minilinks for 2007-08-07

miniLinks by Hugh D'Andrade

• Zimbabwe's New Spying Laws
  Mugabe grants his government the right to intercept phone,
  mail and Internet traffic.
  
• House Panel Approves Legal Shield for Bloggers
  The Free Flow of Information Act would protect journalists
  and bloggers alike.
  
• Congress to Investigate Yahoo's Role in Chinese Rights
  Case
  What did Yahoo know about dissident Shi Tao when they
  handed information to the Chinese government?
  
• File-sharing, a "Petty Offense" in Germany
  German prosecutors refuse to unmask alleged file-sharers.
  
• UK Study of Downloading Habits
  More people are downloading music, and using social
  networking sites to discover new music.
  
• Don't Sell Imports, or We'll Sue!
  Universal threatens to sue retailers for selling an Amy
  Winehouse import.
  
• "I Am the Real Fake Steve Jobs"
  The blogger behind "The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs" was
  revealed.
  

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