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by Marc on September 28, 2006
malaysia is fed up with slow Internet access to the rest of the world and is not going to take it anymore. Leading area technologists met to discuss the problem. They believe 73% of usage is from P2P...
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File sharing developer FashionNow, developer of Kuro software in Taiwan agreed with IFPI to stop distributing its software, close the service by Oct. 15, and operate instead a legal music download...
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PPLIVE claims it is the largest P2P streaming broadcast service. The bulk of its users are in China. It's unknown in the U.S. But that should change. PPLIVE has partnered with ZIM Corporation to...
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Sony BMG has settled with Canadian customers regarding its rootkit DRM damages. The settlement is similar to that in the U.S. but provides no commitment that it won't happen again. So if you live...
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South Korean P2P service Soribada was forced to close its free P2P service. It re-opened as an authorized subscription service in July with signed contracts with 350 music rights holders. At its peak...
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Japanese ISP Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) will roll out a P2P service to reduce network traffic, such as that from video web sites. The P2P software will be based on Winny P2P software also...
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The Netherlands District Court of Utrecht affirmed the judge's decision in Foundation v. UPC Nederland. The court held that the entertainment industry's evidence in the form of reports...
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Sharman Networks, developer of Kazaa P2P file sharing software, has settled with both the major labels and studios in a global agreement with RIAA, IFPI, and MPAA. Sharman will pay $115 million and...
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Digital Rights Ireland has formed to fight for digital, civil, and legal rights. The group fights for consumer privacy, fair use, private copying, and laws that reflect how people use digital media....
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Profits trump freedom ... even on the Internet. Let censorship ring on the Net, in your P2P, and through your music and video files. amnesty International came out with a report called...
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A ZDNet commentary called "The Internet is not the music industry's plaything" starts with the following: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? no it's...the British Phonographic Institute....
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by Marc on July 10, 2006
I've mentioned Allofmp3.com, the popular Russian music download site, before. The latest news is the recording industry's brilliant maneuver to sue the company in England. "This is an...
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IFPI, the international music association, announced that it will sue Yahoo China for copyright infringement (1, 2). Yahoo China is run by Alibaba.com Corp. and 40 percent owned by Yahoo! Inc. The...
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tankafritt.nu is offering copyright infringement insurance for just $19 per year in Sweden. Magnus Braath, a 29-year-old student, says he will pay all fines plus give you a shirt if you're...
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Liberté, égalité, et fraternité live on in France. The French Senate and the National Assembly approved (1, 2) an intellectual copyright bill oriented to consumers and not the entertainment...
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by Marc on June 27, 2006
While P2 for personal use is legal in France and The Netherlands, it's now illegal in Spain. The spanish Congress also made it a criminal offense for ISPs that facilitate unauthorized file...
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by Marc on June 23, 2006
If you really need to see hot Swedish babes, stick to Minneapolis. It's bad enough that that the authoritarian regime of Sweden criminalized file sharing. Now they want to give cops 2 weeks of...
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by Marc on June 21, 2006
The article "Korea stops music file-sharing" makes for a sensational headline. But it doesn't apply to the rest of the world where P2P is decentralized. Downloads can't be blocked by...
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