Sunday, February 29, 2004

An update on the current state of the file trading war for universities: legal uncertainty and educational opportunity
by SUSANNA FREDERICK FISCHER
The Catholic University of America, last updated: 16 February 2004
On campus, fears grow about file-sharing
by JUSTIN FENTON
The Baltimore Sun, publication date: 29 February 2004
Ruling against DVD program latest twist in copyright law
by MIKE HIMOWITZ
Baltimore Sun, publication date: 26 February 2004
Et Tu, Fair Use? The Triumph of Natural Law Copyright
by JOHN TEHRANIAN
Draft paper series, Social Science Research network, posting date: January 2004
Digital Preservation and Copyright by Peter B. Hirtle
by PETER B. HIRTLE
Copyright and fair use, Stanford University Libraries
No Derivatives -- Or Else
Creative Commons (citing New York Times article), publication date: 28 February 2004
Note: Control of the aftermarket through copyright in Lexmark International, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc. 253 F. Supp. 2D 943 (E.D. Ky. 2003)
Harvard Journal of Law and Technology, publication date: Fall 2003

Saturday, February 28, 2004

Court Overturns Ban on Posting DVD Descrambling Code, Finding a Free-Speech Violation
Electronic Frontier Foundation, publication date: 27 February 2004
Federal court rejects first amendment challenge to the DMCA
The Free Expression Policy Project, publication date: 25 February 2004

Friday, February 27, 2004

Paris Hilton and copyright law
by JAMES GRIMMELMANN
LawMeme, publication date: 26 February 2004
A Better Way Forward: Voluntary Collective Licensing of Music File Sharing
Electronic Frontier Foundation, February 2004

Wednesday, February 25, 2004

Barrier free access to the Information Society
by ERKKI LIIKANEN (member of the European Commission)
speech to the Conference on access to the Information Society for deaf, hard of hearing and speech-impaired people, publication date: 25 February 2004
Bull Session With Professor IPod
by LEANDER KAHNEY
Wired News, publication date: 25 February 2004
Copyright Clearance Center adds world's largest scientific, technical and medical publisher [Elsevier] to growing digital repertory
press release
BusinessWire, publication date: 23 February 2004
321 Studios Forges Ahead
Associated Press
Wired News, publication date: 23 February 2004
"Grey Tuesday" Civil Disobedience Planned February 24th Against Copyright Cartel
by Downhill Battle
Infoshop, publication date: 23 February 2004

Tuesday, February 24, 2004

DVD X Copy Is Illegal
DVD-Recordable.org, publication date: 23 February 2004

Wednesday, February 18, 2004

U.S. Exports DMCA to Australia
by ED FELTEN
Freedom to Tinker, publication date: 16 February 2004
New Flurry of RIAA Lawsuits
by KATIE DEAN
Wired News, publication date: 17 February 2004

Monday, February 16, 2004

DVD copying software firm sued yet again
OUT-LAW.com, publication date: 16 February 2004

Saturday, February 14, 2004

Kill Bill, Vol. 3by DONNA WENTWORTH
Copyfight, publication date: 11 February 2004
Copyright raids fail to rattle net boss - National
by MATTHEW BENNS and JOHN KIDMAN
Sydney Morning Herald [Australia], publication date: 15 February 2004
Where copyright rules
P2PNet, publication date: 14 February 2004
Publishers unite to tackle copyright priorities in international trade
Authorlink, publication date: 13 February 2004
Copyright Enters a Gray Area
by NOAH SHACHTMAN
Wired News, publication date: 14 February 2004

Thursday, February 12, 2004

File Sharing’s New Face warning: registration required
by SETH SCHIESEL
The New York Times, publication date: 12 February 2004

Wednesday, February 11, 2004

U.S. Copyright office sets Webcaster royalty rates
by SUE ZEIDLER, Reuters
Forbes, publication date: 10 February 2004
9th Circuit reinstates writer's copyright suit against AOL
Associated Press
First Amendment Center, publication date: 11 February 2004
The public's domain
by EDWARD LEE
Lee blog, publication date: 09 February 2004
Please Don't Squeeze the Sharman
by PATRICK GRAY
Wired news, publication date: 10 February 2004
Legal blow to Kazaa raiders
by GILLIAN LAW and PAUL ROBERTS
Macworld, publication date: 11 February 2004
Angry with RIAA tactics, programmer creates mask for file-sharers
by BRIAN BERGSTEIN, Associated Press
Minneapolis Star Tribune, publication date: 11 February 2004

Friday, February 06, 2004

Another University Selects the Napster Brand
by FRANK FIELD
Furdlog, publication date: 06 February 2004
Yaaar!: The music priates' manifesto
by ANNALEE NEWITZ
San Francisco Bay Guardian, publication date: 04 February 2004
EU debate to take up P2P filesharing
by PAUL MILLER
Network World Fusion, publication date: 06 February 2004
81 Store UK Specialty Retailer Maplin Electronics To Destroy Entire Stock
Of DVD Copy Devices

RTO Online, publication date: 06 February 2004
Music Labels Raid Kazaa Offices
Associated Press
Wired News, publication date: 06 February 2004
Pay, don't sue, song-swappers, trade group urges
by ANDY SULLIVAN
Reuters, publication date: 05 February 2004

Wednesday, February 04, 2004

Appeals court to hear arguments in landmark file-sharing case
Associated Press
Silicon Valley.com, publication date: 02 February 2004