Episode 106 - God Its Early

<p><strong>This Week in InfoSec (07:52)</strong></p><p>With content liberated from the “today in infosec” twitter account and further afield</p><p>31st May 1999, Sega released the video game <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_Wing">Zero Wing</a> for the Sega Mega Drive system in Europe. The game was never released in North America, and was relatively unknown until years later when the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_your_base_are_belong_to_us">poorly translated opening scene</a> was popularized on the Internet. The most famous mistranslation is the phrase “<a href="http://www.allyourbasearebelongtous.com/">All your base are belong to us</a>,” which went on to become a very popular Internet meme.</p><p>1st June 1999, Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker released the filesharing service <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napster">Napster</a>. The service provides a simple way for users to copy and distribute MP3 music files. It became an instant hit, especially among college students. Just over 6 months later, on December 7, 1999, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) filed a lawsuit against the service, alleging mass copyright infringement. Eventually this lawsuit forced the shutdown of the company on September 3, 2002, but not before the popularity of downloading digital music was firmly entrenched in a generation of Internet users.</p><p>A year later, on 2nd June 2000: Napster Inc., makers of controversial MP3 file-sharing software, slapped pop-punk band the Offspring with a legal order Friday (June 2) to stop selling merchandise imprinted with the Napster logo, a source close to the band confirmed.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.mtv.com/news/971590/napster-tells-offspring-to-stop-selling-bootleg-merchandise/">NAPSTER TELLS OFFSPRING TO STOP SELLING BOOTLEG MERCHANDISE</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNDzjvToMSq36YkIHQWwhma90SR0E9rLndflZ3Cu_gVI2Axw/viewform">The European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 - Vote Here!</a></p><p>We’re the 5th ca