In a completely unexpected move, the EU has bowed to the record companies demands and has extended copyright to last a total of 95 years before the original work becomes public domain. This means...
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rhapsody, a child of the horrible, horrible Real Networks, has created something that is really, really rather good! A DRM-Free legal music service which offers 256kbps songs for...get this 99c each;...
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Moxie Communications is an Internet service provider in Canada who happens to host a multitude of the big torrent trackers; What.CD, SumoTracker, BTMon, FullDls, but unlike most ISPs who will scream...
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With the help of an opt in plugin for the Azureus BitTorrent client, we have found out which ISPs really throttle and shape peoples traffic, no matter of what their public policy is. The plugin...
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A report in the Financial Times has suggested that Apple are in talks with all the big record labels with the aim to setup distribution packages where you pay a fixed fee per month or the like, to...
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Subscribers to US based DVD rental service Netflix have had the oppertunity to watch online, streamed content, such as TV shows and some movies, for a limited number of hours, generally corrosponding...
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The fantastic internet radio reccomendation player...thing, that is Pandora, has announced that it will be ceasing to operate in the United Kingdom due to the lack of a decent way of paying the...
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A "media tracking company" which goes by the name of BigChampagne has come out with a remarkable and slightly unbelievable statistic. They claim that over one third of people (36.4% if you...
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Okay, okay, it's not that they just use iTunes, it's that they actually BUY things from it! Who would've thought it? People buying things from one of the original online music shops, on...
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NBC Universal is removing its popular video seriess from iTunes in a bid to weaken Apple's dominant position. The entertainment industry has been fighting back by supporting other online...
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by Marc on September 05, 2007
A number of ISPs have been accused of restricting the bandwidth of their subscribers who use P2P software. We covered Verizon, which said it doesn't so but will. Another ISP often mentioned is...
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by Marc on August 30, 2007
DigitalContainers Inc. was awarded Patent 7,251,832 for a "Secure Streaming Container." The patent facilitates secure playback of any kind of digital media. The company has been an active...
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by Marc on August 28, 2007
The Netgear Digital Entertainer HD won the 'Kickass' product award by Maximum PC and will be featured in an upcoming issue. The Digital Entertainer HD is a souped-up Tivo DVR. It's an...
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by Marc on August 27, 2007
Vuze, the HD P2PTV service from Azureus, announced it reached 7 million users in only 6 months of service. Vuze's primary programming partners is the BBC, which added the TV series The Office....
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Limewire, the current leading P2P developer, is developing an online music store. Paid music files will be available via links in their P2P software and later included in P2P results. Music will be...
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by Marc on August 27, 2007
GROOVE MOBILE MOVES $6 MILLION Boston-area based Groove Mobile landed $6 million in a new round of funding from ORIX Venture Finance, for a total of $32 million raised. Previous investors included...
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by Marc on August 20, 2007
METACAFE BREWS $30 MILLION Video site Metacafe raised $30 million in a third round of funding. The company has brought in a total $50 million in capital. Metacafe is a top ten video destination with...
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Universal Music Group jumped past rival EMI and juggernaut Apple to sell digital music without DRM (Digital Rights Management) to consumers. The files will be in open MP3 format that can be used on...
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