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- 04 / 04 / 00 -

The 516 area code is officially split, Bell Atlantic announces a new name after the merger with GTE is completed: Verizon, a look at some of the sites that have and haven't been reserved by Verizon, reply comments concerning the Digital Millennium Copyright Act are published on the net, Shana talks about her published comment, Bernie S. votes in the primary, a summary of the I-CON convention, how the MPAA lawsuit is adversely affecting 2600 and the unfairness of individuals being targeted, why large corporations like Microsoft don't have to worry, a DVD player for Linux is introduced, new anti-MPAA shirts and bumper stickers are introduced, an appeal for well-connected people to speak out, Sony recalls its Playstation 2 discs because they enabled playing DVDs from around the world, the MPAA is likely to go after 2600 to get links to other sites removed, the Weekly World News reports on hacker tools that can make computers explode, H2K planning continues, an update on the Child Online Protection Act.

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April 4
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- 04 / 11 / 00 -

The MPAA tries to get links on the 2600 site outlawed, why this move is ultimately flawed, some of the comments filed regarding the Digital Millennium Copyright Act appear on the net, Jack Valenti and the MPAA hurl personal attacks at Emmanuel, Emmanuel's phone turns itself on, Sprint PCS invades the privacy of its customers by sending phone numbers to websites, some of the real issues in the MPAA case, a critique of the MPAA FAQ on "hyperlinking," the new issue of 2600 is released along with H2K and anti-MPAA bumper stickers, suggestions on how to use the stickers, "deep" linking is ruled legal in federal court.

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April 11
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- 04 / 18 / 00 -

The links remain up, an update on the Secret Service interest in Bernie S., Emmanuel realizes that nobody knows the name of the Secretary of the Treasury, a recap of the IMF protest in Washington DC, how 600 people were tricked into getting arrested, the frustration of streets in Washington, Emmanuel accidentally finds the MPAA building on I Street, microbroadcasting is on the verge of being stopped by Congress, a staggering increase in wireless data is predicted, Metallica takes Napster and several universities to court, some of the benefits of Napster and the hypocrisy of the music industry, the new 631 area code on Long Island continues to confuse residents, Balkan web pages are attacked, a listener's phone mystery, a proposal to add a tax to long distance bills to subsidize Native Americans, Izaac and Emmanuel argue over the effectiveness of demonstrations.

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April 18
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- 04 / 25 / 00 -

The anti-MPAA shirts come out, the MPAA accuses hackers of taking down its website, Mafiaboy is tracked down in Montreal and blamed for the denial of service attacks in February, interesting IRC logs are released by 2600 that cast doubt on the validity of the Mafiaboy story, Michael Eisner of Disney addresses the DeCSS issue in a company memo, some harsh words for Thomas Edison, a study shows record sales have increased despite MP3s and Napster, Limp Bizkit comes out in support of Napster, Emmanuel and Izaac continue the discussion on the WTO and IMF, some alternative perspectives available on satellite TV, Claude tries to escape early.

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April 25
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