File Sharing Is Hard Habit to Break
File Sharing Is Hard Habit to Break: “Roughly one million people downloaded the season premiere of ‘Prison Break’ from file sharing sites when they could have watched the show legally on either Fox or Hulu…
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NebuAd suspends Web-monitoring plans
NebuAd suspends Web-monitoring plans: “ Silicon Valley start-up NebuAd has suspended plans to deploy a controversial program that displays ads based on the monitoring of Web activity while Congress reviews privacy concerns, according to a…
Court Ruling In Veoh Case Could Be A Big Boost To YouTube Over Viacom
(Via Techdirt.) Court Ruling In Veoh Case Could Be A Big Boost To YouTube Over Viacom: “A judge has ruled that online video hosting site Veoh is not guilty of copyright infringement for videos uploaded…
US Spying Court Stays Secret, Rejects ACLU Plea Again
Spying Court Stays Secret, Rejects ACLU Plea Again: “For the third time in a year, a secret spying court rejects an ACLU request to let some sunshine pierce its dark curtains of secrecy, ruling that…
US Feds push child-porn cases; penalty can be years in prison
Feds push child-porn cases; penalty can be years in prison – San Jose Mercury News: “Feds push child-porn cases; penalty can be years in prison By Howard Mintz, Mercury News Article Launched: 08/24/2008 01:34:28 AM…
Comcast users get UK-style capping, throttling
Comcast users get UK-style capping, throttling: “ Is 120 movies a month enough? The Network Neutrality pigeons are coming home to roost, with Comcast formally announcing a British-style capping regime.… “ (Via The Register –…
Would you mind people viewing your salary online?
Would you mind people viewing your salary online?: “Glassdoor.com, a site which is already very popular in the US, would allow anyone to discover what leading companies pay their employees. Are you happy with this…
Judge: Copyright Owners Must Consider ‘Fair Use’ Before Sending Takedown Notice
Judge: Copyright Owners Must Consider ‘Fair Use’ Before Sending Takedown Notice: “A federal judge rules that copyright owners must first consider ‘fair use’ before sending takedown notices to online video-sharing sites like YouTube requiring removal…
US File Sharer Settling With RIAA for $756 a Song
File Sharer Settling With RIAA for $756 a Song: “A Bronx woman agrees to pay the Recording Industry Association of America $6,050 for purloining eight tracks on the Kazaa file sharing network. That’s $756.25 per…
AOL phisher gets seven year sentence
AOL phisher gets seven year sentence: “AOL Phisher Michael Dolan has been sentenced to seven years in prison. (Via Macworld.)