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" We 're making these commitments first and foremost because we think it 's the right thing to do , " said Michael Mudd , spokesman for the Northfield-based company .

" We 're making these commitments first and foremost because we think it 's the right thing to do , " company spokesman Michael Mudd said yesterday .

yes

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Cindy Cohn , legal director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation , said that portion of the DMCA gives too much leeway to copyright holders .

Cindy Cohn , legal director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation , said Monday that section 512 hands too much power to copyright holders .

yes

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Earlier Thursday , PeopleSoft formally rejected the unsolicited bid from Oracle .

Thursday morning , PeopleSoft 's board rejected the Oracle takeover offer .
yes