BERLIN — European regulators dropped their antitrust case against Microsoft on Wednesday after the software maker agreed to offer consumers a choice of rival Web browsers. The settlement averted a second costly legal battle for the American software giant. SOURCE
France to Digitize Its Own Literary Works
PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy pledged nearly $1.1 billion on Monday toward the computer scanning of French literary works, audiovisual archives and historical documents, an announcement that underscored his government’s desire to maintain control over France’s cultural heritage in an era of digitization. SOURCE
Facebook to Monitor Berlusconi Content
MILAN — Facebook said Tuesday that it would monitor content on its Web site dealing with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy following an attack at a political rally that left him hospitalized. SOURCE
Music Business Heads Into Virtual World
SAN FRANCISCO — With its deal this month to buy the Web music service Lala, Apple may be pointing the way to the future of music. SOURCE
For Judges on Facebook, Friendship Has Limits
Judges and lawyers in Florida can no longer be Facebook friends. SOURCE
Animated News Clips Fuel Debate on Media Freedom
A young man slaps his grandfather to the floor, bloodying him. Another slices off his girlfriend’s hair with a knife after she says she wants to break up with him. SOURCE
Web Site for Woods Is Drawing Attention
In the nearly two weeks since Tiger Woods became tabloid fodder, his personal Web site has turned into a kind of town hall meeting on his reported extramarital behavior. SOURCE