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Court bars music downloading subpoenas
By Dawn Chmielewski
The San Jose Mercury News
Published Dec. 19, 2003
US inspired copyright laws set to sweep the globe – for fun and profit
The Register (UK)
Published Jan. 6, 2004
12/11/2003 Updates
Patenting Air or Protecting Property? Information Age Invents a New Problem
By Jonathan Krim
The Washington Post
Published Dec. 11, 2003
12/9/2003 Updates
DVD ‘Hacker’ Pleads Not Guilty in Piracy Appeal
By Inger Sethov – Reuters (UK)
Published Dec. 2, 2003
The sounds of silence in Bernal Heights / Tavern owner ends live music after ASCAP suits
By John Shinal – The San Francisco Chronicle
Published Dec. 3, 2003
FCC to Look at Phone Firms’ Use of Internet to Carry Calls
By Christopher Stern – The Washington Post
Published Nov. 29, 2003
Music industry rejoices over file-sharing victory
By Bill Heaney – Taipei Times
Published Nov. 27, 2003
Assesment Technologies v. WIREdata (PDF)
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Decided Nov. 25, 2003
Concerns the ability of firms to copyright material that appears in databases, but is not otherwise copyrightable.
(Summary: “This case is about the attempt of a copyright owner to use copyright law to block access to data that not only are neither copyrightable nor copyrighted, but were not created or obtained by the copyright owner”)
11/17/2003 Updates
WSIS Agenda lacking as U.N. info society summit looms
By Associated Press
Published on Nov. 14, 2003
Australian IT – ISP staff named in MP3 case
By Kate Mackenzie – Australian IT News
Published Nov. 14, 2003
11/16/2003 Updates
Australian Musicians back copyright change
By Chris Jenkins – Australian IT News
Published Nov. 17, 2003
Canadian Industry Minister Cautions Against WIPO Ratification
From Lex Informatica
Published Nov. 12, 2003
Australian IT – Open source group wins grant
By Kate Mackenzie – Australian IT
Published Nov. 12, 2003
11/11/2003 Updates
WIPO to Draft Treaty to Grant Broadcasters’ Rights
Published Nov. 10, 2003 by WIPO
11/10/2003 Updates
The Canadian Recording Industry Condemns Government Inaction On Copyright
Mi2N – Music Industry News Network
Published Nov. 10, 2003
11/7/2003 Updates
11/6/2003 Updates
Russia overhauls IP protection
Managing Intellectual Property
By Valery Medvedev
Published November, 2003
Will copyright treaty benefit Canadians?
The Toronto Star
By Michael Geist
Published November 3, 2003
Lawmaker gives thumbs-up to RIAA clampdown
CNET News.com
By Declan McCullagh
Published October 31, 2003
School to pay Y39 mil over software copyright violations – Japan’s Leading International News Network
Japan Today Japan News
from Kyodo News
Published October 24, 2003
11/1/2003 Updates
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