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Submission + - Canadian Mounties Caught Faking Counterfeit Data

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 18, 2007 @05:37PM

An anonymous reader writes: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada's national police force, has been caught faking data about Canadian counterfeiting. While the mounties claimed that counterfeiting of clothes, handbags, and DVDs was costing $30 billion per year, they now admit that they conducted no independent research and that the $30 billion figure, which has been cited by the U.S. government and copyright lobby groups as evidence for Canada needing to clean up its laws, was based on "open source documents found on the Internet."

Submission + - Novell To Disclose Edited Microsoft Agreement

Submitted by

waukarusa

on Friday May 25, 2007 @11:34AM

waukarusa writes: "story about Novell planning to show a "recdacted" version of its agreement with Microsoft. http://linux.sys-con.com/read/381097.htm"

Submission + - I Want My *TV: Comparing Video Acquisition Methods

Submitted by on Friday May 25, 2007 @11:30AM

An anonymous reader writes: Adam Engst of TidBITS explores numerous different methods of acquiring video (broadcast, cable/satellite, iTunes, P2P, YouTube, Netflix, etc), comparing them on price (per hour and per month), availability, time- and place-shifting options, and more. He also makes recommendations for different sorts of viewing habits. Tons of statistics... If you've ever wondered how much you're paying for cable on a per-hour basis, and how that compares to purchasing individual shows from iTunes, this long article has all the details.

http://db.tidbits.com/article/9004

Submission + - Zoo Hopes Porn Will Help Pandas Mate

Submitted by ZOO on Tuesday March 27, 2007 @12:03PM

ZOO writes: Chuang Chuang the panda has been spending his days in front of a big screen television watching panda porn. Authorities at the Chiang Mai Zoo in northern Thailand hope the images will encourage him to mate with his partner, Lin Hui, and serve as an instructional lesson in how to do it right.

Submission + - R.E.M. and Net Neutrality

Submitted by cheezitmike on Tuesday March 27, 2007 @11:50AM

cheezitmike writes: The Washington Post reports that several bands, including R.E.M., are joining up to raise public awareness in support of Net Neutrality:

The Future of Music Coalition — an advocacy group of musicians that fought radio consolidation — is assembling a lineup of name bands, such as R.E.M. and Death Cab for Cutie, to join the fight to keep the net neutral. The group will join net neutrality advocate Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) for a teleconference today to kick off the campaign, which is called "Rock the Net ." The campaign will include a petition and a series of concerts. The coalition fears that if companies are allowed to charge for faster access to the Internet, it will hurt the ability of musicians to get their music out to their fans, especially small, indie bands.

Submission + - Guild Wars 2 to feature persistent world

Submitted by

JamesO

on Tuesday March 27, 2007 @11:40AM

JamesO writes: "Development of Guild Wars 2 is underway and the game will be based on the same mechanics which made the Original Guild Wars so popular. However, the first full sequel will see the addition of a fully persistent world and yet the series will remain subscription free. The game is expected to go into beta sometime in the second half of 2008, so we're still some way off a release.

There's also further news today on the first true expansion for the Guild Wars franchise, Guild Wars Eye of the North. The expansion is due to hit retail in Q3 2007 and will require at least one of the previous Guild Wars campaigns (Prophesies, Factions or Nightfall) in order to play.

The expansion is set largely in the dungeons and caverns of the land of Tyria that players will have first explored in Guild Wars Prophesies. Eye of the North will feature 18 large, multi-level dungeons, 150 new skills across all ten professions, 10 new Heroes, 40 new armour sets, plus more items, weapons and titles.

The expansion will also feature a Hall of Monuments where players' accomplishments are memorialised and will eventually be inherited by Guild Wars 2 characters.

http://www.pro-g.co.uk/news/27-03-2007-5110.html"

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