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Yahoo! News - Microsoft Sues Alleged Identity Thieves

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REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. on Thursday filed 117 federal lawsuits against unnamed defendants, accusing them of a high-tech form of identity theft known as "phishing."

MSNBC - Microsoft sues 'phishing' site operators

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WASHINGTON - Microsoft Corp. Thursday said it was filing 117 lawsuits against unknown Internet site operators it charged were engaged in "phishing" schemes to obtain personal and financial information from unsuspecting consumers.

ABC News: Supreme Court Weighs in on File-Sharing

Link: ABC News: Supreme Court Weighs in on File-Sharing.

WASHINGTON Mar 29, 2005 — The Supreme Court expressed concerns Tuesday over allowing entertainment companies to sue makers of software that allows Internet users to illegally download music and movies, questioning whether the threat of such legal action might stifle Web innovation.

Slowplay.com � Supreme Court to hear P2P file sharing case

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StreamCast Networks – the distributor of the file-sharing program Morpheus – and Grokster fight for their technological lives today in the United States Supreme Court, which will hear a case in which major record companies, movie studios, and music publishers demand that the two companies be held liable for their customers’ piracy. The plaintiffs claim that StreamCast and Grokster are “bad actors” that have created a market for illegal copies of songs and movies. Lawyers for the plaintiffs added that a company should be liable for its customers’ piracy when piracy is the product’s “principal or primary use.”

Technology News Article | Reuters.com

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EW YORK (Reuters) - Sony Corp. (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it was ordered by a U.S. court to halt sales of its blockbuster PlayStation consoles in the United States and pay $90 million in damages to a California tech company, Immersion Corp. (IMMR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , whose shares jumped more then 5 percent.

Yahoo! News - Michigan May Require Online Dating Checks

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LANSING, Mich. - Sandie Cornillie did a double take when she first heard about a bill that would force online dating sites to say whether criminal background checks have been conducted on their members.

Technology News Article | Reuters.co.uk

Link: Technology News Article | Reuters.co.uk.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sony Corp. (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it was ordered by a U.S. court to halt sales of its blockbuster PlayStation consoles in the United States and pay $90 million in damages to a California tech company, Immersion Cor

Legal music download sites flourishing - vnunet.com

Link: Legal music download sites flourishing - vnunet.com.

A new survey has found that the use of legal music download sites has almost doubled from last year, but that surfers are still sharing files with each other in old and new ways.

CBS News | Software To Create Living Wills | March 24, 2005�06:00:03

Link: CBS News | Software To Create Living Wills | March 24, 2005�06:00:03.

The legal and political tug-of-war over whether to provide life sustaining nutrients to Terri Schiavo might have been avoided if she had written a Living Will, "Health Care Directive," or a legally binding durable power of attorney for health care decisions.

BBC NEWS | Technology | How to sell your self for a song

Link: BBC NEWS | Technology | How to sell your self for a song.

The chance to win theatre tickets is enough to make people give away their identity, reveals a survey.

Of those taking part 92% revealed details such as mother's maiden name, first school and birth date.