Worldwide CD Sales Slump for Third Straight Year
5/6 /2003
Siliconvalley.com
Last year was the steepest fall yet, with a 7 percent drop in global music sales and a 10 percent fall in the U.S.
http://cl.com.com/Click?q=b1-YjxJQ-0JzpiYWYwY54Ty_BhYLniR
Apple iTunes Sells One Million Songs in Week One
5/5 /2003
CNETNews.com
Apple Computer's online music service, at $.99 a song, did well in its first week. It only works on Macintosh computers.
http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-999701.html
Microsoft Settles Montana Class Action Suit, 14 More To Go
5/6/2003
Vnunet.com
Microsoft, having settled this suit over various software, still faces class action suits in 14 other states.
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1140646
"Websense Explorer" Allows Employer to View Employee Surfing
5 /4/2003
LISNews.com
This program lets employers view employee web surfing from their desktops with just a click of the mouse. It would say how many hits an employee had on a job search, the company average for such searches, and recommend action.
http://www.lisnews.com/article.php3?sid=20030504232054
American Journalist Sued in Australia Over Web Article
5/2/2003
CNET NEws.com
A reporter for Barron's is asking the United Nations to find that Australia has violated his free-speech rights by ordering him to stand trial for defamation over an article about an Australian businessman.
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-999525.html?part=dht&tag=ntop
Privacy/Consumer Organizations Protest Verizon Naming Users
4/25/03
Internet News.com
Twenty-eight privacy and consumer groups voiced strong objection to the court ruling that Verizon must turn over the names of users.
http://dc.internet.com/news/article.php/2196891
Penn State Cuts Off Network Access to 220 Students
Edupage
4/23/2003
Atnewyork.com
4/22/03
Students accused of illegal file trading on the university network have been denied access. Their usage will be restored when there is sufficient evidence that all files have been deleted.
http://www.atnewyork.com/news/article.php/2194861
Student Moves Steganography Research to Netherlands
Chronicle. com
4 /23/2003
Fearing prosecution, a student at the University of Michigan relocated his research on developing software that can find concealed messages in image files and prevent messages from being detected.
http://chronicle.com/free/2003/04/2003042301t.htm
Germany's New Law Allows Universities Greater Digital File Use
Chronicle.com
4/14/2003
A hotly contested copyright law gives universities considerable leeway to digitally distribute copyrighted materials among students and researchers.
http://chronicle.com/free/2003/04/2003041407n.htm