[Sigifp-l] Information Policy Digest 11/13

[TAMaxwell at aol.com]

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

U.S. Copyright Latest
<http://www.copyright.gov/newsnet>

Consumers, Digital Technology, and Copyrights.
<http://www.consumeralert.org/pubs/research/CRSep02.htm>
A look at the future of copyright issues and the free market economy.

BMG: No More CDs Without Copy Protection.
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/27960.html>
"The music companies are absolutely intent on copy-proofing their products, 
and although they'll maybe retreat a little when irate consumers pelt them 
with ordure, they'll be right back just as soon as the heat dies down."

Copy Protection on CDs is Worthless.
<http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993020>
The technology built into some CDs to stop people copying them is futile, 
according to a computer scientist who has put today's anti-piracy systems 
under the microscope.

ACCESS

The Death Of The Internet.
<http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=14454>
The big telecom companies have finally found a way to make money online. But 
they first have to destroy the Internet as it is currently used.

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

25 Dollars for Free Speech in Virgin, Utah.
<http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/West/11/04/virgin.speech.ap/index.html>
Mayor Jay Lee wants to keep Town Council meetings short and civil, so he 
charges residents $25 every time they speak up at zoning and planning 
meetings.

Beauty or The Beast.
<http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/4488079.htm>
Discussion flares anew as viewers get ready for second [Harry Potter] movie 
instalment.

Challenges Aren't Cheaper by the Dozen in Virginia.
<http://www.ala.org/alonline/news/2002/021111.html#pabbis>
A member of the Fairfax County, Virginia, group Parents Against Bad Books 
in Schools (PABBIS) filed challenges in October to 18 books in the 
district's libraries. Each review will cost some $2,600, Fairfax school 
district Chief Information Officer Maribeth Luftglass told the October 31 
Northern Virginia Journal, bringing the overall price tag to almost 
$50,000.