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