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• Microsoft Yanks Stolen Code The company has been forced to pull the plug on its Twitter-like micro-blogging site in China called Juku.
• Analyst: Worries Will Remain Over ISP-level Content Filter The Federal Government's decision to go ahead with a controversial ISP-level content filter will raise more questions than it answers, according to a leading...
• Teen Jailed for Hacking Scientology Site A New Jersey man was sentenced to a year in prison plus $37,500 fine for his role in a DDoS attack last year.
• Finding Your Photos Online Worried about photo theft? See if your photos are posted on the Web.
• Music Piracy Wars May Finally Take a Break A survey suggests music labels should relax, while a new P2P project self-polices users.
• Ex- CEO Charged in Denial of Service Attack A federal grand jury indicts the former CEO of YouSendIt of trying to sabotage his former company.
• Will New Internet Domain Names Change the Web? ICANN approved new international domain names, but how will this change the Internet and the Web?
• Will Facebook's $711 Million Antispam Win Matter? The "Spam King" is ordered to pay up for spamming Facebook customers -- but the battle against junk e-mail is never-ending.
• Google: We're Only Slightly Guilty of Blocking Calls Google tells the FCC that it should be let off the hook, because it's cut back on the calls it blocks.
• Judge Throws out Craigslist Lawsuit UPDATE: A judge ruled in favor of Craigslist in a suit regarding its erotic services category.
• Surprise: McCain Biggest Beneficiary of Telco/ISP Lobby Money The most powerful opponent of new net neutrality rules also happens to be the biggest beneficiary of campaign contributions from big ISPs and their lobbyists, a new report says.
• A Facebook Poke Can Put You in the Pokey A court declares a Tenessee woman violated a protective order by making electronic contact.
• ZDnet/Iran Hubbub: A Cautionary Web 2.0 Tale A prominent blogger accuses Yahoo of human rights violations, Yahoo denies it. Who's right? Who's the Yahoo now? Who knows?
• Google Books is About Readers, Sergey Brin Says Controversial book-scanning project preserves access so consumers win -- and booksellers need not lose, Google cofounder says.
• The Downside of Net Neutrality Law Analysis: A rush to legislation risks the neutrality of access that everyone's so eager to preserve.
• Google Removes The Pirate Bay Home Page From Search Results Google has removed the site's start page from its search results in response to a complaint it received under the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
• Network Neutrality's Real Battle: Mobile What would wireless network neutrality look like? Carriers and policymakers offer vastly different scenarios.
• FCC Chairman Calls for Formal Net Neutrality Rules The U.S. FCC will move to create formal net neutrality rules prohibiting Internet providers from selectively blocking or slowing Web content and applications.
• New Net Neutrality Rule Expected FCC chairman Julius Genachowski will propose new network neutrality rules during a speech at the Brookings Institute on Monday.
• DOJ: Court Should Reject Google Book Search Settlement UPDATE: The U.S. Department of Justice opposes a proposed settlement of the lawsuit over Google's books search engine.
• Group of Authors Opposes Google Book Settlement Several authors oppose the proposed Google books settlement on privacy grounds.
• Amazon Objects to Google Books Settlement Amazon, along with other companies and individuals, has filed a letter opposing the Google Books proposed settlement.
• Germany Lashes Out Against Google Books Deal Google's book-scanning project encounters another roadblock.
• Italy Scrutinizes Google News for Antitrust Violations A newspaper group's complaint prompts an antitrust investigation.
• Pirate Bay ISP Victim of Sabotage After Shutdown UPDATE: Black Internet, the ISP that on Monday turned off the access to file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, says it has become the victim of sabotage.