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Copyrights and Wrongs
Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig stalks the mysteries of U.S. copyright enforcement in "Free Culture."
File-Sharing Discussion
 Transcript: Author Wally Wang answered your questions.
 Special Report: Copyright in the Digital Age
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Special Report: SpamCopyright in the Digital Age
A three-day TechNews.com series examined the debate over the Internet and copyright law.
Online Piracy Spurs High-Tech Arms Race (June 26, 2003)
Businesses Battle for Song Sharers (June 25, 2003)
Internet Sparks a Copyright Fire (June 24, 2003)
Online Piracy Frightens Movie Moguls (June 24, 2003)
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 Listen, It Isn't the Labels. It's the Law: Jeff Howe, a contributing editor for Wired magazine, writes about the music piracy debate.
Live Online
 Transcript: Robert Holleyman, president of the Business Software Alliance, was online to discuss the digital piracy principles.
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Music Industry Targets College File Sharers
The RIAA would not say how it infiltrated Internet2, a separate network used by universities and colleges for sharing research and other academic works, but said it was alerted to its existence as a song-sharing hub by articles in college newspapers.
-The Washington Post

RIAA Targets Piracy Over Internet2 Network
The entertainment industry's effort to sue music pirates into submission is reaching into the next generation of the Internet with the filing of several hundred lawsuits tomorrow against college students using a faster version of the Web called Internet2.

More Digital Rights Coverage
The Battle Between Tinseltown and Techville (Post, April 10, 2005)

Court Weighs File Sharing: Technology Advances vs. Copyrights in Grokster Case (Post, March 30, 2005)

Hatch to Head Senate Panel on Copyright (TechNews.com, March 17, 2005; 5:15 PM)

Creative Commons Is Rewriting Rules of Copyright (Post, March 15, 2005)

Artists Break With Industry on File Sharing: Some Musicians Say Web Services Can Be Valuable Means of Distribution (Post, March 1, 2005)

Downloading: The Next Generation: As Digital-Music Market Grows, Services and Listeners Face Tough Choices (TechNews.com, Feb. 28, 2005; 8:16 AM)

High-Tech Tension Over Illegal Uses: Supreme Court Will Consider Devices That Help Users Copy, Share and Steal (Post, Feb. 22, 2005)

Disparate Cast Lobbies Court To Restrict File Sharing (Post, Jan. 26, 2005)

Entertainment Industry Reaffirms Anti-P2P Stance: Supreme Court Urged to Hold File-Sharing Services Liable For Copyright Violations (TechNews.com, Jan. 25, 2005; 3:37 PM)

U.S. Asks High Court to Curb File Swapping (Post, Jan. 25, 2005)

Tech Firms to Seek Legal Protection From Pirating: Internet File Sharing at Issue in Supreme Court Case (Post, Jan. 24, 2005)

Teen Web Editor Drives Apple to Court Action: Product Leaks Draw Suit (Post, Jan. 14, 2005)

Patents Pressed Against File-Sharing Networks (Post, Jan. 13, 2005)

Letter Applies Peer-to-Peer Pressure: Kazaa Partners Demand Fees From File-Sharing Networks (TechNews.com, Jan. 12, 2005; 12:59 PM)

Tech Firms Aim to Change Copyright Act: ISP's Liability for File Sharers at Issue (Post, Jan. 6, 2005)

Mashboxx Aims to Make File Sharing Legit: Grokster Founder Prepares Licensed P2P Service (TechNews.com, Dec. 22, 2004; 6:32 AM)

Uncertain Landscape Ahead for Copyright Protection: Specter to Lead Key Panel as Industry Ally Hatch Steps Down (TechNews.com, Dec. 16, 2004; 7:42 AM)

Studios Step Up Fight Against Online Piracy (TechNews.com, Dec. 14, 2004; 6:19 PM)

'Pirates of the Internet' Is New Class Lesson: Film, Music Industries Take Warning on Illegal Downloads to Younger Audience (Post, Dec. 13, 2004)

High Court To Weigh File Sharing: Industry Likens Practice to Theft (Post, Dec. 11, 2004)

D.C. College Students Targeted in Piracy Suit (TechNews.com, Nov. 18, 2004; 5:03 PM)

Hollywood Sues Suspected Movie Pirates (TechNews.com, Nov. 16, 2004; 5:05 PM)

Congress May Act on Internet Piracy Bill (TechNews.com, Nov. 16, 2004; 9:01 AM)

File Sharing (Live Online, Nov. 17, 2004; 1:00 PM)

MPAA to Sue Over Movie File Sharing: Industry Following Lead Of Music Companies (Post, Nov. 5, 2004)

Internet Movie Piracy (Live Online, Nov. 5, 2004; 11:00 AM)

Getting the Word on Intellectual Theft From the Top: Attorney General Warns Students Of Consequences (Post, Oct. 21, 2004)

Supreme Court Internet Privacy Decision: Online Privacy (Live Online, Oct. 14, 2004; 11:00 AM)

Piracy Bill's Language Protects DVD Movie Filters (Post, Oct. 9, 2004)

Anti-Counterfeiting Initiative Launched: Four U.S. Agencies Team Up for Effort (Post, Oct. 5, 2004)

'F' Is for File Sharing: Area Colleges Strive to Curtail Illegal Downloads (TechNews.com, Sept. 9, 2004; 11:57 AM)

House Panel Moves to Criminalize Spyware, Net Piracy (TechNews.com, Sept. 8, 2004; 5:19 PM)

Pirated Goods Swamp China: Official Crackdown Has Little Effect (Post, Sept. 7, 2004)

An Influx of Outmoded CDs: Settlement of Suit Inundates Libraries With Baffling Array (Post, Sept. 5, 2004)

Microsoft Steps Into The Ring: Music Service Challenges ITunes (Post, Sept. 4, 2004)

Colleges Rally Against Music Piracy (TechNews.com, Aug. 24, 2004; 4:35 PM)

After 38 Years, Valenti Prepares to Move On (Post, Aug. 23, 2004)

States Warn File-Sharing Networks: Letter Seeks 'Concrete and Meaningful Steps' to Curb Illegal Use (Post, Aug. 5, 2004)

Senator Induces Support for Piracy Bill (TechNews.com, July 22, 2004; 7:10 PM)

TiVo's Plans Lead to Fight On Copyrights: Technology Would Allow Transfer of Programs (Post, July 22, 2004)

GWU Students Will Get Free Tunes This Fall: Napster Subscriptions in Residence Halls Aimed at Halting Illegal Downloading (Post, July 17, 2004)

Glickman Succeeds Valenti At MPAA: New President Has Tough Act to Follow (Post, July 2, 2004)




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