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Minnesota woman fined $222,000 for 24 illegal song downloads

by Lisa Vaas on September 13, 2012 | 29 Comments
Minnesota woman fined $222,000 for 24 illegal song downloads

It's the latest twist in the first RIAA shakedown, and it could be the final say, unless the US Supreme Court agrees to pick it up. Meanwhile, the association has turned from its Dr. Evil pursuit of MILLIONS! Of dollars! and instead is hoping to solve the problem of downloading by relying on ISPs to send gentle reminders that it's, you know, like, illegal, right?

Microsoft buys Skype. What does that mean for security?

by Paul Ducklin on May 10, 2011 | 14 Comments
Microsoft to buy Skype? What would that mean for security?

Skype is to be acquired by Microsoft for $8.5 billion.

What does that mean for security?

P2P file-sharing banned in Antarctica

by Graham Cluley on August 19, 2009 | 2 Comments
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Employees of the United States Antarctic Program (USAP) have been reportedly told that they are not permitted to run peer-to-peer file-sharing programs such as BitTorrent, KaZaa and Limewire.