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walktalker · 13-06-01, 06:01 PM

MPAA Settles With Accused Net Pirate
The Motion Picture Association of America today said it had reached a settlement of its civil lawsuit against Antonio Daniele III. The MPAA alleged Daniele sold pirated movies via an e-mail address on the Internet. The MPAA, a trade association of the seven major movie studios, said in a press release that Daniele, from Chicopee, Mass., acknowledged engaging in the illegal sale of motion pictures and agreed to a judgment against him in the amount of $110,000.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166817.html

Studies Forecast Quadrupling Of Broadband By 2005
The number of subscribers to broadband Internet access services will top 21 million this year and roughly quadruple to about 84 million by the end of 2005, says a new study by research firm Cahners In-Stat Group. And in another study, In- Stat forecast even faster growth in broadband services to multi- tenant buildings. In the report "The Broadband Marathon: Access Technologies Jockey for Subscribers," the research firm says broadband access will grow rapidly in the next few years thanks to increasing reliance on the Internet.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166816.html

MP3.com Expands Services As Library Tops 1 Million Tunes
Earlier this month, in an effort to promote the first CD from a California-based group called Lapdog, band manager Joe Lyons uploaded what turned out to be the millionth song in the databases of digital music distributor MP3.com. Now, boasting that it has the largest music library on the Internet, MP3.com is rolling a new service that takes another run at generating subscription revenue for the company that is being purchased by record giant Vivendi Universal.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166788.html

Real, the digital media player
RealNetworks has become the swinger of the digital media set, inking deals with everyone from Cisco to the record labels, but will its dalliances bolster sales? Real is suffering as its dotcom startup customers go out of business and as more established customers rein in plans to stream audio and video online. But it has shown no shortage of energy this year.
http://www.upside.com/DigitalMedia/3b26a7091.html

Slim Shady takes a hit from the FCC
For years the FCC has neglected its oversight role concerning radio content. But on June 1, citing its newly revised indecency guidelines, the FCC fined KKMG $7,000 for airing a "clean" version of Eminem's "The Real Slim Shady," a song that, according to the FCC's ruling, "contains unmistakable offensive sexual references in conjunction with expletives that appear intended to pander and shock." The station has until July 1 to appeal the fine. The station's lawyers will likely note that the original complaint was filed by a listener nearly one year ago -- predating the FCC's current indecency guidelines.
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/20...fcc/index.html

Mobile industry adopts new Internet standard
The world’s leading mobile phone makers and operators announced on Wednesday an industry-wide initiative they hope will bring true Internet functionality to next-generation cell phones. The mobile services initiative (M-Services) aims to introduce an open software and hardware standard within mobile Internet in a bid to avoid the fiasco which surrounded the first attempt at mobile Internet, Wireless Application Protocol (WAP).
http://www.msnbc.com/news/586791.asp?0dm=B15MT

Broadband in the sky
Check your e-mail. Change your hotel reservation because the plane is late. Download that last document for your presentation. Surf the Web. Passengers of three major airlines should be able to do all that from the air beginning next year as American, Delta and United start providing fast Internet access aboard their planes. The three airlines announced Wednesday they are developing the system with the Boeing Co. They eventually plan to install the high-speed connections on 1,500 of their planes and sell the system to other airlines.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/586872.asp?0dm=B11MT

NASA Expects More, Cheaper Probes to Stress Communications System
NASA is bracing for a flood of radio signals as more than 25 spacecraft exploring the solar system all phone home. And with Japan, Europe and the United States all launching probes to Mars and other destinations, the stress on the web of antennas tuned to space will only increase, scientists say. The crunch time will be during late 2003 and early 2004, when many of the missions reach crucial points in their journeys, according to NASA.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scite...ace010613.html

EU's safer Internet site hacked and down
The European Union's attempt to promote a safer Internet and "tackle the controversial issue of illegal and harmful content on the Internet" has been hacked and is still down a day later. Perhaps even more embarrassing than being hacked though (you'd think the EU would be a bit more up to speed with security, wouldn't you?), is the number of holes and dodgy security on the site.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/8/19682.html

13-06-01, 06:01 PM	#7
walktalker The local newspaper man Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Montreal Posts: 2,036	Hey, who said it was all ? MPAA Settles With Accused Net Pirate The Motion Picture Association of America today said it had reached a settlement of its civil lawsuit against Antonio Daniele III. The MPAA alleged Daniele sold pirated movies via an e-mail address on the Internet. The MPAA, a trade association of the seven major movie studios, said in a press release that Daniele, from Chicopee, Mass., acknowledged engaging in the illegal sale of motion pictures and agreed to a judgment against him in the amount of $110,000. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166817.html Studies Forecast Quadrupling Of Broadband By 2005 The number of subscribers to broadband Internet access services will top 21 million this year and roughly quadruple to about 84 million by the end of 2005, says a new study by research firm Cahners In-Stat Group. And in another study, In- Stat forecast even faster growth in broadband services to multi- tenant buildings. In the report "The Broadband Marathon: Access Technologies Jockey for Subscribers," the research firm says broadband access will grow rapidly in the next few years thanks to increasing reliance on the Internet. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166816.html MP3.com Expands Services As Library Tops 1 Million Tunes Earlier this month, in an effort to promote the first CD from a California-based group called Lapdog, band manager Joe Lyons uploaded what turned out to be the millionth song in the databases of digital music distributor MP3.com. Now, boasting that it has the largest music library on the Internet, MP3.com is rolling a new service that takes another run at generating subscription revenue for the company that is being purchased by record giant Vivendi Universal. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166788.html Real, the digital media player RealNetworks has become the swinger of the digital media set, inking deals with everyone from Cisco to the record labels, but will its dalliances bolster sales? Real is suffering as its dotcom startup customers go out of business and as more established customers rein in plans to stream audio and video online. But it has shown no shortage of energy this year. http://www.upside.com/DigitalMedia/3b26a7091.html Slim Shady takes a hit from the FCC For years the FCC has neglected its oversight role concerning radio content. But on June 1, citing its newly revised indecency guidelines, the FCC fined KKMG $7,000 for airing a "clean" version of Eminem's "The Real Slim Shady," a song that, according to the FCC's ruling, "contains unmistakable offensive sexual references in conjunction with expletives that appear intended to pander and shock." The station has until July 1 to appeal the fine. The station's lawyers will likely note that the original complaint was filed by a listener nearly one year ago -- predating the FCC's current indecency guidelines. http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/20...fcc/index.html Mobile industry adopts new Internet standard The world’s leading mobile phone makers and operators announced on Wednesday an industry-wide initiative they hope will bring true Internet functionality to next-generation cell phones. The mobile services initiative (M-Services) aims to introduce an open software and hardware standard within mobile Internet in a bid to avoid the fiasco which surrounded the first attempt at mobile Internet, Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). http://www.msnbc.com/news/586791.asp?0dm=B15MT Broadband in the sky Check your e-mail. Change your hotel reservation because the plane is late. Download that last document for your presentation. Surf the Web. Passengers of three major airlines should be able to do all that from the air beginning next year as American, Delta and United start providing fast Internet access aboard their planes. The three airlines announced Wednesday they are developing the system with the Boeing Co. They eventually plan to install the high-speed connections on 1,500 of their planes and sell the system to other airlines. http://www.msnbc.com/news/586872.asp?0dm=B11MT NASA Expects More, Cheaper Probes to Stress Communications System NASA is bracing for a flood of radio signals as more than 25 spacecraft exploring the solar system all phone home. And with Japan, Europe and the United States all launching probes to Mars and other destinations, the stress on the web of antennas tuned to space will only increase, scientists say. The crunch time will be during late 2003 and early 2004, when many of the missions reach crucial points in their journeys, according to NASA. http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scite...ace010613.html EU's safer Internet site hacked and down The European Union's attempt to promote a safer Internet and "tackle the controversial issue of illegal and harmful content on the Internet" has been hacked and is still down a day later. Perhaps even more embarrassing than being hacked though (you'd think the EU would be a bit more up to speed with security, wouldn't you?), is the number of holes and dodgy security on the site. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/8/19682.html