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September 7, 2003
A number of U.S. colleges and universities are evaluating options for providing paid song download services to their students, in response to RIAA's growing legal campaign against online music piracy. Meanwhile, Sharman Networks, maker of the Kazaa software, forces Google to remove links to a hacked, ad-free variant of its application. A network glitch bars AOL's Road Runner customers from accessing Microsoft web sites, while Lycos users experience a four-day e-mail outage. Microsoft warns nearly all of its Office applications contain a critical security vulnerability. PeopleSoft sheds light on its plans for integration of J.D. Edwards' products, and tells of upcoming lay-offs. Plus, news on SCO's controversial licensing program, a first arrest in the U.S. for misleading domain names, and an eBay auction that offered purchased songs from Apple's iTunes Music Store.
September 14, 2003
RIAA launches its long-anticipated litigation campaign against music-swappers and offers amnesty to those not targeted yet. Microsoft faces security woes again as two prominent security firms claim an IE patch is not working. The giant also releases a new update fixing another vulnerability in Windows' Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service. Adrian Lamo, the so-called "homeless hacker", surrenders to U.S. federal authorities for breaking into the corporate network of The New York Times. Plus, news on Google's birthday, Sun's co-founder departure, B&N.com's e-book sales, Windows development costs, a controversial adware ruling and much more.
September 21, 2003
It isn't Microsoft this time. OpenSSH, Sendmail and IBM's DB2 database are all reported critically vulnerable to attack. At the same time, security firms are warning of a new worm masquerading as a cumulative patch from Microsoft. U.S. lawmakers are reviewing the controversial subpoena process of the recording industry as a new study finds college and university students are unfazed by music, movie and software piracy. VeriSign is sued over a widely criticized URL redirection service. Plus, news on HP's CEO Carly Fiorina, AOL Time Warner's name change, broadband Internet use worldwide, Britain's newly enacted anti-spam legislation, Yahoo!'s efforts to shut out Trillian users and much more.
September 28, 2003
Microsoft closes its MSN chat rooms in 28 countries, citing children's safety concerns, but advising a move to MSN Messenger. IBM raises the stakes and sues SCO for copyright infringement. VeriSign's controversial Site Finder service draws more lawsuits and criticism from ICANN and the wider Internet community. Plus, news on a security researcher who lost his job over a controversial report on Microsoft, and the latest from RIAA, IBM, Apple, Sophos, Symantec, Opera, Yahoo!, Amazon.com and much more.
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