We're back. Did you miss us? That question isn't the product of an (especially) insecure soul. I mean it.
There is a glut of news about technology, the Internet and related issues. Open The Japan Times or just about any other newspaper, and you'll find cyber-related stories on just about every page. Entire magazines, e-zines, newsletters, Web pages and TV shows are devoted to the topic. Sometimes we have a neat interview or catch an item before it hits prime time, but since we have been filling this space for about six years now, we have covered most of the stories in one form or another more than once.
The fact is the news may change, but the concerns are pretty timeless. Take the dispute over Napster and other file-sharing programs. A new study shows that the vast majority of users of those programs aren't "sharing" at all. A tiny sliver of individuals, about 2 percent, actually provide the music that the other 98 percent of people listen to.