Tech news
Some interesting headlines on sci/tech this week:
Record Industry May Not Subpoena Providers – “The recording industry can’t force Internet providers to identify music downloaders, a federal appeals court said Friday in a major decision shielding online privacy while undercutting the industry’s anti-piracy campaign.”
Downloading Lawsuits Cost Getting Higher – “The recording industry can still bring civil lawsuits against people who download music illegally, but Friday’s court ruling will make that more expensive and time-consuming.”
Court: Kazaa not responsible for swapping – “AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — The makers of Kazaa, the world’s most popular computer file-sharing program, cannot be held liable for copyright infringement of music or movies swapped on its free software, the Dutch Supreme Court ruled Friday.”