNetwork.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,59448,00.html

Giving Sharers Ears Without Faces 
By Xeni Jardin
02:00 AM Jul. 01, 2003 PT

In response to recent threats to file traders, peer-to-peer developers say 
they're seeing an upsurge of interest in tools that purport to hide identities.

The pressure comes from the Recording Industry Association of America's 


==========> 03-07-02-MacWorld-Frisket-RealNetworksViolatesPatents.txt==========

http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=6538

Macworld Daily News
Wednesday - July 02, 2003
RealNetworks sued over streaming-media patents
By Peter Sayer

San Francisco technology licensing company Friskit filed suit against 
RealNetworks and Listen.com in a Chicago, Illinois, court on Friday, charging 
that the companies had infringed on its patents relating to search engines for 


==========> 03-07-02-SJMerc-LegalitiesOfDownloadingMusic.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6215559.htm

Posted on Wed, Jul. 02, 2003
Navigating the legalities of downloading music
BY Heather Newman
Detroit Free Press

You've got a few songs on your PC that you snagged off a CD you already own -- 
or a file-sharing service you tried on the Internet. Could you get sued?



==========> 03-07-02-TheReg-Frisket-RealNetworksViolatesPatents.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/31516.html

Friskit alleges Real Networks is a patent violator
By Tony Smith
Posted: 02/07/2003 at 10:14 GMT

Little-known US technology company Friskit has alleged Real Networks and its 
Listen.com subsidiary have infringed its intellectual property, and this past 
Friday filed a complaint with the US District Court of Chicago seeking redress.



==========> 03-07-08-WebcastersAlliance-LetterOfConcernToRIAA.txt==========

http://www.webcasteralliance.com/modules/news/article.php?item_id=93

WA Announcements : Webcaster Alliance Letter to RIAA
Posted by Ann Gabriel on 2003/7/9 2:05:05
Tel: 650.814.7688
Fax: 650.618.2700
perry@lexanalytica.com
July 8, 2003

Steven M. Marks, Esq.


==========> 03-07-09-CNETNews-GoogleCacheMayViolateCopyright.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1032-1024234.html

Google cache raises copyright concerns
By Stefanie Olsen
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
July 9, 2003, 1:28 PM PT

Like other online publishers, The New York Times charges readers to access 
articles on its Web site. But why pay when you can use Google instead?



==========> 03-07-09-TheReg-WebcastersSueRIAA.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/31649.html

RIAA faces antitrust suit
By Andrew Orlowski in San Francisco
Posted: 09/07/2003 at 21:02 GMT

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) could find itself on the 
end of an anticompetitive lawsuit filed by Internet broadcasters.

The Webcasters Alliance, an organization which represents grassroots streaming 


==========> 03-07-09-WebcastersAlliance-AllegesRIAAAnticompetitive.txt==========

http://www.webcasteralliance.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=94

Webcaster Alliance, Inc. Alleges RIAA Anticompetitive Conduct    
Posted by Ann Gabriel on 2003/7/9 2:10:36

WA Announcements Webcaster Alliance, Inc. Alleges Anticompetitive Conduct in 
the Internet Radio Market

(For Immediate Release) Las Vegas, NV July 9, 2003 - Webcaster Alliance, Inc. 
announced today its' concerns about anticompetitive conduct in the market for 


==========> 03-07-14-CNETNews-RIAAThreatsDecreaseP2PActivity.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-1025684.html

RIAA threat may be slowing file swapping
By John Borland
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
July 14, 2003, 5:02 PM PT

The record industry's plan to sue individuals who trade songs online has caused 
a precipitous drop in the use of file-swapping applications, according to one 
Internet ratings service.


==========> 03-07-14-Nielsen-FileSharingUsageDipsAfterRIAAWarnings.txt==========

Nielsen Ratings
For Immediate Release:
NetRatings, Inc. Grace Kim (408) 941-2932
Max Heineman (212) 703-5953
FILE-SHARING APPLICATION USAGE DIPS AFTER WARNING FROM THE
RECORDING INDUSTRY, ACCORDING TO NIELSEN//NETRATINGS
NEW YORK — July 14, 2003— Nielsen//NetRatings, the global standard for Internet 
audience
measurement and analysis, reports a decline in traffic for several popular 
file-sharing applications


==========> 03-07-14-RethinkResch-SoundtrackOnlyOnITunes.txt==========

http://www.rethinkresearch.biz/free_page_view.asp?crypt=%B3%9C%C2%97%8B%80%86%AF
%BC%C2%88%97rxv

Tuesday 15 July, 2003
Look! No CD - Landmark deal for Apple iTunes
Published: Monday 14 July, 2003
 
      Something this week slipped by as a snippet in most news coffers but 
strikes Faultline as a huge landmark in web delivered content. Apple iTunes 
will take a piece of music, as it happens it is the rights for the soundtrack 


==========> 03-07-14-SJMerc-RIAAThreatsDecreaseP2PActivity.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6303554.htm

Posted on Mon, Jul. 14, 2003
File-sharing services saw apparent dip in week after RIAA threat
ALEX VEIGA
Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - The number of people using several Internet file-sharing services 
declined by several thousand the week after the music industry threatened to 
sue online music swappers, an Internet tracking firm said Monday.


==========> 03-07-16-BusWeek-ChiliPeppersOptOutOfITunes.txt==========

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2003/tc20030715_6812_tc056.htm

JULY 16, 2003
By Charles Haddad
Charles Haddad is an Atlanta-based correspondent for BusinessWeek
BYTE OF THE APPLE
By Charles Haddad
The Chili Peppers' Sour Grapes Over iTunes

This rock group's refusal to be included on Apple's popular new music-download 


==========> 03-07-16-USHouse-Conyer-BermanACCOPSBill.txt==========

http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/20030716_conyer-berman.php

108TH CONGRESS
                       1ST SESSION         H. R. 



                            IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES




==========> 03-07-16-Yahoo-ConyersBermanBill-JailForSongSwappers.txt==========

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=582&ncid=582&e=3&u=/nm/20030716/
wr_nm/congress_internet_dc
 
Technology - Reuters Internet Report
Bill Would Put Net Song Swappers in Jail
Wed Jul 16, 5:10 PM ET
Add Technology - Reuters Internet Report to My Yahoo!

By Andy Sullivan



==========> 03-07-16-Yahoo-RIAASubpoenasISPRecords.txt==========

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=582&ncid=582&e=2&u=/nm/20030716/
wr_nm/media_riaa_dc

Record Labels Send ISPs Subpoenas in Piracy Battle
Wed Jul 16, 7:08 PM ET
Add Technology - Reuters Internet Report to My Yahoo!

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Recording Industry Association of America (news - 
web sites) on Wednesday said it sent out subpoenas to Internet service 
providers as it prepares to sue hundreds of individuals who illegally 


==========> 03-07-17-NYPost-RIAASubpoenasISPRecords.txt==========

http://www.nypost.com/business/795.htm

MUSIC BIZ SUBPOENAS 150 USERS
By LAUREN BARACK
July 17, 2003 -- The music industry has demanded that Verizon Communications 
cough up 150 names in its attempt to find those who are allegedly trading 
copyrighted songs.

The phone company is in the process of complying with the subpoenas - just some 
of those sent out by the Recording Industry Association of America in the last 


==========> 03-07-17-SecFocus-DirecTVAntiPiracyTacticsBad.txt==========

http://www.securityfocus.com/news/6402

SECURITYFOCUS NEWS  
DirecTV dragnet snares innocent techies
In recent months the satellite TV giant has filed nearly 9,000 federal lawsuits 
against people who've purchased signal piracy devices. But some of those 
devices have legitimate uses, and innocent computer geeks are getting caught in 
the crackdown.
By Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus Jul 17 2003 1:15AM



==========> 03-07-17-SJMerc-RightToTinker-HackingTheXbox.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6325618.htm

Posted on Thu, Jul. 17, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Unshackling the Xbox: hackers and the right to tinker
By Seth Schiesel
New York Times

Not long after a 31-year-old Manhattan financial executive became bored with 
his Xbox games and Xbox Live Service, he opened his Xbox and soldered in a chip 
that allowed him to change the console's basic computer code and bypass its 


==========> 03-07-1t-Wired-ConyersBermanBill-JailForSongSwappers.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,59654,00.html

Upload a File, Go to Prison 
By Katie Dean 
02:00 AM Jul. 17, 2003 PT

A new bill proposed in Congress on Wednesday would land a person in prison for 
five years and impose a fine of $250,000 for uploading a single file to a 
peer-to-peer network.



==========> 03-07-22-BosGlobe-UnivChallengeRIAASubpoenas.txt==========

http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/203/nation/BC_MIT_decline_to_name_students_in_
music_use_case+.shtml

BC, MIT decline to name students in music-use case
By James Collins, Globe Correspondent, 7/22/2003

Boston College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, citing concerns 
about student privacy, moved yesterday to quash subpoenas issued by the 
recording industry to discover the identities of students the industry says are 
illegally distributing copyrighted music.


==========> 03-07-22-SJMerc-BuyMusicDebutsWithDRM.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/6357699.htm

Posted on Tue, Jul. 22, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Buy.com founder launches music download site

LOS ANGELES (AP) - PC owners got a new Internet music download site Tuesday, 
one boasting the cheapest per-song rates but carrying many of the restrictions 
that have stymied rival music services.

Although online retailer BuyMusic.com will offer more than 300,000 songs from 


==========> 03-07-22-TheReg-MichaelJacksonSaysJailNotTheAnswer.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/31872.html

Michael Jackson 'speechless' on P2P jail bill
By Drew Cullen
Posted: 22/07/2003 at 10:38 GMT

Michael Jackson has slammed a proposed US bill which could see music file 
traders jailed for downloading just one illegal copy.

In a statement, the superstar said: "I am speechless about the idea of putting 


==========> 03-07-23-ACMUbiquity-CoalitionForNetworedInfo-CNI.txt==========

http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/interviews/c_lynch_1.html

Check out the New Library
Clifford Lynch on information creation, management and organization in the 
digital environment.
July 23, 2003

Clifford Lynch has been the Director of the Coalition for Networked Information 
(CNI) since July 1997. Prior to joining CNI, Lynch spent 18 years at the 
University of California Office of the President, the last 10 as Director of 


==========> 03-07-23-SJMerc-DG-StudioCRCampaignDemandsTooMuch.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6364424.htm

Posted on Wed, Jul. 23, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Studios demanding too much in their copyright campaign
By Dan Gillmor
Mercury News Technology Columnist

News and views, culled and edited from my online eJournal (www.dangillmor.com):

COPYRIGHT PIETY, NOT RESPECT: Sony, Disney, AOL and the other big Hollywood 


==========> 03-07-23-SJMerc-UnivChallengeRIAASubpoenas.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/6365849.htm

Posted on Wed, Jul. 23, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
MIT, Boston College say subpoenas in music-piracy case violate privacy rules

BOSTON (AP) - Boston College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have 
moved to quash subpoenas seeking the names of students suspected of Internet 
music piracy, saying they're illegal because they weren't filed properly.

The schools said the subpoenas, issued by the Recording Industry Association of 


==========> 03-07-23-TechTV-RIAASubpoenasOnLine.txt==========

http://www.techtv.com/news/culture/story/0,24195,3484600,00.html

RIAA Hit List
The subpoenas are flying, and we're naming names. Are you on the list?
By Tech Live staff

The recording industry has launched a sweeping effort to identify and shut down 
individual song swappers, making good on recent threats to expand its legal 
battle against copyright theft.



==========> 03-07-24-SJMerc-RIAASuitsSurpriseSongSwappers.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/6374375.htm

Posted on Thu, Jul. 24, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Music-sharing subpoenas come as rude surprise to some households

WASHINGTON (AP) - Parents, roommates -- even grandparents -- are being targeted 
in the music industry's new campaign to track computer users who share songs 
over the Internet, bringing the threat of expensive lawsuits to more than 
college kids.



==========> 03-07-28-LATimes-NapsterPlansReturnAsPayService.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-napster28jul28.story

July 28, 2003
Napster Service to Be Revived by Year-End
New owner Roxio aims to provide a familiar experience, minus the free file 
sharing, at a controversial time for the music industry.
By Jon Healey, Times Staff Writer

Software maker Roxio Inc. plans to reincarnate the Napster online music service 
much sooner than expected, launching a legitimate form of the once-dominant 


==========> 03-07-28-MSNBC-NapsterPlansReturnAsPayService.txt==========

http://www.msnbc.com/news/944951.asp?cp1=1

Napster to make a comeback
New online music venture could be out by end of year
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES, July 28 — Napster may be long dead, but the name and the “kitty” 
logo of the pioneer online music-swapping program could return to cyberspace 
before the year is out.

‘Consumer choice is really the biggest value that we have been able to carry 


==========> 03-07-28-SJMerc-NapsterPlansReturnAsPayService.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6401799.htm

Posted on Mon, Jul. 28, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Napster re-launch due by Christmas
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

Napster, the renegade file-swapping service that birthed the online music 
revolution, expects to re-launch before Christmas as a paid service offering a 
mixture of downloadable songs, original programming and the largest legal 


==========> 03-07-29-Inquirer-WillTakeRIAAYearsToSueEveryone.txt==========

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=10733

RIAA will take 2191.78 years to sue everyone
By INQUIRER staff: Tuesday 29 July 2003, 10:31

READER MICHAELA STEPHENS says that if the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) 
is right and that 60 million US folk are file sharing, it's going to take the 
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) a mighty long time to get 
round to them all.



==========> 03-07-30-SJMerc-OnlineMusicSalesGrowing.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6416753.htm

Posted on Wed, Jul. 30, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Industry key to growth of online music, exec says
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

NEW YORK - The Plug.IN digital music conference offered tongue-in-cheek homage 
Tuesday to Musicbank, MusicBuddha, Mongo Music and 57 other dearly departed 
digital music services.


==========> 03-07-31-CNETNews-SenColeman-RIAASubpoenas.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5058594.html?tag=fd_top

Lawmaker seeks info on RIAA dragnet
By John Borland
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
July 31, 2003, 4:17 PM PT

The recording industry's wave of subpoenas that target individual computer 
users has drawn the critical attention of at least one influential lawmaker on 
Capitol Hill.


==========> 03-07-31-SJMerc-BuyMusicOKButNeedsWork.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6428586.htm

Posted on Thu, Jul. 31, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
BuyMusic not perfect but has bargains
By Mike Langberg
Mercury News

BuyMusic.com, the new legal music download service, is somewhat like a ratty 
discount store with clueless salespeople: You can occasionally find bargains on 
things you want, but you wouldn't hang around just for the ambience.


==========> 03-07-31-SJMerc-MostP2PUsersIgnoreCopyright.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6429613.htm

Posted on Thu, Jul. 31, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Survey: Two-thirds of adult music downloaders don't care about copyrights

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two-thirds of Internet users who download music don't care 
whether they're violating copyright laws, according to a new survey that 
highlights the uphill enforcement battle facing the recording industry.

The survey published Thursday by the nonprofit Pew Internet and American Life 


==========> 03-07-31-SJMerc-PacBellSuesRIAAOverSubpoenas.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6427714.htm

Posted on Thu, Jul. 31, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Pac Bell's Internet arm sues RIAA over file-sharer IDs

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - SBC Communications Inc. is joining a legal battle with the 
recording industry with a lawsuit questioning the constitutionality of the 
industry's effort to track down online music swappers.

In a complaint filed late Wednesday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, 


==========> 03-07-31-SJMerc-SenColemanInvestigatesRIAASuits.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6428142.htm

Posted on Thu, Jul. 31, 2003
Senator launches investigation into RIAA piracy crackdown
FREDERIC J. FROMMER
Associated Press

WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Senate's permanent subcommittee on 
investigations Thursday began an inquiry into the music industry's crackdown 
against online music swappers, calling the campaign "excessive."


==========> 03-08-01-CIO-SoftwarePatentsMayHarmInnovation.txt==========

http://www.cio.com/archive/080103/debate_intro.html

The Great Debate Over Software Patents
CIOs are paying higher prices for software while small inventors and industry 
giants threaten each other with software patents. Has the venerable patent 
system finally broken down?
BY MARK RADCLIFFE AND LAWRENCE ROSEN

In this feature...
The Great Debate Over Software Patents


==========> 03-08-01-EFF-HowNotToGetSuedByRIAA.txt==========

http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/howto-notgetsued.php

How Not To Get Sued By The RIAA For File-Sharing
(And Other Ideas to Avoid Being Treated Like a Criminal)

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced on June 25, 
2003, that it will begin suing users of peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing systems 
within the next few weeks. According to the announcement, the RIAA will be 
targeting users who upload/share "substantial" amounts of copyrighted music. 
The RIAA has stated that it will choose who to sue by using software that scans 


==========> 03-08-01-SJMerc-ISPsOverwhelmedBySubpoenas.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6434425.htm

Posted on Fri, Aug. 01, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Pac Bell Internet sues over subpoenas
ISP FIELDING DEMANDS FOR FILE-SHARE IDS
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

Pacific Bell Internet Service said a cascade of subpoenas and 16,700 take-down 
notices from an electronic ``bounty hunter'' are turning it from an Internet 


==========> 03-08-01-Wired-SenColemanInvestigatesRIAASuits.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,59862,00.html

Senator Wants Answers From RIAA 
By Katie Dean
02:00 AM Aug. 01, 2003 PT

Sen. Norm Coleman is concerned the recording industry is taking an extreme 
approach in its attempt to quash online file trading and may hurt innocent 
people in the process.



==========> 03-08-04-USAToday-EFFIsRIAANemesis.txt==========

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2003-08-04-eff_x.htm

Posted 8/4/2003 10:00 PM
EFF urges RIAA to change legal tune
By Jefferson Graham USA TODAY

The Recording Industry Association of America just hired a new CEO, at a salary 
of $1 million a year.

Meanwhile, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, its legal nemesis, exists on a 


==========> 03-08-06-SJMerc-Infringement-EBayOrderedToPay.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/6474776.htm

Posted on Wed, Aug. 06, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
EBay ordered to pay $29.5 million in patent infringement case

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - A federal judge Wednesday ordered online auction house eBay 
Inc. to pay $29.5 million to a Virginia inventor who accused the company of 
stealing his ideas.

But U.S. District Judge Jerome B. Friedman said he would not require the 


==========> 03-08-08-FSF-Course-FreeSW-GNU-GPL.txt==========

patron.fsf.org/course-offering.html

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) and
Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society (CIS)
present:
Free Software Licensing and the GNU GPL
August 8, 2003
9am- 5pm
Stanford Law School
http://patron.fsf.org/course-offering.html


==========> 03-08-09-CNETNews-MediaGroupsAppealP2PRuling.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1026_3-5065729.html

Media groups appeal P2P ruling
By John Borland
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
August 19, 2003, 2:14 PM PT

Record labels and movie studios said Tuesday that they have appealed an April 
federal court ruling that held for the first time that some file-swapping 
software was legal.


==========> 03-08-11-NetCoalition-RIAAAskedForSubpoenaInfo.txt==========

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUGUST 11, 2003

CONTACT:	 
Kevin McGuiness							          Rich 
Masters
NetCoalition							    Qorvis 
Communications
(202) 783-5300							      (202) 
496-1000


==========> 03-08-14-SJMerc-ColemanToHoldHearingsOnRIAASubpoenas.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6534355.htm

San Jose Mercury-News
Posted on Thu, Aug. 14, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Senator sets hearings on recording industry's piracy crackdown

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Senate panel will hold hearings on the recording industry's 
crackdown against online music swappers, the chairman said Thursday.

Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., made the announcement in a letter to the Recording 


==========> 03-08-15-BusWeek-Darknets-EncryptedPasswordProtectedForP2P.txt==========

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_37/b3849089_mz063.htm

SEPTEMBER 15, 2003
The Underground Internet
Members-only "darknets" are popping up to protect file-sharing from prying eyes

Around the time the Recording Industry Assn. of America said this spring it 
would start tracking down individuals who were trading pirated music on the 
Internet, Trader X, a 17-year-old U.S. high school senior who declined to 
provide a name to avoid prosecution, hightailed it over to a service for 


==========> 03-08-20-ACMUbiquity-ChangingRoleOfUnivLibraries.txt==========

http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/interviews/v4i25_henry.html

Redefining the Role of the Library

Chuck Henry on how academic libraries can survive and have purpose in a fluid 
environment.

Chuck Henry is Vice President and CIO at Rice University, and also University 
Librarian, in charge of academic technology, university library and digital 
library initiatives.


==========> 03-08-25-CNETNews-DeCSSLoosesFreeSpeechProtection.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1028-5067665.html

DVD-copying code loses free speech shield
By John Borland
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
August 25, 2003, 1:36 PM PT

update The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that a Web publisher could be 
barred from posting DVD-copying code online without infringing on his free 
speech rights.


==========> 03-08-26-LATimes-DeCSSLoosesFreeSpeechProtection.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-dvd26aug26.story

August 26, 2003
DVD Industry Wins Ruling
State high court holds that free speech rights don't protect computer users who 
enable others to copy movies illegally.
By Maura Dolan and Jon Healey, Times Staff Writers

SAN FRANCISCO — In a case pitting free speech rights against trade secrets, the 
California Supreme Court ruled on Monday that courts can prevent computer users 


==========> 03-08-26-SJMerc-CA-DeCSSNotFreeSpeechIssue.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6618304.htm

Posted on Tue, Aug. 26, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
DVD decryption ruling sends mixed message
By Sam Diaz
Mercury News

California's Supreme Court left both sides of a controversial DVD decryption 
case declaring victory Monday.



==========> 03-08-26-TheReg-DeCSSLoosesFreeSpeechProtection.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/32482.html

California Supremes issue DVD crack setback
By Andrew Orlowski in San Francisco
Posted: 26/08/2003 at 00:03 GMT

In the United Kingdom, cracked DVD players are widely available and openly 
advertised. In California it has just got harder to post cracks which allow 
copies of DVDs to be made to be posted the Internet.



==========> 03-08-27-SJMerc-RIAAUsesSophisticatedTechniques.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6633326.htm

Posted on Wed, Aug. 27, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Music industry discloses some methods used to track file swappers

WASHINGTON (AP) - The recording industry provided its most detailed glimpse to 
date Wednesday into some of the detective-style techniques it has employed as 
part of its secretive campaign to cripple music piracy over the Internet.

The disclosures were included in court papers filed against a Brooklyn woman 


==========> 03-08-28-TheReg-WebcastersHitRIAAWithAntitrustSuit.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/32524.html

Webcasters slap RIAA with antitrust suit
By Andrew Orlowski in San Francisco
Posted: 28/08/2003 at 02:17 GMT

The Webcaster Alliance has filed a suit against the Recording Industry 
Association of America and five major record labels for anti-competive 
behavior. The case arises from a deal last year, details of which were first 
reported by The Register, between a handful of small webcasters and the RIAA to 


==========> 03-08-31-USACM-CalifSupremeCourtRulesAgainstProgrammer.txt==========

http://www.acm.org/usacm/update/update78.htm

ACM WASHINGTON UPDATE

=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
August 31, 2003 Vol. 7.8

=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=

USACM Prepares FY2003 Report of Activities and Achievements


==========> 03-09-00-PCWorld-IfDigitalPiratesWinWeAllLoose.txt==========

http://pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,111657,00.asp

Contributing Editor Stephen Manes's pointed commentary on everyday computing 
headaches, technology trends, and more.
Full Disclosure: Copyright Law--Ignore at Your Own Peril
If the digital pirates win, we'll all lose.
Stephen Manes
From the September 2003 issue of PC World magazine

I happen to own dozens of copyrights, so I can't pretend to be a disinterested 


==========> 03-09-01-Wired-ProposedEUSoftwarePatentLawCriticized.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,60245,00.html

European Patent Law Draws Fire 
By Julia Scheeres 
02:00 AM Sep. 01, 2003 PT

Critics charge that a proposed patent law slated for vote in the European 
Parliament this month threatens software innovation in Europe as well as the 
region's burgeoning open-source movement.



==========> 03-09-02-SJMerc-FileSharing-CollegesWarnStudents.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6672595.htm

Posted on Tue, Sep. 02, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Colleges warn students about file swapping
By Alex Veiga
Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - Students arriving for fall classes at colleges across the country 
are facing technological hurdles and stern warnings aimed at ending swapping of 
music and movie files over high-speed campus Internet connections.


==========> 03-09-03-CNETNews-MisleadingDomainNameArrest.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-5071133.html?tag=fd_top

Man arrested in domain deceit
By Dawn Kawamoto
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
September 3, 2003, 5:15 PM PT

Federal law enforcement officers arrested a man Wednesday for allegedly 
creating misleading domain names to deceive children and direct them to 
pornographic Web sites.


==========> 03-09-03-Hotelling-eBayAuctionTestFirstSaleRIghts.txt==========

http://george.hotelling.net/90percent/geekery/does_the_right_of_first_sale_still
_exist.php

September 03, 2003
Does the Right of First Sale Still Exist?

I just posted an eBay auction for a song I bought from the iTunes music store. 
It should be interesting to see how this works out. I only spent $0.99 on it 
but I bought the song just as legally as I would a CD, so I should be able to 
sell it used just as legally right?


==========> 03-09-03-NWFusion-MSInfringesEolasWebAppletPatent.txt==========

http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0903micropaten.html

Microsoft's patent loss rattles tech community
By Paul Roberts
IDG News Service, 09/03/03

Companies with products that work on the Internet are slowly waking up to the 
broad implications of a recent judgement against software behemoth Microsoft in 
a patent infringement case.



==========> 03-09-03-SecFocus-DirecTVSuedAsRacketeer.txt==========

http://www.dtvlawsuits.com/news/details.cfm?nID=22

Racketeering suit filed against DirecTV
09/03/03
By Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus Sep 3 2003 10:27AM
Link: http://www.securityfocus.com/news/6865

Lawyers for three men whose online equipment purchases made them targets of 
DirecTV's anti-piracy campaign are hoping to turn the tables on the satellite 
company by suing under the mob-busting Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt 


==========> 03-09-03-SJMerc-MisleadingDomainNameArrest.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6683165.htm

Posted on Wed, Sep. 03, 2003
1 Arrested in Online 'Moustrapping' Case
ERIN McCLAM
Associated Press

NEW YORK - Federal agents Wednesday arrested a Hollywood, Fla., man who 
authorities say runs Web sites that use misspelled addresses to direct children 
looking for Disneyland or the Teletubbies to graphic sex instead.


==========> 03-09-04-Yahoo-RIAAAnnouncesAmnestyProgram.txt==========

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030904/media_nm/music_piracy
_dc_1

Music Biz to Give File Sharers Amnesty
Thu Sep 4, 6:16 PM ET
Add Entertainment - Reuters Industry to My Yahoo!

By Bill Holland

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Billboard) - The Recording Industry Assn. of America plans to 


==========> 03-09-05-CENTNews-FirstSaleDoctrine-eBayCancelsITuneMusicSale.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5071566.html

eBay mutes iTunes song auction
Last modified: September 5, 2003, 9:56 AM PDT
By Evan Hansen
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

update eBay on Thursday canceled an auction that sought to resell a music 
download that was purchased through Apple Computer's iTunes Music Store, saying 
the attempted sale violated its listing policies.


==========> 03-09-05-EFF-RIAAAmnestyOfferIsASham.txt==========

http://www.eff.org/share/amnesty.php

Why the RIAA's "Amnesty" Offer is a Sham

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has announced a plan to 
offer "amnesty" to file-sharers who sign admissions of guilt. While the RIAA 
would like you to believe otherwise, their offer of protection is largely 
illusory. In reality, the RIAA cannot actually protect anyone from all civil 
suits, and individuals who sign these affidavits may open themselves up to 
criminal prosecution. If you're contemplating this deal, we strongly suggest 


==========> 03-09-05-EFF-RIAAPromisesAmnesty.txt==========

http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/20030905_eff_pr.php

For Immediate Release: Friday, September 5, 2003
Recording Industry Plans "Amnesty" for Music Sharers
Electronic Frontier Foundation Says Share, Get Artists Paid
Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Advisory

San Francisco - Numerous news sources, including Billboard and Associated 
Press, have reported since yesterday that the Recording Industry Association of 
America (RIAA) will announce an "amnesty" program for people who are sharing 


==========> 03-09-05-Reuters-DatabaseProtectionBillComing.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5072206.html

Databases--the next copyright battle?
Last modified: September 5, 2003, 2:50 PM PDT
By Reuters

Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives are circulating a proposed bill 
that would prevent wholesale copying of school guides, news archives and other 
databases that do not enjoy copyright protection.



==========> 03-09-06-NewSci-StudyIdentifiesImageAntiTamperingSteps.txt==========

# A Picture Tells a Thousand Lies"
New Scientist (09/06/03) Vol. 179, No. 2411, P. 38; Farid, Hany

The alteration of digital images has become a common practice, which is why a 
method to determine the authenticity of images is critical. Hany Farid, 
assistant professor in computer science at Dartmouth College, believes digital 
watermarking, which some people tout as a solution, is ultimately ineffective; 
watermarking requires a specialized camera, while the watermarks must be 
impossible to remove. Farid and colleagues have come up with a holistic method 
to detect digitally tampered images using a technique employed by compression 


==========> 03-09-08-CNETNews-Apple-ResellingITunesMusicImpractical.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5072842.html

Apple: Reselling iTunes songs 'impractical'
Last modified: September 8, 2003, 2:54 PM PDT
By Ina Fried and Evan Hansen
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

An Apple Computer executive on Monday downplayed recent questions over the 
download resale policy of the company's iTunes Music Store, saying technical if 
not legal barriers would largely prevent such transfers from taking place.


==========> 03-09-08-LATimes-RIAASuitsShouldClarifyFairUseRules.txt==========

# Suits Could Clarify File-Sharing Rules"
Los Angeles Times (09/08/03) P. C1; Menn, Joseph

Individual peer-to-peer file-swappers are under the gun in court, as the 
recording industry prepares to file suit against hundreds of people who have 
both downloaded and made available copyrighted files. The new cases will push 
the boundaries of copyright law in terms of individual fair use. The music 
industry expects to stop illegal file-sharing by targeting some of the 
estimated 60 million U.S. residents who have used file-sharing services, since 
lawsuits against decentralized file-sharing networks Grokster and Morpheus 


==========> 03-09-08-Slate-RIAAAmnestyProgram-YouStillCanBeSued.txt==========

http://slate.msn.com/id/2088066/

An Offer You Can Refuse
The RIAA's amnesty deal may not keep you from being sued.
By Paul Boutin
Posted Monday, September 8, 2003, at 4:47 PM PT

If you're one of the 4 million people connected to the KaZaA network at any 
given time, you were about as likely to be hit by lightning today as by one of 
the 261 lawsuits from the record industry. But even if you got off, you might 


==========> 03-09-08-TechTV-RIAASuesAndOffersAmnesty.txt==========

http://www.techtv.com/news/culture/story/0,24195,3519512,00.html

Song Swappers Sued
RIAA announces hundreds of lawsuits against music downloaders.
By Steve Enders, Tech Live Web producer
Posted September 8, 2003

Music WarsCall the RIAA what you want, but one thing's for certain: The 
recording industry puts its money where its mouth is.



==========> 03-09-09-LATimes-NYGirlsPaysRIAAToSettleLawsuit.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-girl10sep10.story

September 10, 2003
N.Y. Girl Settles RIAA Case
Song Swappers Face the Music
September 9, 2003
By Alex Pham, Times Staff Writer

Consider it a schoolgirl crushed.



==========> 03-09-09-NYPost-RIAASuesTwelveYearOldGirl.txt==========

http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/5349.htm

MUSIC PIRATE
By LORENA MONGELLI

September 9, 2003 -- The music industry has turned its big legal guns on 
Internet music-swappers - including a 12-year-old Upper West Side girl who 
thought downloading songs was fun.

Brianna LaHara said she was frightened to learn she was among the hundreds of 


==========> 03-09-10-LATimes-RIAASuitsHitP2PAdRevenue.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-file10sep10.story

September 10, 2003
THE LABELS STRIKE BACK
File-Sharing Firms Await Suits' Outcome
By Jon Healey and P.J. Huffstutter, Times Staff Writers

The companies behind Kazaa, Grokster and other file-sharing networks weren't 
named in the 261 copyright-infringement lawsuits filed this week by the major 
record labels, yet their livelihood depends on how the public responds.


==========> 03-09-10-NYDailyNews-TwelveYearOldPaysRIAA.txt==========

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/116433p-104852c.html

Brianna pays the piper
Apology & 2G settle music suit
By DEREK ROSE
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Originally published on September 10, 2003

Schoolgirl Brianna LaHara with Daily News coverage yesterday of now-dropped 
lawsuit.


==========> 03-09-10-SJMerc-RIAASuitsMayCauseBacklash.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6736705.htm

Posted on Wed, Sep. 10, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Backlash in suits over file sharing
BAY AREA MUSIC FANS SPEAK OUT OVER CRACKDOWN
By Sam Diaz and Marian Liu
Mercury News

Record industry lawsuits, filed Monday in an effort to curb sharing of 
copyrighted music over the Internet, instead may have sparked a backlash among 


==========> 03-09-11-BBC-GrandkidsCauseManToBeSuedByRIAA.txt==========

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3092854.stm

Grandfather caught in music fight
Music download
The RIAA may offer to turn a blind eye if people promise to delete files
A grandfather has said he was wrongly accused of illegally downloading music 
online at the start of a legal campaign by the US music industry.

Durwood Pickle, 71, of Texas, said his teenage grandchildren used his computer 
during visits to his home.


==========> 03-09-11-FoxNews-AppleCorpsSuesAppleComputerOveriITunesMusicBusiness.txt==========

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,97064,00.html

The Beatles Sue Apple Computers Over IPod, ITunes
Thursday, September 11, 2003
By Roger Friedman
Fox News

The inevitable has happened: The Beatles have sued Steve Jobs over Apple iTunes 
and the Apple iPod -- at least the band's company, Apple Corps., has sued Apple 
Computers.


==========> 03-09-11-FoxNews-BeatlesSueAppleComputers.txt==========

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,97064,00.html

The Beatles Sue Apple Computers Over IPod, ITunes
Thursday , September 11, 2003
By Roger Friedman
The Beatles
The Beatles Sue Apple Computers Over iPod, iTunes

The inevitable has happened: The Beatles have sued Steve Jobs over Apple iTunes 
and the Apple iPod -- at least the band's company, Apple Corps., has sued Apple 


==========> 03-09-11-NYPost-P2PCompaniesOfferToPayGirlsSettlement.txt==========

http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/5509.htm

OTHERS HELP CYBERSWAP KID, 12, FACE THE MU$IC

By TIM ARANGO
September 11, 2003 -- Good Samaritans have stepped forward to pay the $2,000 
that 12-year-old Brianna LaHara had to pay to the music industry for 
distributing tunes over the Internet.

"We think that the record business is in terrible shape, and jerking people 


==========> 03-09-11-Reuters-DisneyTestsDisposableDVDs.txt==========

http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=industryNews&storyID=3424593

Disney Home Video Arm Tests Disposable DVDs
Thu September 11, 2003 01:04 AM ET
By Brett Sporich

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In one of many attempts to avoid piracy 
issues that have plagued the music industry, the Walt Disney Co.'s home video 
distribution arm, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, launched its first wave of 
low-cost disposable DVDs in four markets nationwide this week.


==========> 03-09-11-SFChron-ArtistsBlastRIAALawsuits.txt==========

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/0903/11rocked.html?urac=n&urvf=106327283132
10.9067833286095248

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 9/11/03 ]
Artists blast record companies over lawsuits against downloaders
By JOEL SELVIN and NEVA CHONIN
San Francisco Chronicle

Recording artists across the board think the music industry should find a way 
to work with the Internet instead of suing people who have downloaded music.


==========> 03-09-11-SJMerc-FCCDTVRules-Labeling-Copying.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6744424.htm

Posted on Thu, Sep. 11, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
FCC OKs new rules for digital television
STANDARDS SHOULD BENEFIT CONSUMERS
By Heather Fleming Phillips
Mercury News Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON - The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday took steps to 
speed up the transition to digital television, adopting rules that would make 


==========> 03-09-11-SJMerc-RecordingStudioBusinessModelAnalysis.txt==========

SJ Mercury
9/11/03

The Great Recording Industry Business Model Contest: Among the many recording 
industry business models crossing my desk yesterday was this one from Paul 
Chwelos. It's quite long, but it's one of the best summations I've read so far. 
I think you'll find it worth reading.

As a business school professor who specializes in information technology (more 
specifically, the economic impacts of IT), I've been thinking about the impact 


==========> 03-09-11-SJMerc-SelfDestructingDVDsEnterTest.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6744523.htm

Posted on Thu, Sep. 11, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Disposable DVDs enter 4 test markets
Knight Ridder

Forget about rushing to return a rented DVD hours, days and even -- for the 
chronically tardy movie renter -- weeks late, and facing the fabled overdue 
fees.



==========> 03-09-11-WashPost-P2PCompaniesOfferToPayGirlsSettlement.txt==========

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57424-2003Sep10.html

File-Sharing Companies Offer to Pay Girl's Settlement
By Frank Ahrens
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, September 11, 2003; Page E05

A coalition of companies that run Internet song-sharing services offered 
yesterday to pick up the cost of the $2,000 settlement a Manhattan mother 
reached with the music industry after it sued her 12-year-old daughter for 


==========> 03-09-12-RayOzzie-PriorArtAndTheEolasInfringementLawsuit.txt==========

http://www.ozzie.net/blog/stories/2003/09/12/savingTheBrowser.html

Ray Ozzie's Weblog

Saving the Browser

Some months back I became aware of the patent US 5,838,906 and the Eolas 
lawsuit against Microsoft, and followed a bit of conversation on the Net 
related to it.  As many, I believed the issue would quickly go away because of 
ample prior art.  Regrettably, this seems not to be the case.


==========> 03-09-13-LATimes-BMGToReleaseCopyProtectedCD.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cd13sep13.story

September 13, 2003
BMG Is Releasing Copy-Protected CDs
* The anti-piracy move marks a new round of experimentation by the record 
labels.
By Jon Healey, Times Staff Writer

Record company BMG said Friday that it planned to release its first 
copy-protected compact disc in the United States this month in an attempt to 


==========> 03-09-13-SJMerc-AppleComputer-AppleCorpsTrademarkDispute.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6762415.htm

Posted on Sat, Sep. 13, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
The long and winding trademark dispute
APPLE COMPUTER ENTRY INTO MUSIC REIGNITES CLASH WITH BEATLES RECORD FIRM
By Jon Fortt
Mercury News

Not only are illegal music downloaders getting sued -- the most popular legal 
download site is as well.


==========> 03-09-14-NYT-WhatWillBeFreeOnTheInternet.txt==========

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/14/weekinreview/14LOHR.html

# In the Age of the Internet, Whatever Will Be Will Be Free"
New York Times (09/14/03) P. WK1; Lohr, Steve

The Internet, by design, supports the free exchange of information, while the 
global spread of personal computing and inexpensive communications networks has 
helped foster a welter of new technologies and usage--the World Wide Web, 
instant messaging, and peer-to-peer file sharing being a few examples. 
Intellectual property rights and copyright rules are becoming more mutable as a 


==========> 03-09-14-OligopolyWatch-InternetThreatensMediaOligoploies.txt==========

http://www.oligopolywatch.com/2003/09/14.htm

Sunday, September 14, 2003
The Internet and the copyright oligopolies

An article in today's New York Times ("In the Age of the Internet, Whatever 
Will Be Will Be Free," September 14, 2003) mostly goes over familiar ground. It 
argues that the distribution of content on the Web (music, movies, pictures, 
software, etc.) threatens the interests of a number of large corporate 
oligopolies who have been fighting to significantly extend copyright laws over 


==========> 03-09-15-Cryptome-Hearings-HomeRecordingOfCopyrightedWorks.txt==========

http://cryptome.org/hrcw-hear.htm

30 May 2002
Source: Hardcopy from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. 
Compare to recent testimony by Jack Valenti and MPAA members. 

[60 pages of testimony; duplicative prepared witness statements of 93 pages 
omitted.]

HOME RECORDING OF COPYRIGHTED WORKS 


==========> 03-09-15-NYT-RIAASuitsMayCreateP2PUnderground.txt==========

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/15/technology/15DARK.html

# Crackdown on Copyright Abuse May Send Music Traders Into Software Underground"
New York Times (09/15/03) P. C1; Hansell, Saul

The copyright infringement lawsuits the Recording Industry Association of 
America (RIAA) filed against music swappers is prompting the development of new 
systems and new methods that allow people to continue to trade digital files 
while maintaining their anonymity. Alternatives include encrypting files so 
they can only be decrypted by intended users; the replacement of current 


==========> 03-09-15-SJMerc-RIAAIsRightToSueDownloaders.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6775670.htm

Posted on Mon, Sep. 15, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Record companies are right to sue over greedy music downloading
By Mike Langberg
Mercury News

If you saw dollar bills blowing down an empty street, would you scoop up a few 
and put them in your pocket?



==========> 03-09-15-SJMerc-RIAASuesButNeedsNewBusinessModel.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6776689.htm

Posted on Mon, Sep. 15, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Recording industry in a bind
Anti-piracy suits make labels look like the bad guys
By Sam Diaz
Mercury News

The music industry could have been seen as a victim -- a generations-old 
industry being robbed blind by thieves depriving hard-working artists of their 


==========> 03-09-16-NewSci-TrustedComputingWillMakeAntiPriracyEasier.txt==========

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994171

Security standards could make anti-piracy easier
18:35 16 September 03   NewScientist.com news service  

The US music industry's legal clampdown on online music piracy could soon be 
supplemented by technical measures that will make it harder to make 
unauthorised copies of digital files.

A new set of programming standards, released by a consortium of the world's 


==========> 03-09-16-SJMerc-AppealsCourtStudiesRIAA-ISPSubpoenas.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6784743.htm

Posted on Tue, Sep. 16, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Appeals court considers music industry subpoenas

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court panel offered few hints Tuesday 
whether it will permit the music industry to continue using special copyright 
subpoenas to track and sue computer users who download songs over the Internet.

The three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of 


==========> 03-09-16-ZDNet-AustraliaPlansChangesToBusinessMethodsPatents.txt==========

http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/ebusiness/story/0,2000048590,20278623,00.htm

Australia's ecommerce patent solution nears
By Andrew Colley, ZDNet Australia
16 September 2003

The federal government could soon develop policies to manage a controversial 
class of software patents that blossomed during the tech-boom and after changes 
to US patenting laws.



==========> 03-09-17-NYT-MicrosoftOwesDamagesFromBrowserPatents.txt==========

# Microsoft's Setback in Patent Case Ripples Through World Wide Web"
New York Times (09/17/03) P. C1; Lohr, Steve

A federal court's August decision that Microsoft should pay $521 million in 
damages to former University of California researcher Michael Doyle for 
supposedly infringing on patented technology he developed is resonating 
throughout the software industry. The focus of the suit is the Active X 
technology that allows a browser to automatically call up programs over the 
Internet, and which is a key ingredient in Microsoft's Internet Explorer 
browsing software as well as hypertext markup language approved by the World 


==========> 03-09-17-Reuters-EuropeanMusicDownlodersAreConsumersToo.txt==========

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=3461700

Europe's Downloaders Are Big Consumers Too: Study
Wed September 17, 2003 01:27 PM ET
By Bernhard Warner, European Internet Correspondent

LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's Internet downloaders are avid music fans who own 
multiple gadgets and are as likely to buy a compact disc as anyone else, 
according to new research released on Wednesday.



==========> 03-09-17-WashPost-FileSharingFoesSparAtSenateHearing.txt==========

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25892-2003Sep17.html

File-Sharing Foes Spar in Senate Hearing
By David McGuire
washingtonpost.com Staff Writer
Wednesday, September 17, 2003; 6:08 PM

Top executives from the telecommunications and recording industries went for 
each other's throats at a congressional hearing today, each attacking the 
other's handling of the growing problem of illegal Internet file sharing.


==========> 03-09-18-CNetNews-RIAASaysLawsuitsAreTurningTheTide.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2008-1082-5078418.html

Why file swapping tide is turning
Last modified:September 18, 2003, 4:00 AM PDT
By John Borland
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

The Recording Industry Association of America sent ripples of fear, confusion 
and anger across the digital landscape last week when it sued 261 ordinary 
computer users for illegal file swapping.


==========> 03-09-18-SJMerc-CommentsOnBrownbackBillToControlSupoenaPowers.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6798491.htm

Posted on Thu, Sep. 18, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Brownback finds privacy bill slow-going
BY ALAN BJERGA
Eagle Washington bureau

WASHINGTON - The recording industry and its critics sat at the same table 
Wednesday, but other than that, Sen. Sam Brownback's hearing on Internet file 
sharing didn't show much progress in bringing two bitterly opposed sides 


==========> 03-09-23-CNETNews-KazaaFilesAntitrustSuitAgainstRecordLabels.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5081071.html

Kazaa blasts Hollywood 'conspiracy'
Last modified: September 23, 2003, 4:38 PM PDT
By John Borland
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

File-swapping company Sharman Networks filed new antitrust charges against 
record labels and Hollywood studios, hoping to deflect copyright infringement 
claims still pending over the popular Kazaa software.


==========> 03-09-23-USHouse-WulfTestimonyOnDatabaseProtectionBill.txt==========

http://energycommerce.house.gov/108/Hearings/09232003hearing1086/Wulf1714.htm

Prepared Witness Testimony
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce
W.J. "Billy" Tauzin, Chairman
Link to Committee Tip Line: Fight Waste, Fraud and Abuse
 
H.R. ___, the Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act of 
2003
Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection


==========> 03-09-24-BosGlobe-RIAADropsLawsuitInFalselyAccusedCase.txt==========

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2003/09/24/recording_industry_withdraws_
suit/

Recording industry withdraws suit
Mistaken identity raises questions on legal strategy
By Chris Gaither, Globe Staff, 9/24/2003

The recording industry has withdrawn a lawsuit against a Newbury woman because 
it falsely accused her of illegally sharing music -- possibly the first case of 
mistaken identity in the battle against Internet file-traders.


==========> 03-09-24-ChronHighEd-CongressReactsCoolyToDatabaseProtection.txt==========

http://chronicle.com  

Wednesday, September 24, 2003
Database-Protection Measure Gets Chilly Reception From
Lawmakers
By ANDREA L. FOSTER


  Both Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. House of
  Representatives reacted coolly and sometimes even negatively


==========> 03-09-24-InfoWorld-EU-PlansSWPatentRestrictions.txt==========

http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/09/24/HNeupatent_1.html

Update: European Parliament votes to limit scope of software patents
Issue still must be debated by European Union member states
By Paul Meller, IDG News Service September 24, 2003 

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Parliament voted in favor of a law that goes 
some way toward limiting the scope for patents on software programs Wednesday.

The issue still must be debated by European Union (EU) member states before a 


==========> 03-09-24-NWFusion-CongressDebatesDatabaseProtectionBill.txt==========

http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0924congrquest.html

Congress questions database protection proposal
By Grant Gross
IDG News Service, 09/24/03

Draft legislation that would strengthen some copyright-like protections on the 
contents of commercial databases Tuesday met with skepticism from members of 
two U.S. House subcommittees, despite proponents saying creators of databases 
need more protection against competitors pilfering the information after all 


==========> 03-09-25-CNETNews-IndustryLooksForSolutionsToMS-EolasPatent.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2009-1023-5082004.html

Rivalries set aside in defense of Internet Explorer
By Paul Festa
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
September 25, 2003, 4:00AM PT

During a recent meeting held at Macromedia's San Francisco headquarters, 
Silicon Valley companies asked a familiar question: What to do about Microsoft?



==========> 03-09-25-Salon-PublicAccessWebcams.txt==========

http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/09/25/webcams/index_np.html

We are all paparazzi now
In an age of increasing corporate and government surveillance, publicly 
accessible webcams give us a chance to do some watching of our own.

By Katharine Mieszkowski

Sept. 25, 2003  |  On a weekday in September, the webcam trained on Heritage 
Square in Flagstaff, Ariz., typically gets 300 to 400 visitors from cities like 


==========> 03-09-26-JohnsHopkinsU-APLDevelopsSystemToDetectDigVideoTampering.txt==========

http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2003/030926.htm

September 26, 2003
For Immediate Release
Media Contact
Helen Worth
Phone: 240-228-5113 or 443-778-5113
E-mail: helen.worth@jhuapl.edu

Johns Hopkins APL Creates System to Detect Digital Video Tampering


==========> 03-09-29-FinTimes-EUTakesMiddleRoadOnSoftwarePatents.txt==========

http://search.ft.com/search/article.html?id=030929000845 

# Europe Shows Little Patience Over Patents"
Financial Times (09/29/03) P. 12; Cane, Alan; Tait, Nikki

The European Parliament recently issued a new software copyright directive that 
neither side says clarifies the issue, and many expect the new directive to be 
just a middle point in a long battle over software patents. Unlike Japan and 
the United States, which patent not only software but business processes as 
well, Europe does not allow patented software. Instead, Europe uses copyrights, 


==========> 03-09-29-NYT-PrivacyVsEnforcingIPLaws.txt==========

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/29/technology/29NECO.html

# Guarding Privacy vs. Enforcing Copyrights"
New York Times (09/29/03) P. C1; Schwartz, Jon

Clashing ideologies are making it difficult to balance the need to uphold 
online privacy with protecting copyrights. Both of these issues were 
highlighted in several coinciding incidents: The wave of anger engendered by 
the recording industry's lawsuit against over 200 alleged file-swappers, and 
indignation that JetBlue Airways gave a military contractor customer records as 


==========> 03-09-29-TheTimes-AppleSuitMayGoOnForYears.txt==========

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,5-834711,00.html

September 29, 2003
Apple row 'may go on for years'
By Nic Hopkins
A BATTLE over name rights between the Apple computer company and Apple Corps, 
the Beatles’ record label, may take years to settle, according to Steve Jobs, 
chief executive of the computer group.

Mr Jobs told The Times that the two sides’ latest quarrel looks destined to be 


==========> 03-09-30-DCInternet-ACLUClaimsRIAASubpoenasIllegal.txt==========

http://dc.internet.com/news/article.php/3085201

September 30, 2003
ACLU Steps Into DMCA Subpoena Controversy
By Roy Mark

WASHINGTON -- While a Senate subcommittee prepares to hear testimony Tuesday 
from LL Cool J and Chuck D on the merits of the subpoena provisions of the 
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), the American Civil Liberties Union 
(ACLU) and a Boston law firm went to court Monday questioning the 


==========> 03-09-30-EFF-AntiRIAAPetition.txt==========

http://www.eff.org/share/petition/

Take a Stand Against the Madness; Stop the RIAA!

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is on a rampage, launching 
legal attacks against average Americans from coast to coast. Rather than 
working to create a rational, legal means by which its customers can take 
advantage of file-sharing technology and pay a fair price for the music they 
love, it has chosen to sue people like Brianna LaHara, a 12 year-old girl 
living in New York City public housing.


==========> 03-09-30-SJMerc-RIAALawsuitsDecreaseMusicFileSwapping.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6895800.htm

Posted on Tue, Sep. 30, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Music fans cut back on free file-swapping
By Jon Fortt
Mercury News

Where pleas from Britney Spears and Metallica failed, a flurry of lawsuits seem 
to be doing the trick: Music downloaders are fleeing the free file-swapping 
services in droves.


==========> 03-09-30-USAToday-RIAAToSendWarningBeforeSuing.txt==========

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2003-09-30-piracy_x.htm

Posted 9/30/2003 10:10 PM     Updated 10/1/2003 2:11 AM
Record industry fires warning shot
By Mike Snider, USA TODAY

WASHINGTON — Faced with congressional scrutiny, the record industry said 
Tuesday that it won't back off its plan to sue thousands of people swapping 
pirated music on the Internet — but that it will start sending out letters to 
warn them legal action is on the way.


==========> 03-09-30-WashPost-RIAAToSendWarningBeforeSuing.txt==========

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A25435
-2003Sep30&notFound=true

Music Industry Will Talk Before Suing
Trade Group Tells Senate It Wants to Be 'Reasonable' With Song Swappers

Mitch Bainwol, left, of the RIAA is sworn in yesterday. Also testifying were, 
from right, Mike Negra of Mike's Video Inc. in State College, Pa., musician LL 
Cool J and Jack Valenti of the Motion Picture Association of America. (Mannie 
Garcia -- Reuters)


==========> 03-10-00-FBI-RegionalComputerForensicLabs.txt==========

http://www.nationalrcfl.org/

A Message from the RCFL Director

Welcome to the National RCFL Program's web page. This site serves as a gateway 
to the growing number of RCFLs throughout the country. Our mission is to aid in 
the establishment and continued operations of RCFLs and to serve as a national 
clearinghouse for information about computer forensics - a field that has grown 
exponentially with no signs of abating. Because computers are involved in so 
many types of crimes, ranging from the mundane to the complex, the need for 


==========> 03-10-01-IFPI-RecordedMusicSalesDown.txt==========

http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/press/20031001.html

Global sales of recorded music down 10.9% in the first half of 2003
London, 1 October 2003

World sales of recorded music fell by 10.9% in value and by 10.7% in units in 
the first half of 2003. Unauthorised file-sharing and commercial piracy were 
major factors in the decline. At the same time DVD music sales grew sharply and 
a there was a marked increase in the availability of legitimate online music, 
with 300,000 tracks now on offer online.


==========> 03-10-01-NewSci-RIAATechniquesIncorrectlyIDsCopyrightViolators.txt==========

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994222

Innocent file-sharers could appear guilty
17:10 01 October 03
 
A research paper highlighting security weaknesses in a popular internet 
file-sharing network has raised concerns that innocent users could in theory be 
wrongly accused of sharing copyrighted music.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which represents the 


==========> 03-10-03-CNETNews-EUSoftwarePatentDirectiveCouldSparkPatentWar.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1014-5086062.html

EU directive could spark patent war
Last modified: October 3, 2003, 8:00 AM PDT
By Matthew Broersma
Special to CNET News.com

The European Parliament's decision to limit patents, as they apply to software 
and business methods, risks creating a "patent war" with a fallout that could 
make it illegal to access some European e-commerce sites from the United 


==========> 03-10-03-NewSci-MacrovisionDevelopsNewSWCopyProtectionSystem.txt==========

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994248

'Subversive' code could kill off software piracy
10:28 10 October 03   

Software pirates who make illegal copies of a particular computer game are 
finding the games companies are coming up with a radical new anti-copying 
strategy.

Illegally copied games protected by the system work properly at first, but 


==========> 03-10-04-ECommTimes-BecomingSecurityExpertMightBreakLaws.txt==========

http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/31757.html

Becoming a Security Guru Without Breaking the Law
By Alison Diana
E-Commerce Times
October 4, 2003

Some universities require students to sign a contract stating they will not use 
anything learned in class for negative or disruptive functions -- but such 
precautions are not failsafe.


==========> 03-10-06-EWeek-Lofgren-CongressAtImpasseOnSpamDRMDatabaseProtection.txt==========

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1307551,00.asp

Anti-Spam Bills Losing Time
By Caron Carlson
October 6, 2003

One of silicon valley's key voices in Congress, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., 
said last week that lawmakers have reached a logjam on several 
technology-related legislative initiatives, including spam, digital rights and, 
to some extent, database protection. With just a few weeks left before members 


==========> 03-10-07-CNETNews-MSWinsInstantMessagingPatent.txt==========

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5088150.html

Microsoft pockets an IM patent
By Jim Hu
CNET News.com
October 7, 2003, 6:15 PM PT
TalkBack! Add your opinion

Microsoft has won a patent for an instant messaging feature that notifies users 
when the person they are communicating with is typing a message.


==========> 03-10-07-ITWorld-MSToChangeIEAfterPatentVerdict.txt==========

http://www.itworld.com/AppDev/1597/031007iechanges/

Microsoft to make changes to IE after patent verdict
IDG News Service 10/7/03

Scarlet Pruitt, IDG News Service, London Bureau

Microsoft Corp. said Monday that it is making "minor changes" to its Internet 
Explorer (IE) Web browser that will affect how Web page authors embed and 
automatically start certain interactive programs. The move comes after a 


==========> 03-10-08-CNETNews-EolasSeeksInjunctionAgainstIEShipments.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5088349.html

Eolas files motion to enjoin IE
Last modified: October 8, 2003, 11:29 AM PDT
By Paul Festa
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

Eolas Technologies has filed a motion to permanently enjoin Microsoft's 
distribution of its Internet Explorer browser amid a flurry of court filings by 
both sides in the pivotal patent infringement case.


==========> 03-10-08-EWeek-EolasSeeksInjunctionAgainstIEShipments.txt==========

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1326790,00.asp

Eolas Seeks Injunction Against IE Shipments
By Matt Hicks
October 8, 2003

Eolas Technologies Inc., fresh from a $521 million jury verdict against 
Microsoft Corp. in a closely watched Web browser patent infringement lawsuit, 
now is seeking an injunction to stop Microsoft from distributing its 
market-leading Internet Explorer browser.


==========> 03-10-08-FBI-RegionalComputerForensicLabs-PressRelease.txt==========

http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel03/lab100803.htm

For Immediate Release
October 08, 2003
Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office

        FBI Director Mueller Announces Five New Computer Forensic Laboratories

        Washington D.C. -- FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III today announced 


==========> 03-10-09-BigPicture-DMCAandSunCommLawsuits.txt==========

http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2003/10/abusing_dmca_an.html

The Big Picture
Macro perspectives on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics (with a dash of 
film)
Barry L. Ritholtz
Thursday, October 09, 2003
Abusing DMCA and other frivolous litigation (SunnComm)

I just came across the story of Alex Halderman, the Princeton University grad 


==========> 03-10-09-SJMerc-HPDVDMovieWriterWillNotCopyHollywoodMovies.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6970147.htm

Posted on Thu, Oct. 09, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
DVD Movie Writer fits script
MOVING HOME VIDEOS TO DISC MADE EASY
By Mike Langberg
Mercury News

What's the price of convenience? Exactly $120, if you're buying the useful new 
DVD Movie Writer dc3000 from Hewlett-Packard.


==========> 03-10-09-TheInquirer-EolasSeeksInjunctionAgainstIEShipments.txt==========

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=12004

Eolas takes out injunction against Internet Explorer
Popups in the rear view mirror may be closer than they appear
By Rick Reroy: Thursday 09 October 2003, 10:26

THOSE IRRITATING popups that Microsoft plan to introduce into Internet Explorer 
could be closer than they appear.

Eolas, the "intellectual property" company that is currently locked in legal 


==========> 03-10-10-ALA-DataBaseProtectionBillIntroduced.txt==========

Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 17:30:23 -0400
From: "ALAWASH E-MAIL" <ALAWASH@alawash.org>
To: ALA Washington Office Newsline <ala-wo@ala1.ala.org>
Subject: [ALA-WO:872] ACT!COPY:Database Protection bill introduced in the House
        (ALAWON, v12, n93)

ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 12, Number 93
2003



==========> 03-10-13-EWeek-DatabaseProtectionBill.txt==========

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1329629,00.asp

Thwarting Piracy
By Lisa Vaas and John S. Mccright
October 13, 2003

Legislation percolating through Congress looks to ensure that federal law 
provides copyright protection to owners of commercial databases.

The Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act as currently 


==========> 03-10-14-Wired-InternetArchiveProjSeeksDMCAExemptionToPreserveOldSoftware.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,60770,00.html

Fighting to Preserve Old Programs 
By Daniel Terdiman
02:00 AM Oct. 14, 2003 PT

Brewster Kahle wants the world to know that old software is an important part 
of our cultural history and -- like books, films and other media -- should be 
preserved.



==========> 03-10-15-US-CopyrightOfficesSidesWithTonerCartridgeRefiller.txt==========

http://www.copyright.gov/1201/

Rulemaking on Anticircumvention   
Rulemaking on Exemptions from Prohibition on Circumvention of Technological 
Measures that Control Access to Copyrighted Works

New Developments:

Links to the the full text of the Determination of the Librarian of Congress 
and the Recommendation of the Register of Copyrights are now available in PDF 


==========> 03-10-17-ChronHigherEd-HouseSubcommitteeApprovesDatabaseProtectionBill.txt==========

  Friday, October 17, 2003
  Database-Protection Measure Clears House Panel
  Chronicle Of Higher Education
  By ANDREA L. FOSTER

  A subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives approved a
  controversial database-protection bill Thursday, following a
  decision by three groups representing colleges to stop
  fighting the bill.



==========> 03-10-17-CNETNews-RIAAGivesWarningsForNewLawsuits.txt==========

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5093078.html

Record industry warns of new lawsuits
By John Borland
CNET News.com
October 17, 2003, 11:12 AM PT

The Recording Industry Association of America has begun preparing a second 
round of file-swapping lawsuits, notifying 204 individuals that they are in 
line to be sued for copyright infringement.


==========> 03-10-18-SJMerc-RIAASendsWarningsToFileSharers.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7048710.htm

Posted on Sat, Oct. 18, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
RIAA sends warning to file sharers
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

The recording industry opened a fresh salvo against online file swapping this 
week, warning 204 people that they will be sued for illegally downloading music.



==========> 03-10-20-CNETNews-NewBillWOuldRequireDownloadWarnings.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2010-1032-5093409.html

A new tech battle brews in D.C.
October 20, 2003, 4:00 AM PT
By Declan McCullagh
Print story    E-mail story   
 
Even casual observers of the moral swamp called Washington, D.C., may remember 
the notorious Hollings bill, a mandatory copy protection proposal last year, 
which Hollywood's lobbyists loved and Silicon Valley hated. Because Sen. Ernest 


==========> 03-10-20-TheReg-RIAAToIssueWarningsBeforeSuing.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/33470.html

RIAA to issue warnings first, lawsuits second
By Tony Smith
Posted: 20/10/2003 at 10:25 GMT

The Recording Industry Ass. of America (RIAA) has selected its further batch of 
lawsuit targets, but this time has given the file swappers the chance to pack 
it in before being served with writs.



==========> 03-10-27-BosGlobe-MITStudentsMakeMusicAvailableOnCampusNet.txt==========

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2003/10/27/reinventing_the_ju
kebox_on_campus/

Reinventing the jukebox on campus
MIT students have system for streaming pop music
By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff, 10/27/2003

Armed with a clever idea and a $60,000 grant from Microsoft Corp., two students 
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have wired the campus for sound. 
They've built a system to deliver popular music to student dormitories, without 


==========> 03-10-27-SJMerc-MITStudentsMakeMusicAvailableOnCampusNet.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7113917.htm

Posted on Mon, Oct. 27, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
New tune on digital music
2 STUDENTS CREATE ELECTRONIC LIBRARY
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

Two students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a way 
to offer on-demand digital music on campus, without inviting a lawsuit from the 


==========> 03-10-28-CNETNews-LOCIssuesNarrowExemptionsToDMCA.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5098639.html

Feds grant DMCA exceptions
Last modified: October 28, 2003, 6:16 PM PST
By John Borland
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

The Library of Congress created on Tuesday four narrow exemptions to a 
controversial digital-piracy statute but faces criticism from free-speech 
activists, who had hoped for more exceptions.


==========> 03-10-28-EFF-LOCRulesAgainstDMCAFairUseExemptions.txt==========

http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/20031028_1201_pr.php

October 28, 2003
Librarian of Congress Fails Public Interest in Copyright Regulation
Ignores Fair Uses of DVDs and CDs
Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release

Washington, DC - The Librarian of Congress today continued to disregard 
consumers' rights and denied exemptions to copyright law related to consumers' 
use of CDs and DVDs that they legally purchase.


==========> 03-10-28-W3C-LetterCitingPriorArtForPatentNo5838906.txt==========

http://www.w3.org/2003/10/27-rogan.html

28 October 2003
By Facsimile & Overnight Mail
Hon. James E. Rogan
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property
Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office
Suite 906
Crystal Park 2
2121 Crystal Drive


==========> 03-10-29-ALA-LOCIssuesNarrowExemptionsToDMCA.txt==========

ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 12, Number 93
October 29, 2003

In This Issue: Librarian of Congress issues triennial rulemaking on
DMCA Section 1201

In his October 28, 2003  triennial rulemaking, Librarian of Congress
James Billington  again issued narrow exceptions to the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) prohibition on circumventing


==========> 03-10-29-CNETNews-CopyrightOfficesSidesWithTonerCartridgeRefiller.txt==========

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103_2-5099112.html

Toner firm gets key support in DMCA spat
By Declan McCullagh
CNET News.com
October 29, 2003, 4:29 PM PT

The U.S. Copyright Office has sided with Static Control Components in a 
high-profile lawsuit over whether the company may sell chips that permit 
Lexmark International toner cartridges to be refilled.


==========> 03-10-29-PCWorld-LOCRulesAgainstDMCAFairUseExemptions.txt==========

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,113171,00.asp

DMCA Challenges Dealt a Blow
Library of Congress denies request for fair use exemptions.
Scarlet Pruitt, IDG News Service
Wednesday, October 29, 2003

In a move deemed by some as a blow to consumers, the U.S. Librarian of Congress 
denied requests for exceptions to digital copyright law Tuesday that would 
allow users greater flexibility with their media, such as fast-forwarding 


==========> 03-10-29-SJMerc-CopyrightOfficesSidesWithTonerCartridgeRefiller.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7134365.htm

Posted on Wed, Oct. 29, 2003
Printer cartridge maker cites copyright office win over Lexmark
EMERY P. DALESIO
Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. - Static Control Components said Wednesday it has won a round in 
its fight over whether the North Carolina company can sell computer chips that 
match remanufactured toner cartridges to Lexmark International printers.


==========> 03-10-29-SJMerc-NapsterReturnsAsMusicService.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7131506.htm

Posted on Wed, Oct. 29, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
A former outlaw, Napster goes legit
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

Napster's back -- but it's not the Napster you might remember.

The Napster brand and kitty logo now adorn an online music service the record 


==========> 03-10-30-Economist-OnlineMusicSalesMayReducePiracy.txt==========

http://www.economist.com/business/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2177244

Upbeat
Oct 30th 2003
Is the threat of online piracy receding?

PEOPLE in the music industry are feeling more optimistic than they have for 
years. Apple's digital music-download service, iTunes, has won customers in far 
greater numbers than once seemed possible. This week saw the launch of Napster 
2.0, a paying version of the service shut down by big music and the courts in 


==========> 03-10-30-ITWorld-CopyrightOfficesSidesWithTonerCartridgeRefiller.txt==========

http://www.itworld.com/Man/2683/031030lexmarkdmca/

DMCA grounds shaken in Lexmark cartridge case
IDG News Service 10/30/03
Stacy Cowley, IDG News Service, New York Bureau

A ruling this week from the U.S. Copyright Office could strengthen manufacturer 
Static Control Components Inc.'s (SCC's) defense against a copyright 
infringement lawsuit by Lexmark International Inc. that is expected to have a 
broad impact on the market for low-cost, third-party printer cartridges.


==========> 03-10-30-SJMerc-RIAAFilesMoreLawsuits.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7144212.htm

Posted on Thu, Oct. 30, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
RIAA files 80 more lawsuits against alleged file swappers

WASHINGTON (AP) - The recording industry filed 80 more federal lawsuits around 
the country Thursday against computer users it said were illegally sharing 
music files across the Internet.

Those 80 people were among 204 who had been threatened with lawsuits earlier 


==========> 03-10-31-CNETNews-EolasMSCaseHasTechSearchingForPriorArt.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1028-5100693.html

Web patent critics spotlight old technology
Last modified: October 31, 2003, 1:04 PM PST
By Paul Festa
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

The Web community is rummaging desperately through dusty technology archives, 
in a bid to overturn a sweeping patent verdict that could force major changes 
on the Internet's most popular software products.


==========> 03-10-31-Yahoo-NewUKInternetCopyrightLawGoesIntoEffect.txt==========

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/031031/80/ecow1.html

Friday October 31, 12:56 PM
Internet copyright law goes into effect
By Bernhard Warner, European Internet Correspondent

LONDON (Reuters) - A new copyright law designed to curb the unauthorised 
exchange of music, film and software on the Internet has come into force 
reigniting the debate on the proper way to tackle rampant digital piracy.



==========> 03-11-02-SJMerc-DG-CBSToesCopyrightCartelsLine.txt==========

http://weblog.siliconvalley.com/column/dangillmor/archives/001472.shtml#001472

 November 02, 2003
"60 Minutes" Toes Copyright Cartel's Line
• posted by Dan Gillmor 09:21 PM

I just watched "60 Minutes" and its treatment of copyright infringement in the 
movie industry. It was as if Jack Valenti had written this report -- a screed 
that didn't even pretend to examine the nuances of the issue.



==========> 03-11-02-USACM-StatementOnDatabaseProtection.txt==========

http://www.acm.org/usacm/Issues/Database.html

USACM Policy Brief
Database Protection
 
In 1996,the European Union mandated a new form of intellectual property 
protection for the contents of databases. As a result, any person or firm that 
expends substantial resources in compiling data in the European Union has a 
legal right to prevent anyone else from extracting or reusing all or a 
substantial part of the contents of the database for 15years. For the last 


==========> 03-11-03-NYT-DieboldCasePitsCopyrightAgainstFreeSpeech.txt==========

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/03/business/media/03secure.html?hp

File Sharing Pits Copyright Against Free Speech
By JOHN SCHWARTZ
Published: November 3, 2003

Correction Appended

Forbidden files are circulating on the Internet and threats of lawsuits are in 
the air. Music trading? No, it is the growing controversy over one company’s 


==========> 03-11-04-BusWeek-USCopyrightOfficeOKsReverseEngrUnderDMCA.txt==========

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2003/tc2003114_5174_tc024.htm

Let Reverse-Engineering Go Forward
The U.S. Copyright Office's ruling in the Lexmark case makes it much harder for 
manufacturers to claim protection under the DMCA

The U.S. Copyright Office says competing component makers can mimic designs if 
they have easy, legal access to rivals' parts Score one for aftermarket 
components makers -- and possibly for consumers. The U.S. Copyright Office 
ruled on Oct. 27 that Static Control Components, a small, private maker of 


==========> 03-11-05-BusWire-ConsumersDeleteMusicFiles.txt==========

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ne
wsId=20031105005240&newsLang=en

November 05, 2003 09:06 AM US Eastern Timezone
Consumers Delete Large Numbers of Digital Music Files from PC Hard Drives, the 
NPD Group Reports
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2003--

RIAA Lawsuits Appear to Be a "Win" for the Record Industry, but Winning Back 
the Hearts of Consumers is Another Matter  


==========> 03-11-06-SJMerc-RebornNapsterFacesToughCompetition.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7196297.htm

Posted on Thu, Nov. 06, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Reborn Napster faces some strong competition
Mike Langberg
Mercury News

Napster 2.0, the legitimate reincarnation of the outlaw music service shut down 
by the recording industry two years ago, tries to do so many things at once 
that it doesn't quite succeed at any of them.


==========> 03-11-11-OReilly-PTOOrdersReexaminationOfEolasPatent.txt==========

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/3969

Published on The O'Reilly Network (http://www.oreillynet.com/)
PTO Director Orders Re-Exam for '906 Patent
by Dale Dougherty
Nov. 11, 2003

In what could be good news for the Web, the Director of the US Patent and 
Trademark Office has ordered a re-examination of the '906 patent, which was the 
subject of a patent infringement lawsuit this summer brought by Eolas against 


==========> 03-11-12-WashPost-TonerCartridgeMakerCaughtByDMCA.txt==========

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28280-2003Nov11.html

Caught by the Act
Digital Copyright Law Ensnaring Businesses, Individuals Over Fair Use
By Frank Ahrens
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, November 12, 2003; Page E01

Ed Swartz, a self-described "old guy," is a canny North Carolinian who's been 
in heavy manufacturing since Eisenhower was president. Alloys for the auto 


==========> 03-11-13-WashPost-PTOOrdersReexaminationOfEolasPatent.txt==========

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33887-2003Nov12.html

Washington Post
Net 'Outcry' Spurs Review Of Patent
Microsoft Ordered To Pay for Infringing
Nov. 13, 2003

The disputed patent covers technology that allows Web browsers to access 
interactive features. These pop-up boxes will appear each time Internet 
Explorer uses click on the features until site providers amend page codes to 


==========> 03-11-14-IPJustice-AboutIPJustice.txt==========

http://www.ipjustice.org/about.shtml

About IP Justice     

YOU CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE!
IP Justice
   About IP Justice
   Principles of IPJ
   Publications


==========> 03-11-14-SJMerc-KazaaAsksUsersToDemandOnlineAccess.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7260502.htm

Posted on Fri, Nov. 14, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
Kazaa `pumps up the volume'
USE OUR SERVICE, CAMPAIGN URGES
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

Nikki Hemming, the reclusive chief of Kazaa, the wildly popular source of 
pirated music and movies, came in from the cold Thursday to urge the U.S. 


==========> 03-11-16-SJMerc-RulingFavorsAftermarketGarageDoorOpenerInDMCACase.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7278025.htm

Posted on Sun, Nov. 16, 2003
Garage Gadget Wins Digital Copyright Case
MIKE ROBINSON
Associated Press

CHICAGO - In a closely watched technology lawsuit, a federal judge has ruled 
that a garage-door opener designed as a replacement for a model made by a rival 
manufacturer does not violate the nation's digital copyright law.


==========> 03-11-20-CNETNews-SBCChallengesRIAAOverSubpoenas.txt==========

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103_2-5110296.html

SBC challenges RIAA over subpoenas
By John Borland
CNET News.com
November 20, 2003, 5:27 PM PT

Lawyers from the record industry and telecommunications giant SBC 
Communications are set to face off in a San Francisco courtroom Friday in a 
dispute over the record label's legal charges against file swappers.


==========> 03-11-20-HRRC-SummaryOfTheAudioHomeRecordingActOf1992.txt==========

HRRC'S Summary of the Audio Home Recording Act
(Title 17, Chapter 10, of the U.S. Code)


On October 28, 1992, President Bush signed the Audio Home Recording Act into 
law. The Act, an historic compromise between the consumer electronics and music 
industries, became effective immediately.

 After more than a decade of dispute and uncertainty about home audio taping 
and the introduction of new digital audio recording technologies, the Audio 


==========> 03-11-21-SJMerc-ATTSuesEBayOverElecPaymentPatent.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7318493.htm

Posted on Fri, Nov. 21, 2003		
AT&T sues eBay over e-payment patent
By Chris O'Brien
Mercury News

AT&T filed a lawsuit against eBay on Thursday, accusing the online auction 
company of violating a patent the long-distance phone giant has for electronic 
payment technology.


==========> 03-11-21-SJMerc-UofFloridaBecomesRIAAEnforcer.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7320194.htm

Posted on Fri, Nov. 21, 2003		
University software knocks swappers offline

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - University of Florida officials say they're simply 
enforcing the law. But civil libertarians say the school has itself become an 
enforcer for the recording industry.

In the annals of the online music wars, the university may well go down as one 


==========> 03-11-23-NYT-FreeNetInfoComesWithCostsLikeSpyware.txt==========

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/23/business/yourmoney/23free.html

November 23, 2003
When Free Isn't Really Free
By JOHN SCHWARTZ

Is there any sweeter word? Its promise of something for nothing, and its 
underlying connotation of liberation, put a spring in the step and make the 
world seem a better place.



==========> 03-11-25-Felten-EULAsNeedRatingsAndTools.txt==========

http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/archives/000478.html

Freedom to Tinker
... is your freedom to understand, discuss, repair, and modify the 
technological devices you own.
« California to Require Open-Source in Voting Software? | Main | Diebold to 
Stop Supressing Memos »
November 25, 2003
Taming EULAs



==========> 03-11-26-SJMerc-DeCSSAuthorPostsITunesHack.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7356171.htm

Posted on Wed, Nov. 26, 2003		
Norwegian DVD cracker posts iTunes hack

OSLO, Norway (AP) - A young Norwegian who became a global hacker hero by 
writing and distributing a program to crack DVD security codes appears to have 
struck again, this time against Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes online music 
service.



==========> 03-12-00-IEEESpectrum-Morpheus-DecentralizedP2PRaisesIssues.txt==========

http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/resource/dec03/1203nfile.html

Morpheus Falling?
IEEE Spectrum
December 2003
Decentralized second-generation file-sharing services raise issues that only 
the U.S. Supreme Court or Congress can resolve

By Roger Parloff



==========> 03-12-02-AftenPost-DeCSSHackerAcquittalTrialBegins.txt==========

http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article.jhtml?articleID=682755

Denne artikkelen er hentet fra www.aftenposten.no
Adressen til artikkelen er 
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article.jhtml?articleID=682755
Oppdatert: 02.12.2003, kl 15:50

DVD-Jon pleads not guilty

For the second time this year Jon Lech Johansen told Norwegian authorities that 


==========> 03-12-02-IPJustice-DeCSSHackerAcquittalTrialBegins.txt==========

http://www.ipjustice.org/media_releases/120103jj.html

IP Justice Media Release
December 2, 2003
Contact: Robin Gross, IP Justice Executive Director
                robin@ipjustice.org  +1 415.553.6261
                Halvor Manshaus, Johansen’s Attorney, Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS
                halvor.manshaus@schjodt.no   + 47 22 01 88 00

Jon Johansen Retrial Begins in Oslo Appeals Court


==========> 03-12-02-SJMerc-56KModemInventorStillSeekingRoyalties.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7393472.htm

Posted on Tue, Dec. 02, 2003		
56K modem inventor still seeking royalties
By Dean Takahashi
Mercury News

If you've ever used a modem to surf the Internet, chances are good that you've 
paid some money to Brent Townshend.



==========> 03-12-02-SJMerc-DeCSSHackerAcquittalTrialBegins.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7395466.htm

Posted on Tue, Dec. 02, 2003		
Appeal of DVD hacker's acquittal begins in Norway

OSLO, Norway (AP) - A Norwegian acquitted of piracy after he released a program 
that cracked DVD security codes was back in court Tuesday as prosecutors began 
appealing his case, a test of the country's computer protection laws.

Jon Lech Johansen, 20, was acquitted Jan. 7 of charges that he violated 


==========> 03-12-02-SJMerc-DieboldDropsSuitAgainstPostersOfDocuments.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7389899.htm

Posted on Tue, Dec. 02, 2003		
Diebold drops legal case against speech advocates

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the 
Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who 
publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic 
voting.



==========> 03-12-02-ZDNet-EUHoldsOffOnSoftwarePatents.txt==========

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/legal/0,39020651,39118206,00.htm

Wednesday 3rd December 2003
Software patents face-off delayed until spring
Matthew Broersma
ZDNet UK
December 01, 2003, 14:20 GMT
	
The Council of the European Union has put off a critical vote on software 
patents, as IT giants step up pressure to make changes


==========> 03-12-03-EWeek-MSOffersClearTypeAndFatLicenses.txt==========

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1402351,00.asp

Microsoft Shares a Bit More Source
December 3, 2003
By  Peter Galli

Microsoft Corp. is streamlining its licensing programs in a move designed to 
make more of its intellectual property portfolio broadly available to its 
partners and competitors.



==========> 03-12-03-InfoWorld-RIAASuesMoreFileSwappers.txt==========

http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/12/03/HNriaalegal_1.html

RIAA extends legal actions to fight online music piracy
Association files new round of lawsuits
 
By Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Service 	December 03, 2003 

The Recording Industry Association of America Inc. (RIAA) is expanding this 
week its legal efforts to curb online music piracy, the industry watchdog group 
announced Wednesday.


==========> 03-12-04-TheReg-RIAASuesMoreFileSwappers.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/34340.html

Round 3: RIAA sues more file swappers
By Drew Cullen
Posted: 04/12/2003 at 11:01 GMT

 
The RIAA has filed suit against 41 people in a third wave of legal actions 
against file traders accused of swapping music illegally through peer-to-peer 
networks such as KaZaA.


==========> 03-12-04-ZDNet-RIAALawsuitsAgainstIndividualsYieldMixedResults.txt==========

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5113188.html?tag=nl

RIAA lawsuits yield mixed results
By John Borland
CNET News.com
December 4, 2003, 4:00 AM PT

The recording industry this week claimed progress in a controversial legal 
campaign targeting individuals who use peer-to-peer networks, but its optimism 
appeared to clash with at least some of the evidence, which remains murky.


==========> 03-12-05-SJMerc-CalifLawMakesTheaterRecordingIllegal.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7423477.htm

Posted on Fri, Dec. 05, 2003		
New California law makes recording movies in theaters a misdemeanor

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sneaking a camcorder into a movie theater will soon be a 
crime in California under a new law designed to protect both copyrights and the 
livelihood of thousands of movie industry workers.

``This industry is the economic engine that moves this city,'' Police Chief 


==========> 03-12-05-SJMerc-TokyoPoliceArrestFileSwappers.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7423496.htm

Posted on Fri, Dec. 05, 2003		
Tokyo police arrest two for allegedly swapping copyrighted movies, games

TOKYO (AP) - In a rare police crackdown on Internet file-sharing, two Japanese 
men were arrested for allegedly disseminating movies and games with software 
that claimed to protect users' identities.

The arrests -- only the second such case in Japan -- could signal an 


==========> 03-12-06-SJmerc-GoogleAsksCourtToRuleKeywordAds.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7429539.htm

Posted on Sat, Dec. 06, 2003		
Google seeks court's backing of online ads
BATTLE BREWING OVER CORPORATE TRADEMARKS
By Matt Marshall
Mercury News

Moving to stem a growing legal controversy, Google has asked a court to give a 
green light to the way it sells search-related online advertising, a lucrative 


==========> 03-12-07-P2PNet-Kazaa-LiteShutDownBySharman.txt==========

http://p2pnet.net/ez/index.php/news/content/view/full/327/

K-Lite alive and well
Reports that the free K-Lite has been shutdown by Sharman Networks, owner of 
the trashy $29.95 Kazaa p2p app, appear to be erroneous - for the moment, at 
least.

The post below appeared on slashdot here.
==================



==========> 03-12-07-SJMerc-DG-HongKongBroadbandTVProhibtsCopying.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7435555.htm

Posted on Sun, Dec. 07, 2003		
Future of TV looks a lot like broadband
By Dan Gillmor
Mercury News Technology Columnist

HONG KONG - If the future of television is taking shape here, our choices of 
programming appear to be nearly infinite. But whether we have flexibility and 
freedom in how we use those choices will be someone else's decision.


==========> 03-12-08-NYT-TrojanHorsePutsHijackedComputersOnP2PNet.txt==========

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/08/technology/08trojan.html

Hackers Steal From Pirates, to No Good End
By JOHN SCHWARTZ
Published: December 8, 2003

The people who design rogue programs that take over computers from afar are now 
applying the tactic that made music pirating programs so effective - and the 
Internet may never be the same.



==========> 03-12-11-Lindows-MSBlocksLindowsDistributionInSweden.txt==========

http://www.lindows.com/lindows_news_pressreleases_archives.php?id=91

 Cheryl Schwarzman
Public Relations Director, Lindows.com, Inc.
9333 Genesee Avenue, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92121
pr@lindows.com
(858) 587-6700 ext. 241 Telephone
(858) 587-8095 Fax



==========> 03-12-11-LinuxWorld-MSBlocksLindowsDistributionInSweden.txt==========

http://www.linuxworld.com/story/38166.htm

"Microsoft is Using Lawsuits as a Battering Ram to Smash Linux," Says Robertson
December 11, 2003

    Summary
    In a court case yesterday, a Swedish magistrate sided with Microsoft Sweden 
and slapped a restraining order halting LindowsOS sales in Sweden.

In the Stockholm City Court, in the Swedish capital, a magistrate yesterday 


==========> 03-12-12-ZDNet-CanadianBoardOKsDownloadingButNotUploading.txt==========

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5121479.html

Canada deems P2P downloading legal
By John Borland
CNET News.com
December 12, 2003, 2:20 PM PT
URL: http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-5121479.html

Downloading copyrighted music from peer-to-peer networks is legal in Canada, 
although uploading files is not, Canadian copyright regulators said in a ruling 


==========> 03-12-13-TorStar-BoardApprovesLevyOnMP3Players.txt==========

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_T
ype1&call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1071272705620

Dec. 13, 2003. 01:00 AM
MP3 players hit with new tax
Move raises cost of devices such as iPod by up to $25 Levy to reimburse artists 
for illegal
TYLER HAMILTON
TECHNOLOGY REPORTER
Toronto Star


==========> 03-12-15-TorStar-2003SpamAndIPCourtCases.txt==========

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_T
ype1&call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1071443408466

Dec. 15, 2003. 01:00 AM
`D' is for disputes that shape our lives
Court cases affected spam, copyright, music and much more in 2003
Toronto Star
MICHAEL GEIST
LAW BYTES



==========> 03-12-16-Wired-CollegeStudentsGetOKToShareInfo.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,61585,00.html

Copyright Doesn't Cover This Site 
By Michelle Delio
02:00 AM Dec. 16, 2003 PT

As courts continue to review the fine ethical line between sharing and stealing 
over file-swapping networks, some universities are adding anti-plagiarism 
software to their budgets and putting limits on the amount of data students can 
download.


==========> 03-12-19-InfoWeek-CourtRejectsSubpoenasToIdentifyDownloaders.txt==========

http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=17000391

Appeals Court Rejects Subpoenas To Identify Music Downloaders
The decision by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 
District of Columbia is a major setback for the music industry's anti-piracy 
campaign.
By Ted Bridis, Associated Press Writer,  InformationWeek
Dec. 19, 2003

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal appeals court on Friday rejected efforts by the 


==========> 03-12-19-Money-AppealsCourtSaysRIAASubpoenasIllegal.txt==========

http://money.cnn.com/2003/12/19/technology/riaa_downloads.reut/

Music subpoenas illegal
Appeals court agrees with Verizon, ruling that subpoenas to find downloaders 
are not authorized.
December 19, 2003: 11:26 AM EST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a surprise setback for the recording industry, a U.S. 
appeals court said Friday the industry's methods for tracking down those who 
copy its music over the Internet are not authorized by law.


==========> 03-12-19-SJMerc-CourtRejectsSubpoenasToIdentifyDownloaders.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7532391.htm

Posted on Fri, Dec. 19, 2003		
Court rejects subpoenas to ID downloaders

WASHINGTON (AP) - The recording industry can't force Internet providers to 
identify music downloaders, a federal appeals court said Friday in a major 
setback to the industry's anti-piracy campaign.

The ruling does not legalize distributing copyrighted songs over the Internet, 


==========> 03-12-19-SJmerc-DutchSupremeCourtRejectsSuitAgainstKazaa.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7532534.htm

Posted on Fri, Dec. 19, 2003		
Dutch Supreme Court rejects suit against makers of Kazaa

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - The makers of Kazaa, the world's most popular 
computer file-sharing program, cannot be held liable for copyright infringement 
of music or movies swapped on its free software, the Dutch Supreme Court ruled 
Friday.



==========> 03-12-19-SJMerc-GuiltyPleasInInternetPiracySting.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7532822.htm

Posted on Fri, Dec. 19, 2003		
Ohio man pleads guilty in Internet piracy sting

LAS VEGAS (AP) - An Ohio man on Friday became the 15th person to plead guilty 
to federal charges in an Internet piracy ring that sold million of dollars 
worth of stolen computer software, games and movies.

The Internet piracy ring dubbed ``Rogue Warriorz'' included 21 people from 14 


==========> 03-12-20-SJMerc-CourtRejectsSubpoenasToIdentifyDownloaders.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7537756.htm

Posted on Sat, Dec. 20, 2003		
Music file swappers prevail in ruling
RECORD LABELS LOSE EASY ACCESS TO NAMES OF USERS
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

A federal court Friday blocked the recording industry from easily obtaining the 
names of music downloaders from Internet service providers. That means the 


==========> 03-12-20-SJMerc-DG-CourtRejectsSubpoenasToIdentifyDownloaders.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7537839.htm

Posted on Sat, Dec. 20, 2003		
Balance may be back in file-sharing battle
By Dan Gillmor
Mercury News Technology Columnist

The entertainment industry's war on copyright infringement has been grossly 
one-sided, at least in a legal sense. The industry has asserted total control 
over how digital content may be used, and its tactics have run roughshod over 


==========> 03-12-22-AftenPost-DeCSSAuthorAcquittedAgain.txt==========

http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article.jhtml?articleID=696330

Oppdatert: 22.12.2003, kl 16:56
DVD-Jon wins new legal victory

Norway's most famous computer whiz got an early Christmas present on Monday. An 
appeals court in Oslo upheld Jon Lech Johansen's earlier acquittal on all 
counts of alleged copyright violations.




==========> 03-12-22-IPJustice-DeCSSAuthorAquittedOnAppeal.txt==========

http://www.ipjustice.org/media_releases/122203.html

Media Release
December 22, 2003
Contact: Robin Gross, IP Justice Executive Director
             robin@ipjustice.org  +1 415.553.6261
               Halvor Manshaus, Johansen's Attorney, Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS
              halvor.manshaus@schjodt.no   + 47 22 01 88 00
 "DVD-Jon" Defeats Hollywood
Consumer Rights Upheld in Norway


==========> 03-12-22-MSNBC-NetCouldBecomeToolOfGovtAndCorporations.txt==========

http://msnbc.msn.com/Default.aspx?id=3606168&p1=0

A Net of Control
Unthinkable: How the Internet could become a tool of corporate and government 
power, based on updates now in the works
Christoph Niemann for Newsweek
By Steven Levy
Newsweek International

Issues 2004 - Picture, if you will, an information infrastructure that 


==========> 03-12-22-SJMerc-DeCSSAuthorAquittedOnAppeal.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7550101.htm

Posted on Mon, Dec. 22, 2003		
DVD hacker acquitted

OSLO, Norway (AP) - Dealing another blow to the entertainment industry, an 
appeals court on Monday upheld the acquittal of a Norwegian man charged with 
piracy for releasing a program that could crack DVD security codes.

Prosecutors had appealed Jon Lech Johansen's January acquittal of charges he 


==========> 03-12-23-CNETNews-2003TechLawReview.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2010-1028_3-5131781.html

Unexpected twists in Internet law
December 23, 2003, 4:00 AM PT
By Doug Isenberg     
 
Internet law in 2003 was full of surprises, with Congress passing an antispam 
bill, the courts blessing pop-up advertising, the music industry losing 
lawsuits and the Supreme Court finally upholding an Internet law.



==========> 03-12-23-SJMerc-DownloadingLawsuitsGetingCostly.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7556691.htm

Posted on Tue, Dec. 23, 2003		
Downloading Lawsuits' Cost Getting Higher
ALEX VEIGA
Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - The recording industry can still bring civil lawsuits against 
people who download music illegally, but Friday's court ruling will make that 
more expensive and time-consuming.


==========> 03-12-29-Wired-WishListsFor2004.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,61726,00.html

The Fantasy and Reality of 2004 
By Michelle Delio
02:00 AM Dec. 29, 2003 PT

Fling dishes or flaming furniture out the window, fire off celebratory gunfire, 
jump off chairs, ring bells, beat drums, clutch silver as the clock strikes 
midnight or sweep bad juju out of the house with a kitchen broom -- these are 
some of the ways people welcome in the New Year.


=====> 04-01-00-Wired-HowMovieIndustryCanAvoidTheFateOfTheMusicIndustry.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.01/mpaa_pr.html

January 2004
MEMO:
To: The next head of the Motion Picture Association of America (to be opened 
upon arrival)
Subject: How Hollywood can avoid the fate of the music industry
By Chris Anderson

Congratulations on your new job - and on having the courage to take it. You 


==========> 04-01-04-PewInternet-DeclineInMusicFileSwapping.txt==========

http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=109

Sharp decline in music file swapping: Data memo from PIP and comScore Media 
Metrix
January 4, 2004

The percentage of online Americans downloading music files on the Internet has 
dropped by half and the numbers who are downloading files on any given day have 
plunged since the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) began filing 
suits in September against those suspected of copyright infringement. 


==========> 04-01-04-SJMerc-DG-P2PUsedLegallyToDistributeSoftwareAndData.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7870990.htm

Posted on Wed, Feb. 04, 2004		
Preserving peer-to-peer networks is essential
By Dan Gillmor
Mercury News Technology Columnist

News and views, culled and edited from my online eJournal 
(www.dangillmor.com/blog):



==========> 04-01-05-AftenPost-DeCSSAuthorAcquittedAgain.txt==========

http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article.jhtml?articleID=702236

Prosecutors let DVD-Jon's victory stand

It looks like young Norwegian computer whiz Jon Lech Johansen can finally rest 
easy after years of legal challenges. State prosecutors announced Monday that 
they won't appeal a recent court ruling in his favour.

That means the latest legal victory for Johansen, known as DVD-Jon, will be 
left standing. The now-20-year-old computer expert won't need to defend himself 


==========> 04-01-05-EFF-CampaignToFreeDeCSSAuthor.txt==========

http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/DeCSS_prosecutions/Johansen_DeCSS_case/

"Free Jon Johansen!" Campaign
Norway v. Johansen case - criminal charges for accessing own DVD
Johansen Court Decision

   DVD Jon Gets Another Day in Court -
The Norwegian teenager that was acquitted earlier this year of criminal charges 
faces another day in court after prosecutors appealed the verdict. Jon Johansen 
was alleged to have broken the law by writing and publishing a DVD descrambling 


==========> 04-01-05-MuddLaw-InfoOnFightingRIAALawsuits.txt==========

http://www.muddlawoffices.com/laws/RIAA/RIAA.htm

RIAA Legal Initiative

The following information is provided for information purposes and does not 
constitute legal advice. We require an engagement letter of all our clients. 
Consequently, we can only provide general information and answer (if possible) 
general questions prior to one becoming a client of ours. Above all, we highly 
recommend you consult an attorney if you believe you may be involved at all in 
the RIAA Legal Initiative. You can contact the Electronic Frontier Foundation 


==========> 04-01-05-Newsday-MusicDownloadsCutInHalf.txt==========

http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzmusi0105,0,1941706.story?coll=ny-business-h
eadlines

Report: Music Downloads Cut In Half
By Richard J. Dalton Jr.
Staff Writer
January 5, 2004

Half the people who obtain songs online have given up the practice in the wake 
of subpoenas and lawsuits from the recording industry, and Americans are 


==========> 04-01-05-NYT-TechCompaniesUniteToDeterFileSharing.txt==========

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/05/business/05share.html

Five Giants in Technology Unite to Deter File Sharing
By JOHN MARKOFF
Published: January 5, 2004

AN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4 - The technology and entertainment industries have long 
been at odds over the best way to secure intellectual property rights as 
digital technology advances.



==========> 04-01-05-SJMerc-PewInternetStudySaysDownloadingIsDown.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/gmsv/7637880.
htm

Posted on Mon, Jan. 05, 2004		
BitTorrent users chuckling over Pew peer-to-peer report
By John Paczkowski

The suits over at the Recording Industry Association of America are likely a 
bit more smug than usual today thanks to a report that suggests the number of 
people swapping music files online has declined dramatically since the lobbying 


==========> 04-01-09-SJMerc-DG-ContentOwnersWantTotalControl.txt==========

http://weblog.siliconvalley.com/column/dangillmor/archives/001652.shtml#001652

January 09, 2004
Your Living Room is Theirs, Not Yours
posted by Dan Gillmor 06:00 PM

I moderated this panel on high-definition TV at the CES show today, featuring 
some of the top people from the cable and satellite industries, plus several 
members of what's quaintly called the "content" business. The topic got around 
to DRM (digital restrictions management), of course, and the panelists' answers 


==========> 04-01-09-Wired-MuchOfKazaaCodeIsMalware.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,61852,00.html

Kazaa Delivers More Than Tunes 
By Kim Zetter
07:00 AM Jan. 09, 2004 PT

Forty-five percent of the executable files downloaded through Kazaa, the most 
popular file-sharing program, contain malicious code like viruses and Trojan 
horses, according to a new study.



==========> 04-01-10-CNETNews-LawmakersPromiseActionOnTechIssues.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5138908.html

Congressional leaders promise action on tech
Last modified: January 10, 2004, 11:30 AM PST
By David Becker
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
       

LAS VEGAS--Federal lawmakers are ready to help the technology industry solve 
its problems--at least some of the issues.


==========> 04-01-13-CNETNews-CourtRefusesToHearAppealOfAimsterSuit.txt==========

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5139938.html

High court turns deaf ear to Aimster
By Declan McCullagh
CNET News.com
January 13, 2004, 7:44 AM PT

The U.S. Supreme Court won't hear an appeal of a lower court's order that 
pulled the plug on Aimster, a file-swapping service similar to Napster in 
design.


==========> 04-01-13-USAToday-LawsuitsIndicatePatentsOutOfControl.txt==========

http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20040113/5832337s.htm

Patents out of control? Growing lawsuits shake up Internet industry
By Paul Davidson
USA TODAY
Jan. 13, 2004

At best, the family-owned, Daytona Beach, Fla., shop has been doing a modest 
business selling used cameras on the Web since 1996.



==========> 04-01-14-EWeek-MSFailsInBidToOverturnEolasPatentInfringement.txt==========

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1436985,00.asp

Eolas Browser Verdict Against Microsoft Stands Despite Patent Review
By Matt Hicks
January 14, 2004 	

A federal judge on Wednesday upheld a jury's $521 million verdict against 
Microsoft Corp. in a high-profile Web browser patent infringement case, despite 
an ongoing reexamination of the patent's validity.



==========> 04-01-15-Salon-RIAADeclaresSuccess.txt==========

http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/01/15/filesharing_tide_turned/index_np.ht
ml

Is the war on file sharing over?
The music biz is declaring success, citing lawsuits and Apple's iTunes. But to 
music fans who recall the glory days of Napster, the fight goes on.

- - - - - - - - - - - -
By Farhad Manjoo



==========> 04-01-15-SJMerc-ReportsSayMusicDownloadingIncreasing.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7720607.htm

Posted on Thu, Jan. 15, 2004		
Report: Illegal Music Downloading Climbs
ALEX VEIGA
Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - The number of people downloading music illegally surged a month 
after recording companies began suing hundreds of music fans, a marketing 
research firm said Thursday.


==========> 04-01-15-SWDevTimes-HopeIneffectiveAgainstSWPiracy.txt==========

http://www.sdtimes.com/news/094/special1.htm

January 15, 2004 — In 2004, a number of software companies are going to learn 
an expensive lesson the hard way: Hope is an ineffective measure against 
software piracy.

Some software publishers have thus far failed to adopt software protection and 
licensing management solutions because they represent yet another expense, 
which results in a higher cost of goods sold and thus higher end-user pricing. 
Adding technology also can increase the complexity of software products, making 


==========> 04-01-15-TheReg-MSFailsInBidToOverturnEolasPatentInfringement.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/34897.html

Microsoft loses $521m Eolas patent appeal
By Drew Cullen
Posted: 15/01/2004 at 11:42 GMT

Microsoft has failed to overturn a court ruling that it should pay Eolas $521m 
for infringing a patent in its Internet Explorer browser technology.

A federal judge yesterday denied a Microsoft motion to suspend the decision 


==========> 04-01-18-DesTech-MSPressuresTeenOverWebsiteURL.txt==========

http://news.designtechnica.com/article2413.html

Microsoft Puts Pressure On Canadian Teen
Sunday, January 18 @ 20:34:43 PST

Mike Rowe, 17, is getting a lot of attention from Microsoft, in an effort to 
shut down his Web site Mikerowesoft.com.

A Canadian teenager is being sued by Microsoft Corp. because they claim his 
Website, MikeRoweSoft.com infringes upon their copyright.


==========> 04-01-18-SJMerc-DG-TechCompaniesAidInControllingConsumersFreedoms.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7739841.htm

Posted on Sun, Jan. 18, 2004		
Companies tossing aside consumers' freedoms
By Dan Gillmor
Mercury News Technology Columnist

The digital revolution has been all about empowering people, to use technology 
in ways that broaden our horizons and our freedom. So when the tech industry 
began moving into consumer electronics, there were reasons to expect great 


==========> 04-01-19-NYT-TrackingSoftwarePiracy.txt==========

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/19/technology/19soft.html

January 19, 2004
Software Piracy Is in Resurgence, With New Safeguards Eroded by File Sharing
By DOUGLAS HEINGARTNER

ONDON, Jan. 13 - Inside a nondescript office building here, investigators for 
the Business Software Alliance are working to track down software pirates 
around the world. To help maintain secrecy, they often rely on several 
computers running on different operating systems, with special programs 


==========> 04-01-19-TheReg-MSPressuresTeenOverWebsiteURL.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/34955.html

Microsoft lawyers threaten Mike Rowe (17)
By Kieren McCarthy
Posted: 19/01/2004 at 10:48 GMT
Get The Reg wherever you are, with The Mobile Register

In what could easily be mistaken for an Onion story, Microsoft has unleashed 
the full fury of its lawyers on 17-year-old Canadian high-school student, Mike 
Rowe, demanding the handover of his Internet domain.


==========> 04-01-20-ABCNews-NewSearchP2PSoftwareHidesIPAddresses.txt==========

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/SciTech/FutureTech/mute_file_sharing_futuretech_0
40120-1.html

Of Ants and Online Pirates
Insects Inspire 'Untraceable' Online File-Sharing Network
By Paul Eng
ABCNEWS.com

Jan. 20— An invasion of ants has become the unlikely inspiration for what may 
be an untraceable way to trade files online.


==========> 04-01-20-CongDaily-HouseCommPlansVoteOnDatabaseProtectionBill.txt==========

> House Panel Plans Vote On Commercial Database Bill

> by Molly M. Peterson, CongressDaily with Drew Clark contributing
Jan. 20, 2004
>
>      The House Judiciary Committee tentatively has scheduled a Wednesday vote 
on a bill that aims to protect commercial databases from piracy.

>      The legislation, H.R. 3261, is the product of more than two years of 
negotiations by several members of the Judiciary and Energy and Commerce 


==========> 04-01-20-Quicken-IFPIPlansToSueEuropeanSongSwappers.txt==========

http://www.quicken.com/investments/news_center/story/?story=NewsStory/dowJones/2
0040120/ON200401200042000029.var&column=P0DFP

Music Industry Targets Piracy By Europeans  	
Tuesday, January 20, 2004 12:42 AM ET
 
Emboldened by a belief that its U.S. crackdown against music pirates has slowed 
illegal downloading, the recording industry now plans to sue individual song 
swappers abroad, Tuesday's Wall Street Journal reported.



==========> 04-01-20-ZDNet-MSBacksDownOnTeenOverWebsiteURL.txt==========

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/legal/0,39020651,39119214,00.htm

Microsoft: We took MikeRoweSoft too seriously
Munir Kotadia
January 20, 2004, 14:20 GMT

Microsoft has admitted it took things 'too seriously' when its lawyers 
threatened a 17-year-old student called Mike Rowe over his domain name

Microsoft has admitted it may have made a mistake in threatening Mike Rowe for 


==========> 04-01-21-ACMUbiquity-ChangingWaysWeUseTheInternet.txt==========

http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/views/v4i46_downes.html

2004: The Turning Point
An overview of some of the issues that will change the way we use the Internet
By Stephen Downes
Jan. 21, 2004

I am usually hesitant to write predictions of the future, not because I think 
it's risky (I have a great deal of confidence in what follows) but because it's 
hackneyed. Especially at this time of the year, everybody is making 


==========> 04-01-21-EFF-RIAAFiles532LawsuitsUsingIPAddresses.txt==========

http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/20040121_eff_pr.php

Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release
Recording Industry Announces Lawsuits Against Music Sharers
Seeks Identities of More Than 500 Sharing Files Online
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, January 21, 2004

San Francisco - Continuing a crusade against its own customers, the recording 
industry today announced lawsuits against more than five hundred individuals 
accused of illegal filesharing.


==========> 04-01-21-SJMerc-RIAAFiles532LawsuitsUsingIPAddresses.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7763289.htm

Posted on Wed, Jan. 21, 2004		
RIAA files 532 new song-sharing suits
RECORD INDUSTRY MUST GO TO COURT TO GET DEFENDANTS' NAMES
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

A recording industry trade group today sued a record 532 people accused of 
illegally distributing songs on Internet file-swapping networks.


==========> 04-01-21-TheReg-RIAAFiles532LawsuitsUsingIPAddresses.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/35038.html

RIAA goes hunting for 532 more file-traders
By Ashlee Vance in Chicago
Posted: 21/01/2004 at 19:14 GMT
Get The Reg wherever you are, with The Mobile Register

The RIAA has launched Version 2.0 of its lawsuit filing program, suing 532 
music fans in Washington and New York.



==========> 04-01-22-CNETNews-DVDCCADropsDeCSSBunnerLawsuit.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-5145809.html

Hollywood group drops DVD-copying case
Last modified: January 22, 2004, 4:30 PM PST
By John Borland
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

update A high-technology group associated with Hollywood has dropped a 
long-running lawsuit against a California programmer it accused of putting 
DVD-cracking code online, attorneys for both sides said Thursday.


==========> 04-01-22-EFF-RIAASubpoenaDatabaseQueryTool.txt==========

http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/riaasubpoenas/

 Subpoena Database Query Tool

Concerned that information about your file-sharing username may have been 
subpoenaed by the RIAA? Check here to see if your username or IP address is on 
one of the subpoenas filed with the D.C. District Court. This information is 
drawn from the court's publicly available PACER database and will be updated 
when that system is updated.



==========> 04-01-22-InetNews-PerensSaysUSPatentSystemBroken.txt==========

http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3302121

January 22, 2004
Perens: New Patent-Suit Threats Poised to Strike
By Alexander Wolfe

NEW YORK -- SCO Group's legal moves over Linux will fizzle, but the IT world 
may soon feel a new chill in the form of patent lawsuits from other vendors, 
open-source advocate Bruce Perens predicted Wednesday.



==========> 04-01-22-LATimes-RIAAFiles532LawsuitsUsingIPAddresses.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-suits22jan22,1,229973.story?coll=la-head
lines-technology

Record Firms Take On Invisible Enemies
By Jon Healey
Times Staff Writer
January 22, 2004

Stepping up their legal attack on music piracy, the major record companies 
Wednesday filed a new round of lawsuits against 532 Internet users who 


==========> 04-01-22-NYT-RIAAFiles532LawsuitsUsingIPAddresses.txt==========

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/22/business/media/22music.html

January 22, 2004
Music Industry Returns to Court, Altering Tactics on File Sharing
By JOHN SCHWARTZ

The music industry returned to the courthouse yesterday to sue 532 people it 
accuses of large-scale copyright infringement.

"Our campaign against illegal file sharers is not missing a beat," said Cary 


==========> 04-01-22-SJMerc-RIAAFiles532LawsuitsUsingIPAddresses.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7769107.htm

Posted on Thu, Jan. 22, 2004		
RIAA sues anonymous file-sharers
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

A music industry trade group Wednesday sued a record 532 people accused of 
illegally sharing songs online, signaling it will continue its legal campaign 
despite a recent setback in federal court.


==========> 04-01-23-ACM-ACMCouncilApprovesPolicyStatementOpposingDatabaseProtectionBill.txt==========

# "ACM Members Voice Support for Policy Against Expanding Protections For 
Scientific Data"
ACM (1/23/04)

ACM Council has approved a policy statement that opposes new restrictions on 
access and use of data collections, concluding that current U.S. laws provide 
adequate protection for this information. In a unanimous vote reflecting 
opinion poll results of ACM members, ACM's governing body said pending U.S. 
legislation would create broad new legal protections on collections of data 
that negatively impact the availability and use of facts and ideas. They agreed 


==========> 04-01-23-ACMCampus-ACMCouncilApprovesPolicyStatementOpposingDatabaseProtectionBill.txt==========

http://campus.acm.org/public/membernet/storypage.cfm?story=2

 ACM Members Voice Support for ACM Policy Against Expanding Protections for 
Scientific Data

ACM Council has approved a policy statement that opposes new restrictions on 
access and use of data collections, concluding that current US laws provide 
adequate protection for this information. In a unanimous vote that reflected 
the opinion poll results of ACM members, ACM's governing body said pending US 
legislation would create broad new legal protections on collections of data 


==========> 04-01-23-BBC-PeterGabrielToLaunchMusiciansUnion.txt==========

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3424483.stm

Gabriel to launch musicians' union
By Tim Weber
BBC News Online business editor in Davos
Published: 2004/01/23 17:19:53 GMT

Rock legends Peter Gabriel and Brian Eno plan to launch on Monday a musicians' 
union to help artists stand their ground in the digital age.



==========> 04-01-23-LATimes-KazaaOwnerClearedToSueRecordLabelsAndMovieStudios.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/valley/la-fi-kazaa23jan23,1,6422697.story?coll
=la-editions-valley

Kazaa Owner Cleared to Sue Record Labels, Movie Studios
By Jon Healey
Times Staff Writer
January 23, 2004

The company behind the Kazaa file-sharing network has the green light to pursue 
its own copyright infringement case against the record labels and Hollywood 


==========> 04-01-23-SJMerc-DVDCCADropsDeCSSBunnerLawsuit.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7782788.htm

Posted on Fri, Jan. 23, 2004		
Movie industry group backs off DVD encryption lawsuit

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - In a rare retreat, a film industry coalition has 
dropped its trade secret court battle against a San Francisco computer 
programmer who in 1999 posted on the Web the code to crack the copy-protection 
technology of movies.



==========> 04-01-23-SJMerc-FBIMakesArrestInInternetMoviePiracyCase.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7779834.htm

Posted on Fri, Jan. 23, 2004		
FBI makes arrest in Internet movie piracy case

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man who allegedly used the Internet to distribute Oscar 
``screener'' movies sent to him by a member of the Academy of Motion Picture 
Arts and Sciences has been arrested in Illinois, authorities said.

FBI agents arrested Russell Sprague, 51, on Thursday after an early morning 


==========> 04-01-23-TheReg-DVDCCADropsDeCSSBunnerLawsuit.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/35066.html

Hollywood drops DVD lawsuit
By Andrew Orlowski in San Francisco
Posted: 23/01/2004 at 01:07 GMT
Get The Reg wherever you are, with The Mobile Register

Hollywood has abandoned its attempt to stifle publication of DVD decryption 
code, by dropping its lawsuit against a Californian publisher. The DVD CCA 
(Copy Control Association) filed a trade secrets lawsuit against Andrew Bunner 


==========> 04-01-25-NYTMag-CopyLeftActivistsArgueForChanges.txt==========

# "The Tyranny of Copyright"
New York Times Magazine (01/25/04) P. 40; Boynton, Robert S.

Copyright holders are asking for tougher copyright laws to ostensibly curb 
piracy of intellectual property encouraged by the spread of the Internet, but a 
growing protest movement--the so-called "Copy Left"--contends that such an 
approach is anathema to democratic freedoms and is strangling innovation, 
creativity, and cultural progress. Copy Left activists argue for a return to a 
more Jeffersonian copyright system in which individual creators are granted the 
exclusive right to profit from their intellectual property for a limited time, 


==========> 04-01-25-Quicken-DOJProbesDVDStandardsGroup-Blu-ray.txt==========

http://www.quicken.com/investments/news_center/story/?story=NewsStory/dowJones/2
0040125/ON200401252222000440.var&column=P0DFP

Justice Department Probes DVD-Standards Group  	  
Sunday, January 25, 2004 10:22 PM ET 	 
 
In an increasingly contentious battle to create a global standard for the next 
generation of digital videodiscs, the U.S. Department of Justice has started a 
preliminary inquiry into activities of one industry group, led by Sony Corp. 
(SNE, news) (SNE, news), Matsushita Electrical Industrial Co. (MC, news) and 


==========> 04-01-26-BigPic-PeterGabrielToLaunchMusiciansUnion.txt==========

http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2004/01/musicians_looki.html

Monday, January 26, 2004
Musicians Looking To Let Internet Replace Record Cos
Graphic: Peter Gabriel's Real World

At least, that's the headline which Dow Jones ran for this story. Most everyone 
else who ran this AP story used the tamer headline: Musicians Unveil Digital 
'Manifesto'.



==========> 04-01-26-TheReg-MikeRoweSettlesWithMSOutOfCourt.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/35113.html

Mike Rowe goes soft, hands over PR victory
By Kieren McCarthy
Posted: 26/01/2004 at 13:27 GMT
Stay up to date wherever you are, with The Register Mobile

Microsoft has done it again - looked for all the world like it is going to get 
a bloody nose, and come out smelling of roses.



==========> 04-01-26-ZDNet-MikeRoweSettlesWithMSOutOfCourt.txt==========

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/legal/0,39020651,39143676,00.htm

MikeRoweSoft settles for an Xbox
Munir Kotadia
ZDNet UK
January 26, 2004, 09:25 GMT

Canadian teenager Mike Rowe, who shot to fame last week after Microsoft decided 
to threaten him for registering and using the domain name MikeRoweSoft.com, has 
settled out of court with the software giant.


==========> 04-01-27-BusWeek-RIAALawsuitsPromptMoveToEncryptedP2PSites.txt==========

http://www.businessweek.com/print/technology/content/jan2004/tc20040127_2819_tc0
47.htm?tc

JANUARY 27, 2004
NOTHING BUT NET
By Alex Salkever

Big Music's Worst Move Yet
The RIAA's newest legal assault on file swappers is pushing them to encrypted 
networks, where the damage could become catastrophic


==========> 04-01-29-TheReg-MPAASeeksInternetEnforcementMgr.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/35209.html

MPAA seeks P2P Enforcer for antipiracy ops
By John Lettice
Posted: 29/01/2004 at 12:52 GMT
The Register Mobile: Find out what the fuss is about. Take the two week trial 
today.

Enforcer wanted! The Motion Picture Association of America is seeking 
California-based Internet Enforcement Manager, a "mid to senior" level post at 


==========> 04-01-31-USACMWashUpdate-ACMOpposesExpandingLegalProtectionsForScientificData.txt==========

Subject:
ACM Washington Update Vol. 8.1 January 31, 2004
From:
Lillie Coney <lillie.coney@ACM.ORG>
Date:
Fri, 30 Jan 2004 16:06:59 -0500
To:
WASHINGTON-UPDATE@ACM.ORG

ACM Washington Update Vol. 8.1 January 31, 2004


==========> 04-02-00-CACM-WhatsAtStakeInMGMvGrokster.txt==========

Legally speaking: What's at stake in MGM v. Grokster?
Pamela Samuelson
February 2004 	  	
Communications of the ACM,  Volume 47 Issue 2 

MGM is among the entertainment industry firms that sued Grokster, Streamcast, 
and Sharman Networks for knowingly contributing to copyright infringement by 
end users of their peer-to-peer file-sharing software. In April 2003, Grokster 
and Streamcast persuaded a trial judge that the current versions of their 
programs are exempt from copyright control under the U.S. Supreme Court's 


==========> 04-02-02-IntlHeraldTrib-EU-SWPatentDebate.txt==========

http://www.iht.com/articles/127600.html

Copyright © 2002 The International Herald Tribune | www.iht.com
Europe's tug of war over software patents
Jennifer L. Schenker/IHT International Herald Tribune
Monday, February 2, 2004
 
PARIS You cannot patent software in the European Union today - except if the 
software is part of a separate invention or process, and even then, it depends 
on your country.


==========> 04-02-02-SJMerc-DG-VitalEuropeanSWPatentDebate.txt==========

http://weblog.siliconvalley.com/column/dangillmor/archives/001747.shtml#001747

 February 02, 2004
Vital European Software Patent Debate
• posted by Dan Gillmor 07:10 AM
• permanent link to this item

  # International Herald Tribune: Europe's tug of war over software patents. 
Europe has a chance to take a leadership role by deciding that software should 
be treated differently than other inventions, say organizations such as the 


==========> 04-02-02-SJMerc-GroksterAndMorpheusInAppealsCourt.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7857491.htm

Posted on Mon, Feb. 02, 2004		
Appeals court to hear arguments in landmark file-sharing case

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A case that will likely help shape the future of the 
entertainment industry's anti-piracy strategy in the ongoing legal debate over 
file-sharing begins Tuesday in front of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal.

Attorneys for recording companies, music publishers and film studios will 


==========> 04-02-02-Wired-GroksterAndMorpheusInAppealsCourt.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,62112,00.html

Court to Hear Landmark P2P Case 
By Katie Dean
02:00 AM Feb. 02, 2004 PT

A federal appeals court is poised to hear arguments in a landmark case that 
could decide the future of peer-to-peer services, and may affect whether 
technology companies can be held liable for their customers' behavior.



==========> 04-02-03-ZDNet-GroksterAndMorpheusInAppealsCourt.txt==========

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39145279,00.htm

File-swap ruling heads back to court
John Borland
CNET News.com
February 03, 2004, 09:05 GMT

Lawyers representing the entertainment industry and file-swapping companies 
will meet in California on Tuesday as a federal appeals court hears the first 
arguments in a case likely to shape the future of online file swapping.


==========> 04-02-04-Copyfight-GroksterAndMorpheusInAppealsCourt.txt==========

http://www.copyfight.org/20040201.shtml#68645

Posted Wednesday, February 4, 2004
Listening to Grokster

Still wondering what happened during yesterday's oral argument in MGM v. 
Grokster? Bypass the spin, listen to the hearing [MP3 file, public domain], and 
decide for yourself.

My favorite bit: when Judge Noonan calls Mr. Ramos on his use of overheated 


==========> 04-02-04-LATimes-GroksterAndMorpheusInAppealsCourt.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-grokster4feb04,0,6918162.story?coll=la-h
eadlines-technology

Morpheus Maker Upping the Ante
As entertainment firms' copyright fight heats up, StreamCast releases new 
file-sharing software.
By Jon Healey
Times Staff Writer
February 4, 2004



==========> 04-02-04-SJMerc-GroksterAndMorpheusInAppealsCourt.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7870984.htm

Posted on Wed, Feb. 04, 2004		
File-sharing issue lands in court again
RULING COULD HELP DECIDE FUTURE OF SUCH SERVICES
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

PASADENA - The entertainment industry, which has relentlessly pursued Internet 
file-swapping services since Napster reared its kitty head, found itself on the 


==========> 04-02-05-LATimes-MS-EolasPatentWebPatentIssues.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-fi-golden5feb05,1,5572078.column
?coll=la-headlines-pe-business

Wrinkle in 'Seamless' Feel of the Web
Michael Hiltzik
February 5, 2004

Last year, well after Microsoft Corp. negotiated a slap on the wrist with the 
federal government to end its antitrust problems, the University of California 
helped deliver a roundhouse blow to the big software company's gut.


==========> 04-02-05-TheReg-GoogleOrkutHasRightsToYourInfo.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/35375.html

Google revives discredited Microsoft privacy policy for Friendster clone
By Andrew Orlowski in San Francisco
Posted: 05/02/2004 at 21:35 GMT
The Register Mobile: Find out what the fuss is about. Take the two week trial 
today.

Can you trust Google's Friendster clone Orkut? The search engine behemoth 
certainly has ambitious plans for your innocent musings. And be careful about 


==========> 04-02-07-SJMerc-MusicIndustryRaidsSharmanSitesInAus.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7895405.htm

Posted on Sat, Feb. 07, 2004		
Music industry targets Australia
KAZAA FILE-SHARING SERVICE SEARCHED
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

With its legal battle against Internet file-sharing companies faltering in the 
United States, the music industry has turned its lawyers loose on a new front 


==========> 04-02-07-SydneyMornHerald-MusicIndustryRaidsSharmanSitesInAus.txt==========

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/06/1075854063514.html

Record industry launches raids on download giant
By Natasha Wallace
February 7, 2004

The Australian record industry launched raids on properties in three states 
yesterday to seize documents owned by the world's biggest internet 
music-sharing company, Sharman Networks.



==========> 04-02-07-TheAus-MusicIndustryRaidsSharmanSitesInAus.txt==========

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,8605696%255E2702,0
0.html

Piracy raids hit net music provider
By Simon Hayes
07feb04

SIXTY music industry lawyers and investigators wielding court orders yesterday 
launched raids in three states on one of the world's largest internet music 
providers, Kazaa.


==========> 04-02-07-TheCourierMail-MusicIndustryRaidsSharmanSitesInAus.txt==========

http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,8603150%255E953,0
0.html

Recording giants raid university computers
Jennifer Dudley, technology reporter
07feb04

MAJOR record companies raided 12 premises yesterday including the University of 
Queensland as part of the largest copyright lawsuit launched in Australia.



==========> 04-02-09-CNETNews-SharmanWantSeizedEvidenceRuledInadmissable.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5156239.html?tag=nefd_top

Sharman to challenge court order
By James Pearce
Special to CNET News.com
Story last modified February 9, 2004, 6:50 PM PST

Lawyers representing Sharman Networks on Tuesday informed the Federal Court of 
Australia they intend to challenge the validity of the court order that 
resulted in raids at several locations across Australia last week.


==========> 04-02-10-SJMerc-SharmanWantSeizedEvidenceRuledInadmissable.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7918955.htm

Posted on Tue, Feb. 10, 2004		
Sharman wants court to rule raid evidence legally inadmissible

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - The owners of file-sharing giant Kazaa asked a federal 
court Tuesday to rule as inadmissible evidence record industry investigators 
collected during several raids last week.

Lawyers for Sharman Networks, which owns Kazaa, questioned whether the Federal 


==========> 04-02-11-PCWorld-FCCApprovesDTVBroadcastFlag.txt==========

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,114649,00.asp

Flak Over Flags
The FCC has green-lighted a flag that imposes copy controls on digital 
television. And there was much rejoicing?
Anush Yegyazarian, PC World
Wednesday, February 11, 2004

I remember when the term digital applied to clock radios and not much else. 
These days, it seems to modify every aspect of life, from dating, address 


==========> 04-02-11-SJMerc-AnonXProvidesAnonymousP2PUsage.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7927993.htm

Posted on Wed, Feb. 11, 2004		
Angry with RIAA tactics, programmer creates mask for file-sharers
Associated Press

Wyatt Wasicek was so outraged by the recording industry's legal assault on 
users of free music-downloading sites that he decided to ride to the rescue. He 
created a program called AnonX that masks the Internet address of people who 
use file-sharing programs such as Kazaa.


==========> 04-02-13-WashPost-WindowsSourceCodeIllegallyLeaked.txt==========

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38314-2004Feb12.html

Windows Source Code Segments Were Leaked
By Brian Krebs
Special to The Washington Post
Friday, February 13, 2004; Page E01

Microsoft Corp. last night confirmed that portions of the source code for two 
versions of its Windows operating system have leaked onto the Internet, a 
security breach that could give hackers important intelligence about how to 


==========> 04-02-17-Bink-MSSendsCeaseAndDesistOrdersOverWindowsCodeLeak.txt==========

http://bink.nu/DesktopModules/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1229

Microsoft hunts peers sharing the MS code
Posted by bink on February 17, 2004 at 3:46 PM

To the user at [ip removed]:

The unauthorized copying and distribution of Microsoft’s protected source code 
is a violation of both civil and criminal copyright and trade secret laws. If 
you have downloaded and are making the source code available for downloading by 


==========> 04-02-17-SJMerc-RIAASues531MoreMusicDownloaders.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/7973747.htm

Posted on Tue, Feb. 17, 2004
RIAA sues 531 more Internet users over music downloads

WASHINGTON (AP) - The recording industry sued 531 more computer users Tuesday 
it said were illegally distributing songs over the Internet in what has become 
a routine reminder that college students, teenagers and others can face 
expensive lawsuits for swapping music online.



==========> 04-02-18-NewarkStarLedger-MusicDownloaderSuesRIAAAsRacketeers.txt==========

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-5/107708869350700.xml

Morris mom turns tables in music industry lawsuit
Wednesday, February 18, 2004
BY KEVIN COUGHLIN
Star-Ledger Staff

The music industry considers Michele Scimeca a pirate. The Morris County mom 
has her own term for record executives:



==========> 04-02-18-SJMerc-321StudiosDVDCopyingSWForcedOutInAustralia.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7987502.htm

Posted on Wed, Feb. 18, 2004
Maker of DVD-copying software calls Hollywood's reach unfair

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A maker of DVD-copying software accused the United States and 
its movie industry Wednesday of unfairly influencing copyright and privacy 
matters overseas, perhaps accounting for the product being pulled off shelves 
in Australia.



==========> 04-02-19-CNETNews-W3CRisksPatentProblemsWithVoiceXML.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-5162070.html

W3C risks patent tussle in standard push
By Paul Festa
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Story last modified February 19, 2004, 1:14 PM PST

A pending industry standard for voice-activated computer commands is moving 
ahead, despite potential patent entanglements, dealing a black eye to 
investigators handling the case's intellectual-property claims.


==========> 04-02-19-InfoWeek-FBIProposesIPWarningOnEntertainmentAndSWProducts.txt==========

http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=17701593

FBI Proposes Warning On All Entertainment, Software Products
The FBI's seal is designed to deter individual piracy and aid in prosecuting 
piracy rings.
By Tony Kontzer,  InformationWeek
Feb. 19, 2004

The FBI says it will give the movie, music, and software industries a digital 
anti-piracy seal, an analog to the FBI's warning displayed at the beginning of 


==========> 04-02-19-SJMerc-FBIProposesIPWarningOnEntertainmentAndSWProducts.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7991955.htm

Posted on Thu, Feb. 19, 2004
FBI warning labels to begin appearing on CDs, DVDs, software

LOS ANGELES (AP) - FBI labels warning against illegal copying of digital music, 
movies and software could begin showing up soon on computer games, DVDs and CDs 
as part of a new effort to fight billions of dollars in intellectual property 
losses, federal officials said Thursday.



==========> 04-02-19-SJMerc-MSWarnsLeakedWindowsSourceCodeDownloaders.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7988686.htm

Posted on Thu, Feb. 19, 2004	
Microsoft warns downloaders
USE OF LEAKED WINDOWS CODE ILLEGAL, LETTER SAYS
By Dan Lee
Mercury News

Microsoft on Wednesday said it sent letters to computer users who have 
downloaded leaked portions of its Windows source code, warning them that their 


==========> 04-02-19-Wired-FBIProposesIPWarningOnEntertainmentAndSWProducts.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,62335,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_4

RIAA's New Seal of Disapproval 
By Katie Dean
12:55 PM Feb. 19, 2004 PT

Music, software, video-game and DVD packages shortly will carry the famous FBI 
stamp and warnings about piracy, in a move to hammer home the message that 
stealing copyright materials is a serious crime, industry officials said 
Thursday.


==========> 04-02-20-BBC-SJMerc-FBIProposesIPWarningOnEntertainmentAndSWProducts.txt==========

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3506301.stm

FBI weighs into anti-piracy fight
CDs, DVDs, and video games in the US are to get an FBI seal in an attempt to 
deter people from copying them.
Story from BBC NEWS:
Published: 2004/02/20 12:14:07 GMT

The new labels warn consumers that criminal copyright infringement could land 
them with a $250,000 (£133,000) fine and five years in prison.


==========> 04-02-20-LegInfo-CalifBillReInternetPiracy-AB2735.txt==========

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2701-2750/ab_2735_bill_20040220_introd
uced.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 2735	INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member McCarthy
FEBRUARY 20, 2004

   An act to amend Section 653v of, and to add Section 653aa to the
Penal Code, relating to Internet piracy.


==========> 04-02-20-SJMerc321DVDCopyingSoftwareViolatesDMCA.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/8003420.htm

Posted on Fri, Feb. 20, 2004
Judge rules against DVD copying software

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal judge ruled Friday that a software program that 
copies DVDs illegally violates the copyrights of Hollywood studios.

Judge Susan Illston ruled in San Francisco that software made by the 
Chesterfield, Mo.-based 321 Studios, violates the 1998 Digital Millennium 


==========> 04-02-20-SJMerc-MSRepliesToRealNetAntitrustLawsuit.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/8003421.htm

Posted on Fri, Feb. 20, 2004
Microsoft files response to RealNetworks' suit

SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. argued Friday that its conduct in breaking into 
the digital media field ``constitutes permissible competitive activity,'' and 
accused rival RealNetworks of using an antitrust lawsuit to gain market share.

The Redmond-based software giant was responding to an antitrust lawsuit that 


==========> 04-02-21-SJMerc-MainsoftInTroubleOverLeakedWindowsSource.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/8008074.htm

Posted on Sat, Feb. 21, 2004
Mainsoft put in spotlight over leaked source code
By Dan Lee
Mercury News

Mainsoft used to be one of hundreds of small, private technology companies 
working in relative anonymity across Silicon Valley.



==========> 04-02-21-SJMerc-MSDeniesRealBetworksAntitrustAllegations.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/8009705.htm

Posted on Sat, Feb. 21, 2004
Microsoft denies Real's allegations
SUIT CENTERS ON MEDIA PLAYERS
By Kristi Heim
Mercury News Seattle Bureau

Microsoft fired a legal salvo at rival RealNetworks on Friday, denying 
antitrust allegations that its conduct harmed RealNetworks' business.


==========> 04-02-22-SJMerc-NotAllMusicDownloadingStoppedByLawsuits.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/8015816.htm

Posted on Sun, Feb. 22, 2004
Song trading still popular despite suits
JASON STRAZIUSO
Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA - Greg Kullberg first started downloading free music off the 
Internet as a college freshman in 1996. He stopped - mostly - after the 
recording industry started filing lawsuits against file-sharers last year.


==========> 04-02-24-FutureOfMusic-ConferenceAnnouncement.txt==========

http://www.futureofmusic.org/events/hastings04/index.cfm

Future of Music presented by
Hastings Association of Communications, Sports and Entertainment Law
Comm/Ent, Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal
Hastings Intellectual Property Organization
Future of Music Coalition
and Noise Pop

SCHEDULE | ONLINE REGISTRATION | MCLE REGISTRATION | DIRECTIONS | HOTELS


==========> 04-02-25-SJMerc-DG-321DVDCopyingHasLegitimateUSes.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/8035672.htm

Posted on Wed, Feb. 25, 2004
By Dan Gillmor
Mercury News Technology Columnist

HOLLYWOOD'S HOLLOW TRIUMPH: Another federal judge has given Hollywood another 
copyright victory. This one may be more hollow than most.

Late last week, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston told 321 Studios, a Missouri 


==========> 04-02-26-EFF-EFFProposesDownloadingLicense.txt==========

http://www.eff.org/share/collective_lic_wp.php

A Better Way Forward:
Voluntary Collective Licensing of Music File Sharing
"Let the Music Play" White Paper

The current battles surrounding peer-to-peer file sharing are a losing 
proposition for everyone. The record labels continue to face lackluster sales, 
while the tens of millions of American file sharers -- American music fans -- 
are made to feel like criminals. Every day the collateral damage mounts -- 


==========> 04-02-26-SJMerc-EFFProposesDownloadingLicense.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/8046492.htm

Posted on Thu, Feb. 26, 2004
License to allow music downloading proposed
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

A leading Internet advocacy group Wednesday proposed legalizing online 
file-sharing through a voluntary music license that would compensate artists -- 
and decriminalize the actions of millions of music fans.


==========> 04-02-27-CNETNews-WebSearchFirmsCollectPatents.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1024_3-5165272.html

Patents raise stakes in search wars
By Stefanie Olsen
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
February 25, 2004, 4:02 PM PST

Web companies are quietly amassing arsenals of search patents, as they prepare 
for a high-stakes war over the profitable technology that could one day control 
how most people get information.


==========> 04-02-27-PCMag-EUConsidersIPLawThatGoesBeyondDMCA.txt==========

http://www.pcmag.com/print_article/0,1761,a=120473,00.asp

The Nuclear Weapon of Digital Rights Law
February 27, 2004
By Sebastian Rupley

Few examples of technology-related federal legislation have stirred up more 
controversy in recent years than the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 
and now the European Union is considering a similar, yet far more sweeping 
act—one that could extend to virtually all kinds of intellectual property 


==========> 04-02-29-USACM-ReverseEngrDMCAAndFreeTradeAgreements.txt==========

ACM Washington Update Vol 8.2
February 29, 2004

*******************************
[1] USACM Identifies Digital Rights Management Policy Issues
[2] USACM Urges Federal Funding to Ensure Secure Elections
[3] European Officials Working on Standards for Electronic Voting
[4] California Appeals Court Rules in Support of Reverse Engineering
[5] House Democrats Release Report on Homeland Security Efforts
[6] New Free Trade Agreement Includes Provisions of the US DMCA


==========> 04-03-00-Wired-Lessig-MediaCompaniesGuiltyOfPiracy.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.03/lessig_pr.html

March 2004
Some Like It Hot
OK, P2P is "piracy." But so was the birth of Hollywood, radio, cable TV, and 
(yes) the music industry.
By Lawrence Lessig

If piracy means using the creative property of others without their permission, 
then the history of the content industry is a history of piracy. Every 


==========> 04-03-01-NYT-CEDReportCallsForRethinkingIPProblem.txt==========

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/01/technology/01rights.html

March 1, 2004
Report Raises Questions About Fighting Online Piracy
By JOHN SCHWARTZ

he entertainment industry's pursuit of tough new laws to protect copyrighted 
materials from online piracy is bad for business and for the economy, according 
to a report being released today by the Committee for Economic Development, a 
Washington policy group that has its roots in the business world.


==========> 04-03-03-SJMerc-RecordingCompaniesGoAfterChineseKaraokeBars.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/8096891.htm

Posted on Wed, Mar. 03, 2004
Recording companies launch copyright campaign against Chinese karaoke bars

BEIJING (AP) - Recording companies including Time Warner and EMI are launching 
a campaign to force thousands of Chinese karaoke bars to start paying for the 
tunes their patrons croon to, a lawyer for the companies said Wednesday.

The move by 49 foreign and Chinese firms marks the start of a new battle over 


==========> 04-03-03-Wired-DatabaseProtectionWillWouldPermitOwnershipOfFacts.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,62500,00.html

Hands Off! That Fact Is Mine 
By Kim Zetter
02:00 AM Mar. 03, 2004 PT

Imagine doing a Google search for a phone number, weather report or sports 
score. The results page would be filled with links to various sources of 
information. But what if someone typed in keywords and no results came back?



==========> 04-03-04-RIAA-USMusicShipmentsDropAgain.txt==========

http://www.riaa.com/news/newsletter/030404.asp

RIAA Announces 2003 Year-End Shipment Numbers
Fourth Quarter Releases Help Offset A Steep First-Half Decline

WASHINGTON - The value of U.S. music shipments from record companies to retail 
outlets declined 4.3 percent in 2003 (compared to a 6.8 percent drop in 2002) 
and unit shipments declined 2.7 percent (compared to a 7.8 percent drop in 
2002) - a slower decline rate than in previous years according to statistics 
released today by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).


==========> 04-03-05-SJMerc-ExtendSysInfringesIntellisyncPatent.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/8115354.htm

Posted on Fri, Mar. 05, 2004
Boise software company pays $2 million to settle patent lawsuit

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Software company Extended Systems will pay $2 million to 
California's Intellisync Corp. to settle a patent infringement lawsuit.

The settlement announced Thursday ends a two-year legal battle that was 
scheduled for trial next month. Last month, company executives warned investors 


==========> 04-03-05-SJMerc-OnDemandBookPublisherInfringesPatents.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/8115360.htm

Posted on Fri, Mar. 05, 2004
Jury rules top provider of on-demand books infringed on patent

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A federal jury ordered the nation's leading provider of 
on-demand book printing to pay $15 million for patent infringement to the 
company that created the concept.

The verdict could mean consumers who follow certain steps when ordering such 


==========> 04-03-08-ALA-AlternativeDatabaseProtectionLegislationIntroduced.txt==========

ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 13, Number 13
March 8, 2004

In This Issue: Alternative Database Protection Legislation Introduced

On March 2, following on the heels of the House Judiciary Committee's
favorable referral of H.R. 3261, the Database and Collections of
Information Misappropriation Act, the House Energy and Commerce
Committee reported the Judiciary bill with "an unfavorable


==========> 04-03-08-BBC-GeorgeMichaelToGiveAwayHisMusicOnTheNet.txt==========

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3499534.stm

George Michael shuns music industry
George Michael courted controversy with his single Shoot the Dog

Pop star George Michael is abandoning the music business to release his songs 
online for free instead.

The multi-millionaire singer said he will never make another album for sale in 
record shops because he does not need the cash and does not enjoy fame.


==========> 04-03-08-Stereophile-USMusicShipmentsDropAgain.txt==========

http://www.stereophile.com/news/030804riaa/

US Music Shipments Drop Again
By Barry Willis

March 08, 2004 — Recorded music as a packaged-goods commodity continues to 
decline, according to figures released March 4 by the Recording Industry 
Association of America (RIAA).

Shipments to retailers from record labels in 2003 dropped 7.2% from the 


==========> 04-03-10-PCWorld-CourtsOrder321StudiosToStopSellingDVDCopyingSoftware.txt==========

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,115106,00.asp

You Can't Copy That
 The DMCA strikes again: Two judges order 321 Studios to stop selling its DVD 
copying software.
Anush Yegyazarian, PC World
Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Two separate courts, one in California, the other in New York, have issued 
orders for 321 Studios, maker of DVDXCopy, to stop selling its software. That 


==========> 04-03-10-SJMerc-FranceClaimsAppleOwesRoyaltiesOnIPods.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/8151728.html

Posted on Wed, Mar. 10, 2004
Apple faces claim in France for royalties levy on iPod
San Jose Mercury-Nes

PARIS (AP) - A French group representing recorded music rights holders 
threatened Wednesday to take Apple Computer Inc. to court in a dispute over 
lost music royalties due to sales of its iPod player.



==========> 04-03-10-TheReg-FranceClaimsAppleOwesRoyaltiesOnIPods.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/36168.html

Artists vow to sue Apple for dodging French music fees
By Andrew Orlowski in San Francisco
Posted: 10/03/2004 at 21:02 GMT

The body representing French composers says it will sue Apple for evading its 
compensation obligations on sales of its iPod player. That's Apple, the 
computer company, not Apple Corp, The Beatles' publisher; the former is 
forbidden from selling music products as a result of a 1991 legal settlement 


==========> 04-03-11-CNET-FranceClaimsAppleOwesRoyaltiesOnIPods.txt==========

http://www.silicon.com/management/government/0,39024677,39119098,00.htm

Music industry tells Apple: Pay up or face court
Estelle Dumout
ZDNet France
March 11, 2004

Apple looks to be in trouble in France after failing to pay dues, levied by a 
French governmental body, to compensate the music industry for unauthorised 
copying.


==========> 04-03-14-CompWeekly-EolasPatentRejected-AppealExpected.txt==========

http://www.computerweekly.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=128978&liArticleT
ypeID=1&liCategoryID=2&liChannelID=28&liFlavourID=1&sSearch=&nPage=1

Eolas patent rejected, but decision not final
Computer Weekly
March 14, 2004

The US Patent and Trademark Office has rejected the validity of a patent 
licensed to Eolas Technologies which was at the heart of a patent infringement 
judgement against Microsoft last August. The office's finding is not final, 


==========> 04-03-15-P2PNet--StateAGsTakeOnP2P.txt==========

http://p2pnet.net/story/981

Did MPAA write Lockyer letter?
March 15, 2004

p2pnet.net News:- Any doubts that Hollywood works hand-in-glove with America's 
law-makers can now be dispelled if a draft letter from California attorney 
general Bill Lockyer to fellow state AGs is genuine.

Either it came from MPAA lobbyist Vans Stevenson, who reports directly to MPAA 


==========> 04-03-15-TheReg-StateAGsTakeOnP2P.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/36269.html

State Attorney - the MPAA's man - urges P2P ban
By Andrew Orlowski in San Francisco
Posted: 15/03/2004 at 22:40 GMT
The Register

The democratic veneer over the business of buying the legislation you want has 
never looked thinner. California's State Attorney General Bill Lockyer has been 
caught acting as a public relations front for Hollywood's big money copyright 


==========> 04-03-15-Wired-StateAGsTakeOnP2P.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,62665,00.html?tw=wn_culthead_5

P2P in the Legal Crosshairs 
By Xeni Jardin
02:00 AM Mar. 15, 2004 PT

Is California's attorney general preparing a legislative assault on 
peer-to-peer file sharing?

A draft letter purportedly circulated by Bill Lockyer to fellow state attorneys 


==========> 04-03-16-INetNews-ProblemsWithBusMethodAndSoftwarePatents.txt==========

http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3326431

March 16, 2004
Patently Unfair?
By Susan Kuchinskas

Part of the series: They Claim The Workings of the Web

Pity the overworked patent examiner. The U.S. Patent and Trade Office handles 
close to 300,000 applications a year, which works out to about 1,000 


==========> 04-03-16-NYT-StateAGsTakeOnP2P.txt==========

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/16/technology/16peer.html

March 16, 2004
States May Be Aiming at Web File Sharing
By JOHN SCHWARTZ
The New York Times

State attorneys general may be gearing up for action against Internet 
file-sharing companies, with lobbyists in the movie industry helping to write 
the declaration of war.


==========> 04-03-16-SJMerc-StateAGsTakeOnP2P.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/8198724.htm

Posted on Tue, Mar. 16, 2004
Letter hints at possible new file-sharing scrutiny from attorneys general

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Companies behind software used by millions to swap music, 
movies and other files online could be the target of warnings or even legal 
action by U.S. attorneys general, according to a letter apparently drafted by 
California Attorney General Bill Lockyer.



==========> 04-03-17-EFF-CalifInternetPiracyBillsIneffectiveAndDamaging.txt==========

http://www.eff.org/Privacy/Anonymity/20040317_eff_pr.php

Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release
California Bill Backed by Hollywood Attacks Internet Privacy
Electronic Frontier Foundation Opposes Ineffective, Damaging Legislation
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 17, 2004

San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today asked 
Californians to contact their legislative representatives in opposition to a 
pair of misguided anti-piracy bills that dramatically impact Internet users' 


==========> 04-03-17-LATimes-CalifBillWouldRequireP2PUsersToIdentifyThemselves.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-bill17mar17,1,4257498.story

Setting a Trap for Net Pirates
By Jon Healey
Times Staff Writer
March 17, 2004

State Sen. Kevin Murray has a plan for fighting online piracy: just ask the 
pirates who they are.



==========> 04-03-18-TechNewsWorld-CalifBillWouldRequireP2PUsersToIdentifyThemselves.txt==========

http://www.technewsworld.com/perl/story/33174.html

File Traders Face Jail Time, Fines with California Law
By Jay Lyman
TechNewsWorld
March 18, 2004

"This is a natural extension of what's on the books for hard goods -- DVDs and 
videocassettes -- in virtually every state," MPAA senior vice president of 
state legislative affairs Vans Stevenson told TechNewsWorld.


==========> 04-03-21-NYTMag-ProblemsWithRightsToDomainNames.txt==========

# "Get Out of My Namespace"
New York Times Magazine (03/21/04) P. 44; Gleick, James

The growth of the Internet and the spread of globalization has thrown name 
ownership laws into confusion, as opportunists register people's or 
institutions' names online in the hopes of selling them back to the original 
owners, while people or entities with names that are similar or identical to 
those of celebrities, companies, or products run the risk of penalization for 
registering their names in complete innocence. The potential of similarly 
spelled names to confuse consumers and hurt businesses--the exact degree of 


==========> 04-03-22-SciAmer-MP3InventorNowWorkingOnDRM.txt==========

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa004&articleID=000946F8-6C9C-1057-AC9C8
3414B7F0000

March 22, 2004
Scientific American
Digital Revolutionary: Interview with Leonardo Chiariglione
		
The father of MP3 recently established the Digital Media Project, which aims to 
formulate a new standard for digital audio and video. If things proceed 
according to plan, the media world will never be the same


==========> 04-03-23-CNETNews-RealNetsGlaserTellsAppleToOpenIPodITunesFormats.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-5177914.html?tag=nefd_top

Real's Glaser exhorts Apple to open iPod
By Michael Kanellos
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Story last modified March 23, 2004, 10:47 AM PST

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser has a message for Apple Computer 
chief Steve Jobs: Open iPod or shrivel.



==========> 04-03-23-LATimes-RIAASuesUnivStudents.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-032304riaa_lat,1,249418.story?coll=la-home-he
adlines

Students at California Schools Among Latest Recording Industry Targets
By Zeke Minaya
Times Staff Writer
3:20 PM PST, March 23, 2004

Continuing the war against online piracy, the recording industry today filed 
the latest in an ongoing series of copyright violation lawsuits targeting 


==========> 04-03-24-EInk-SonyLibriEBookUsesPhillipsEInkTech.txt==========

http://www.eink.com/news/releases/pr70.html

PRESS RELEASE
FIRST-GENERATION ELECTRONIC PAPER DISPLAY FROM PHILIPS, SONY AND E INK TO BE 
USED IN NEW ELECTRONIC READING DEVICE

Sony LIBRIé e-Book Reader utilizing Philips Electronic Paper Display featuring 
E Ink's electronic ink technology

Tokyo, Japan , Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Cambridge, MA, USA, March 24, 2004 - 


==========> 04-03-24-SJMerc-RIAASuesUnivStudents.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/8264285.htm

Posted on Wed, Mar. 24, 2004
Music suits aim at schools
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

The music industry turned its legal cannon on academia Tuesday, suing 89 people 
accused of illegally trading music online at Stanford University, UC-Berkeley 
and 19 other colleges.


==========> 04-03-25-FrWebGate-S2237-ProtectingIPRightsAgainsTheftAndExpropriation.txt==========

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_bills&docid=f
:s2237is.txt

108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2237

To amend chapter 5 of title 17, United States Code, to authorize civil 
 copyright enforcement by the Attorney General, and for other purposes.



==========> 04-03-25-MacObs-AppleFilesForIPodUserInterfacePatent.txt==========

http://www.macobserver.com/columns/devilsadvocate/2004/20030325.shtml

The Devil's Advocate
by John Kheit

Apple Patents iPod User Interface [Scoop!]
March 25th, 2004

Apple filed a patent application for a "Graphical user interface and methods of 
use thereof in a multimedia player" on October 28, 2002, which was published by 


==========> 04-03-25-SenHatch-IntroducesBillToFightP2PPiracy.txt==========

http://hatch.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_i
d=1005

March 25th, 2004 	Contact: Margarita Tapia (202) 224-5225
 
HATCH CONTINUES TO FIGHT AGAINST COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
Introduces “Protecting Intellectual Rights Against Theft and Expropriation Act”
 
Washington – Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary 
Committee, today joined Ranking Democrat Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) in 


==========> 04-03-26-SanDiegoUnionTrib-HPSuesGatewayOverComputerPatents.txt==========

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20040326-9999-news_1b26gateway.html

HP sues Gateway over use of patents
By Mike Freeman
SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
March 26, 2004

Hewlett-Packard launched a patent infringement lawsuit yesterday against rival 
Gateway, alleging that the Poway company is improperly using HP technology in 
various computers.


==========> 04-03-26-SJMerc-HPSuesGatewayOverComputerPatents.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/8282178.htm

Posted on Fri, Mar. 26, 2004
HP sues Gateway over patents
DISPUTE INVOLVES PCS, SERVERS
By Therese Poletti
Mercury News

Hewlett-Packard sued Gateway, alleging that the No. 3 personal computer maker 
infringed on HP's patents in personal computers, servers and laptops.


==========> 04-03-26-Wired-DraftBillsWouldCriminalizeP2PFileSharing.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,62830,00.html

Congress Moves to Criminalize P2P 
By Xeni Jardin
04:00 PM Mar. 26, 2004 PT

Congress appears to be preparing assaults against peer-to-peer technology on 
multiple fronts.

A draft bill recently circulated among members of the House Judiciary Committee 


==========> 04-03-28-SJMerc-DG-ValentiWrongButCharming.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/8297517.htm

Posted on Sun, Mar. 28, 2004
Jack Valenti wrong, but charmingly so
By Dan Gillmor
Mercury News Technology Columnist

How I wish Jack Valenti had been on our side in the copyright war.

Valenti will soon retire from his decades-long post as president of the Motion 


==========> 04-03-29-SJMerc-SenHatchIntroducesPIRATEActToStopFileSharing.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/gmsv/8304740.
htm

Posted on Mon, Mar. 29, 2004
Hatch's legislative acumen exceeded only by his musical talent
By John Paczkowski

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, who once said he favored developing new technology 
that would disable the computers of people who illegally exchange music and 
movie files over P2P networks (see "Orrin Hatch's staff makes quick appointment 


==========> 04-03-29-SydMornHerald-AusRecordedMusicSalesIncrease.txt==========

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/28/1080412234274.html

Music industry way off track with song and dance about falling sales
Sydney Morning Herald
March 29, 2004

The Australian record industry has just had its best year ever. But it doesn't 
want you to know about it. This month ARIA announced its sales figures for last 
year. In its press release, it talked about Delta, it talked about falling CD 
singles sales, it talked about the rise in DVD sales, but at no stage did it 


==========> 04-03-29-WashPost-StudySuggestsP2PSharingNotTheCauseOfReducedSales.txt==========

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34300-2004Mar29.html

Study: File-Sharing No Threat to Music Sales
By David McGuire
washingtonpost.com Staff Writer
Monday, March 29, 2004; 8:06 PM

Internet music piracy has no negative effect on legitimate music sales, 
according to a study released today by two university researchers that 
contradicts the music industry's assertion that the illegal downloading of 


==========> 04-03-30-Money-GoogleSuedOverUseOfLocationDataToTargetAds.txt==========

http://money.cnn.com/2004/03/30/technology/google_digital.reut/

Google hit with lawsuit
No. 1 Web search company sued by Digital Envoy over alleged unfair practices, 
misuse of technology.
March 30, 2004: 8:01 AM EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Digital Envoy Inc. filed a lawsuit against Google Inc., 
accusing the No. 1 Web search company of unfair business practices and 
misappropriation of trade secrets, according to a report published Tuesday.


==========> 04-03-30-SJMerc-EuropeanMusicAssocStartSuingFileSwappers.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/8312237.htm

Posted on Tue, Mar. 30, 2004
European recording companies start suing file swappers

LONDON (AP) - Recording industry associations in Europe and Canada are going 
after 247 people for illegally swapping music online, taking up a tactic used 
by music companies in the United States.

The London-based International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) 


==========> 04-03-30-TheReg-StudySuggestsP2PSharingNotTheCauseOfReducedSales.txt==========

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/36655.html

Kazaa and co 'not cause of music biz woes', say Profs
By Tony Smith
Posted: 30/03/2004 at 12:06 GMT

File sharing has no effect on CD sales, a pair of US academics have claimed.

The finding will not make pleasant reading for the music industry, which claims 
file-sharing is the cause of the huge decline seen in North American, German 


==========> 04-03-30-USPTO-AmazonGetsPatentOnUsingCookiesToStoreData.txt==========

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/
netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,714,926.WKU.&OS=PN/6,714,926&RS=PN/6,714,
926

United States Patent  	 6,714,926
Benson 	March 30, 2004
Use of browser cookies to store structured data

Abstract



==========> 04-03-31-Canoe-CanadianRulesAgainstRIAAForcingISPsToDivulgeUserIdentities.txt==========

http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusic/mar31_cria-cp.html

Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Canadian music file swappers win
Uploading/downloading activity not illegal, court rules
By ANGELA PACIENZA -- Canadian Press

TORONTO -- File swappers in Canada can rest easy for the moment after a Federal 
Court ruling Wednesday said uploading music files into shared folders on 
peer-to-peer networks like Kazaa is legal.


==========> 04-03-31-SJMerc-CanadianRulesAgainstRIAAForcingISPsToDivulgeUserIdentities.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/8323292.htm

Posted on Wed, Mar. 31, 2004
Canadian court nixes music industry's bid to sue file sharers

TORONTO (AP) - A Canadian federal court ruled Wednesday against a motion that 
would have let the music industry begin suing individuals who share copyright 
music on the Internet.

Justice Konrad von Finckenstein ruled that the Canadian Recording Industry 


==========> 04-03-31-SJMerc-RecordLabelUseP2PDataForMarketResearch.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/8318571.htm

Posted on Wed, Mar. 31, 2004
Music labels use file-sharing data to boost sales
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

It was one of those sunglasses-required summer days in Los Angeles when Eric 
Garland, a leading expert on music downloading, arrived for his meeting with a 
senior media company executive. Rather than talking in the company's 


==========> 04-03-31-USACM-WashUpdate-EUEnactsNewCopyrightDirective.txt==========

ACM Washington Update Vol 8.3, March 31, 2004

*******************************
[1] USACM and CRA Urge Congress to Support NIST Labs
[2] European Union Enacts New Copyright Enforcement Directive
[3] Lawsuits Over Ballot Printers Advance
[4] Two More States Opt-out of MATRIX Project
[5] White House Defends Science Policy
[6] Computers, Freedom and Privacy Conference to be held April 20 to 23



==========> 04-04-02-CNETNews-MSJanus-SecureClockDRMtech.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1027-5183692.html

Microsoft's iPod killer?
By John Borland
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Story last modified April 2, 2004, 4:00 AM PST

Microsoft is expected to unveil copy-protection software this summer that will 
for the first time give portable digital music players access to tunes rented 
via all-you-can-eat subscription services--a development that some industry 


==========> 04-04-03-JupiterRes-MSJanus-SecureClockDRMtech.txt==========

http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/card/archives/002426.html

March 03, 2004
Waiting on Janus...and Rethinking Royalties
Jupiter Research

My panel at Billboard's Digital Music Forum was about selling digital music, 
but lacked a true retailer. It had a good representation of music services, 
however. All claimed they could make money on 99-cent singles, but most were 
really trying to convert singles buyers to subscribers. (My calculations 


==========> 04-04-05-NYT-ResearchersSayDownloadingDoesNotImpactSales.txt==========

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/05/technology/05music.html?pagewanted=1

April 5, 2004
A Heretical View of File Sharing
By JOHN SCHWARTZ
New York Times

The music industry says it repeatedly, with passion and conviction: downloading 
hurts sales.



==========> 04-04-05-Wired-TechIndustryCallesForPatentProcessChanges.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,62930,00.html

Dodgy Patents Rile Tech Industry 
By Amit Asaravala
02:00 AM Apr. 05, 2004 PT

It's a good time to be a patent lawyer -- especially if you work in the 
software-development industry.

Over the past few months, the number of questionable patents distributed by the 


==========> 04-04-06-InvestBusDaily-ConsumerElec-IPOwnersFeudOverFairUse.txt==========

# "Electronics Makers, Holders of Copyright Fight Over 'Fair Use'"
Investor's Business Daily (04/06/04) P. A6; Seitz, Patrick

Consumer electronics makers and consumer advocates say fair use rights are 
being eroded as new digital technologies emerge, such as HDTV. The movie 
industry and other content owners are allied with Microsoft in enforcing more 
strict copyright protection than was in place in the pre-digital world. Content 
owners are seeking to control device manufacturers and smaller companies such 
as 321 Studios, which is appealing a ca