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    The state of Internet law was in flux in 2001. Lawyer Doug Isenberg says that if any lesson has emerged, it's that the same thing will probably remain true for 2002.

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    A piece of software being distributed anonymously online has successfully cracked part of Microsoft's anti-piracy technology, the centerpiece of much of the giant's recent forays into the audio and video world.

  • Compromise for CD copying is in the works

    Anti-piracy features making their way onto CDs promise to dramatically alter the online music landscape, potentially handing Microsoft a potent weapon against the leading MP3 format and other rivals in the high-stakes battle over digital-audio standards.

  • Tripping the Rippers

    Anti-piracy features making their way onto CDs promise to dramatically alter the online music landscape.

  • Is Real's hacking of iPod legal?

    Code-crackers risk fines and prison time when they defeat copy-protection technology, but such draconian rules likely don't apply in the case of RealNetworks and its iPod "hack," legal experts said.

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  • Cyberlaw: Future's pretty fuzzy

    The state of Internet law was in flux in 2001. Lawyer Doug Isenberg says that if any lesson has emerged, it's that the same thing will probably remain true for 2002.

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