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Intellectual Property

In defense of copyright A top intellectual property lawyer argues that the Supreme Court's decision to review the Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act is plain wrong.
By Damien Cave [04/15/02]

U.S. prepares to invade your hard drive A bill before Congress would mandate built-in copy-protection on all digital devices. But even technology experts who really want to protect intellectual property think it's a lousy idea.
By Paul Boutin [03/29/02]

Chained melodies Copyright-holding corporations are pushing new laws and computer-crippling technologies in their war on piracy. But can anything keep geeks from copying the music and movies they crave?
By Damien Cave [03/13/02]

DVD pirates and hobbits in Southeast Asia A backpacking tourist in Laos gets his hands on "The Fellowship of the Ring" just two weeks after its U.S. release.
By Jeff Radice [02/27/02]

Mickey Mouse vs. The People How an antiquarian bookseller and a Nathaniel Hawthorne fan ended up before the Supreme Court.
By Damien Cave [02/21/02]

Losing the war on patents Attempts to fix the intellectual property system from below are faltering. Is it time to bring in the feds?
By Damien Cave [02/15/02]

Don't steal music, pretty please Record companies will make big, big money online. They just need to learn to let go.
By Paul Boutin [12/18/01]

Why college radio fears the DMCA If the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is fully enforced, stations will be unable to afford to webcast their tunes.
By Mark L. Shahinian [12/13/01]

How the music industry blew it John Alderman's "Sonic Boom" recounts the history of Napster -- and the unstoppable rise of file trading.
By Richard Barbrook [11/30/01]

Internet liberation theology In "The Future of Ideas" Lawrence Lessig explains why ham-handed efforts to increase copyright protection are a threat to freedom and prosperity.
By Marc Rotenberg [11/07/01]

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