Day archives: February 8th, 2007

Jobs Calls for End to Music Copy Protection

From the New York Times: Steven P. Jobs, Apple’s chief executive, jolted the record industry on Tuesday by calling on its largest companies to allow online music sales unfettered by antipiracy software. The move is a gamble for Apple. Its iPod players and iTunes Store have defined the online music market, and they have much …

Internet Hit by Significant Hack Attack

From NewsFactor: Hackers briefly overwhelmed at least three of the 13 computers that help manage global computer traffic Tuesday in one of the most significant attacks against the Internet since 2002. Experts said the unusually powerful attacks lasted as long as 12 hours but passed largely unnoticed by most computer users, a testament to the …