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Woman sues to have name of anonymous web poster revealed |
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03 Jul , 2009 - 11:35 AM - by UKDarkstar
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 Woman sues to have name of anonymous web poster revealed
A woman sues a daily newspaper for an anonymous comment made in the discussion forum. She also wanted the name of the anonymous commenter exposed. What happens with this case and others like it could shape the future of online forums.
..... the Richmond Register (a daily newspaper in Richmond, KY) ran an article about a young woman who had been kicked out of a mall because the dress she was wearing (one she’d actually purchased at the mall) was too short. An anonymous poster in the online discussion after the article made the statement that she’d actually been kicked out because she’d exposed herself to a woman and her children.
The dress wearer filed a defamation lawsuit against the poster and subpoenaed the newspaper for the name of the anonymous poster. And the battle is on. The paper is claiming that the anonymous source is proteced under the Kentucky Reporter’s Shield Law (the law that protects journalists from having to disclose confidential sources of published information). They chose this defense because a staff reporter wrote something about the lawsuit and mentioned the offending comment in his piece.
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UK 'has cyber attack capability' |
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27 Jun , 2009 - 8:58 AM - by UKDarkstar
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UK 'has cyber attack capability'
The UK has the ability to launch cyber attacks but does not use it for industrial espionage like some other countries, minister Lord West has said.
He refused to be drawn on whether it was used for military purposes.
He was speaking as the government launched a new cyber security strategy aimed at combating online attacks.
He told BBC Radio 4's PM programme the UK faced coordinated cyber attacks "on a regular basis" from other countries including Russia and China.
And he confirmed that the British government had approached the Russian and Chinese governments to ask them to stop the attacks.
"We have had a dialogue with them in the past and I wouldn't want to go into what goes on in terms of debate at the moment," he told the BBC.
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Windows 7 pricing gets unveiled |
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26 Jun , 2009 - 3:51 PM - by craigie
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 Windows 7 pricing gets unveiled
Microsoft will not be offering an upgrade version of Windows 7 in Europe.
In the past Microsoft has given people already using Windows a chance to upgrade to a new version when it becomes available.
While that option will be offered in the US, Microsoft said its efforts to comply with competition regulations meant it could not do so in Europe.
European regulators dismissed the claim, saying the move limited choices rather than opening them up.
No choice
Windows 7 is due to go on sale on 22 October around the world.
Anyone buying a new PC between now and then - running Windows Vista Home Premium, Business or Ultimate - will get the chance to upgrade the operating system on it, at no cost, to Windows 7.
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Pirate Bay four denied retrial |
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26 Jun , 2009 - 2:35 PM - by craigie
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Pirate Bay four denied retrial
The four men fined and sentenced to prison for running file-sharing website Pirate Bay will not get the retrial they hoped for.
Their lawyers had applied to Sweden's Svea Court of Appeal for a retrial on the grounds that the District Court of Stockholm judge in the case was biased because he is a member of several copyright protection groups.
But the appeal court has ruled that there is no doubt about the judge's objectivity, according to Reuters.
The Stockholm court found that by providing a website with search functions, upload and storing capabilities and contacts between file sharers, Pirate Bay had made it easier to commit illegal acts.
The court concluded that these illegal acts of others were illegally furthered by the activities of the defendants.
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Lloyds tells IT contractors to accept 15% pay cut or leave |
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26 Jun , 2009 - 2:34 PM - by craigie
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Lloyds tells IT contractors to accept 15% pay cut or leave
An email sent to IT contractors by Lloyds Banking Group this month has revealed that their pay is being cut by 15%.
The bank has told contractors to accept the offer or leave.
The email, which has been leaked to Computer Weekly, was sent on 19 June and contractors were given until 20 July to accept the changes to pay.
One recipient of the letter said, "all attempts to negotiate around the imposition of the cut were met with: 'take it or leave the bank on notice'."
Lloyds told Computer Weekly that it is bringing the rates in line with the overall market.
In the email to contractors the bank blamed the "unprecedented volatility and extreme market conditions" in the UK economy for the cuts. "This adjustment is not a reflection of the perceived quality or value of your contributions to date, but is a response to current market events and Lloyds' focus on cost management," it said.
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Microsoft to Europe: No Windows 7 upgrades for you! |
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25 Jun , 2009 - 6:56 PM - by wagnerk
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Microsoft to Europe: No Windows 7 upgrades for you!
If you live in Europe and you’re contemplating an upgrade to Windows 7 later this year, I’ve got good news and bad news for you.
The good news is you’ll get a better price than your counterparts in other markets. You’ll be able to buy a fully licensed retail copy of Windows 7E (Microsoft’s customized version, with Internet Explorer 8 stripped out to mollify the European Commission antitrust regulators) for the price you would normally pay for an upgrade edition.
The bad news is that Microsoft plans to completely disable upgrade capabilities in Windows 7E.
Yes, you heard that right, and I’ve confirmed the details with a Microsoft spokesperson. The upgrade option will be disabled in all copies of Windows 7E.
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-Ken
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