Lavigne label defends 'file-sharer'

Canada's leading independent record label has volunteered to pay all the legal fees and any fines of a Texas family facing legal action over p2p file sharing in the US. Among the tracks David Gruebel's family is accused of sharing is Avril Lavigne's 'Sk8er Boi' and it is Lavigne's label, Nettwerk Music Group, that has leapt to his defence. 'Suing music fans is not the solution, it's the problem,' said Terry McBride, Nettwerk's CEO. ...more

Virtual PC joins generation X

Connectix has added to the arsenal of major applications to support Mac OS X with the announcement of the next version of its MacUser award-winning PC emulation software, Virtual PC. An OS X compatible preview of Virtual PC was first unveiled at Macworld Expo New York last July, but it was slow and lacked key features. These issues have been resolved and improved, according to Donald Kaye, Connectix's European sales director. ...more

The Timelord returns, online

The BBC is bringing back Dr Who, but not to terrestrial TV - a one off audio broadcast will be appearing on the Web. The Dr Who section of the BBC Web site will carry the 30-minute story on 13 July (a trailer will be online 15 June for those who just can't wait). Death Comes to Time features Sylvester McCoy playing the Doctor, and famous names such as Stephen Fry (good Timelord) and John Sessions (bad Timelord) will cross his path. ...more

AMD roadmap finds its way to fan site

Details of an unpublished AMD processor roadmap have been released by www.tweakers.net. ...more

E-shoppers get protected

New regulations giving consumers valuable protection when buying online come into effect today. The new EU regulations, which govern any business that sells via email or on the Web, are designed to give consumers greater confidence in buying from the Web. Companies are now forced to provide both postal and email contact details to prospective customers. ...more