Friday, April 25, 2003

"Identity". In James Mangold's brain-teasing, heart-stopping thriller -- think "The Usual Suspects" or "Memento" -- everybody in a lonely motel's got a secret. And someone's trying to kill them all. [Salon.com] 5:37:41 PM

Court Rejects Suit Against Web Song-Swappers. A federal court in Los Angeles denied a request to shut down Internet song-swapping services Grokster and Morpheus on Friday. By Reuters. [New York Times: Technology] 5:37:20 PM

InfoWorld: Judge tosses case against P-to-P networks. In an enormous blow to the music and motion picture industries, a Los Angeles federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against file-sharing services Grokster and StreamCast Networks Friday, saying that they can not be held culpable for illegal file trading done over their networks. [Tomalak's Realm] 5:36:58 PM

Pundits weigh in on Apple's music plans. "High-quality design and simplicity of use" are expected to be the hallmarks of a new digital music service to be unveiled by Apple on Monday, according to an article in Billboard, the music trade publication. With pundits are weighing in on viability of the service, as well as the much-rumored interest of Apple in buying Universal Music Group. [MacCentral] 12:37:16 PM

Billboard has details on Apple music service [The Macintosh News Network] 12:37:03 PM

Judge says file-swapping is legal. A federal judge in Los Angeles hands a stunning court victory to file-swapping services Streamcast and Grokster, dismissing much of the studios' lawsuits against them. [CNET News.com] 11:50:16 AM

Kids Get a High-Score Education. Video games, not school, are teaching children how to think. So says James Paul Gee in this commentary for Wired magazine. [Wired News] 7:39:26 AM

Book Review: Casino Royale. Fifty years ago, Ian Fleming produced an unassuming espionage thriller without the slightest notion that he was spawning an unparalleled entertainment franchise and a mythology that continues to pervade popular culture half a century later.  What was it like in the beginning? [kuro5hin.org] 7:36:54 AM

WSJ: Apple signs Eagles, No Doubt for music service [MacCentral] 7:35:29 AM