Why use the controversial name “Warez”? We use “Warez” for its recognition and marketability. . Since the start of the Internet boom, “warez” has been one of the top terms searched for on search engines. In the early 80′s, the word “warez” became the slang term for trading software among others via online bulletin board [...]

The threat of legal action and hefty fines has done little to stop internet users around the world trading music and video files, according to a new study of network traffic.The vast majority of shared files are copyrighted music or video, making the sharing illegal. In an effort to stamp out infringements, the Recording Industry [...]

Spearheaded by anti-music industry group Downhill Battle, thousands are calling their local representatives in opposition to the “Induce Act”, as part of the “Save Betamax” campaign. The Induce Act, proposed by Senator Orrin Hatch, would hold technology companies liable for making products that “encourage” customers to infringe copyright. Opponents argue that the landmark Betamax decision [...]

HR.4077, the Piracy Deterrence and Education Act, has been approved by the United States’ House Judiciary Committee. The bill specifies up to five years’ jail for anyone making over a thousand copyrighted works available for download. That’s if the infringer is profiting from the action: ordinary P2P users would face up to three years simply [...]

Everyone knows that piracy can affect an artist’s bottom line, and very few people would argue that artists, programmers, and the like, should work for free in all instances. Indeed, while there is a lot of hostility to lobbying groups like the RIAA, most folks do want to support the bands and songwriters that they [...]

The Big Four record label cartel has gone after Shareconnector, a p2p site in The Netherlands. Shareconnector isn’t caving in, though. Instead, it’s taking Big Music on in what could be a milestone battle. Usually, when this happens, the site involved folds. Sometimes it re-surfaces somewhere else, sometimers it doesn’t. This time, however, Big Music [...]

Along with a releasing a new MSN Music service this past week, Microsoft has released a new version of it’s Media Player, integrating both together into one application. Microsoft wants Windows Media Player to be your one-stop multimedia headquarters. After a less-than-speedy installation, the app proposes to become the default player for a number of [...]

Microsoft’s newly launched MSN Music download service has a long way to go to catch up with iTunes and other online services, competitors say. Apple Computer Inc., a longtime rival and sometimes partner on Microsoft, said that the world’s largest software maker will have a tough time matching the 16 million songs downloaded every month [...]

MINNEAPOLIS — Twins fans are among the first to preview a unique new form of portable video technology that lets users bring digital recordings of their favorite programming virtually anywhere. The new product, the Windows Mobile-based Portable Media Center, is on display at the Metrodome through Friday, and Twins fans can watch a demonstration of [...]

The LimeWire 4.1.5 beta has been released. Pro users can download it from their personal download page. The free version is available at the LimeWire Beta Page. LimeWire 4.1.5 adds the ability for Linux users using Java 1.5 (now in beta) to use the GTK look and feel.Windows users may notice that the “LimeWireWin.exe” installers [...]

P2PForums.com News:- Peer-to-peer file sharing has grown emensely since it’s debut in the days of Napster. Media coverage of the new craze which seems to attract endless amounts of potential sharers is at an all time high, which in turn of course draws in people much newer to computing technology. Unfortunately, this has also attracted [...]

The US DoJ (Department of Justice) today launched an assault on P2P file traders, using search warrants to investigate five homes and the offices of one ISP (Internet Service Provider). This is the first time the DoJ has applied such drastic measures against file swappers, and the move comes just one week after a California [...]

UK singles’ sales have risen for the first time in five years, music industry figures show. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) recorded a 6.4% rise in singles sales and 3.7% rise in album sales. Sales across all music formats had a total value of £230m from April to June in the UK, compared to total [...]

The new Piolet has been waited on looked forward to at least as much as the new WinMX. Finally there is a beta avalible to the public for testing.Change Log:Prettier & more configurable interface, XP themes compatible.New internal player with superior sound quality and accessories (visualizations and equalizer) and now “Undockable”, take it out and [...]

The LimeWire 4.1.4 beta has been released. Pro users can download it from their personal download page. The free version is available at the LimeWire Beta Page. There are two major additions in LimeWire 4.1.4. These are iTunes integration on Windows and support for firewall-to-firewall transfers.iTunes support uses the Digital Audio Access Protocol (DAAP), and [...]

Today Microsoft released Service Pack 2 for Windows XP. Everybody wants it, but even Microsoft itself is limiting downloads to 2.5 million a day. So here’s another attempt at demonstrating–to Congress, the press, and the public at large–the usefulness of p2p networks for providing a public service. You can download SP2 via bittorrent here: sp2torrent.com [...]

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) — The Kansas attorney general has withheld more than 1,600 compact discs from distribution to state libraries because officials determined the albums promote violence or illegal activity, records show. The albums removed by Attorney General Phill Kline’s office were part of 51,000 discs given to Kansas as part of a nationwide [...]

The LimeWire 4.1.3 Beta has been released. Pro users can download it from their personal download page. The free version is available at the LimeWire Beta PageChanges in 4.1.3 include:- Drag support! You can now drag items directly from the library, playlist or downloads onto the desktop or your favorite program!- Brand new icons for [...]

DES MOINES, Iowa — A pair of teenagers downloading songs by artists ranging from OutKast to Billy Joel through an Internet file-sharing service could cost their bewildered parents up to $4,000. Sandy Nauman, a registered nurse from Des Moines, and her husband, Richard, have been sued in federal court by the Recording Industry Association of [...]

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