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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" width="95%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#234c6f"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1"> <tr bgcolor="#234c6f"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="3" color="#FFFFFF" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>T O P I C ��� R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>StationMaster</b> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(1999,3,25,5,10,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">April 25, 1999</span> <span class="timeformat-0">05:10 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Okay - Now perhaps I am getting a little tired of this however while reading the British Mag Internet Magazine yesterday the news section seemed to read more like an obituary than here is todays Internet News.<p>First up Demon Internet were taken to court by a Phyicist.<br>Apparently someone had posted a message on their usenet system defaming this guy and his work.<br>So rather than tracking down this person, he took Demon Internet to court.<br>Demon said - why are we getting taken to court - we did not post the message? <br>This is similar to obscene phone calls - who do you blame - the nut on the end of the line or the Phone Company???<br>So the good old crack pot judge decided that Demon were at fault and promptly - they got sued.<p>The effect? Well, in the UK now any loony who goes to a forum, and decides to make trouble and then gets some nasty liblous comments back can now in theory sue the ISP.<br>Oh FUN!<br>Demon have appealed against this ruling and God only hopes they win, because communities online are now under threat.<br>There is even talk of Usenet being removed from 80% of UK based ISP's.<br>In addition anyone who own a Chat room or Forum system will now have to rethink.<p>On another side note those good old people from the Performing Rights Society are now on the war path again.<br>Every time a tune is played in the UK the person or organisation in charge of the broadcasting company has to pay them a small fee for being allowed to play it.<br>And now they have decided to take the internet head on.<br>If you have a UK website which either broadcasts over the internet, or you have sound bytes on your site, or even if you have midi on your site - hell, a six second clip of Picard farting - YOU ARE NOW GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.....<br>unless you can prove that you soley did the work yourself.<br>Yes - I think that will effectively kill any remaining sound clips on the UK Internet.<p>Oh FUN!<p>Opinions?<p>Chris<P>------------------<BR>---- AAARRRRRRRRHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!----<p>I feel better now.<br> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>PsyLiam</b> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(1999,3,25,9,43,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">April 25, 1999</span> <span class="timeformat-0">09:43 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> I dunno. There must be SOME judges out there with a grasp on reality. There must be some who are living in the 90s. Hell, Even a judge living in the 70s would be an improvement over most of those we keep seeoming to read about.<p>Demon have done nothing wrong. I personally think that the scientist knows that Demon has done nothing wrong, but if he sues them, he's more likely to get a bigger wodge of cash.<P>------------------<BR>'Those are the headlines. Happy now?'<br>-Chris Morris.<br> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Sol System</b> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(1999,3,25,17,11,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">April 25, 1999</span> <span class="timeformat-0">05:11 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> In the United States, the Supreme Court has ruled the Internet to be a lot like an ongoing conversation. As such, there is no one ultimately responsible for content.<p>However, there is currently a suit pending that is suing computer game companies, sites, the movie and music industry, in relation to...a school shooting, I think. Anyway, we'll see how that one turns out.<P>------------------<BR>"It was sweet, like lead paint's sweet, but the aftereffects left me paralyzed."<br>--<br>They Might Be Giants <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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