Online music stores dent teens' p2p habit

Commercial music stores such as iTunes are having an effect on the music downloading habits of teenagers according to a survey by Piper Jaffray. The investment bank found that 36 per cent of US teens bought their music from online services in 2006, up from 28 per cent the previous year. At the same time the use of p2p networks to obtain free, unlicensed music fell by eight per cent, although the proportion remains high, with 64 per cent of the 600 teenagers surveyed admitting to using unauthorised sources. ...more

MPs fear tidal wave of e-mail

Members of Parliament fear being swamped by emails as their constituents turn to electronic means to lobby them. These fears have been expressed in a report by the House Select Committee on Information. Currently 10-20 per cent of an MPs mailbag is currently by email, however in Finland this amounts to 60-70 per cent. ...more

Kaspersky looking to go public to fund expansion

Security specialist Kaspersky Labs is is looking to expand rapidly next year, even mooting the possibility of the compaany going public. The privately-held Moscow-based company has plans to reach beyond its stronghold in Russia and Europe to hit the US and China markets next year. Doing so 'will require additional investment,' said CEO Natalya Kaspersky. ...more

Music publishers are restricting online growth - DiMA

The head of the body that represents online music services has said that music publishers' demands are restricting the growth of the industry. Jonathan Potter, director of DiMA, the Digital Media Association, said that unless publishers accept a smaller share of the digital music pie for songwriters, the online services will not be able to cut prices in order to better compete with the 'free' music available on p2p file sharing networks. Publishers receive about nine per cent of each track sold. ...more

Phishing scams rise 50 per cent in a month

Phishing attacks, the latest scourge of the Internet, grew by 50 per cent in January while there were signs that the phishers are developing new techniques to get hold of personal information. The rise is reported in the latest Phishing Attacks Trend Report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG). An average 5. ...more