ZDNET.co.uk: “A Florida operator of voyeuristic Web sites is pushing to secure rights
to Web cast the execution of convicted US mass murderer Timothy
McVeigh.

Best known for Voyeurdorm.com and Dudedorm.com, adults-only
subscription Web sites carrying live video from the college homes of
women and men, Entertainment Network of Tampa, Florida, said on
Friday it had filed suit against the US government seeking permission
to Webcast the execution.”

IDG.com: “Microsoft is facing class action lawsuits for allegedly using its monopoly power to overcharge customers who bought its Windows operating system in California, Arizona and now in Minnesota. More states are expected to be added to the list soon, attorneys filing complaints said.”

Fairfax IT has more hype about Bluetooth being the latest and greatest thing: “Users with Bluetooth devices can then access the mobile Internet via their nearest Blip station, rather than relying on cellular
networks.

This is much faster than regular WAP, which works only at 9.6kbps for most people, and at about 30-40kbps for a minority of
users with the latest high-speed (GPRS) handsets. WAP via Bluetooth, on the other hand, zips along at up to 700kbps, making
for very rapid mobile Internet sessions.”

Infoworld: “GlaxoSmithKline, a research-oriented pharmaceutical giant with over 100,000
employees, has agreed to purchase 10,000 copies of Groove 1.0. The product will
allow teams of GlaxoSmithKline scientists to coordinate a number of research
projects both internally and with collaborators from other companies and
universities.”

Fairfax IT: “A young Melbourne programmer who lost intellectual property rights to his innovative software after a judgment in the Victorian Supreme Court this week, says he will not appeal.”

An anonymous reader writes: “ZZZ is running a story about the development of Swedish scientist – a mixture of a mouse and a pen which is called Ullman mouse. Besides really cool look, it’s said to be super comfortable and convenient and should eliminate all possible diseases connected with repetitive mouse use. As for me, it’s just too small to be convenient.”

Wired: “New.net takes on ICANN by making deals with five software companies to promote the startup’s unsanctioned domain suffixes, such as dot-kid and dot-travel.”

With Hailstorm, says the SeattleTimes, “Microsoft is betting consumers
will be willing to disclose more
personal information in coming
years, in return for HailStorm’s
ability to simplify online shopping,
collaborating and communicating.”

An anonymous reader writes: “TVT had been seeking as much as $8.5 million and it would not have been a stretch to assume that the earlier MP3.com loss against Big Music should have made this one a cake-walk for the small independent label. But, in this trial the record company had to face a jury who seemed unconvinced by the company’s argument. They won, but the award was a much lower $300,000.

http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/2001/tvt.html“

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