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Reuters: "A top music industry representative says Internet service providers will be asked to pay up for giving their customers access to free song-swapping sites." 

Key phrase: Substantial non-infringing use

NY Times: "A New York court has ruled that Network Associates, a maker of popular antivirus and computer security software, may not require people who buy the software to get permission from the company before publishing reviews of its products." 

Lessig proposes a small tax on fifty-year-old copyrights.  

Jack Balkin: "The Supremes have made new law that puts the DMCA into question." 

BBC: "Demonstrations in Japan were followed by protests in Pakistan, the Middle East and Russia. Others are taking place in Europe and the United States." 

A feature request for anyone doing an RSS aggregator. Watch for enclosures. When you spot one, make note. If you're running at 2AM (a configurable time) download all the enclosures you've found, and put them in a folder on the local hard disk. Present them to the user when he or she arrives in the morning. This way large media objects, songs and movies, can be transmitted overnight using the network defined by RSS. This idea came from Adam Curry.  

Scoble enters the great Alpha Male debate with tips for girls on how to get one. 

     

Last update: Saturday, January 18, 2003 at 3:14 PM Eastern.

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