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Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom

Wired

by Ryan Singel

July 02, 2008

Google will have to turn over every record of every video watched by YouTube users, including users' names and IP addresses, to Viacom, which is suing Google for allowing clips

Viacom wants the data to prove that infringing material is more popular than user-created videos, which could be used to increase Google's liability if it is found guilty of contributory infringement.

Board opens way for new top-level domains - Network World

Network World

by Peter Sayer

June 24, 2008

ICANN will press ahead with plans to introduce new top-level domains, including some so-called Internationalized Domain Names written in Chinese and Arabic scripts, its board decided unanimously Thursday.

Thursday's decision will not, of itself, create specific new gTLDs: The board has simply approved a policy proposal that will form the basis of a set of rules for creating and managing new gTLDs. Among other things, ICANN has issued a new policy affecting Domain 'Tasting'/'Kiting', which promises to, at the very least, minimize the damage it is causing.

The truth about last year's Xbox 360 recall

SuperSite Blog

June 11, 2008

When Microsoft Corp. announced a mammoth global recall of its Xbox 360 a year ago, the software giant never disclosed the exact source of the game console's heat problem that led to the fiasco.

The Xbox 360 recall a year ago happened because "Microsoft wanted to avoid an ASIC vendor," says Bryan Lewis, research vice president and chief analyst at Gartner. Microsoft designed the graphic chip on its own, cut a traditional ASIC vendor out of the process and went straight to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., he explained.

Apple iPhone 3G debut

apple.com

by Apple Inc.

June 01, 2008

iPhone 3G will hit the stores in 1 month, cutting the base price by half (to $199) and adding significant features. It features 3G, built-in GPS, and the best email, web browsing, and search ever on a mobile device.

With fast 3G wireless technology, GPS mapping, support for enterprise features like Microsoft Exchange, and the new App Store, iPhone 3G puts even more features at your fingertips. And like the original iPhone, it combines three products in one - a revolutionary phone, a widescreen iPod, and a breakthrough Internet device with rich HTML email and a desktop-class web browser. iPhone 3G. It redefines what a mobile phone can do - again. Make a call by tapping a name or send a text with the intelligent keyboard. Enjoy music and video on a widescreen display and shop for music with a tap.

National DNA database gets kickstart from feds

World Net Daily

by Bob Unruh

May 01, 2008

With virtually no fanfare, and equally quiet opposition, President Bush has signed into law a plan that orders the government to take no more than six months to set up a national contingency plan to screen newborns' DNA.

Further, the new law requires that the results of that DNA program, including "information ... research, and data on newborn screening" shall be assembled by a "central clearinghouse" and be made available on the Internet.

N.Y. Orders Large Web Retailers To Charge Tax

WCBS TV

by Tony Aiello

April 25, 2008

State Estimates New Rule Will Bring In $50 Million In 2008

New York Internet shoppers, take note: in five weeks, sales tax-free shopping will end on many Web sites thanks to rewritten state rules that are trying to force Internet retailers to collect.

Locking It Down: Protect Your Business from Cyberthieves

KRISTV

by Eve Tamincioglu

April 09, 2008

Every six to eight months, a zombie attacks the e-mail server at Guy Brown, a Brentwood Tenn. company that refurbishes and sells office products.

It's not a Dawn of the Dead zombie, but a virus that invades computer systems to send bogus junk mail. The intruder has even caused one of the $150 million company's biggest customers to stop accepting its e-mails.

Microsoft, Symantec Settle Lawsuit

Web Host Industry News

April 03, 2008

Microsoft (microsoft.com) and Symantec (symantec.com) have agreed to settle on a lawsuit filed two years ago regarding the use of Veritas code in Microsoft products, including Windows Vista.

The security solutions provider sued Microsoft in May 2006, claiming that Microsoft had incorporated without permission the Volume Manager software Symantec acquired in its purchase of Veritas in June 2005. Microsoft had formerly signed an agreement in 1996 with Veritas to license the software that enables operating systems to manage large amounts of data.

Court Urged to Dismiss Web Host Suit

Web Host Industry News

March 31, 2008

A Texas railway company's lawsuit against a Web host whose Internet message board posted satirical content should be dismissed, Public Citizen told the District Court in Tarrant County, Texas in a motion filed Friday.

Public Citizen says that BNSF has no right to demand the Web host to disclose the identities of the individuals who posted the comments just because it finds the content offensive.

Nanny accused of abuse

CNN Video

by Sunny Hostin

March 14, 2008

A 60-year-old babysitter is accused of abusing a baby in her care. CNN's reports.

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