Filed in archive Analysis
by Marc on November 28, 2005
Excerpt from "Who Are The Pirates" in Online Spin by Shelly Palmer We hear the content industry and rights holders complaining about piracy everyday: file sharing, physical piracy,...
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Filed in archive Legal
by Marc on November 28, 2005
An Australian court ordered Sharman Networks, the developer of Kazaa, to update the software to start filtering by keywords by December 5th. Judge Murray Wilcox allowed the record labels to provide...
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SonyBMG spyware discoveries (previously reported at SonyBMG Invades Your Computer and SonyBMG Invasion Even Uglier), continue. Even US Homeland Security advises people never to install any software...
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According to anti-virus maker Computer Associates, SonyBMG software doesn't just add a rootkit without notice, consent, or allowing removal, it also: Makes itself the default media player Connects...
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Filed in archive Companies
by Marc on November 08, 2005
The heart has stopped beating but there still remains brain activity. Grokster earlier showed signs that the end was near. Today it is very close. In an agreement submitted to federal court, Grokster...
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Some SonyBMG CDs now come with copy protection technology first developed by spyware and virus programmers to hide malicious code. The software from First4Internet installs without clear notice. It...
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