Daily News Roundup

• Sony attacked over anti-piracy CD [BBC]
  “Sony’s music arm has been criticised over the technology used to stop CDs being pirated.”
• Internet phone calls on the rise [BBC]
  “People will increasingly make calls via the net instead of using traditional phone lines, say analysts Gartner.”
• Microsoft to buy Internet calling software company [Reuters]
  “Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest software maker, said on Wednesday it will acquire a privately held, Swiss-based company that develops technology to route and manage phone calls placed over the Web.”
• Yahoo Redesigns Its Online Mapping Service [AP]
  “Yahoo Inc. has redesigned its online maps to make it easier to get driving directions to multiple destinations and find local merchants — the latest move in the company’s duel with Internet powerhouse, Google Inc.”
• Google Offers Index of Public Domain Works [AP]
  “Google Inc.’s Internet-leading search engine on Thursday will begin serving up the entire contents of books and government documents that aren’t entangled in a copyright battle over how much material can be scanned and indexed from five major libraries.”
• Survey: One in Five Teens Have Own Blogs [AP]
  “Nearly three in five school-age teens with Internet access have created online content, including Web pages with artwork, photos and stories — and about a fifth have their own blogs, which also allow friends and other readers to create feedback postings.”
• Microsoft patches may break Web sites [CNET]
  “Web sites that use certain custom applications won’t display as expected in Internet Explorer after installing two Microsoft security updates.”
• The Hit Factory [Wired]
  “Who needs major labels, marketing or airplay? MySpace gets more hits than Google — and becomes the MTV of the internet generation.”

Die Dulci Fruere