April 30, 2004
WIRED: File-Sharing Is, Like, Totally Uncool.
They're engaged in a role-playing game, as directed in a lesson plan sponsored and bankrolled by the Motion Picture Association of America. The curriculum - called "What's the Diff?: A Guide to Digital Citizenship" - has reached slightly more than half a million junior high students since it began this school year.
eWEEK: Spam Sleuths Follow the Money.
The government's first criminal case under a new law outlawing some types of spam e-mails was based on low-tech investigative methods: Authorities followed the money. Investigators said Thursday they tracked defendants by purchasing a weight-loss product for $59.95 and waited to see who collected the money.
EE Times: Cameraphone makers address user issues.
Canon, Epson, Hewlett-Packard, Nokia, Siemens, and Samsung announced the Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium on Thursday. The group will issue technical guidelines to make cameraphones and printers work better together.
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