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Hackers discover how to download streaming movies from Netflix

Netflix announced a new service that would allow you to watch a limited number of videos online instead of waiting for the DVDs to come in the mail. The service is free with your regular subscription. If you pay $17/month for access to 3 DVDs at a time, you can watch 17 hours of video per month. If you pay $5 per month for access to 2 DVDs per month, you can watch 5 hours of video online. Well, the smart folks over at the Rorta forums seem to have cracked the code, using Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player 11, FairUse4WM, and Notepad.

Californian Can Be Sued in N.J. for Alleged Libel on Internet

New Jersey’s long-arm jurisdiction over Internet disputes just got a little longer. A state appeals court ruled Thursday that a California resident accused of making libelous statements in a Web-based forum can be sued in New Jersey because the material was “targeted” toward a New Jersey audience.

Telstra Takes Canberra to Court

Telstra Corp.’s relationship with the Australian government looked set to hit new lows Friday when the telecommunications giant said it started legal action against Communications Minister Helen Coonan over the awarding of almost A$1 billion (US$856 million) in funding to rival Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. Ms. Coonan promised to “vigorously defend” the government’s decision, describing Telstra’s court action as taking “sour grapes to a whole new level.”

Inspector general finds lax computer security by IRS employees

IRS employees ignored security rules and turned over sensitive computer information to a caller posing as a technical support person, according to a government study. Sixty-one of the 102 people who got the test calls, including managers and a contractor, complied with a request that the employee provide his or her user name and temporarily change his or her password to one the caller suggested, according to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, an office that does oversight of Internal Revenue Service.

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