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InternetMovies.com vs. MPAA Appeal Draws RIAA, ICC, and NetCoalition to File Amicus Briefs, Says InternetMovies.com

According to the article:

"Now teaming up with the MPAA is the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). RIAA informed the Fosbinders, attorneys for InternetMovies.com, they are filing an amicus brief. A joint amicus brief was filed in favor of controlling the abuse of "good faith belief" from Internet Commerce Coalition (ICC), and NetCoalition.com (http://www.internetmovies.com/legal.html). ICC members include AT&T, BellSouth, eBay, MCI, Verizon and more. NetCoalition members include Yahoo!, Lycos, Inktomi and others (http://www.netcoalition.com/who/). Jim Halpert, of the ICC helped draft the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)."
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Philips & Sony To Purchase Intertrust DRM Tech

According to the article:

""Reuters is reporting that Philips and Sony Corp, the parents of the compact disc, teamed up on Wednesday to buy InterTrust Technologies for $453 million -- a deal expected to speed up copyright security for digital media. The acquisition by Philips Electronics and Sony of the leading U.S.-based holder of intellectual property in the field of 'digital rights management' technology is widely seen as a way to prevent Microsoft, which has been embroiled in a legal battle with InterTrust, from grabbing control of the potentially lucrative business. Philips and Sony, the electronics giants who introduced the CD format 20 years ago, said the deal would enable secure distribution of content as more films and music are sold over the Internet and other media in digital format.""
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Copyrights and wrongsn, Globe and Mail Update

According to the article:

"I'm not a Canadian citizen, nor do I live in Canada (I'm in Britain), but I'd just like to congratulate him on one of the few instances I've seen of a mainstream journalist really "getting it" on the issue of how copyright is being used to stifle innovative technology (or disruptive to entrenched players)."
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New Techniques Developed for Monitoring Peer-to-Peer File Sharing

According to the article:

"Blocking peer-to-peer file sharing has become increasingly difficult over the last few months, due to the spread of new clients that encrypt traffic or can bypass traditional firewalls. However, a new product by MesoCom offers help to companies and universities stop such activity."
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Congressman Seeks Change in Digital Subpoenas

According to the article:

"A leading tech-corridor ally in Congress has told Billboard he will support new legislation that will further endear him to that constituency.

During the next session, Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., will support a bill that seeks to modify the "information subpoena" and lawsuit mechanism granted by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). That is what the recording industry employs to go after those who infringe upon copyrights with illicit peer-to-peer file sharing."
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