Media Defender, a notorious anti piracy gang working for the MPAA, RIAA and several independent media production companies, just launched their very own video upload service called “miivi.com”. The sole purpose of the site is to trap people into uploading copyrighted material, and bust them for doing so.

Replacing the battery on an iPhone will be an expensive and nerve-wracking experience.

Apple revealed the details behind its iPhone battery replacement program this week. It’s basically the same deal as with the iPod, in that you have to return the unit to Apple for battery replacement, but it’s a little more expensive. The service costs $79 plus $6.95 for shipping to replace the battery on an out-of-warranty iPhone, and Apple says it will take three business days.

Cable companies are planning to charge more for set-top boxes to help pay for new, more expensive versions mandated by the Federal Communications Commission.

They say the price increases are a result of the government’s push to spur competition for the boxes, which are required to receive digital programming and change channels. It’s not yet clear how much the charges will rise.

The FCC has been trying for nearly a decade to open up the set-top market so subscribers actually buy their own and then use a cable-company-provided card to decode their programming. The retail market for the boxes, however, has largely failed to materialize and millions of consumers still rent the boxes from their cable company.

As of July 1, cable companies were required by the FCC to start shipping the new set-top boxes with detachable cable cards.

Canada’s telecommunications regulator laid out new rules on Tuesday for a national do-not-call list that will enable consumers to prevent unwanted phone calls from telemarketers.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission said it is in the process of issuing a request for proposals to select an independent operator of the list.

The rule changes, triggered by widespread complaints from consumers that telemarketing calls were a nuisance and an invasion of privacy, would likely take several months to be implemented, it said.

Under existing rules, consumers have to register separately to be on the “do not call” list of each individual telemarketer.