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Monthly Archives: February 2003

University Complies with RIAA File Sharing Demands

The University of Indiana Digital Student reported that several hundred students were forced to remove music download files from their computers or their Internet access would be discontinued, in accordance with an RIAA demand. I have made a series of posts on RIAA’s communications with college and university presidents indicating that they are responsible for… Continue Reading

Report on Domain Name Cyberscam

In April 2002, the FTC obtained a judgment and permanent injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennyslvania barring cybersquatter John Zuccarini from continuing an extensive cyberscam. It involved diverting individuals from their intended website destinations to the more than 5,300 sites he owned, through the use of commonly occuring misspellings… Continue Reading