p2pnet headline roundups: Aug 20
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Chinese cyber-dissident jailed for 4 years – MSNBC
A Chinese cyber-dissident has been sentenced to four years in jail after he was convicted of “inciting the government’s overthrow,” a press freedom group said Friday. Chen Shuqing, an outspoken critic of the Chinese government and advocate of democratic reforms, was arrested last year on charges of inciting subversion against the state, a vaguely worded charge authorities often use against activists they deem threatening to the ruling Communist Party.
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Facebook could cost Aust businesses $5b – ABC News
… an internet security firm says Facebook may become every boss’s worst nightmare. According to SurfControl’s Dr Richard Cullen, Australian businesses could face costs of up to $5 billion a year in lost time and productivity if one staff member from each company spends an hour or more each day updating their Facebook page.
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Copyright Settlement Costs Big Bucks – PC World
Analyst firm Knowledge Networks Inc. has agreed to pay US$300,000 to settle a complaint that it distributed news articles to its employees without permission of the copyright owners, a trade group announced Thursday. The Knowledge Networks settlement is the first under the Software & Information Industry Association’s Corporate Content Anti-Piracy Program, launched in October.
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Hey Eminem, blame the system, not Apple – CNET News
Eminem would be better off tangling with street toughs back on the 8 Mile than mixing it up in court against Apple. That’s the opinion of a half dozen copyright lawyers, including some who represent music artists, when asked about the copyright infringement lawsuit filed last month by Eight Mile Style and Martin Affiliated, the hip-hop star’s publishing units.
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Skype blames outage on user reboot – Times Online
Millions of users simultaneously rebooting their machines after a Microsoft security update caused last week’s outage, Skype said.
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Secret Court Asks For White House View on Inquiry – Washington Post
A secret U.S. intelligence court has ordered the Bush administration to register its views about a records request by the American Civil Liberties Union, which wants the court to release a series of pivotal orders issued earlier this year about the National Security Agency’s wiretapping program. The move is highly unusual, because the court — which approves warrants for electronic surveillance within the United States by intelligence and counterterrorism agencies — operates in almost total secrecy and has made only one ruling public in its 29-year history.
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Deal calls for all video games to be available in French – Canadian Press
Video game characters such as Lara Croft and the Mario Bros. will have to hone their French now that a joint industry-government initiative aims to boost the number of games available in Quebec’s official language. The provincial government is close to a deal with the Entertainment Software Association of Canada to have all games sold in Quebec translated into French, The Canadian Press has learned.
Phishers Can Misuse Google Gadgets, Researcher Says – IDG News Service
A security researcher says Google’s Gadget technology could be co-opted to get around antiphishing measures.
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