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A Daily Digest of IT Blogs from Richi Jennings

Usenet.com loses MP3 copyright lawsuit vs. RIAA

Usenet.com has lost its copyright lawsuit vs. the RIAA over MP3 filesharing. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers debate the latest battle in the copyright war and the legal nicities of the Betamax Defense.

By Richi Jennings: your humble blogwatcher, who selected these bloggy morsels for your enjoyment. Not to mention how we used to play games on phones...

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Six of the best: June's IT Blogwatch

In this special IT Blogwatch, we look back at what bloggers were saying about IT news in June. From iPhones to aviation and from H-1B workers to Windows 7, bloggers blogged it and your humble blogwatcher watched it.

By Richi Jennings: your humble blogwatcher, who selects bloggy morsels for your enjoyment every day. Not to mention how we used to play games on phones...

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Finally! Download Firefox 3.5 from Mozilla in 3... 2... 1...

After many delays, you can finally download Firefox 3.5 from Mozilla.org. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers debate its speed, stability, security, and, err, private browsing mode.

By Richi Jennings: your humble blogwatcher, who selected these bloggy morsels for your enjoyment. Not to mention life in plastic: it's fantastic...

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Steve Jobs returns to Apple job -- whence iPhone 4G

Steve Jobs is back at work on the Apple Cupertino campus, in part to guide iPhone 4G development. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers debate the significance of his return to Infinite Loop.

By Richi Jennings -- your humble blogwatcher -- who has selected these bloggy morsels for your enjoyment. Not to mention a list of Konami-code sites...

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Mythbuster Adam Savage fights $11,000 AT&T bill with Twitter army

Mythbuster Adam Savage just got socked with an enormous AT&T (T) bill: $11,000 for roaming in Canada. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers blog their disgust for AT&T and wonder what might have happened if Savage wasn't famous.

By Richi Jennings -- your humble blogwatcher -- who selected these bloggy morsels for your enjoyment. Not to mention muffins...

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Dead: Michael Jackson, Facebook, Twitter, and PerezHilton.com (R.I.P.)

Michael Jackson, Facebook, Twitter, and PerezHilton.com died: R.I.P.Michael Jackson, Facebook, Twitter, and PerezHilton.com all died Thursday: may they rest in peace. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers shed a tear for the king of pop, the Fail Whale, and Web reliability.

By Richi Jennings -- your humble blogwatcher -- who selected these bloggy morsels for your enjoyment. Not to mention Joe Biden sings!..

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Do you trust Microsoft AV? Security Essentials beta tested...

Redmond has released the beta of Morro, or Microsoft Security Essentials. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers and Slashdotters download and dissect the free malware protection program. It raises questions of trust and anti-trust; plus analogies with cars and, yes, Nazis.

By Richi Jennings, your humble blogwatcher, who has selected these bloggy tidbits for your enjoyment. Not to mention a futuristic movie timeline...

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Ralsky spam gang guilty: 24 years jail, $2,135,000 fine

Alan Ralsky and four other conspirators plead guilty to CAN-SPAM offenses. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers watch them face total federal sentencing guidelines of 24 years in jail and a $2,135,000 fine. This some 18 months after the grand jury indictment.

By Richi Jennings, your humble blogwatcher, who has selected these bloggy tidbits for your enjoyment. Not to mention error'd...

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American IT grads unprepared and unemployable: Indian CEO Vineet Nayar

Vineet Nayar is reported to have called American graduates "unemployable"; the CEO of IT services vendor HCL Technologies was speaking recently in New York. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers debate racism, stereotyping, sweatshops, and H1B visas.

By Richi Jennings, your humble blogwatcher, who has selected these tidbits for your enjoyment. Not to mention the best gaming toilets...

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Steve Jobs' liver cancer health: Apple news, post iPhone 3G S coup

Steve Jobs' liver cancer health: Apple news, post iPhone 3G S coupAfter all the secrecy, we have news of Steve Jobs' cancer health, now that Apple's iPhone 3G S launch has been successful. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers mull over the curious story in Saturday's Wall Street Journal. What does it mean? Who leaked it? And are we just fools, allowing ourselves to be spoonfed reality-distorting updates about the Glorious Leader's pancreatic illness?

By Richi Jennings -- your humble blogwatcher -- who selected these bloggy morsels for your enjoyment. Not to mention an unlikely iPhone app...

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RIAA/Capitol vs. Jammie Thomas-Rasset: $2 mil. P2P damages!

RIAA/Capitol vs. Thomas-Rasset: $1.92 m P2P damages!The RIAA and Capitol Records have been awarded $1.92 million damages from Jammie Thomas-Rasset. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers marvel at how 24 songs can cost $80,000 each.

By Richi Jennings, your humble blogwatcher, who has selected these tidbits for your enjoyment. Not to mention Victoria Silvstedt: My Im-Perfect Life...

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Upgrade to new iPhone 3G S or simply update to OS 3.0?

Should you upgrade to a new iPhone 3G S or simply update your old iPhone 3G to the OS 3.0 firmware? In IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches bloggers pontificate and bifurcate.

There's a point of view that there's not much to offer in the 3G S: you might as well just upgrade your iPhone 3G to OS 3.0 and be happy. However, it seems that AT&T may be making the 3GS upgrade cheaper.

Not to mention Han Solo, P.I...

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Iran tweets while Tehran burns; Twitter election recount FTW

Twitter and other social networkings are helping us understand what's happening in Tehran and the rest of Iran after the election. In IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches bloggers feel bad for Iranians, but good about social-network-mediated transparency.

Not to mention how the Finns advertise newspapers...

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Microsoft won't pay your Apple iPhone fees

Microsoft has stopped reimbursing employees for Apple iPhone or RIM BlackBerry data plans. In IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches bloggers laugh at the news and at employees forced to use Windows Mobile.

But then we wondered if it's really a cost-cutting measure, or something more sinister.

Not to mention ShatnerShatnerShatnerShatnerShatnerShatnerShatnerShatner...

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Google scared of Microsoft Bing? Sergey Brin scrambles?

Google scared of Microsoft Bing? Sergey Brin scrambles?Is Google scared of Microsoft Bing? In IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches bloggers debate Sergey Brin's rumored reaction to new competition.

Not to mention Post-it® stop-motion awesomeness...

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