High court ruling on file sharing (Web promotion) could bring clarity (USATODAY.com)USATODAY.com

High court ruling on file sharing (Web promotion) could bring clarity (USATODAY.com)USATODAY.com

High court ruling on file sharing could bring clarity (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Lengthy legal battles about technology are leaving consumers and companies in limbo. The Supreme Court is expected to rule Monday on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer v. Grokster, the case that could determine if it's legal to swap music online.

E-Commerce's Growing Pains (washingtonpost.com)
washingtonpost.com - SAN JOSE -- EBay hired the B-52's rock group for a gala dinner here, sent acrobats up ropes, rented an amusement park and threw open its corporate offices yesterday to thousands of Internet sellers for behind-the-scenes tours as part of its 10th anniversary celebration.

Sun Micro to publish more software source code (Reuters)
Reuters - Sun Microsystems Inc.said late on Sunday that it will publish the source code of itssoftware used as the foundation of Web services, such as onlinebanking, in a bid to spur sales of its computer services andother offerings.

Web Site Makes Gov't. Reports Available (AP)
AP - A new Web site aims to make widely available to the public certain government reports about topics from terrorism to Social Security that congressional researchers prepare and distribute now only to lawmakers.

MySpace adds content for a song (Reuters)
Reuters - Online lifestylecommunity MySpace.com has expanded the kinds of exclusivecontent it offers its members.

Monster.com a tempting target; CEO not selling (Reuters)
Reuters - Monster Worldwide Inc. , whichruns the biggest U.S. recruiting Web site, Monster.com, hasgood prospects and is a tempting takeover target, even thoughits shares are not cheap, Barron's said in its June 27 edition.

EBay Losing Allure for Some Entrepreneurs (AP)
AP - With roughly 150 million registered users, eBay Inc. ranks among the world's most powerful companies, online or otherwise. It had more than 1.4 billion items listed last year. For every$100 spent online worldwide,$14 was spent on eBay. But some say eBay's blockbuster growth has engendered arrogance.

Buffett lunch auction eBay bid hits$250K (Reuters)
Reuters - The high bid in an online auction forlunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett has reached$250,100, matching a record set in 2003.

Major Advertisers Caught in Spyware Net (AP)
AP - Unwanted software slithered into Patti McMann's home computer over the Internet and unleashed an annoying barrage of pop-up ads that sometimes flashed on her screen faster than she could close them.