Web Spawns Modern-Day Pirates

Mon., Aug. 28, 2000

Compiled By Bill Sallquist

The furor unleashed by Napster is shifting to another medium.

While the music industry has so far been the main combatant in the download war, film makers are gearing up for a similar battle.

Digital piracy isn’t as rampant with movies as it is with music, but an estimated 250,000 to 350,000 movies are traded every day on the Internet. And new technology is fueling rapid growth in the underground trading of movies. Boston Globe.

Wireless Web: Seers tout the wireless Web as the next big leap in the Information Revolution.

Already, consumers on the go can follow flight changes, track stocks, see what time the next movie starts and stay abreast of the latest traffic outrage.

But there are drawbacks, including limitations on the number of Web pages that can be displayed on your phone. Nearly all carriers are currently selling what’s known as a “walled garden” approach to Web-phone browsing. Knight Ridder.

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