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...Signing ISPs up to the fight against unlawful downloads marks a healthy break for Britain's record industry; ISPs have long maintained their role is to deliver the Web, not police it. But with some 6.5 million Britons pirating music online last year - a practice expected to cost the industry more than $2 billion over the next five years - the government's stated intention to protect Britain's creative industries left ISPs with little choice but to act or face new regulations...
...general manager said he also believed that Jayant and Rajat Agarwalla, the developers of Scrabulous, would comply and pull their knockoff version from the Web. Blecher said Scrabulous is in obvious copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which is enforceable in the U.S. and Canada, and that Hasbro has also sued for damages, attorney fees and profits from Scrabulous. Despite earlier stories suggesting that Hasbro was negotiating with the Agarwallas and that talks stalled when the brothers asked for too much money for Scrabulous, Blecher said Hasbro has consistently declined to negotiate. "Hasbro never contacted the folks...
...takes video from mobile phones and broadcasts it instantly via the Internet. You can share a baby's first steps or a wedding from afar, all in real time. Just point a cell phone at something, press a button, and anyone with Web access can watch what you're seeing as it's happening and send comments or questions directly to your cell phone. Qik videos can be downloaded from the site or embedded on any blog or website - or designated as private...
...himself with the device were automatically beamed to the owner's computer.) Eye-Fi is mum about its plans, but it wouldn't be surprising if the company expands into automatic and instant video transmission as consumers seek new shortcuts for getting higher-quality video content directly on the Web...
...like to know your lifetime risk of Type 2 diabetes or whence your forebears came, there's probably a Web-based genetic-testing company out there that can tell you. Most of them require just a visit to the website, a credit-card number and your spit sample sent in the mail. But the question is, How helpful is the information you receive? How accurate? The science behind these tests is still so new that some health regulators and medical professionals are questioning their validity and their practical utility. TIME.com's Sarah N. Lynch recently sat down with Linda Avey...