   July 18, 2004 - July 24, 2004 ArchiveJuly 23, 2004Another Study Says P2P Doesn't Hurt Record Industry
Meanwhile, the record labels fume and insist that they do have clothes.
Induce Act Blasted in Congressional Hearings
Tech industry reps made it clear that the Induce Act is a bad idea, but the bill's authors maintain that something is going to pass this year. Click here to tell Congress what you think.
SCO Gets Whupped in DaimlerChrysler Suit
DaimlerChrysler was targeted in SCO's anti-linux campaign, but a judge recently agreed with the car company and threw out most of SCO's case.
Data Company Compromised Again
An Arkansas man was recently indicted for breaking into the servers of Axciom - the world's largest repository of consumer data.
Study Says People Care More About Airline Security than Personal Privacy
The real question is why we're led to believe that the two are mutually exclusive.
July 19, 2004Washington Post Calls for PATRIOT Review
This op-ed considers a recent DoJ report and concludes that the PATRIOT Act demands careful, thorough review before any discussion of expansion can take place.
Silicon Valley Wakes Up, Smells Induce Act
The San Jose Merc - Silicon Valley's paper of record - runs an op-ed on the negative impact that the Induce Act could have on tech companies.
E-Voting Victory in Ohio
The final three Ohio counties considering the purchase of e-voting machines will stick to paper this November. Republican Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell ordered the counties not to buy the machines in light of security concerns highlighted in yet another troubling study.
The Vast Open Source Conspiracy
Electronic voting machine vendors think that their critics are driven by a religious devotion to free software.
France Eases Ability to Take Down Infringers
The new rules require a judge to review the takedown request, which is a higher standard than record labels must meet in the U.S.
Microsoft Wins $4 Million from Spammer
A judge ordered the California man to pay $4 million after using the names of Microsoft products in his salty, canned email messages.
Big Industry Groups Criticize the Induce Act
Groups like the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) are speaking out against Orrin's latest Hatchet job.
July 18, 2004Pumping Up the Digital Volume
Neat article on the UK's digital radio market and the products that will let listeners copy/pause/replay anything they can tune. These are exactly the kinds of devices that would be affected by the digital radio broadcast flag currently being considered by the FCC. [Click here for some PDF'd background]
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