Banned code lives in poetry and song; critics of DVD-copyright ruling say the Constitution protects posting program in all forms

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Critics of an August 2000 ruling by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan prohibiting a hacker Web site from creating links to or posting DeCSS software code have included the code in bar codes, games, poetry, images and movies published on the Web. The DeCSS code is capable of breaking digital video disk (DVD) encryption code and would allow anyone to access DVD movies. The motion picture industry, which won the 2000 ruling, says that its code is protected by US copyright law. Its critics maintain they are free to post the code in 'works of art' which are protected by the First Amendment.

Government regulation, Cases, Copyright, Copyrights, Movies

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Marketers to attack bills restricting ads

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The Association of National Advertisers and the motion picture industry are set to fight Senator Joseph Lieberman's bill, the Media Marketing Accountability Act, as well as a similar bill in the House. The trade group and entertainment industry fear that the bills would curtail advertising that reaches kids under age 17. Last year, the Federal Trade Commission uncovered internal entertainment industry memos on how firms market violent movies, music and games to young kids as a matter of routine.

Advertising, Advertising Activity, Integrated Record Production/Distribution, Prerecorded records and tapes, Records & Tapes, Legal/Government Regulation, Statistical Data Included, Reports, Political activity, Social policy, Political aspects, Ethical aspects, United States. Federal Trade Commission, Sound recording industry, Recording industry, Sound recordings, Target marketing, Association of National Advertisers, Lieberman, Joseph I., Children as consumers, Child consumers, Advertising law, Violence in motion pictures, Movie violence, Violence in mass media, Media violence

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With free PCs, you get what you pay for

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Marketing companies are offering computers in exchange for users signing up for long term Internet service contracts. Charges are typically around $30 a month for a two or three year contract. There is often a cancellation penalty, and the consumer also pays a delivery charge of about $30. The computers are usually unbranded 300 megaherz, 32 megabyte, machines with 4 megabyte hard drives. FreePC gives away computers to persons who agree to provide personal data. It says that for the first 10,000 machines it is to give away, it had 1.2 million applicants. This trend of bundling hardware and service together puts additional momentum behind the perception that PC's are low price commodity items.

Electronic computers, Electronic Computer Manufacturing, Analog & Hybrid Computers, On-Line Information Services, Marketing procedures, Videotex & Teletext, Telegraph & other communications, Usage, Computer industry, Microcomputers, Internet service providers, Forecasts and trends, Online services, Internet services, Market trend/market analysis, Internet service provider, Sales promotions

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