March 17, 2004
InfoWorld: Lessig: Be wary of 'IP extremists'.
Citing a decision last year by the World Intellectual Property Organization to cancel a meeting on the role of open source in world intellectual property law, Lessig said that the argument over intellectual property law has become unnecessarily polarized...
PC World: Viruses Try New Tactics.
A tricky new type of virus is surfacing, taking a twist on the usual trap set by e-mail messages: It appears in attachments that are not typically used for viruses, applies a password to avoid detection, and fools victims into entering the password and becoming infected.
BBC News: EU aims to improve net searching.
It is hoped that eventually the project will develop search engines that can emulate the human ability to assess the context of information presented and sort out irrelevancies before delivering the results. Project SEKT is made up of 12 partners from the world of commerce and academia.
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