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UA file sharing swamps network
According to the article:
"At night, when most of the users across campus have logged off and gone home, traffic starts to soar with the downloading of music and movies. Such file sharing accounts for as much as 80 percent of the nighttime traffic, and most of it comes from UA residence halls."
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Group warns of Europe's 'DMCA on steroids'
According to the article:
"A coalition of 38 civil liberties groups is urging voters to oppose a law that it argues could clamp down on competition across the EU and criminalise consumers"
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The Open Music Model
According to the article:
"Would you subscribe to a legal, p2p system for music files with these characteristics?
* File sharing with all other users on an unrestricted, worldwide network
* Unlimited, high quality downloads in MP3 and other formats, with no usage limitations
* Fair compensation to all artists and record labels
* Subscriptions available via credit or cash, online or in stores
* $5 per month subscription (payment on a month-to-month basis"
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Valenti and Studios Stick With Ban, Tapes for Academy Members Only
According to the article:
"Michelle Byrd and Dawn Hudson, heads of the Independent Feature Project chapters in New York and Los Angeles respectively, met with Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) chief Jack Valenti who then took their concerns to the Hollywood studio heads. Reps from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (presenters of the Golden Globes), the Screen Actors Guild, and critics groups also met with the MPAA head to advocate a lifting of the ban, to allow screeners for all. As promised, Valenti got back to the groups last week, but not with the answer they had hoped for."
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Opening Doors With the DMCA
According to the article:
"Critics of the DMCA believe the lawsuit was an abuse of the DMCA, used to trample the competition.
"This was a law meant to protect digital music and digital movies," said Joe Kraus, co-founder of DigitalConsumer.org. Chamberlain's claim is "well beyond what Congress intended" when it created the law.
Kraus said that the law can allow established companies in a marketplace to prevent innovators from encroaching on what these established companies believe to be their turf."
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Retailers Swing DMCA To Stop "Black Friday" Sale Info
According to the article:
"zoid.com writes "It looks like a few of the big retailers have sent out DMCA notices to a few of the consumer deal sites. So now they are claiming that sale prices are covered under the DMCA. I would like to know what part of the DMCA states that you can not share the price of merchandise. Also, why would they want to stop this free advertising?""
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Movie moguls in piracy quandary
According to the article:
"Not everyone thought it was time to sue. Valenti launched into one of his signature orations, lobbying the moguls to continue exploring more advanced technological copy protection. When Valenti concluded, according to several people in the room, Chernin bluntly told the MPAA chief, "Jack, I totally disagree with you." Chernin urged the studio chiefs to follow the lead of the music companies and move ahead with lawsuits.
When the Fox chief called for a raised-hand vote, it was unanimous. While no one will confirm a specific timetable, the studios have instructed Valenti to begin preparations for lawsuits aimed at avid file sharers, be they junior-high-schoolers, computer-savvy techno geeks or grandmothers."
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U.S. movie group denies leadership change imminent
According to the article:
"Jack Valenti, Hollywood's chief lobbyist as head of the Motion Picture Association of America, plans to step down in early January after almost 38 years in office, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday."
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