Al-Qaida used free Hotmail, simplistic codes, almanac to prep for alleged attackWASHINGTON — In the days following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, alleged al-Qaida operations mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed intended to use his free Hotmail account to direct a U.S.-based operative to carry out an attack, according to a guilty plea agreement filed by Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri in federal court. French lawmakers reconsider bill that would cut illegal downloaders’ Internet connectionsPARIS — French legislators reconsidered a bill Wednesday that would punish people who illegally download music and films by cutting off their Internet connections. Now playing: Hollywood vs. RealNetworks in showdown over legality of software that “rips” DVDsSAN FRANCISCO — Hollywood calls it “rent, rip and return” and contends it’s one of the biggest technological threats to the movie industry’s annual $20 billion DVD market — software that allows you to copy a film without paying for it. |