[H]ardNews 9th Edition

Cable Industry Wins Battle:

The story about the Supreme Court ruling against file sharing in our 6th edition today briefly mentioned that the cable industry won its fight against smaller, independent internet service providers. The court ruled that the big cable companies will not have to share their infrastructure with the smaller competing ISPs, which many people fear will limit choices and drive prices up for everyone in the long run.

In a 6-3 decision, the court overturned a federal court decision that would have forced cable companies to open up their networks to Internet service providers such as Brand X and EarthLink. The majority opinion was written by Justice Clarence Thomas. Dissenting justices were Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Antonin Scalia and David Souter.

Windows Games On Linspire?

Linspire owners can now play Windows games right out of the box on their Linspire PC thanks to Cedega for the Linspire desktop Linux operating system. The problem? You have to pay $44.95 and then pay a yearly fee for continued membership to TransGaming.

The product, which can be downloaded and installed through Linspire’s CNR (click and run) software library for $44.95 USD, includes one year of access to Cedega plus regular software updates and membership to TransGaming.