After Microsoft, all is silence

Microsoft's inept approach to security - sometimes way too lenient, sometimes too heavy handed - has effectively scuppered Weedshare, an online music indie which hosted the work of 10,000 acts. An "upgrade" to Windows Media Player "improved security" to the extent where Weedshare's code (designed to allow three plays before the listener has to pay) is misinterpreted as an attempt to break into the system by an evil terrorist or something, so it refuses to play them.

Weedshare have struggled for six weeks to work around the problem, drawing a blank. So they're closing down for some months while they put a new system in place. Costing time, money and a slew of goodwill.
[Thanks to Franco for the link]