WIPO considers changing broadcast rules, the HP boardroom self-destructs, and Amazon and Apple go head-to-head.
WIPO (the World Intellectual Property Organization) is going to meet Monday (9/11/2006) in order to negotiate the "webcasting right" that would give the host of online content a 50-year monopoly over content they distribute.
Investigators sought private phone records of board members of Hewlett-Packard while trying to figure out which director leaked confidential information to the media.
Amazon has begun its Unbox video download service.
Korean Air, Qantas, and according to Alex Lindsay, Virgin Air, are all not allowing Dell and Apple laptops on board.
Microsoft released their fastest patch ever...for DRM. No important security updates will be released this patch Tuesday (9/12/06).
A hacker got into the Second Life database and has gotten hundreds of thousands of users' personal information. The admins have changed everyone's passwords.
Please email gwen@eff.org if you are a podcaster to prevent WIPO from passing the "webcasting right."
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