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November 11, 2001

Decision Postponed on Public's Role in Governing the Web Electronic Frontier Foundation defends 'next Napster' company IBM makes $40 million open-…

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Mozelle Thompson

The Commissioner will discuss the issues related to online privacy and the FTC's role in the area of online privacy, including the Commission's law enfo…

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November 5th, 2001

Winners, losers in the Microsoft settlement Movie industry dealt DVD-cracking blow Dumpster diving on the web (Internet Wayback Machine)…

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The Future of Music Coalition

A discussion around copyright law, royalty collection in the digital realm, the protection of coprighted work through encryption and watermarking, and the use o…

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October 15, 2001

House endorses anti-terrorism snoop bill Agencies censor sites deemed useful to terrorists Mediator named to Microsoft case "Cyberspace security advisor…

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Audio Intervew

Audio Interview with Jennifer Granick, SecurityFocus.com, October 11, 2001 An interview with Jennifer Granick, a criminal defense attorney in San Francisco who…

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October 8, 2001

Court denies MSFT appeal RIAA and MPAA go after next generation file sharing services Privacy rights trampled in the terrorism investigation…

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Siva Vaidhyanathan

This talk will discuss the ways we limit the range of discussion of policy choices by invoking the term "intellectual property." It will argue that we…

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S.F. Chronicle

October 3, 2001, San Francisco Chronicle, "Computer Hacker - Vandal Or Terrorist".…

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October 1, 2001

Napster settles songwriter's suit FBI wants backdoor key to cryptography Proposed "Anti-Terrorism" Act would give hackers life imprisonment…

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Jim Bessen

Open Source Software or Free Software appears contrary to conventional wisdom about intellectual property--free products challenge commercially-developed produc…

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September 24, 2001

Department of Justice brewing expansive anti-terror proposal Relaxed Internet monitoring guidelines adopted by federal courts Nimda computer worm wreaks inter…