Seen that? - A Dirty Word: Filtering

Filed in archive Best of on October 2, 2009

A Dirty Word: Filtering at P2P File Sharing

Filtering has become a dirty word in the entertainment vs. P2P war. The entertainment industry trots it out regularly as the solution for stopping copyright infringement. The RIAA says that it's just like filtering porn or IP addresses. The P2P players reject it outright as impractical and a return to the illegal past. This paper dives past the rhetoric with an analysis of whether and how it could work. [...] Read More


Altnet Launches Global File Registry at P2P File Sharing

Altnet, known for its legal and secured entertainment file service carried by kazaa P2P software, has launched the Global File Registry. The Registry is set up as a web service where content providers can list their music, video, or other files. P2P and other developers integrate Altnet software into their application. The web service checks file hash codes against the Registry database to identify registered files that are presumably copyrighted. [...] Read More


Altnet Registry Is About Money, Not Protection at P2P File Sharing

We previously reported on the launch of Altnet's Global File Registry. The following reviews the product. The Registry tries to be likable. The word 'Registry' has a nice friendly official ring. The name says it's 'Global' so it sounds comprehensive. Filtering is feasible in a web service architecture, assuming software performance is not degraded, which Altnet so claims. But there are too many downsides at this point. A comprehensive registry should [...] Read More


Altnet Launches Global File Registry at Digital Music - The Future

Altnet, known for its legal and secured entertainment file service carried by kazaa P2P software, has launched the Global File Registry. The Registry is set up as a web service where content providers can list their music, video, or other files. P2P and other developers integrate Altnet software into their application. The web service checks file hash codes against the Registry database to identify registered files that are presumably copyrighted. [...] Read More


The Pandemonium of Abrogating Content Spamming at The Search Engine Weblog

Content spamming is the act of taking and using content from other websites that have top search engine rankings. It can be made using utility software such as Articlebot to mix up the content so as not to be detected by plagiarism software. The new content is further used as part of a doorway page to attract search engine bots. It is also used to serve as a fertile ground [...] Read More