The War of the Internet by Reed Divertie 

CNN: Stan Lee sues Marvel for $10 million.  "The creative force behind Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk and Daredevil filed a $10 million lawsuit Tuesday, charging his old comic book company is cheating him out of millions of dollars in movie profits."  [Loebrich.org] 

Proposed bill could jail hackers for life.  A last-minute addition to a proposal for a Department of Homeland Security bill would punish malicious computer hackers with life in prison.  [CNET News.com]

During closed-door negotiations before the debate began, the House Republican leadership inserted the 16-page Cyber Security Enhancement Act (CSEA) into the Homeland Security bill. CSEA expands the ability of police to conduct Internet or telephone eavesdropping without first obtaining a court order, and offers Internet providers more latitude to disclose information to police.

In July, the CSEA "died in the Senate."  It's amazing how many things are being defined (or re-defined) as "defending against terrorists" - even things that may have nothing to do with terrorism.  Our civil liberties are becoming a thing of the past.  We should stop acting and thinking like perpetual victims and get back to protecting the basic freedoms that make America different. 

Pop-Up Ads: More Problem Than Profits?  [meryl's notes] 

Bruce Zimmer:  "Before they can make a positive change, the music industry must first recognize that they are the problem, not their customers. Many companies cling to failing business models, lacking the flexibility to improve their situation. This is obviously true in many industries, not just this one." 

>>  A really cool blog interface.  That's what struck me immediately about Dan's site.  Blog categories and dates intersecting in a color-coded grid to easily find entries in the archive...  [Coolstop Daily Pick 11/13/02] 

David at jumpingfish:   "Cool? At coolstop they point to Happy-Happy and My Happy and ask Happy?. I think not, but maybe I'm just being a pessimist."

My question ("Happy?") was intended for the reader as in "are you happy?" to encourage them to read the two lists... 

CSS for Boneheads  [meryl's notes]
Newsmonster (java based news aggregator)  [Adam Curry]
Opera 7 Press Release  [CNET News.com] 

Greeting card virus licensed to spread.  If a computer user carelessly clicks an "I agree" button and downloads an infectious program, is that program a virus? That's the question raised by a sneaky new e-mail.  [CNET News.com] 

November 2002

 


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