Zephida - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Dont the BBC own all this great content they ma (Score 1) 218

by Zephida on Wednesday October 17, 2007 @09:41AM (#21009513) Attached to: BBC Quietly Announces Linux/Mac iPlayer

You must not forget all the money the BBC makes on flogging DVD boxsets off all it shows. When is the last did you watched a decent BBC show that didn't try and flog an accopaning book, t-shirt, DVD Boxset, and Coffee Mug?

Can't very well get rid of that little cash cow now can they?

Submission + - Yahoo! sued for giving user info to Chinese Gov (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by

Eviliza

on Tuesday August 28, 2007 @11:04AM

Eviliza writes: "The US Human Rights organization The World Organization for Human Rights has filed suit against Yahoo! on behalf of two Chinese writers who were jailed and possible abused after Yahoo! turned over their personal user information to the Chinese Government. Shi Tao was arrested in 2005 for "divulging state secrets" and Wang Xiaoning was arrested in 2002 for posting pro-democracy material online. Both were sentenced to ten years in prison. Yahoo! has admitted turning over information to the Chinese government, but claims a weak connection between divulging user information to the Chinese government and the imprisonment of their users. Furthermore, they say that they are obligated to follow Chinese law while operating in China. Yahoo! has asked that the suit be dismissed."

Submission + - Second Life meets Real Life Trouble

Submitted by

Zephida

on Wednesday May 09, 2007 @06:17PM

Zephida writes: "The BBC is reporting thatSecond Life is being investigated by German police following allegations that some members are trading child abuse images in the online world http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6638331.stm FTA: The investigation follows a report by a German TV news programme which uncovered the trading group and members who pay for sex with virtual children. The police are now trying to identify the Second Life members involved. Linden Lab, the creator of Second Life, said it would help identify users and pass on details to prosecutors"

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