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Senate May Ram Copyright Bill



Senate May Ram Copyright Bill
By Michael Grebb, Wired.com, Nov. 16, 2004
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,65704,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_3

"WASHINGTON -- Several lobbying camps from different industries and
ideologies are joining forces to fight an overhaul of copyright law, which
they say would radically shift in favor of Hollywood and the record
companies and which Congress might try to push through during a lame-duck
session that begins this week."

Conservatives Aim to Sink Pirate Act
By Roy Mark, Internetnews.com, November 12, 2004
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3435421

"WASHINGTON -- The American Conservative Union (ACU) accused Hollywood of
attempting to "shanghai" public policy for its own agenda as it urged
Congress to reject a package of proposed new intellectual property laws."

From:

digital-copyright Digest 17 Nov 2004 16:00:00 -0000 Issue 449

Chuck Hamaker
Associate University Librarian Collections and Technical Services
Atkins Library
University of North Carolina Charlotte
Charlotte, NC 28223
phone 704 687-2825