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walktalker · 16-07-01, 05:54 PM

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Adobe's legal attack dogs savage open source KIllustrator
Adobe's carefully cultivated 'nice guy' image has been found lacking in Germany. This is thanks to its law firm which is charging people on Adobe's behalf for the privilege of getting a stiff legal letter, writes Paul Nesbitt. Adobe is demanding that a German professor and part time open source programmer stop using the name KIllustrator as the brand for his Linux-based drawing program. KIllustrator was written by Dr Kai-Uwe Sattler, as part of a project at the University of Magdeburg, which employs him. As its name suggests, KIllustrator is similar to Adobe's famous Illustrator program, but it has been developed as part of K Office, an Office-like suite of programs for KDE user interface running over Linux.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/20417.html

Microsoft racing to patch Outlook flaw
The scope and simplicity of the Microsoft Outlook bug we reported last week is far more serious than we first suspected. On Friday we reported that veteran bug hunter Georgi Guninski had discovered a loophole with Office XP which might allow an attacker to view a victim's email, delete or manipulate his or her data. This is bad enough but Microsoft has now been forced to concede the potentially devastating vulnerability affects not only Office XP but also Office 2000 and 98 to boot. The software giant has admitted that an attacker might be able to run malware of his choice simply by tricking a victim into visiting a maliciously constructed Web site.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/20413.html

MAPS to start charging for anti-spam list
Anti-spam organisation MAPS (mail abuse prevention system) is to start charging a subscription fee to its blacklist, according to a notice posted on its Web site. The new system will take effect from the end of this month. Presumably, since the demise of arch-rival ORBS earlier this year, the organisation feels it can impose monopolistic control over the anti-spam market. Both MAPS and ORBS produce a list of servers on the Internet that contain an open relay. Such open relays allow would-be spammers to send out hundreds of thousands unsolicited emails.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/20410.html

WinXP ship date threatened by govt trial move?
The prospect of an injunction delaying the October launch of Windows XP drew closer on Friday, with a government request to the appeals court to send the case back to the district court early. The current status as regards Microsoft's little legal issue is that the appeals court intends to send it back to the district court anyway, but that it's currently in a waiting period in order to give both parties the opportunity to ask the appeals court to hear the case again. Friday's motion from the DoJ and states points out that as neither party intends to do this, there's no point in waiting. But the timing could well have an effect on XP; the absolute earliest the district court could start on the case under the current schedule is mid-August.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/20403.html

Survey Shows Net Use Steady Over Last Six Months
Reports of the Net's demise may be greatly exaggerated. A survey released today by the Pew Internet and American Life Project in Washington D.C. suggests that Internet usage remained somewhat steady.According to the telephone survey conducted in February, Pew Internet pollsters found that 54 percent of the respondents said they found no change in their Internet usage habits over the previous six months. But, nearly 30 percent of Web surfers said their usage of the Net has increased over the previous six months. Of those respondents, 29 percent said they’re spending more time on the Net due to school or work.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scite...age010716.html

Babies Remember Tunes Played From Before They Were Born, Study Says

Babies remember tunes they were played in the womb for as much as a year after birth, says a new study. "All previous research showed that they could remember things for up to a month but there was no evidence to suggest that they would remember for up to a year," said Alexandra Lamont, a psychologist and lecturer at Britain's University of Leicester psychology department who conducted the study. "I really wasn't expecting this."
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/livin...ic_010711.html

Napster to use new digital encoding technology for subscription service
Embattled song-swap service Napster Inc. said Monday it was using new digital encoding technology to power a subscription-based service it hopes to launch this summer. Napster said the technology, licensed from PlayMedia Systems, would enable Napster’s software to encode, recognize and play copyright-protected music files on the membership service. “Napster is at the forefront of using some extremely advanced rights management and security technologies in a file-sharing environment,” Napster’s interim CEO Hank Barry said in a statement.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/601142.asp?0dm=C14NT

Net is key to higher living standards
Poorer countries can raise their living standards by changing laws, building technology infrastructure and training workers to use the Internet, a report released Monday concludes. The document urges countries to copy successful programs that use information technology to create jobs, lure investment and sell high-tech products and handmade crafts on the global market.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/600973.asp?0dm=C17NT

Music sites hope to start humming online shortly
Paid Internet music services haven’t made much headway so far. But the problems of free music-swapping service Napster Inc., and some thorny licensing issues, are raising entrepreneurs’ hopes. A Chicago start-up, FullAudio Corp., for example, plans to launch a music-subscription service in 90 days, hoping to hit the market before two high-profile joint ventures backed by major record labels that plan to offer subscriptions as well.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/600806.asp?0dm=C1BNT

FullAudio Signs EMI
FullAudio landed a licensing deal with EMI Recorded Music, which paves the way for a launch of the subscription music service in the fall. The deal brings FullAudio's license tally up to three, with EMI Publishing, EMI Recorded Music and BMG Music Publishing. For a subscription-based music service like the one FullAudio has developed, there are generally two licenses required to use a song, one from the publisher and one from the label. Now that FullAudio has both deals signed with EMI, they could theoretically launch their service using songs from EMI's vast catalog including artists such as Radiohead, Coldplay and the Beatles.
http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,27950,00.html

RIAA Seeks Dismissal Of SDMI Suit
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by a group of scientists who want to go public with data on how to crack security measures that are supposed to protect digital audio. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Princeton University scientists on June 6 filed a federal lawsuit to allow publication of research that the RIAA and other groups say will compromise legal online music distribution. Science professor Edward Felten and the EFF believe the RIAA and other groups threatened to file a lawsuit if the data were published. At the time the RIAA said the legal action was "inexplicable," insisting that it never intended to sue.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/167992.html

That's all now

16-07-01, 05:54 PM	#3
walktalker The local newspaper man Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Montreal Posts: 2,036	May the news be with you Adobe's legal attack dogs savage open source KIllustrator Adobe's carefully cultivated 'nice guy' image has been found lacking in Germany. This is thanks to its law firm which is charging people on Adobe's behalf for the privilege of getting a stiff legal letter, writes Paul Nesbitt. Adobe is demanding that a German professor and part time open source programmer stop using the name KIllustrator as the brand for his Linux-based drawing program. KIllustrator was written by Dr Kai-Uwe Sattler, as part of a project at the University of Magdeburg, which employs him. As its name suggests, KIllustrator is similar to Adobe's famous Illustrator program, but it has been developed as part of K Office, an Office-like suite of programs for KDE user interface running over Linux. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/20417.html Microsoft racing to patch Outlook flaw The scope and simplicity of the Microsoft Outlook bug we reported last week is far more serious than we first suspected. On Friday we reported that veteran bug hunter Georgi Guninski had discovered a loophole with Office XP which might allow an attacker to view a victim's email, delete or manipulate his or her data. This is bad enough but Microsoft has now been forced to concede the potentially devastating vulnerability affects not only Office XP but also Office 2000 and 98 to boot. The software giant has admitted that an attacker might be able to run malware of his choice simply by tricking a victim into visiting a maliciously constructed Web site. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/20413.html MAPS to start charging for anti-spam list Anti-spam organisation MAPS (mail abuse prevention system) is to start charging a subscription fee to its blacklist, according to a notice posted on its Web site. The new system will take effect from the end of this month. Presumably, since the demise of arch-rival ORBS earlier this year, the organisation feels it can impose monopolistic control over the anti-spam market. Both MAPS and ORBS produce a list of servers on the Internet that contain an open relay. Such open relays allow would-be spammers to send out hundreds of thousands unsolicited emails. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/20410.html WinXP ship date threatened by govt trial move? The prospect of an injunction delaying the October launch of Windows XP drew closer on Friday, with a government request to the appeals court to send the case back to the district court early. The current status as regards Microsoft's little legal issue is that the appeals court intends to send it back to the district court anyway, but that it's currently in a waiting period in order to give both parties the opportunity to ask the appeals court to hear the case again. Friday's motion from the DoJ and states points out that as neither party intends to do this, there's no point in waiting. But the timing could well have an effect on XP; the absolute earliest the district court could start on the case under the current schedule is mid-August. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/20403.html Survey Shows Net Use Steady Over Last Six Months Reports of the Net's demise may be greatly exaggerated. A survey released today by the Pew Internet and American Life Project in Washington D.C. suggests that Internet usage remained somewhat steady.According to the telephone survey conducted in February, Pew Internet pollsters found that 54 percent of the respondents said they found no change in their Internet usage habits over the previous six months. But, nearly 30 percent of Web surfers said their usage of the Net has increased over the previous six months. Of those respondents, 29 percent said they’re spending more time on the Net due to school or work. http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scite...age010716.html Babies Remember Tunes Played From Before They Were Born, Study Says Babies remember tunes they were played in the womb for as much as a year after birth, says a new study. "All previous research showed that they could remember things for up to a month but there was no evidence to suggest that they would remember for up to a year," said Alexandra Lamont, a psychologist and lecturer at Britain's University of Leicester psychology department who conducted the study. "I really wasn't expecting this." http://abcnews.go.com/sections/livin...ic_010711.html Napster to use new digital encoding technology for subscription service Embattled song-swap service Napster Inc. said Monday it was using new digital encoding technology to power a subscription-based service it hopes to launch this summer. Napster said the technology, licensed from PlayMedia Systems, would enable Napster’s software to encode, recognize and play copyright-protected music files on the membership service. “Napster is at the forefront of using some extremely advanced rights management and security technologies in a file-sharing environment,” Napster’s interim CEO Hank Barry said in a statement. http://www.msnbc.com/news/601142.asp?0dm=C14NT Net is key to higher living standards Poorer countries can raise their living standards by changing laws, building technology infrastructure and training workers to use the Internet, a report released Monday concludes. The document urges countries to copy successful programs that use information technology to create jobs, lure investment and sell high-tech products and handmade crafts on the global market. http://www.msnbc.com/news/600973.asp?0dm=C17NT Music sites hope to start humming online shortly Paid Internet music services haven’t made much headway so far. But the problems of free music-swapping service Napster Inc., and some thorny licensing issues, are raising entrepreneurs’ hopes. A Chicago start-up, FullAudio Corp., for example, plans to launch a music-subscription service in 90 days, hoping to hit the market before two high-profile joint ventures backed by major record labels that plan to offer subscriptions as well. http://www.msnbc.com/news/600806.asp?0dm=C1BNT FullAudio Signs EMI FullAudio landed a licensing deal with EMI Recorded Music, which paves the way for a launch of the subscription music service in the fall. The deal brings FullAudio's license tally up to three, with EMI Publishing, EMI Recorded Music and BMG Music Publishing. For a subscription-based music service like the one FullAudio has developed, there are generally two licenses required to use a song, one from the publisher and one from the label. Now that FullAudio has both deals signed with EMI, they could theoretically launch their service using songs from EMI's vast catalog including artists such as Radiohead, Coldplay and the Beatles. http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,27950,00.html RIAA Seeks Dismissal Of SDMI Suit The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by a group of scientists who want to go public with data on how to crack security measures that are supposed to protect digital audio. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Princeton University scientists on June 6 filed a federal lawsuit to allow publication of research that the RIAA and other groups say will compromise legal online music distribution. Science professor Edward Felten and the EFF believe the RIAA and other groups threatened to file a lawsuit if the data were published. At the time the RIAA said the legal action was "inexplicable," insisting that it never intended to sue. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/167992.html That's all now __________________ This post was sponsored by Netcoco, who wants cookies, cookies, cookies and, you guessed it, more cookies