Yes, yes, the proceedings are proceeding.

Here is an amusing summary for those that don't have the time or inclination to read gobs of excess verbiage.

The Repercussions of Blogging [slashdot.org]

hende_jman writes "How much should you be allowed to say in a public blog? There's an article on CNN that looks at different situations in which people have been fired for blogging about their company. The main issue brought seems not to be one of a lack of trust (blogs, after all, are most often public), but rather a lack of policy outlining repercussions for negative blogging about one's company."

Blog-linked firings prompt calls for better policies [cnn.com]

Slashdot [slashdot.org] had some interesting articles posted today:

Holy Canoli, Batman!

Just read this little snippet about how Verizon lost the suit the RIAA brought against them (which would force Verizon to reveal the identity of a user that downloaded 600 songs in one day off the internet).

Rick always manages to find interesting articles. I must not read enough.

RIAA Cooks the Numbers on Piracy (Update, Rick’s blog has vanished, try here instead. [waybackmachine.org] )

Like him, I’m wondering why there isn’t more mention made of these little tidbits – probably because the recording executives are in bed with the media moguls, and they all want to keep it quiet, lest the natives get restless.