A group of Washington lawmakers called on Friday for file-swapping companies to help stop distribution of copyrighted materials and pornography on their networks.
On May 16, 2002, top executives from the Recording Industry Association of America gathered to celebrate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a controversial law that Congress enacted in hopes of curbing online piracy.
Peer-to-peer networks are cosying up to marketers in a bid to profit from the millions of Internet users migrating to their hubs from Napster--but can they walk the tightrope between pulling in revenues and pushing consumers away?
Oh sure, everyone's in favour of privacy in the same way that they're in favour of Mom and apple pie, but exactly how software should preserve privacy is a more controversial issue.
In a newly discerned computer security scenario, you could get an Internet worm for a song.
Abuse of IM can cripple workforce productivity, and even more serious is SPIM -- spam sent through instant messaging -- which is growing like a virus.
Get the details on the latest threats and see how they are requiring an escalation in the war against viruses, worms, and other malware.
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Despite the RIAA's efforts to shut down file-swapping services, these 10 apps carry Napster's torch.
You know not to open e-mail attachments from suspicious recipients. But what about playing a song from someone you don't know? Turns out that's another way to infect your computer with a virus.
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