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by Jordan Grodecki on October 8, 2008
The IFPI have been thwarted once more in Denmark, as they attempted once more to sue someone on the basis that monitoring what an IP registered to them has been doing, is equal to them doing it. The...
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by Marc on August 16, 2007
The DCIA, the P2P industry association, is driving P2P mainstream with the bicoastal P2P Advertising Upfront conference. The event will be held October 26 & 29 in New York and Los Angeles, in conj...
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by Marc on June 29, 2007
Burning Man: Fact & Fiction lays down the truth about the wild celebration in the Nevada desert the week before LaborDay. There's lots of music (see how I made this relevant to our blog), danc...
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by Marc on June 20, 2007
Digital music analyst Todd Beals shares his impressions from the NARM (National Association of Recording Merchandisers) conference in Chicago. The event features performances and interviews with top a...
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by Marc on June 4, 2007
The DCIA (Distributed Computing Industry Association) Conference & Exposition returns to Los Angeles June 11. I won't be there this time around but invite my readers to check it out.
The eve...
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by Marc on February 15, 2007
F2C: Freedom to Connect is being held this year March 5 & 6 in the Washington, DC area. F2C features Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas, sci-fi author Bruce Sterling, Professor Yochai Benkler and many more ...
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by Marc on January 18, 2007
The DCIA brings the P2P Summit to the Big Apple in conjunction with the Media Summit New York conference. The Summit includes a wide range of speakers and demos, plus a live entertainment showcase.
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by Marc on January 17, 2007
The EFF blogged from the consumer electronics Show (CES) to see the state-of-the-art in technology, given Hollywood's ongoing fight against free and fair use of media.
They found lots of streami...
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by Marc on October 17, 2006
Techweb covers the digital music forum West with "P2P Industry Networks For Legitimacy". Speakers reinforced the evidence that P2P network use continues to rise despite recording industry ac...
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by Marc on October 11, 2006
In association with Digital Hollywood, the 1st Annual P2P Media Summit LA will be held Oct 23 in Santa Monica , California. I'll be speaking. So come say hello if you're there. The Conference ...
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by Marc on October 6, 2006
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peac...
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by Marc on October 3, 2006
Defective by Design declared today "Day Agsint DRM" The group aims to create awareness that DRM is both widely used and hurts consumers. The only digital rights it protects are those of the ...
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by Marc on September 13, 2006
NARM, the National Association of Recording Merchandisers, recently held its big trade show at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee, FL near Orlando. Todd Beals had excellent coverage - NARM Show DAY...
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by Marc on August 1, 2006
P2Pnet publisher Jon Newton was sued by Sharman Networks (owner of Kazaa) and its CEO, Nikki Hemming, in Canada. The suit threatened free speech. While it has been dropped, the legal bills remain.
S...
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by Marc on June 8, 2006
ESPN is providing Internet coverage of World Cup soccer from their ESPN and ESPN360 web sites. This isn't P2P. But our worldwide readers already indicated great interest in the event, so I'm h...
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by Marc on June 1, 2006
The DCIA , the leading P2P industry organization, is holding the first P2P Media Summit June 22-23 in McLean, Virginia. I'll be speaking there. I invite my readers to come and say hello.
The Summ...
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by Marc on February 22, 2006
SXSW is providing 3GB of free band music and film trailers though Bit Torrent P2P for the public to check out the acts and videos prior to the event. The content includes 83 film trailers and 713 mp3s...
