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Spamhaus off the hook for $11 million judgment
An appeals court has overturned a $11.7 million award against Spamhaus after the antispam group failed to show up in court to defend itself. Spamhaus was sued by a spammer unhappy about finding his company's name on the Spamhaus blacklist.Read More...

Microsoft cooking up some BlackBerry pie?
Rumors are swelling about the possible buyout of Research In Motion, the company that makes BlackBerry mobile communication devices, by none other than software giant Microsoft.Read More...

Worse than Vogon poetry: bogus DMCA takedowns stun sci-fi lovers
The SFWA, which represents science fiction and fantasy authors, has demanded that a web site remove "infringing" content like sci-fi reading lists, Creative Commons-licensed books, and more. Read More...

NBC wants more DRM, higher prices from iTunes: report
NBC has warned Apple that if the network does not get more flexibility and control over its own content, it will not renew its contract with iTunes when it expires later this year. Apple hasn't budged in the past, but the trend is just alarming enough that it could spur the company to come up with new terms before NBC's jig is up.Read More...

Big Content Down Under: unplug your customers for us, thanks!
Australian ISPs are under the gun these days. The music industry wants them to suspend the accounts of suspected copyright infringers, while pressure is building for mandatory server-side content filtering.Read More...