Ripping music for iPods is not fair use - RIAA

Ripping music from CDs and transferring it to an iPod does not constitute fair use, according to a document filed by the major record companies. In a filing to the US Copyright Office, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) attempts to undo a statement it made in court during the recent successful prosecution of the Grokster p2p company. In court RIAA lawyer Don Verrilli said: 'The record companies have said, for some time now, and it's been on their website for some time now, that it's perfectly lawful to take a CD that you've purchased, upload it onto your computer, put it onto your iPod. ...more

Apple readies OS X update and brings forward Jobs' keynote

Apple is believed to be on the verge of releasing the next update to Mac OS X. Version 10.1. ...more

Intel announces new China 300mm wafer fab

Intel is strengthening its ties with China with the announcement of a new 300mm wafer fab in the city of Dalian, in the north-east province of Liaoning. While Intel has a number of such chip factories around the world - in Israel and Ireland, as well as the US - this is its first in Asia. In what is described as a $2. ...more

UK software industry takes piracy fight online

The UK software industry is taking its fight against software piracy to the Internet. The Federation Against Software Theft has begun trawling peer-to-peer traffic in an attempt to identify who is uploading and downloading software copies. Quite how the system, codenamed Operation Tracker, works will remain a closely guarded secret, but its primary aim is clear: to find companies where software is being illegally downloaded. ...more

Cisco incorporates antivirus technology into its software range

Cisco has broadened its relationship with antivirus experts Trend Micro, integrating its technology into Cisco's software products. Last November, an agreement was reached to incorporate the antivirus technology into Cisco's Network Admission Control, but this has now been extended to include all of Cisco's network infrastructure and security systems. 'While combating network worms, reinfections, vulnerabilities, and system damage, customers continue to suffer business disruption, so the demand for more sophisticated threat prevention methods increases,' said Steve Chang, CEO and founder of Trend Micro. ...more