[H]ardNews 10th Edition

ISPs Not Liable:

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled unanimously (9-0) that ISP are not responsible for paying royalties for music downloaded by its customers. We can only hope that our legal system here in the states will eventually see things the same way.

The court said although ISPs provide the hardware and technology, they are only "intermediaries" who are not responsible for what people download and are not bound by federal copyright legislation. The decision is the latest legal blow to the music recording industry.

Can-Spy Act?

InfoWorld ha an extremely informative article covering the recently passed Spy Act, we told you about earlier this month, how it closely resembles the Can-Spam act and what all of it means to you and me. Will the overly broad Spy Act backfire on us or just end up like the inept Can-Spam law? Thanks to Joshua Morich for the linkage.

There's a very familiar pattern to current legislative activity regarding anti-spyware laws. It's very reminiscent of where Congress was last year at this time on anti-spam legislation, and that ultimately led to the disastrous Can Spam Act.

PolarFLO TT Series:

PolarFLO has launched a pretty impressive looking line of new blocks that are worth checking out. The blocks sport a two piece design and come in two and three port configurations. This is a short list of features:

The main body of the block rotates to relieve stress and deflection on hoses. All the components are available individually. You can take apart the new PolarFLO TT CPU to clean, modify or interchange parts. The PolarFLO TT CPU uses the PolarFLO TT Series Posi-Seal Barbs and Plugs. These Posi-Seal barbs and plugs are easy to interchange. You can get the PolarFLO TT CPU in a 2 port or 3 port configuration. The low profile design will fit into the smallest cases and with the low flow performance, you don't have to worry about your pump-life.