Stories about: Pacific Bell

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    Geek stars: The secret (nerdy) life of celebrities 30/10/2007 09:28:07

    We at Computerworld would be the last to say that science and technology aren't creative pursuits. Still, when most people say, "Oh, she's very creative," they're probably not talking about the subject's ability to perform higher math or engineer a network. Such people might be amazed to learn of the remarkable number of actors, directors, musicians and other celebrities who nurture an inner geek.
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    Judge: RIAA can't subpoena file-trader info 22/12/2003 11:14:51

    The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) does not have the authority under U.S. law to subpoena the names of alleged peer-to-peer file traders from ISPs (Internet service providers), a federal appellate court ruled Friday.
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    Universities beat back RIAA subpoenas 20/08/2003 10:52:09

    A Massachusetts court recently ruled in favour of an attempt by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Boston College to protect the identity of alleged file traders on their networks. The schools challenged subpoenas from the Recording Industry Association of America arguing that their request for user information had not been legally filed.
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    Two US unis win battle against RIAA subpoenas 12/08/2003 10:17:31

    The U.S. recording industry received a setback in its nationwide campaign to quash music piracy on the Internet Friday when a federal judge ruled that two universities did not have to comply with subpoenas requesting that they hand over the identities of students who could be illegally sharing music online.
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    Pacific Bell sues, senator questions RIAA 06/08/2003 09:14:18

    Requests by the Recording Industry Association of America Inc. (RIAA) for Internet service providers to give up hundreds of names of customers allegedly downloading music files has run into backlash, with a U.S. senator questioning the practice and a second major ISP filing a lawsuit.
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    Broadband rivals court @Home users 11/12/2001 09:46:00

    High-speed cable Internet access was supposed to be the reliable broadband choice. But that's not the case for 850,000 AT&T Broadband customers who were abruptly disconnected December 1 when network provider Excite@Home Inc. unplugged their access.
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    Users reject notion of 'parasitic grid' 11/09/2001 07:45:00

    A groundswell of dissent has emerged from the wireless community over the use of the term "parasitic grid," that otherwise refers to a movement involving users installing free wireless Internet access points.
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    Bytesback 01/05/2001 10:49:04

    Bytesback
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    Teens steal thousands of Internet accounts 14/01/2000 16:36:04

    A group of teen-age computer crackers allegedly used thousands of stolen Internet accounts in various countries including Australia to probe the networks of two national nuclear weapons laboratories, according to law enforcement authorities in California.
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    Wham, bam, no thank you Spam 12/01/2000 15:08:33

    Spam can threaten your network, however big or small and lost time through the delays spam causes can cost your business money. Here's a bundle of utilities and services to help you fight spam, plus the tools you need to carve through the digital luncheon meat.
 
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