Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Kodak Sues Sony Over Digicams
by STACY COWLEY
PC World, publication date: 10 March 2004

Tuesday, March 02, 2004

321Studio's Protect Fair Use week, March 1-5, 2004
321 Studios, publication date: 01 March 2004
Loudeye snags antipiracy start-up
by DINESH C. SHARMA
CNet News.com, publication date: 02 March 2004
And On Another Front
by FRANK FIELD
Furdlog, publication date: 02 March 2004

Monday, March 01, 2004

How I lost the big one
by LAWRENCE LESSIG
Legal Affairs, publication date: March-April 2004
Report Raises Questions About Fighting Online Piracywarning: registration required
by JOHN SCHWARTZ
The New York Times, publication date: 01 March 2004
Court doesn't extend database protection
by DECLAN MCCULLAGH
CNet News.com, publication date: 26 September 2004

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

Friday, January 30, 2004

Movie industry group shelves DVD encryption lawsuit
Associated Press
First Amendment Center, publication date: 26 January 2004
Copyright? We don't give a monkey's
by ROBERT JAQUES
vnunet.com , publication date: 29 January 2004

Wednesday, January 28, 2004

Thursday, January 22, 2004

Tech firms fail to squelch database bill
by DECLAN MCCULLAGH
CNet News.com, publication date: 21 January 2004

Wednesday, January 21, 2004

Pavolvich Free to Post DeCSS (Until Sued by MPAA, Anyway)
by ERNEST MILLER
The Importance Of, publication date: 17 January 2004
The Future of File Sharing: An Interview with Sharman Networks CTO Phil Morle
by KIRK L. KROEKER
Tech News World, publication date: 21 January 2004
Microsoft prepares Mike Rowe legal exit
by KIEREN MCCARTHY
The Register, publication date: 21 January 2004
FAST Threatens Gaol For Software Pirates
by TONY LOCK
IT Director, publication date: 20 January 2004

Tuesday, January 20, 2004

SCO Targets Novell in Slander Suit
by ALEX WOLFE
Internetnews.com, publication date: 20 January 2004

Monday, January 19, 2004

Fair Use, Free Use and Normal Use
by ERNEST MILLER
The Importance Of, publication date: 17 January 2004

Friday, January 16, 2004

Crypto plan to anonymise P2P, thwart RIAA
by JOHN LEYDEN
The Register, publication date: 16 January 2004
Illegal music downloading surges, report finds
by ALEX VEIGA (AP)
Anchorage Daily News, publication date: 15 January 2004
P2P file swapping back on the increase
by JOHN LETTICE
The Register, publication date: 16 January 2004
Publishing the Public Domain in Illinois Libraries?
Jenny Levine (and Ernest Miller)
The Shifted Librarian, publication date: 16 January 2004
CinemaNow debuts download-to-own movies
by Stefanie Olsen
CNet News.com, publication date: 15 January 2004

Thursday, January 15, 2004

\ Music exec says "Hey Ya!" to music downloads
by BERNHARD WARNER (Reuters)
Forbes, publication date: 15 January 2004
Britain Steps Up Piracy Campaign
Reuters
Wired News, publication date: 14 January 2004
Will libraries be next for Napster site license?
The Shifted Librarian, publication date: 13 January 2004
Senator Plans P2P Summit
by ROY MARK
Internet News, publication date: 14 January 2004
Library of Congress having it both ways!
by SIVA VAIDHYANATHAN and PETER HIRTLE
Sivacracy, publication date: 15 January 2004

Wednesday, January 14, 2004

DRM as Protectionism
by ERNEST MILLER
The Importance Of, publication date: 13 January 2004
Penn State launches Napster music service
Associated Press
CNN, publication date: 13 January 2004

Tuesday, January 13, 2004

A Beam in Hollywood's Eye
by ERNEST MILLER
The Importance Of, publication date: 13 January 2004
DRM Likely to Get More Complicated with Interoperable Multimedia Coax Devices
by MATTHEW S. HAMRICK
Cryptonomicron, publication date: 12 January 2004
RIAA adopts paramilitary garb for parking lot bust
by ANDREW ORLOWSKI
The Register, publication date: 13 January 2004
Music industry puts troops in the streets
by BEN SULLIVAN
LA Weekly, publication date: 9-15 January 2004
U.S. faults South Korea over copyright piracy
Associated Press
International Herald Tribune, publication date: 09 January 2004
Novell offers legal protection for Linux
by STEPHEN SHANKLAND
CNet News.com, publication date: 13 January 2004

Monday, January 12, 2004

Copy No, No: Adobe and Uncle Sam
Associated Press
Wired News, publication date: 11 January 2004
Intel chips in on anti-SCO defense fund
by STEPHEN SHANKLAND
CNET News.com, publication date: 12 January 2004
Jefferson: Nature Wants Information to Be Free
by AARON SWARTZ, publication date: 12 January 2004

Sunday, January 11, 2004

Congresscritters blast RIAA
by Cory Doctorow
Boing Boing: A Directory of Wonderful Things, publication date: 11 January 2004
The answer to video piracy?
from the McKinsley Quarterly
CNet News.com, publication date: 11 January 2004

Saturday, January 10, 2004

HP declares war on sharing culture
by ASHLEE VANCE
The Register, publication date: 09 January 2004

Friday, January 09, 2004

P2P: revolution or evolution?
by MIRIAM RAINSFORD
openDemocracy, publication date: 09 January 2004
Macrovision sues DVD-copying firm
by JOHN BORLAND
CNet News.com, publication date: 07 January 2004
IBM, Real forge digital media deal
by STEFANIE OLSEN
CNET News.com, publication date: 09 January 2004
Blogging from Atlanta 05, Association of American Law Schools, Section on Constitutional Law, Copyright and the First Amendment
by LAWRENCE SOLUM
Legal Theory Blog, publication date: 06 January 2004
Counterpoint: Downloading Isn’t Stealing
by AARON SWARTZ
His weblog, publication date: 08 January 2004

Thursday, January 08, 2004

Court Slows Efforts to Stop Illegal Sharing of Music
by ANDREA L. FOSTER
Chronicle of Higher Education, publication date: 09 January 2004

Secret Movie Moguls

by JON HEALEY
LA Times via Yahoo News, publication date: 07 January 2004
QTFairUse, VideoLAN, iTunes, DeCSS, and Fair Use
Cryptonomicon, publication date: 08 January 2004

Wednesday, January 07, 2004

Are the RIAA Lawsuits working?
by HENRY JENKINS
Technology Review: MIT's Magazine of Innovation, publication date: 06 January 2004
Hand-Held Device for DVD Movies Raises Legal Issues
CNN Money, publication date: 07 January 2004

Film firms lose DVD piracy battle

BBC News, publication date: 06 January 2004

Watchdog Sues Music Labels Over Copy-Protected CDs

by BERNHARD WARNER
Yahoo News [Reuters], publication date: 05 January 2004

Monday, January 05, 2004

Five Giants in Technology Unite to Deter File Sharing warning: registration required
by JOHN MARKOFF
The New York Times, publication date: 05 January 2004

Saturday, January 03, 2004

Time for file-sharing's day in court
by KATE TAYLOR
The Globe and Mail, publication date: 03 January 2004
Copyright crims just wanna have fun
New Zealand's National Business Review, publication date: 03 January 2004

Friday, January 02, 2004

Year in review: The sound of Net music
by JOHN BORLAND
CNet News.com
SPARC Open Access Newsletter issue #69
by PETER SUBER
SPARC newsletter, publication date: 02 January 2004
includes a summary of major open access developments in 2003
IMproPRieTies
by TOM MATRULLO
commonplaces, publication date: 02 January 2004
Will DVD acquittal mean tougher copyright laws?
by EVAN HANSEN
CNet News.com, publication date: 24 December 2003