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Ray Beckerman Sued By the RIAA 725

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday September 18, 2008 @11:00AM from the hey-wait-we-know-that-guy dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Ray Beckerman, known for questioning the RIAAs legal tactics (also for frequent Slashdot contributions), was sued by the RIAA over his blog Recording Industry vs. People. In question is the 'vexatious' claims that the RIAAs legal tactics is a 'sham.' Beckerman is quoted as saying that the litigation against him is 'frivolous and irresponsible.'"

Microsoft To Announce Jerry Seinfeld Ads Cancelled 587

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday September 18, 2008 @05:02AM from the put-it-to-bed dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Valleywag says the Jerry Seinfeld ads are over — In a phone call, Frank Shaw confirms that Microsoft is not going on with Seinfeld, and echoes his underlings' spin that the move was planned. There is the 'potential to do other things' with Seinfeld, which Shaw says is still 'possible.' He adds: 'People would have been happier if everyone loved the ads, but this was not unexpected.'"

"Anonymous" Hacks Palin's Private Email 1733

Posted by kdawson on Wednesday September 17, 2008 @06:34PM from the should-have-used-hushmail dept.

netbuzz writes "'Anonymous,' best known for its jousts with Scientology, has apparently hacked Sarah Palin's private Yahoo email account. Contents, including sample emails, an index, and family photos, have been posted by Wikileaks, which calls them evidence that the GOP vice presidential candidate has improperly used private email to shield government business from public scrutiny." Note that there is no easy way to tell if the material on Wikileaks is genuine or a hoax. Update by J : Genuine.

Comment Geography? (Score 1) 174

by grooveFX on Tuesday August 23, 2005 @09:22AM (#13378726) Attached to: New Method of Tracking UIP Hits?

The author said that if a cookie with an IP address in New York and one in Tokyo an hour later means it is a different person. I know that I have logged in to remote sites with a VPN connection and continue to browse the web. Tracking geography of an IP is not an ideal way to track individual users.

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