The international music trade group IFPI says that "three strikes" rules against online copyright infringement have taken over the world in the last nine months, and they are an "idea whose time has come."

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US consumers just aren't buying cell phones like they once were, according to the NPD Group. Unit sales are at the lowest level since the firm started tracking them in 2005, although consumers do seem to be buying more expensive units.

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Judge George O'Toole ruled today that the MIT students accused of attempting to defraud the Massachussetts Bay Transit Authority had not, in fact, done so, and refused the MBTA's request for a five month gag order against the students. O'Toole's ruling, however, may disappoint many, as he deliberately avoided the question of whether or not the initial gag order violated the group's First Amendment rights.

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Muxtape, which allows users to upload MP3 playlists that can then be shared and accessed by others, has temporarily ceased operations. The RIAA tells Ars that the site has been storing and streaming the recordings without authorization from the copyright holders.

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IBM and Intel are both talking about future process technologies as IDF kicks off today, but Big Blue's recent announcement regarding its 22nm SRAM has been misinterpreted in some quarters as a bigger win than it actually is. Intel, meanwhile, expects 32nm processors by early 2010, with 22nm chips arriving in 2011/2012.

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