RIAA Must Pay Defendant’s Legal Fees
RIAA Must Pay Defendant’s Legal Fees: “The music industry lobbying group is told to cough up $108,000 to cover Tanya Andersen’s legal costs after she beats an RIAA file sharing lawsuit. (Via Wired News.)
June 2008
ICANN approves customized top-level domains
ICANN approves customized top-level domains: “ Don’t like .com? How about .thispagerocks? ICANN, the organization that oversees internet addresses, will soon allow anyone to apply for his very own generic top-level domain (gTLD). In other…
BT starts threatening music downloaders with internet cut-off
BT starts threatening music downloaders with internet cut-off: “ BPI wins another ISP ally Exclusive BT, the UK’s largest broadband provider, has begun threatening subscribers with disconnection from the internet if it is told they…
UK govt publishes ‘kids and videogames’ action plan
UK govt publishes ‘kids and videogames’ action plan: “ Internet safety scheme too The Byron Review, it seems, was just the beginning. The UK government has unveiled a comprehensive action plan designed to develop ways…
Internet overhaul wins approval
Internet overhaul wins approval: “A complete overhaul of the way people navigate the internet has been given the go ahead in Paris.” (Via BBC News.)
Antispam group outlines defenses to block botnet spam
Antispam group outlines defenses to block botnet spam: “A major antispam organization is pushing a set of new best practices for ISPs to stop increasing volumes of spam generated by…” (Via Macworld.)
Data security in Government: a briefing on the Poynter report
Data security in Government: a briefing on the Poynter report: “Four reports were published yesterday that relate to the security of Government information systems. The recommendations in one of them, the Poynter report, may be…
Data security in Government: a briefing on Sir Gus O’Donnell’s report
Data security in Government: a briefing on Sir Gus O’Donnell’s report: “Sir Gus O’Donnell wrote one of the four reports published yesterday on the security of Government information systems. The report will have a major…
Internet shake-up
Internet shake-up: “What do the planned changes mean?” (Via BBC News.)
Legal, British P2P ‘by end of year’
Legal, British P2P ‘by end of year’: “ ISP-music talks get serious Exclusive Legal broadband subscription services that permit file sharing may appear on the market by the year’s end, according to music industry sources…