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There are bad ideas, and then there are really awful ideas. Example of a bad idea: the proposed uniform state law called the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA), with its "self-help" provision that lets vendors remotely sabotage software you've bought if they believe you're not conforming to their licence terms.

Bertelsmann buys Napster for US$8 million

After a long and torrid courtship, Bertelsmann AG said Friday that it has agreed to purchase Napster Inc. for US$8 million, and is reinstating Konrad Hilbers at the helm of the troubled song-swapping service.

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Symantec Corp. provides a range of content and network security solutions to individuals and enterprises. The company bills itself as a world leader in Internet security technology and a leading provider of virus protection, risk management, Internet content and e-mail filtering, remote management and mobile code detection technologies. In Canada, the firm enjoys 57 per cent of the market share for anti-virus software.

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