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Recent developments of note in the Internet industry.<br/>This month:<br/>First Suit Filed Against Internet 'Spyware' <br/>House Passes Second Anti-Spyware Bill <br/>Grokster Officals Settle Separate Copyright Case <br/>AOL Files First 'Spim' Suit <br/>RIAA Sues 750 More <br/>U.S. Teen Soccer Prodigy Adu Wins Cybersquatter Case <br/>U.S. Declares War on Intellectual Property Theft <br/>

20 minute read November 01, 2004 at 09:19 AM
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Samuel Fineman
Net News

First Suit Filed Against Internet 'Spyware'

The U.S. government has sued a New Hampshire man in its first attempt to crack down on Internet “spyware” that seizes control of a user's computer without permission.

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