| Court blocks request to shut Spamhaus domain
A U.S. judge has denied an order that would have suspended the domain name for The Spamhaus Project, averting a potential quagmire over how U.S. legal rulings apply across the global Internet. Spamhaus, a group of computer security experts based in London, creates a database used by security vendors to block unsolicited bulk e-mail, known as spam. Last month, an e-mail marketing company, e360 Insight, won an $11.7 million judgement against Spamhaus in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. The ruling also called for Spamhaus to remove e360 from its blacklists. Spamhaus, which has been sued in the U.S. several times, typically ignores the rulings. It says U.S. courts do not have jurisdiction over it since the group is based in the U.K. Spamhaus maintains that e360's e-mail constitutes spam and violates U.K.
Damon Stoudamire Needs Saving in Memphis
Tick. Tick. Tick.That's the sound in Damon Stoudamire's head.The clock is certainly ticking on his time with the Memphis Grizzlies.But Stoudamire would rather his phone ring with news of a contract buyout, especially since it has been about three weeks since he last played. The 13-year veteran point guard remained hopeful Thursday, even as he prepared to take an unexpected trip to the nation's capitol, where the Grizzlies take on the Washington Wizards tonight.It's safe to say that everyone watching this situation, including Stoudamire, figured a resolution would have come by now. 'I'm not going to say it's not hard,' Stoudamire said after he practiced with the Griz. 'Everybody is trying to do their best in this situation. It's not an easy situation for anybody — me, the coaches or the owner.
Bono, pushing for aid to Africa, gives Japanese official a red iPod
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Rock star Bono bowed deeply and gave Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda an iPod at the start of a meeting Saturday to try to get more Japanese support for the fight against poverty in Africa.The gift broke the ice as Fukuda sat down with Bono, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and other major supporters of more aid for Africa.Fukuda asked the U2 frontman if his music was on the red recording device.``No, but you can download it,'' said Bono.``My son has some of your music,'' Fukuda told him.After the private meeting, Fukuda told government and business leaders at the World Economic Forum that African development would be one of the three major themes of the G-8 meeting he is hosting in Japan this July.Part of the proceeds from sales of the special-edition red iPod go directly to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Africa.Earlier this week, Bill Gates said the Red-branded products have generated $50 million for the fund in the last year and a half.
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