New Moves To Eliminate Online Piracy (NewsFactor)NewsFactor - The music (Web promotion)

New Moves To Eliminate Online Piracy (NewsFactor)NewsFactor - The music (Web promotion)

New Moves To Eliminate Online Piracy (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The music and film industries are taking a new approach in their efforts to thwart illicit file-sharing on the Internet. They are releasing free software that can detect and remove programs used on PCs to swap copyrighted tunes and movies.

Exploit Circulates For Firefox Flaw (TechWeb)
TechWeb - An exploit for the just-patched IDN bug in Mozilla's Firefox browser and namesake suite has been published on the Internet, a French security vendor says.

China Imposes New Rules on News Web Sites (AP)
AP - China is imposing new regulations to control content on its news Web sites, the government said Sunday, another step in its ongoing effort to police a rapidly expanding Internet population.

Brian Wilson Dialing Up Katrina Donors (AP)

AP - "Iowa Jim" was suspicious. Was Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson really putting messages on his official Web site urging people to contribute to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts?

Rita Pushes Blogs, Rich Maps to Forefront (AP)

AP - As Hurricane Rita approached, editors at the Houston Chronicle decided to experiment: They hand-picked about a dozen Web diarists and asked them to post regular dispatches on the newspaper's online blog — all without any editorial intervention.

AOL Portal Officially Out Of Beta (TechWeb)
TechWeb - America Online Inc. has officially launched its ad-supported portal out of beta.

Labels Negotiating To Raise iTunes Song Prices (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - The love affair between record labels and Apple Computer Inc. could be headed for the rocks as they bicker over prices ahead of licensing renegotiations set for early next year.

M&T Bank Shores Up Defenses Against Malware (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Aggressive use of security software and strict data-management policies have helped the bank fight off online attacks.

Google Releases Toolbar For Firefox (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Google Inc. has released out of beta its Firefox search toolbar, which includes features such as spell check and a word translator.