Wednesday, November 27, 2002

Myth of the 1976 Act
by LAWRENCE LESSIG
Lessig Blog, publication date: 27Nov 2002
Music, movie industries increase fight against piracy on campuses
GigaLaw (sourced SiliconValley.com), publication date: 27Nov 2002
Businessman ran huge video piracy scam
EDP24 (Norfolk, UK) publication date: 27Nov 2002
Students learning to evade moves to protect media files warning: registration required, and watch out for popups
by AMY HARMON
New York Times, publication date: 27Nov 2002
Silicon Valley vs. K Street: Why computer geeks should give up on politics
by PAUL BOUTIN
Slate, publication date: 25Nov 2002
Digital copyright flares on campuses
by MARY ANNE OSTROM
Mercury News, publication date: 27Nov 2002

Tuesday, November 26, 2002

Calling off the copyright war
by JONATHAN ZITTRAIN
Boston Globe, publication date: 24Nov 2002
Major test of copyright law set to start
by LISA M. BOWMAN
CNet News.com, publication date: 25Nov 2002
Privacy groups seek Poindexter's resignationand lawyer defends data-mining plan but fears its demise
by DREW CLARK
National Journal's Technology Daily, publication date: 25Nov 2002
more on DARPA's Total Information Awareness plan
Blast from the past: Keep big brother's hands off the internet
by SENATOR JOHN ASHCROFT
USIA Electronic Journal, publication date: October 1997
Copyfight's summary of recent press and events
by DONNA WENTWORTH
Copyfight, publication date: 25Nov 2002
Finland proposes extensive data retention plan for Net, telcos
Politech, publication date: 25Nov 2002
Anti-pirates hit Danish P2P users with huge bills
by KASPER LARSEN
The Register, publication date: 26Nov 2002
The Censor and the Artist: A Murky Border warning: registration required
by EMILY EAKIN
The New York Times, publication date: 26Nov 2002
MP3 downloads come under fire from industry
by CHARLES LEE
The Daily Californian, publication date: 26Nov 2002
'I demand the story be taken down immediately' - RIAA
by ANDREW ORLOWSKI
The Register, publication date: 25Nov 2002
State high court denies Web lawsuit
by HOWARD MINTZ
Mercury News, publication date: 26Nov 2002
court finds no jurisdiction in case involving DVD decryption scheme
Will GOP shake up tech policy?
by BRAD KING
Wired News, publication date: 26Nov 2002
Imports of pirate recordings from Russia continue to grow
Helsingin Sanomat (Helsinki, Finland), publication date: 26Nov 2002
Lively discussions focus on digital rights
by PAUL ROBERTS
Computerworld Hong Kong, publication date: 26Nov 2002
another report from COMDEX
U.S. Colleges play internet traffic cop
by PAMELA M. PRAH
Stateline.org, publication date: 26Nov 2002
ISP download caps to slow swapping?
by JOHN BORLAND
CNet News.com, publication date: 26Nov 2002
Digital copyright trial set to begin next week in San Jose
Associated Press
Washington Post, publication date: 25Nov 2002
Elcomsoft case
Court to decide if online copyright suit can proceed
by SANDRA MARQUEZ, AP
Washington Post, publication date: 26Nov 2002

Monday, November 25, 2002

File swap nets will win, DRM and lawyers lose, say MS researchers
by JOHN LETTICE
The Register, publication date: 21Nov 2002
Free software vs. Goliaths
by HIAWATHA BRAY
Boston Globe, publication date: 25Nov 2002
Morales '03 creates 'Napster 2'
by ZACHARY GOLDSTEIN
The Dartmouth Online, publication date: 25Nov 2002
Way.Nu's breakdown of Peter Chernin's Comdex keynote
LawMeme, publication date: 25Nov 2002
Revenge of the Blog conference coverage
LawMeme, publication date: 22-24Nov 2002
Researchers say record industry will never stop file sharing
GigaLaw, publication date: 25Nov 2002
RIAA orders USNavy to surrender
by ANDREW ORLOWSKI
The Register, publication date: 24Oct 2002
Weekly column: Is it time for a GeekPAC?
publication date: 25Nov 2002
Transcript of Pentagon briefing on Poindexter's"TIA" program
publication date: 24Nov 2002
by DECLAN MCCULLAGH
Politech
The making of a policy gadfly
by ANDREA FOSTER
The Chronicle of Higher Education, publication date: 29Nov 2002
piece on Edward Felten

Friday, November 22, 2002

Retailers, Web Sites Spar over Advance Sale Alerts
NPR's All Things Considered, publication date: 22Nov 2002
it's buried in this piece, but some of these retailers were making a claim that publishing prices in advance violates terms of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Way back when
Interview with Brewster Kahle
New Scientist, publication date: 20Nov 2002
Kahle is the founder of the Internet Archive
Staff debate bandwidth
by HELEN KIM
The Stanford Dailiy, publication date: 22Nov 2002
Tech, entertainment take on copyrights
by DECLAN MCCULLAGH
ZDNet.com, publication date: 22Nov 2002
Library helps music students hear songs
by ALEXIS ADKINS
Daily Nexus Online, publication date: 22Nov 2002
Left gets nod from right on copyright law
by DECLAN MCCULLAGH
CNet News.com, publication date: 20Nov 2002

Wednesday, November 20, 2002

COMDEX: Experts square off on digital copyrights
by PAUL ROBERTS
Network World Fusion, publication date: 20Nov 2002
Public get a say on DMCA
by DECLAN MCCULLAGH
ZDNet.com, publication date: 20Nov 2002
Movie studios look to online rentals
by BEN BERKOWITZ
Forbes, publication date: 20Nov 2002

Monday, November 18, 2002

Assignment America: Wrong copyright laws
by JOHN BLOOM
UPI, publication date: 18Nov 2002
Big Brother's war on web radio
by FRANCIS TILL
The New Zealand Herald, publication date: 19Nov 2002

Sunday, November 17, 2002

Malta embarks on long-term relationship with Microsoft
by MALCOLM J. NAUDI
Times of Malta, publication date: 17Nov 2002
Conflict over copyright extension will only deepen
by THOMAS F. HOLT
Boston Globe, publication date: 17Nov 2002

Friday, November 15, 2002

"Noisy light" is new key to encryption
by SANDEEP JUNNARKAR
CNet News.com, publication date: 15Nov 2002
Researchers are Northwestern are working on a quantum cryptography method
see also: their NU web site
Editorial: Thuggish acts are never the answer
The Nation (Thailand), publication date: 16Nov 2002
Comment on alleged tactics of a luk thung singer trying to prevent pirating of his works
U.S. Congress approves Web radio royalty deal
by REUTERS
Forbes.com, publication date: 15Nov 2002
14th century mouse takes the Mickey
by MICHAEL LEIDIG
The Age (Australia), publication date: 16Nov 2002
Roxio in $5.3 Million deal with Napster
by REUTERS
ABCNEWS.com, publication date: 15Nov 2002
Singing in cyberspaceby GARRY BARKER
The Age (Australia), publication date: 15Nov 2002
KaZaA
Copyright cops target workplace, schools
by MICHELLE MADIGAN
PC World, publication date: 14Nov 2002

Thursday, November 14, 2002

U.S. Supreme Court arguments on CIPA expected in late winter or early spring
American Library Association, publication date: 13Nov 2002
ALA v. United States
Music label widens door to Net
by JOHN BORLAND
CNet News.com, publication date: 13Nov 2002
Town must release GIS data
by NEIL VIGDOR
Greenwich Time (Greenwich, CT), publication date: 14Nov 2002
Toward a night at the desktop movies
by JONATHAN KRIM
Washington Post, publication date: 14Nov 2002
On MovieLink
U of Fla.'s copy shops under fire for packet
by ELAINE HELM
Daily Northwestern, publication date: 13Nov 2002
321 launches new DVD copying software
by BOB TOURTELOTTE
Forbes.com, publication date: 13Nov 2002
Philips & Sony to Purchase Intertrust DRM Tech
Slashdot, publication date: 14Nov 2002
Tech brief: copyright protections
Bloomberg
International Herald Tribune, publication date: 14Nov 2002
on Sony, Philips purchase of InterTrust

Tuesday, November 12, 2002

Indonesia, Poland among top problems for U.S. Companies
by WILLIAM NEW
National Journal Technology Daily P.M. edition, publication date: 11Nov 2002
Net piracy 'will extend record industry's recession
by RAYMOND SNODDY
Times Online (UK), publication date: 12Nov 2002
UK Bands help Britain buck global music slump
by REUTERS
Forbes.com, publication date: 11Nov 2002
The Rights Management Trap warning: this is a direct link to a PDF file
by SIMSON GARFINKEL
MIT Technology Review, publication date: Nov 2002
Ultra-high resolution DVDs are unprotected
by BARRY FOX
New Scientist, publication date: 08Nov 2002
Label puts rap music suit on hold to focus on appeals
by RICHARD LAWSON
Tennessean.com, publication date: 12Nov 2002
Hollywood goes online
by REUTERS
Internet News, publication date: 12Nov 2002
Renegade offers 'legal' DVD copying
CNN Europe, publication date: 11Nov 2002
more on 321 Studio

Monday, November 11, 2002

The limits of freedom
by WENDY GROSSMAN
Independent News (UK), publication date: 11Nov 2002
piece on John Perry Barlow
Report From Silicon Valley/ Beware of spiders on the Web
by JOHN JERNEY
Daily Yomiuri On-Line, publication date: 12Nov 2002
St. Louis company sues for right to sell DVD-copy software
Rocky Mountain News, publication date: 11Nov 2002
Movielink ready to roll
by STEFANIE OLSEN
CNet News.com, publication date: 10Nov 2002
Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) open letter advising higher education institutions not to monitor students' P2P activity
EPIC, publication date: 06Nov 2002
Privacy Advocates Warn Colleges Not to Monitor Content of Students' File Sharing
by SCOTT CARLSON
Chronicle of Higher Education, publication date: 08Nov 2002

Thursday, November 07, 2002

Consumers, digital technology, and copyrights
by JAMES PLUMMER
Consumer's Research Magazine, publication date: Sept 2002
Judges won't ban "Kinky Barbie"
Ananova, publication date: 07Nov 2002
MS Palladium: A must or a menace?
ZDNet News, publication date: 07Nov 2002
Consumers urged to tune in: Electronic copying rights debated
by ESTHER CAMPI
The Ithaca Journal, publication date: 07Nov 2002

Wednesday, November 06, 2002

Senate shift could mean new tack on tech issues
by PATRICK THIBODEAU
Computerworld, publication date: 06Nov 2002
What the 2002 election means for tech
by DECLAN MCCULLAGH
CNet News.com, publication date: 06Nov 2002
Copy protection on CD is 'worthless'
by BARRY FOX
New Scientist, publication date: 06Nov 2002
Disney fights over Pooh rights
by GARY GENTILE
Salon.com, publication date: 06Nov 2002
Macrovision takes two for copyright protection
by MICHAEL SINGER
Silicon Valley Internet.com, publication date: 05Nov 2002
Miami grand jury OKs music copyright suit
South Florida Business Journal, publication date: 06Nov 2002

Monday, November 04, 2002

The Next Frontier: "Intellectual Property" and Intellectual Freedom
by MARJORIE HEINS
Julie M. Boucher Memorial Lecture, Colorado Association of Libraries, Oct. 18, 2002
Microsoft's media monopoly
by FARHAD MANJOO
Salon.com, publication date: 30Oct 2002
Digital headache for Hollywood
BBC News, publication date: 03Nov 2002
Protect and Serve
by TONY KONTZER and JOHN SOAT
Information Week, publication date: 04Nov 2002
Marketers try to turn web pirates into customers warning: registration required
by AMY HARMON
New York Times, publication date: 04Nov 2002
RIAA sees no future for N.Y. Artists Bill
by JONATHAN COHEN
Billboard.com, publication date: 01Nov 2002
California freshman plays referee between Hollywood and Silicon Valley
by DREW CLARK
National Journal.com Technology Daily, publication date: 04Nov 2002
Survey: online music sales tumble
by RON HARRIS
Associated Press Newswire, publication date: 04Nov 2002
IT Confidential: Sorry to disappoint you, Mr. Stone
by JOHN SOAT
Information Week, publication date: 04Nov 2002
how Hollywood is adapting to technology
Net movies: ready for prime time?
by STEFANIE OLSEN
CNet News.com, publication date: 04Nov 2002
Copyright fight: Derry man takes on film, publishing world
Concord Monitor, publication date: 03Nov 2002
Profile of Eric Eldred
Copyright bill cleared
Saudi Arabia's Shoura Council approves copyright law, sends to King Fahd
publication date: 04Nov 2002
TEACH Act becomes law
Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization (TEACH) Act signed into law on November 2, 2002
Commentary from American Library Association's Washington Office

Saturday, November 02, 2002

Attack of the Mod Squads
by MARK RASCH
The Register, publication date: 30Oct 2002
the mod chip case and the effect of the DMCA
Software piracy is highest in Mississippi, study says
by SUSAN DECKER
Detroit News, publication date: 01Nov 2002
Competition, innovation take a hit
by DAN GILLMOR
San Jose Mercury News (SiliconValley.com), publication date: 02Nov 2002
how the Microsoft ruling will impact innovation

Friday, November 01, 2002

Pinch of Piracy Wakes China Up on Copyright Issue warning: requires registration
by JOSEPH KAHN
New York Times, publication date: 30Oct 2002
Ones and zeros: RIAA wins Madster round
by ERIN JOYCE
Internetnews.com, publication date: 31Oct 2002
New challenge to copyright law
Internet magazine, 31Oct 2002
Edelman case