|
Inaction on disconnect pleas at root of Aussie ISP lawsuit (Ars Technica)
Major movie studios aren't happy that Australian ISP iiNet won't disconnect users after receiving evidence that they have been sharing movies over BitTorrent. iiNet doesn't want to play traffic cop, but Australian law does demand it have (and act on) a disconnection policy for copyright infringers. Read More...
us.rd.yahoo.com
Aussie ISP sued for allowing piracy (The Inquirer)
IN A BIZARRE MOVE , the Australian movie and TV business has decided to sue the country's biggest ISP for software piracy.
us.rd.yahoo.com
Microsoft is 5th most spam-friendly ISP (ZDNet)
Spammers are abusing Microsoft's online services at such an alarming rate that a non-profit spam fighting group now lists Microsoft as the world's 5th most spam-friendly ISP (Internet Service Provider). The latest update of Spamhaus.org's list of the world's worst spam networks shows Microsoft at #5 because of 26 "current known spam issues" surrounding Nigerian (419) advance-free fraud e-mails ...
us.rd.yahoo.com
Studios Sue Oz ISP Over Allowing Piracy (Slashdot)
Da Massive writes "Leading Hollywood film studios Village Roadshow, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Disney Enterprises are suing Australia's second largest ISP, iiNet, saying it's complicit in the infringement of their copyrighted material. According to a statement of claim, 'the ISP knows ...
us.rd.yahoo.com
ISP conducting "Stay Alive on the I's" (Benton Evening News)
As the Thanksgiving holiday nears, the officers from Illinois State Police District 13 hope that travelers will keep their minds on their driving and not on the turkey and the trimmings. This holds especially true for buckling up, regardless of whether someone is driving across town or across the state. During the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday weekend, ISP District 13 troopers will ...
us.rd.yahoo.com
Spamhaus: Microsoft Now 5th Most Spam Friendly ISP (Washington Post)
Microsoft is rising quickly on a running list of the Top 10 Worst Spam Service ISPs as maintained by spamhaus.org, a group that tracks unsolicited commercial e-mail. The software giant debuted on the list earlier this month at number 9 (one being the worst), and has slid over the past few days down to number 5. Spamhaus says spammers and scam artists are abusing Microsoft's live.com and ...
us.rd.yahoo.com
What does the spam ISP shutdown really mean? (ZDNet)
It has been over a week since the takedown of an ISP responsible for directing a large portion of Internet's spam. While many groups immediately hailed a massive drop in spam, the true story was more nuanced. Everyone, save the spammers, hates spam, and this story has generated quite a bit of interest throughout the media as a result. There are two misconceptions that do need to be clarified. ...
us.rd.yahoo.com
IDOT and ISP announce winter preparations and urge drivers to stress safety message: â€Ice and Snow — Take it Slow†(Bureau County Republican)
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary Milton R. Sees at a news conference Nov. 10 urged motorists to start preparing themselves and their vehicles for winter driving conditions. IDOT crews and Illinois State Police are making final preparations to get the state’s frontline winter teams and equipment ready for emergency operations for the upcoming snow and ice season.
us.rd.yahoo.com
Studios sue Australian ISP over video piracy (CNET)
Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft, backed by all the major networks, says iiNet has ignored requests to discipline its customers for infringing on film copyrights.
us.rd.yahoo.com
Microsoft now 5th worst ISP for spam [Spamhaus] (Valleywag)
"Spammers and scam artists are abusing Microsoft's live.com and livefilestore.com properties to redirect visitors to sites that peddle fake pharmacy products, porn and Nigerian 419 scams." That's how...
us.rd.yahoo.com
|
