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Dec 2004 A Daughter of Fife, by Amelia Edith Barr [?dgffxxx.xxx]=
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Dec 2004 Peregrine's Progress, by Jeffery Farnol [#4][peregxxx.xxx]=
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Dec 2004 Mankind in the Making, by H. G. Wells [#26][?mimkxxx.xxx]=
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[Full title: David Poindexter's Disappearance and Other Tales]
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7056
Dec 2004 Gone to Earth, by Mary Webb [gtrthxxx.xxx]=
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Dec 2004 World's Histories, France V1, by Guizot De Witt [?wbhfxxx.xxx]=
7054
[Full title: Worlds Best Histories - France Vol 7]
[Full author: M. Guizot and Madame Guizot De Witt]
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Dec 2004 Pages from a Journal with Other Papers,Rutherford [pgjrxxxx.xxx]=
7053
[Author's Full Name: Mark Rutherford]
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Dec 2004 Dr. Heidenhoff's Process, by Edward Bellamy [#3][heidnxxx.xxx]=
7052
Dec 2004 The Good News of God, by Charles Kingsley [gdngxxxx.xxx]=
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7050
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Dec 2004 Triumph of the Egg, by Sherwood Anderson [#3][?teggxxx.xxx]=
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[Full title: Triumph of the Egg and Other Stories]
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7047
Dec 2004 Annals of Jamaica Plain, by Harriet M. Whitcomb [arjplxxx.xxx]=
7046
[Full title: Annals and Reminiscences of Jamaica Plain]
[Full author: Harriet Manning Whitcomb]
Dec 2004 Marching Men, by Sherwood Anderson [#2][mgmenxxx.xxx]=
7045
Dec 2004 Courts of Memory, by L. de Hegermann-Lindencrone [?crtsxxx.xxx]=
7044
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(ubersetzt von August Wilhelm von Schlegel)
Dec 2004 Discipline and Other Sermons, by Charles Kingsley [dscpxxxx.xxx]=
7042
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Dec 2004 Wie es euch gefallt, by William Shakespeare [?gs25xxx.xxx]=
7041
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7040
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RIGHT TO POSSESS OR RIGHT TO CREATE? WHICH CARD TRUMPS?
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ALEXANDRIA LIBRARY PROJECT TO BUILD VAST ONLINE COLLECTION
A project at the new Alexandria Library in Egypt hopes to make
virtually every existing text available online. The Alexandria Library
Scholars Collective uses software called CyberBook Plus designed to
link archives of digital texts from around the world. In addition to
offering a single point of entry to access most of the world's texts,
the software includes virtual lecture halls, a hub for international
scholars, and a gateway for ordinary readers. David Wolff of
online-learning venture Fathom noted that doing any one of these
successfully would be challenging. The challenges confronting the
project include copyright, language barriers, and funding. The
project's primary sources of funding are currently the Egyptian
government and UNESCO.
New York Times, 1 March 2003 (registration req'd)
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/01/arts/01ALEX.html
EXPERTS FIND FAULT WITH CURRENT COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION
Experts speaking at a University of California at Berkeley conference
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inappropriately. The event featured speakers from a range of companies
and institutions, representing a variety of perspectives on the issue
of copyright. Most speakers faulted the Digital Millennium Copyright
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conference. He criticized a recent action by Lexmark, which has won a
preliminary injunction under the terms of the DMCA to prevent a
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CNET, 1 March 2003
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SENATOR OFFERS MARKET APPROACH TO COPYRIGHT
Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has suggested that the answer to ongoing
wrangling over copyright is a policy of full disclosure. If content
producers are required to explain clearly to consumers how and under
what conditions a copyrighted work can be used or copied, users can
easily decide whether they will buy it. Wyden said his approach is a
market-based one; although the government would have to specify and
enforce disclosure provisions, market forces would compel action on the
part of media companies to keep consumers. Wyden argued that the
current influence of media companies on Congress will prevent any
legislative alteration of copyright law from passing any time soon.
San Jose Mercury News, 2 March 2003
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/5298641.htm
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NORWEGIAN TEEN FACES SECOND COPYRIGHT TRIAL
Jon Johansen of Norway was acquitted last month on charges of writing a
computer program that allowed copying of DVDs. The court ruled that
Johansen violated no laws because he used the program to make copies of
movies that were legally purchased. An appeals court has decided to
grant a new trial on behalf of the Motion Picture Association of
America, which had filed the original complaint against Johansen.
Johansen's attorney, Halvor Manshaus, said the appeal was not
unexpected and that he and his client are "confident with regard to the
final outcome," given that they won the case the first time it went to
trial. Rune Floisbonn, acting chief of the Economic Crime Unit's data
department, said, "This case is about important principles, and we are
very pleased that it will be tried again." The Motion Picture
Association of America estimates that the film industry loses $3
billion each year to piracy.
Washington Post, 28 February 2003
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16015-2003Feb28.html
CHINA GETS LOOK AT MICROSOFT SOURCE CODE
China's Information Technology Security Certification Center will
participate in the Government Security Program (GSP), Microsoft's
initiative to share its Windows source code with international
governments to allay fears about the operating system's security.
During a two-day visit, Bill Gates met with President Jiang Zemin and
other Chinese dignitaries. Microsoft's promise to reveal any or all of
the Windows source code successfully wooed the Chinese government and
military, who were leaning towards open-source Linux as a more secure
option. Microsoft is promoting GSP to dozens of nations and
organizations and has announced agreements with Russia, NATO, and the
United Kingdom.
CNET, 28 February 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1007-990526.html
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