Happy 15th Anniversary, Download.com
Download.com has been around for 15 years on October 23, 1996. We wish them a happy anniversary
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Unscrupulous Scruples: Watch where you click.
I've been seeing this more and more. You have to upgrade a product - a home (free) edition or something. You press the link and it sends you to a page that talks about upgrading. In fact, everything this page screams is "We don't have the free version, you must buy an upgrade to continue". But if you scan the
In The Land of iPhone, iTunes is Still King over All Others
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UA Student Convicted for Downloading Music & Movies
Parvin Dhaliwal (18), a student at the University of Arizona (UA), is the first person in country to be convicted of a crime under state law for downloading music and movies. Dhaliwal pleaded guilty to possession of counterfeit marks, or unauthorized copies of intellectual property, and was sentenced to a three-month deferred jail sentence, three years of probation, 200 hours of community service and a $5,400 fine. Dhaliwal must also take a copyright class at UA and stop using file-sharing applications. What makes this conviction notable is that copyright protection is normally a federal matter.