TVT Records, an independent record label, won compensation in a copyright infringement lawsuit against online music company MP3.com. [News.com]

Home furnishing retailer IKEA has a new spin on spam, recruiting friends of friends to get the word out about its new store opening in the San Francisco Bay area. [CNET.com]

IBM rejects threat to cancel its license to ship Unix products starting June 13, saying its contracts guarantee rights to the OS, its Unix license is irrevocable and perpetual. [CNET News.com]

News.com article from Martin LaMonica describing the pieces IBM has compiled to take on the master data management market.

List of frequently asked questions for users about the order for Napster's shutdown. [News.com]

The House of Representatives today passed the first bill that will hold email marketers accountable for the influx of bulk unsolicited email, commonly known as "spam." [CNET.com]

Ben Johnson has been sending e-mail for months from his Hotmail account, but he just discovered that some of them were diverted to the trash before arriving at their destination. [CNET.com]

CNet News reports on competition for Handspring from TRG and delays for Visor orders due to high demand.

A pseudonymous hacker has launched a Web graffiti spree, defacing Web sites ranging from NASA to the Communications Workers of America with a pro-Napster message. [News.com]

German Linux lobbying association LinuxTag may seek German court order against SCO due to threats against 1, 500 of world's biggest Linux supporters, all businesses, including IBM. [CNET News.com]