EDUPAGE> Edupage, December 12, 2003
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Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:03:34 -0700
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TOP STORIES FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2003
Canadian Regulators Okay Downloads
AT&T to Offer Internet-Based Phone Service
Big-Time Spammer Arrested Under Tough Virginia Law
Web Site Addresses Students and Identity Theft
CANADIAN REGULATORS OKAY DOWNLOADS
The Copyright Board of Canada has issued a ruling that downloading
songs from peer-to-peer networks is legal, though uploading songs is
not. The board decided that current Canadian law allows users to make
copies of songs for personal use, regardless of whether the original is
a noninfringing copy. Uploading or distributing copies of songs online
appears to be in violation of the country's current laws, according to
the board. Record companies in both Canada and the United States
criticized the decision, and an official from the Canadian Recording
Industry Association dismissed the ruling as simply the opinion of the
board, saying that "Canadian courts will decide this issue." The
board's ruling also imposed a $25 fee on manufacturers of electronic
music players such as the iPod. Similar to a fee on blank tapes and
CDs, the new levy will be used to compensate musicians and songwriters
for lost revenue from the copies made with the devices.
CNET, 12 December 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-5121479.html
AT&T TO OFFER INTERNET-BASED PHONE SERVICE
AT&T will become one of the largest entrants so far in the market to
provide phone service using Internet technology. The nascent field
already includes several players, but none with the clout and customer
base of AT&T, the nation's largest provider of long-distance service.
Prices have not been disclosed, but AT&T's service will reportedly be
similar to those plans offered by others: unlimited local and
long-distance calling for a fixed monthly fee. Customers must have
high-speed Internet access and must be in one of the largest 100 metro
areas of the country. Quality of Internet phone calls is said to be
comparable to that of traditional phone lines, though it can be
affected by Internet traffic and power outages. The shift to Internet
technology for phone service is likely to prompt discussions and
potential changes in the way the telecommunications industry is
regulated. Currently AT&T pays $11 billion in fees each year to local
companies for access to their lines, but phone calls carried as data
streams are not subject to the same fees. Companies such as Verizon
argue that AT&T should be forced to continue making such payments,
regardless of the format of its phone traffic.
New York Times, 11 December 2003 (registration req'd)
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/11/technology/11PHON.html
BIG-TIME SPAMMER ARRESTED UNDER TOUGH VIRGINIA LAW
One spammer has been arrested--and another is expected to turn himself
in--under a strict new Virginia law. The law allows the state to
prosecute spammers outside Virginia if they send e-mail that even
passes through the state on its way elsewhere. Because Virginia is the
home of America Online, more than half of the world's e-mail passes
through the state. Jeremy Jaynes of North Carolina was arrested this
week and will be extradited to Virginia to face charges that he used
deceptive routing information in commercial e-mails, preventing
recipients from identifying the source of the messages. The Virginia
law makes such actions illegal, and the volume of e-mail sent by Jaynes
makes the crime a felony. The other suspect, Richard Rutowski, also of
North Carolina, is expected to surrender. Both are listed on
Spamhaus's top-ten list of spammers. The two men face up to five years
in prison on each of four felony counts.
Internet News, 11 December 2003
http://www.internetnews.com/IAR/article.php/3288131
WEB SITE ADDRESSES STUDENTS AND IDENTITY THEFT
Citing what it said is a greater vulnerability among college students,
the U.S. Department of Education has launched a Web site
(http://www.ed.gov/misused/) designed to educate students about the
dangers of identity theft. Roderick R. Paige, the secretary of
education, noted that most college students receive many credit card
applications, which are often not disposed of properly to prevent
identity theft. Paige also commented that many students do not
carefully check credit card statements for fraudulent charges, allowing
identity theft to continue for months before it is even noticed. The
new Web site offers tips on how to prevent having personal information
compromised and provides information on contacting various agencies to
report identity theft.
Chronicle of Higher Education, 12 December 2003 (sub. req'd)
http://chronicle.com/prm/daily/2003/12/2003121202n.htm
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