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Treatment: Unexpected Benefit for
Diabetics

Treatment: Unexpected Benefit for
Diabetics 05/31/2004 05:31 PM
Drugs commonly prescribed for high blood pressure and heart disease may lower mortality rates in people with diabetes.

The Recording Industry's Grand Plan: Sue
Some More

The Recording Industry's Grand Plan: Sue
Some More 09/03/2004 12:29 PM
Just like the MPAA's new leader, it looks like the RIAA's grand plan doesn't include anything that involves actually listening to what their customers are telling them, but rather, it's all about telling their customers what they're doing is wrong, wrong, wrong, and you should go to jail for it. In an interview with the RIAA's top lobbyist, Mitch Glazier, he repeats all of the usual RIAA lines about how important the Induce and Pirate Acts are, how he believes they're actually winning this battle against file sharing and how any change to the DMCA clarifying "fair use" would somehow be a "terrible precedent." However, he makes a very telling statement when it's pointed out to him that for each file sharing network they shut down, another 10, with better security, better filtering and better tools seem to spring up. His response is: "Our job is to make the risks high enough that fewer companies are interested in taking those risks." Apparently, it's not their job to see what their customers want and actually offer that. Meanwhile, for all the "risks" they're trying to add, plenty of others have noticed that every one of the RIAA's strategies so far, seems to have backfired in some manner when it comes to file sharing.

Recording Industry's Next Trick?
Killing Ringtone Sales

Recording Industry's Next Trick?
Killing Ringtone Sales 05/25/2004 02:49 PM
It's like watching a bad movie over and over again, each time a somewhat promising market starts to open up for the recording industry, they all do their best to kill it. Earlier today we saw how they're looking to kill the promising market for immed iate live recordings of concerts, but now it looks like they may be killing off ringtones. For the last year or so, ringtones have been the surprising revenue generator for both mobile phone carriers and the recording industry, and despite plenty of warning and predictions that this market couldn't last, the recording industry isn't known for their ability to understand how technology changes will impact their business over time. Already we've seen applications like Xingtone take the industry by surprise by daring to let users make ringtones out of music they've legally purchased - and it won't be long until ringtones are easily downloadable directly to mobile phones via a Napster-like application (if it doesn't exist already). Still, the music industry sees money, and are increasing the royalty rates they charge for ringtones, making them more expensive. In fact, ringtones that are mere snippets of songs cost much more than actually downloading the full song from any of the various download music stores out there. Of course, all this will really do is drive more people to investigate alternatives like Xingtone, and make the "market" for selling ringtones disappear quite quickly. This was going to happen eventually no matter what, so maybe, by raising prices, the industry is just speeding up the process.

unexpected T_VARIABLE

unexpected T_VARIABLE 10/02/2002 10:54 AM

Unexpected twists in Internet law

Unexpected twists in Internet law 12/23/2003 07:14 AM
Legal analyst Doug Isenberg finds that the last year in Internet law was marked by a common theme: surprise.

More Unexpected Convergence: Printing
From Your TV

More Unexpected Convergence: Printing
From Your TV 08/03/2004 02:18 PM
The folks who think that it's weird to mix a camera and a phone will love this one. Epson is jumping on the convergence bandwagon with a plan to turn your TV into a printer. The idea is to have printable data sent with TV programming. For example, if you're watching a commercial and are interested in the product, you could immediately print out a catalog. Of course, I imagine that shows like The Daily Show might have a blast with the possibilities of this kind of technology.

Expect the Unexpected in 2005

Expect the Unexpected in 2005 12/30/2004 02:49 AM
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absorb unexpected costs

absorb unexpected costs 11/03/2003 03:42 PM
ZDNet Nov 3 2003 2:59PM ET

Israel's unexpected victory over
terrorism

Israel's unexpected victory over
terrorism 09/21/2004 02:54 AM
Yossi Klein Halevi & Michael B. Oren: How Sharon Beat The Intifada — And What The United States Can Learn

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Newbie -- parse error: unexpected $

Newbie -- parse error: unexpected $ 10/02/2002 04:01 PM

New Raymond Scott album: The Unexpected

New Raymond Scott album: The Unexpected 02/10/2004 04:10 PM
There's a new Raymond Scott album! If you don't know Scott, here's a quick bio: he was a bandleader in the 40s, well-known for quirky, whimsical songs (many were used in Looney Tunes). In the 1950s he became interested in electronic music, and composed amazing pre-Moog marvels, including two albums designed to soothe babies. The Secret 7 is a group of jazz players headed by Scott and the 1959 album they recorded is called "The Unexpected." You can hear a Real Audio sample on the site. Be sure to look at the rest of Basta Music's offerings. They're a wonderful label out of Holland. Link

Infineon cops unexpected loss

Infineon cops unexpected loss 07/20/2004 06:31 AM
Ant-trust provision eats into profits

And the Unexpected Olympics Winner
Is...Athens

And the Unexpected Olympics Winner
Is...Athens 08/30/2004 03:11 AM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 30 2004 7:44AM GMT

PHP parse error, unexpected
T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM

PHP parse error, unexpected
T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM 09/22/2004 02:30 PM
What on earth is a T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM?

Apple's unexpected challenge: dominance

Apple's unexpected challenge: dominance 05/09/2004 01:34 AM
Boston Globe May 9 2004 5:46AM GMT

Data security: expect the unexpected

Data security: expect the unexpected 04/19/2004 08:32 PM

Snakes, Sharks and Unexpected
Associations

Snakes, Sharks and Unexpected
Associations 01/07/2004 04:29 PM

I love how the Web is full of unexpected associations that end up exposing me to new things.

After reading Don Box's post about Frank Zappa's "Baby Snakes" DVD, I immediately bought a copy on Amazon.com. I'd seen Baby Snakes years ago, and although I wasn't wild about most of the music on it (I usually love Zappa, but there's too much of his "gotta pay the bills with cheap laughs" lyrics here), I remember being completely blown away by Bruce Bickford's stunning animation.

A couple of days later the DVD arrived, and once again I was amazed by Bickford's mind-boggling work. I Googled for more about Bickford, and discovered that a documentary about him will premiere soon. Reading on, I noticed that the documentary's musical score was created by Shark Quest, a group I'd never heard of.

I figured any group that could write the score for a film about Bruce Bickford would be worth listening to, so back to Amazon.com I went. A minute later I ordered a Shark Quest CD, which I'm listening to right now - and I think it's great.

So, thanks Don, for introducing me to some new music :)

Edge: LEARNING TO EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED

Edge: LEARNING TO EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED 04/22/2004 05:17 AM
Learning to expect the unexpected .. more»

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Unexpected twists in Internet law | CNET
News.com

Unexpected twists in Internet law | CNET
News.com 12/24/2003 06:31 AM
Unexpected twists in Internet law .. Summary of 2003's US Internet law .. read from News.com.com .. CNET Column

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Globalising Internet brings unexpected
problems

Globalising Internet brings unexpected
problems 12/14/2003 07:31 PM
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A Voice of Inspiration: Unexpected Acts
Of Gratitude

A Voice of Inspiration: Unexpected Acts
Of Gratitude 07/16/2004 08:24 AM
Unexpected Acts Of Gratitude .. Comments

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Biovail Q1 profit sinks 63% to US$21.1
million but no unexpected bitter pills

Biovail Q1 profit sinks 63% to US$21.1
million but no unexpected bitter pills 05/01/2004 11:41 AM
Canadian Press May 1 2004 4:14PM GMT

The Devil You Don’t Know: The
Unexpected Future of Open Access
Publishing

The Devil You Don’t Know: The
Unexpected Future of Open Access
Publishing 08/11/2004 05:03 AM
The Devil You Don’t Know: The Unexpected Future of Open Access Publishing by Joseph J. Esposito
http://firstmo nday.org/issues/issue9_8/esposito/

With the advent of the Internet and online publishing, the notion has arisen that access to the world’s research publications could be made available to one and all for free, presumably by shifting the costs to other places in the value chain and disintermediating publishers, a circumstance called Open Access (OA) publishing. While there are many hopes embedded in this view (lower costs, wider access, etc.), it appears more likely that Open Access will come about not through a revolution in the world of legacy publishing, but through upstart media built with the innate characteristics of the Internet in mind. An unanticipated outcome of this situation will be that the overall cost of research publications will rise, though the costs will be borne by different players, primarily authors and their proxies.

Wordpress stuns supporters with
unexpected fund raising practices

Wordpress stuns supporters with
unexpected fund raising practices 03/31/2005 03:40 AM
Wordpress fans discover that their favorite blogging software is hosting hidden content on the project's website to raise money. Enthusiasts and developers must now grapple with the ethical and moral complications attached to such a funding method

Opening the industry's eyes

Opening the industry's eyes 02/14/2004 02:35 AM
USA Today Feb 14 2004 7:14AM GMT

Industry's First Pay-for-Use Computing
Grid

Industry's First Pay-for-Use Computing
Grid 09/22/2004 08:36 AM
PhysOrg.com Sep 22 2004 1:03PM GMT

The Industry's #1 PHP Development Tool
Gets An Upgrade!

The Industry's #1 PHP Development Tool
Gets An Upgrade! 07/03/2002 03:05 AM
The Zend Studio 2.5, now with significant additions and improvements has been released and with great fanfare. The new release includes the features you requested most such as a class browser, enhanced editing capabilities, code completion improvements and much more.

Indicting the Drug Industry's Practices

Indicting the Drug Industry's Practices 09/06/2004 03:50 AM
Dr. Marcia Angell's case against drug companies and their business practices is tough, persuasive and troubling.

News Industry's Digital Future

News Industry's Digital Future 04/27/2004 11:49 AM

I'll be speaking Friday at the University of California-Berkeley on a "Disru pting the News Industry" panel, part of a several-day series of conferences culminating with a two-day session on China's Digital Future. Everything is being Web-cast.

IBM chief says Big Blue's growth to top
industry's

IBM chief says Big Blue's growth to top
industry's 05/19/2004 08:45 PM
ZDNet May 20 2004 1:28AM GMT

The kids can't add, but they'll know the
industry's stance on copyright

The kids can't add, but they'll know the
industry's stance on copyright 04/25/2004 08:35 PM
The MPAA has poured US$200,000 into developing an educational program aimed at teaching kids the MPAA's stance on copyright issues.

Software industry's squeeze play

Software industry's squeeze play 04/14/2005 09:37 AM
Blog: Listen to some industry pundits and the enterprise software industry is going the way of the auto industry. There will be...

'Internet2' gets music industry's
attention

'Internet2' gets music industry's
attention 04/13/2005 08:07 AM
Chicago Tribune Apr 13 2005 12:32PM GMT

Music Industry's Ongoing Obtuseness

Music Industry's Ongoing Obtuseness 05/07/2004 12:06 PM

Steven Levy (Newsweek): iTunes and Lawsuits. Isn't it obvious by now that by accelerating the momentum of online stores like iTunes (and also promoting subscription services like Rhapsody, which can potentially deliver huge royalties to the industry) the industry will move quicker to a model from which it could launch hundreds of new ways to make money? (Jobs himself suggested one: sell out-of-catalog music now rotting in storage rooms for low prices.) Isn't this a better way to move towards the future than suing college students? How many times does the same chorus have to play before music execs can hum along?

Chip maker Infineon posts unexpected
loss, cites EU antitrust probe

Chip maker Infineon posts unexpected
loss, cites EU antitrust probe 07/20/2004 12:39 PM
National Post Jul 20 2004 4:55PM GMT

PR: Zend Upgrades Industry's #1 PHP
Development Studio

PR: Zend Upgrades Industry's #1 PHP
Development Studio 06/05/2002 10:01 AM
Zend Studio 2.5 Reduces Time-to-Market of Dynamic PHP Web Applications With New Development Environment Features and Enhancements.

Could Libraries Help the Music
Industry's Bottom Line?

Could Libraries Help the Music
Industry's Bottom Line? 05/20/2004 05:22 PM

More CD Buyers Try Out Digital Song Stores

"Consumers who subscribed to a music service such as RealNetworks' Rhapsody purchased an average of 11 CDs last year. Those who used legal music downloading sites such as Apple Computer's iTunes bought approximately 10 CDs, according to the report. Those who used peer-to-peer file-sharing sites averaged eight CDs, whereas those who did none of these bought an average of six CDs.

"Our research shows that it's the people who are really into music that are beginning to adopt paid digital services as an additional way of acquiring and enjoying music, and so far, these services are living side by side with traditional CDs," Russ Crupnick, president of NPD MusicWatch, said in a statement. 'As the industry matures, and digital music becomes even more mainstream, it remains to be seen just how much paid digital music will affect the market for CDs.' " [CNET News.com]

It would be interesting to see if those numbers went up if library patrons could listen to digital music online at home for free using their library card for authentication. Would they then spend even more money on CDs or purchasing tracks because they were able to hear them legally in their entirety first?

Conversely, it would be interesting to do a study of library patrons who borrow CDs from libraries to see if they end up purchasing more music than those that don't. Perhaps the music industry should be working more closely with libraries as listening outlets.

Sun Microsystems: Sun introduces
industry's first pay-for-use computing
grid

Sun Microsystems: Sun introduces
industry's first pay-for-use computing
grid 09/24/2004 05:16 AM
Investors Business Daily Sep 24 2004 9:41AM GMT

IT industry's 12-point cyber-security
plan

IT industry's 12-point cyber-security
plan 12/17/2004 06:27 PM

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Google hit by lawsuits

Google hit by lawsuits 04/26/2004 06:14 AM
New York Daily News Apr 26 2004 9:53AM GMT

SCO: No plans for new lawsuits

SCO: No plans for new lawsuits 08/04/2004 11:39 AM
There's work enough to be done in pending cases against IBM, Novell, AutoZone and others, CEO says.

Lawsuits in Paradise

Lawsuits in Paradise 12/31/2003 10:50 PM

Apple Users Threaten to Sue Over IBook, IPod: Cracks in the unified front of Apple users.

...at least two online petitions have collected hundreds of signatures from potential plaintiffs seeking to file lawsuits over claims of defects in the iBook laptop.

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Linspire Looking for More Lawsuits

Linspire Looking for More Lawsuits 04/20/2004 10:11 AM

Linspire's lawyers (formerly Lindows) apparently need work after their losing battle with Microsoft. Now they're testing Apple's resolve by announcing LPhoto and LSongs . Two applications that bear more than a little resemblence to iPhoto and iTunes. Apple may be smaller than Microsoft, but it doesn't take too much research to find that they take their intellectual property very seriously. Unlike their last battle with Microsoft, I have a feeling they'll get to keep the names, but the apps will no doubt look vastly different by the time they are released.

Via /.

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iTunes And Lawsuits

iTunes And Lawsuits 05/03/2004 07:40 PM
The labels still don't get it. By Steven Levy, Newsweek (via MyAppleMenu)

EA hit with shareholder lawsuits

EA hit with shareholder lawsuits 03/29/2005 04:31 PM
Class action suits accuse the leading game publisher of inflating sales forecasts.

IBM settles lawsuits

IBM settles lawsuits 06/23/2004 05:31 PM
USA Today Jun 23 2004 9:51PM GMT

More Music Lawsuits

More Music Lawsuits 02/17/2004 06:20 PM

531 more music file sharers sued: Settlements in these cases are averaging $3,000 each. If the music industry is trying to intimidate people, it's working. I don't have Kazaa on my home machine anymore, and these news reports are a big reason why.

The recording industry sued 531 more computer users Tuesday it said were illegally distributing songs over the Internet in what has become a routine reminder that college students, teenagers and others can face expensive lawsuits for swapping music online.

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McBride Says No More Lawsuits From SCO

McBride Says No More Lawsuits From SCO 08/03/2004 05:47 PM

Disney Hit With Two Lawsuits

Disney Hit With Two Lawsuits 02/11/2004 04:26 PM
TheStreet.com Feb 11 2004 7:57PM GMT

RIAA Launching New Lawsuits Anyway

RIAA Launching New Lawsuits Anyway 12/22/2003 07:43 PM
Given the weekend to think about the fact that they can't just send out a blizzard of subpoenas any more, the RIAA has decided, what the hell, they'll just file a blizzard of lawsuits instead, and then get the subpoenas to discover the identity of anonymous file sharers. Of course, filing incorrect lawsuits probably looks worse (and is more expensive) for the RIAA than filing incorrect subpoenas.

IBM settles cancer lawsuits

IBM settles cancer lawsuits 06/24/2004 11:37 AM
USA Today Jun 24 2004 3:36PM GMT

Google lawsuits guiding the way

Google lawsuits guiding the way 03/27/2005 11:36 PM

New York Times

Growing Number of Lawsuits Could Hurt Google's Ad Revenue

PARIS, March 27 -

[...]

This month, Mr. Dariot triumphed in his year-and-a-half-old lawsuit against Google's French subsidiary, which has been ordered to pay him $97,000 in fines and legal costs.

Dariot and his travel companies, Luteciel and Viaticum, successfully challenged Google's practice of selling Internet advertising from rivals designed to appear with Web searches for his trademarked Web site name, Bourse des Vols, which means flight exchange.

[...]

Mr. Dariot's company is one of the first to win against Google; similar cases in the United States and Germany that challenged the search engine's use of keywords have failed.

But more companies are piling on. France is home to as many as 15 cases, according to lawyers involved.

[...]

In a recent California case, Norm Zada, the chief executive and founder of Perfect 10, a publisher of nude photographs and adult material based in Beverly Hills, said he started sending legal notices to Google about the unauthorized use of his images in 2001.

"After 16 notices, they said they couldn't do anything," Mr. Zada said.

Since then, he said, his attorney has issued a blizzard of 44 notices in the past two years that covered 9,000 unauthorized images. In January, he sued Google in United States District Court in Los Angeles.

Google is in an amazing position to be the target of tons of lawsuits that will set precedent for many important things for us on the Internet. I personally like that Google is pushing the envelope on fair use and other issues. For instance, I think Google Images "thumbnails" are no larger than 150x150 pixels. Because of this, I use 150x150 as my own "safe zone" for "fair use thumbnails". If someone sues me, at least I can point at Google. The other thing that Google, Yahoo and others are involved in is transborder lawsuits, which are a very interesting issue from an Internet governance point of view.

Maybe Google should get into the legal advisory business too. ;-)

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RIAA Files 532 Lawsuits

RIAA Files 532 Lawsuits 01/22/2004 02:10 AM
Slashdot Jan 22 2004 2:52AM GMT

SCO lawsuits funded by Microsoft?

SCO lawsuits funded by Microsoft? 03/06/2004 01:59 AM

Wow: thi s one from Damien Barret:

"Color me not surprised. It appears that Microsoft is paying SCO to file all those ridiculous lawsuits against the users of Linux. I've seen low before, but this is pretty damn low. Scumsucking low."

I have no idea if any of that is true, but, it's truly sad that I could easily believe it's true... that's how much I trust the Microsoft corporate brand.

i2 settles shareholder lawsuits

i2 settles shareholder lawsuits 05/10/2004 10:01 AM
The software company, which has been plagued by accounting problems, will pay a total of $84.9 million, half of which will come from its insurance policy.

Goggle lawsuits guiding the way

Goggle lawsuits guiding the way 03/27/2005 08:44 PM

New York Times

Growing Number of Lawsuits Could Hurt Google's Ad Revenue

PARIS, March 27 -

[...]

This month, Mr. Dariot triumphed in his year-and-a-half-old lawsuit against Google's French subsidiary, which has been ordered to pay him $97,000 in fines and legal costs.

Dariot and his travel companies, Luteciel and Viaticum, successfully challenged Google's practice of selling Internet advertising from rivals designed to appear with Web searches for his trademarked Web site name, Bourse des Vols, which means flight exchange.

[...]

Mr. Dariot's company is one of the first to win against Google; similar cases in the United States and Germany that challenged the search engine's use of keywords have failed.

But more companies are piling on. France is home to as many as 15 cases, according to lawyers involved.

[...]

In a recent California case, Norm Zada, the chief executive and founder of Perfect 10, a publisher of nude photographs and adult material based in Beverly Hills, said he started sending legal notices to Google about the unauthorized use of his images in 2001.

"After 16 notices, they said they couldn't do anything," Mr. Zada said.

Since then, he said, his attorney has issued a blizzard of 44 notices in the past two years that covered 9,000 unauthorized images. In January, he sued Google in United States District Court in Los Angeles.

Google is in an amazing position to be the target of tons of lawsuits that will set precedent for many important things for us on the Internet. I personally like that Google is pushing the envelope on fair use and other issues. For instance, I think Google Images "thumbnails" are no larger than 150x150 pixels. Because of this, I use 150x150 as my own "safe zone" for "fair use thumbnails". If someone sues me, at least I can point at Google. The other thing that Google, Yahoo and others are involved in is transborder lawsuits, which are a very interesting issue from an Internet governance point of view.

Maybe Google should get into the legal advisory business too. ;-)

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SCO Hints at *BSD Lawsuits Next Year,
And More

SCO Hints at *BSD Lawsuits Next Year,
And More 11/19/2003 02:05 PM

BPI sits on sidelines as P2P lawsuits
fly

BPI sits on sidelines as P2P lawsuits
fly 06/09/2004 08:52 AM
vnunet.com Jun 9 2004 12:39PM GMT

Court Clears Way for More Age Lawsuits
(AP)

Court Clears Way for More Age Lawsuits
(AP) 03/31/2005 03:34 AM
AP - The Supreme Court expanded job protections for roughly half the nation's work force Wednesday, ruling that federal law allows people 40 and over to file age bias claims over salary and hiring even if employers never intended any harm.

More RIAA Lawsuits Filed

More RIAA Lawsuits Filed 02/18/2004 02:25 AM
Techfocus Feb 18 2004 5:41AM GMT

reign in shot-gun lawsuits

reign in shot-gun lawsuits 02/15/2004 02:36 PM
American Medical News .. Feb. 16

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More Overture Breakup Lawsuits

More Overture Breakup Lawsuits 11/05/2003 02:55 AM
When Yahoo bought Overture, one of the first things we mentioned was that people shouldn't just add Overture's revenue to Yahoo's because plenty of Overture's partners would bail out as quickly as possible, since they saw themselves as competitors to Yahoo. It hasn't taken long for that scenario to play out - but it's proving to be a pretty litigious situation. First, T-Online ditched Overture for Google, but Overture sued and won. Now, the same thing is playing out with Lycos, except that Lycos is striking first. They've both dumped Overture for Google and proactively sued them for breach of contract. They claim that Overture needed Lycos' permission before agreeing to the Yahoo acquisition. This might seem like a bit of a stretch at first, but it was apparently in the contract because Lycos wanted to make sure their private info never got into the hands of a list of competitors - with Yahoo at the top of that list. The complaint also alleges (just to make matters more fun) that Overture still owes Lycos nearly a million dollars, and they'd like to see the check pretty damn soon.

Are The RIAA Lawsuits Working?

Are The RIAA Lawsuits Working? 11/06/2003 12:25 PM
Ever since the RIAA started suing their customers, there's been an upturn in CD sales. It's no surprise, of course, to find out that record industry execs now believe the legal slapdown strategy is working wonders. There are, of course, plenty of other explanations (such as the economy rebounding), but I'd actually buy into the idea that, in the short term, the RIAA's legal strategy was likely to boost CD sales. The bigger question is whether or not it is a long term strategy that can work. Despite efforts by people to boycott the RIAA (which just doesn't work), most people are still going to go out and get the music they want. However, increasing the negative impression customers have of the established recording industry just sets up an opportunity for other, more customer friendly, options to come along. When consumers have no other choice, they'll hold their nose and stick with what's given them - but given some choice, they'll run like bandits. The music industry may have won a short term battle, but they've opened up a huge opportunity for a new model in music distribution. Now, the question is who will fill it?

New Flurry of RIAA Lawsuits

New Flurry of RIAA Lawsuits 02/18/2004 07:51 AM
The music industry sues another 531 people for sharing copyright music over peer-to-peer networks. That brings the total number of people sued to nearly 1,500. By Katie Dean.

RIAA lawsuits mount

RIAA lawsuits mount 06/22/2004 05:09 PM
USA Today Jun 22 2004 9:51PM GMT

SCO plans more Linux lawsuits

SCO plans more Linux lawsuits 11/18/2003 11:19 PM
The Linux antagonist vows to widen its legal battle against the open-source operating system, saying it intends to sue large-scale Linux users for copyright infringement.

Microsoft, Gateway end lawsuits

Microsoft, Gateway end lawsuits 04/12/2005 03:27 AM
stuff.co.nz Apr 12 2005 7:17AM GMT

Hacking The Internet Archive For
Lawsuits

Hacking The Internet Archive For
Lawsuits 07/12/2004 03:57 PM
A fascinating post over at Lawmeme discusses a case where someone's lawyers were accused of hacking into The Internet Archive in order to access certain archived web page that could be incriminating. The company in question, perhaps realizing the problems with those web pages, had asked Archive.org not to archive their sites. Somehow, however, they claim the law firm of the other party "hacked" into archive.org to access the data anyway. It's not at all clear how someone could hack into archive.org to access the material, but as James Grimmelmann notes, this seems like a legal issue worth watching. It didn't become a major issue in this particular case, but it certainly is likely to come up again in the future.

SCO's Lawsuits do not have users worried

SCO's Lawsuits do not have users worried 03/06/2004 01:54 AM
SCO going after a couple of very large companies will be the beginning of the end. How stupid can SCO...

Recording Industry's Unexpected Benefit from P2P

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