Cherry-Picking The Web Content Integrity6/5/2000; 7:16:10 AM April 18, 2000: Cherry-Picking The Web: "Metabrowsers let surfers select whatever content they want from anywhere on the Web and gather it all on one site." More integrity dissolution.And a small correction to the article:CallTheShots cofounder and CEO Reza Moazzami contends – rather unconvincingly – that most Web sites should be delighted to have chunks of their content cherry-picked for a ComboPage, because when someone clicks on a link within an element, it will lead to the third-party Web site.

Janet Reno licks chops over Mafiaboy arrest Humor/Amusing6/5/2000; 7:16:37 AM April 19, 2000: THE REGISTER: Janet Reno licks chops over Mafiaboy arrest: "(Note to wannabe h4x0rz: IRC traffic is logged, Einstein, so always connect through a hacked ISP account or a freebie such as NetZero where you can register with fictional information; and always dial in from a phreaked telephone account [preferably in Tonga or Madagascar]. If you can't manage that much, then don't say anything in IRC that you wouldn't announce over a bull horn in the lobby of FBI headquarters.

Patent demands may spur Unisys rivals in graphics market Patents6/5/2000; 7:16:35 AM April 19, 2000: More Patent Madness: "Unisys is expanding its efforts to license the technology behind the Web's most popular graphics format, as it continues talks with major Internet portals to pay for the right to use so-called GIF files."In particular, one of the companies Unisys is chasing down is Accuweather, a weather forcasting service. As a result, Accuweather has committed to changing over to the graphic format known as PNG, for "

Napster Lawsuits Music & MP36/5/2000; 7:16:32 AM April 19, 2000: Adding to yesterday's essay... consider the lawsuits against Napster. (Metallica and a probable one by Dr. Dre) The thing is, all Napster does is blindly index what's being made available on the service, by file name. If we hold them responsible for the use their service is put to, we'll open the door in this country to what I talked about in the essay.

Is Web caching bad for the Internet? Content Integrity6/5/2000; 7:16:28 AM April 19, 2000: Is Web caching bad for the Internet?: This is an interesting and complicated issue. You pretty much have to read the article to understand what the debate is about, it's really hard to summarize anything.The debate pits IP purists, who argue that the IETF should not encourage the use of interception proxies, against pragmatists, who argue that standardization of this common practice is useful.

Technology Is Helping Some Publishers Referee Melees Internet/Weblog Culture6/5/2000; 7:16:25 AM April 19, 2000: Community Studies - MANAGING ONLINE MESSAGE BOARD BRAWLS - Technology Is Helping Some Publishers Referee Melees: More an advertisement for said technology then an article with any real clues on how to handle the problem. It does mention that several newspapers have handled the problem by shutting down all message boards... I think it's valuable to study precedents, but I don't think I'd want to emulate these!

Content vs. Connectivity Technology & Sociology6/5/2000; 7:16:23 AM April 19, 2000: Content vs. Connectivity: A wide ranging essay examining the history of the Internet and showing just how vital it is to keep the open environment of the 'net past intact. And as you might guess from the essay's name, the method the author would propose for maintaining that openness is keeping the content producers and the connectivity providers completely seperate.

BetaNews - Metallica Sues Napster, Universities, Fans Music & MP36/5/2000; 7:14:52 AM April 14, 2000: (another hit for "array"... I like this article better then the mainstream outlets) "This will be the first time a band has directly filed suit against Napster, and the first time universities have been sued for allowing students to trade MP3s. The case will set a precedent for what legal action can be taken against the spread of digital music.

Gagging the net in 3 easy steps Country Watch: Britain 6/5/2000; 7:14:45 AM April 13, 2000: "It's easy to censor the internet, and to prove the point, here's a little exercise."

ACLU's Filter Appeal Rejected DVD & DeCSS 6/5/2000; 7:14:41 AM April 13, 2000: Is it just that I haven't been around long enough, or is the judicial system in this country becoming actively hostile towards the Internet? ACLU's Filter Appeal Rejected in the cphack case, and apparently quite summarily. The ACLU might as well start saving for the appeal right now. The judge had already ruled before the appeal was even filed, I think.