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To: Joe NYC who wrote (653)	11/25/2002 7:28:06 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 7936

RIAA chief Rosen loses Oxford debate on P2P By John Lettice Posted: 27/10/2002 at 16:13 GMT RIAA chairmam* and CEO Hilary Rosen suffered a heavy defeat at the Oxford Union last week, when the motion she was proposing, "This House believes that the free music mentality is a threat to the future of music," was rejected by 256 votes to 72. The Oxford Union, you may recall, is the debating club that produces top politicians, and where once upon a time toffs voted against fighting for King and Country. So Hilary and her camp (Jay Berman of the International Federation of Phonographic Industries, and Chris Wright of Chrysalis) may have incorrectly anticipated the audience being rich enough to disdain P2P.... theregister.co.uk

To: Joe NYC who wrote (653)	11/25/2002 7:30:15 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7936

Chretien Rejects Aide Resignation on 'Moron' Quip Nov. 22 — By Alan Crosby PRAGUE (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien said on Friday he had rejected an offer by his chief spokeswoman to resign after she was quoted as calling President Bush a moron. The reported remarks by Francoise Ducros, made during a NATO summit in Prague, made headlines in Canada and the United States and prompted demands from Canadian opposition politicians that she be fired. Chretien told journalists that no one in the U.S. delegation had made reference to the comments during several meetings this week at the summit and he joked that Ducros uses the word "moron" regularly... abcnews.go.com