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Aug 21 2001

Peter Gabriel puts a price on downloads

Rock star Peter Gabriel’s record company has launched a subscription service for Internet music downloads, beating major labels in the race to ask fans to pay for digital access to their music. When reading i had one question which is who the heck is Peter Gabriel? Since he’s calling it Womad Digital Channel i doubt [...]

Aug 21 2001

Napster crackdown fails to spur CD sales

U.S. music product shipments fell 4.4 percent to $5.9 billion in the first half of 2001, the Recording Industry Association of America said Tuesday. Good read it here.

Aug 20 2001

AudioGalaxy Flubs Security 101

A report at OpenP2P.com points to the fact that AudioGalaxy sends a users username and password in plain text over the web. Although this is a blatant security risk, one wonders about the value of an AudioGalaxy password. Anyways, hands down my favorite quote from the article: “Now that Napster has transformed from a technology [...]

Aug 20 2001

DVD Standards War Set to Escalate

News.com is reporting on HP’s DVD-RW drive. This thing looks pretty sick: “The DVD-writer dvd100i, which will cost $599 when it hits store shelves in September, will be the first commercially available drive based on the DVD+RW standard. With it, consumers will be able to record video onto a disc, play it on a typical [...]

Aug 19 2001

What do You Search For?

What with the limitless bounty of the file-sharing world, I frequently run out of things to search for. Usually I check the Billboard Charts, or my local radio station. Sometimes MSN’s Entertainment Channel has some good offerings. Besides buddy lists, where do you go for ideas on what to search for?

Aug 18 2001

Project:Mind Link

Project: Mind Link, or Mind Link is a FREE P2P program under construction. The best thing about this program is that it is and will be SPYWARE FREE.
I am producing it in my spare time but already has many features and function working. It’s design is similar to that of Direct Connect. We hope for [...]

Aug 17 2001

Crackdown on Korean Napster Creators

USA Today just released a story on two brothers in South Korea who wrote a program very similar to Napster but intended mainly for people of the Far East. Instead of getting a lawsuit from the record companies, the brothers got arrested and charged with copyright violation. Read the full story.

Aug 17 2001

License PC Users?

Wired.com just ran a story on the idea of an Internet license, similar to a driver’s license, for computer users when they are on the Internet to prevent rapid spread of bugs like Code Red and the SirCam Virus. This isn’t the worst idea to get computer impaired people educated or off the net, [...]

Aug 16 2001

Zeropaid Adds 25 Programs!

If you haven’t noticed already we’ve made a few changes around here. Added 25 new file sharing programs to the menu, even gave mac/linux users a simple and quick way to stay updated on those hard to find programs. We also made it possible for you to re-rate your favorite programs, even added 4 [...]

Aug 16 2001

Andromeda Streaming Web Jukebox

I just wanted to let everybody know about my project, Andromeda.
Andromeda dynamically converts folders and subfolders of MP3s into an easy-to-use streaming web jukebox. Other supported formats include WMA, OGG, MPG, AVI, WMV, and many more. It’s great as a personal jukebox, on a local network, and over the Internet (bandwidth permitting). Additional features include [...]

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  • youngdand: It isn't even about paying artists, its about, making it as hard as possible for new talent to make it thus allowing man...
  • Corey K: I wonder if there will come a point where - if nobody if playing these covers (ie giving the big artists free promotion)...
  • mountain_rage: It isn't unreasonable if it was 1 license that covered all music, and proven that they actually played the music before ...
  • skillsss: Comcast Censoring Conservative Voices? The American Public and the FCC need to keep an eye on ISPs. Comcast has been ...
  • mountain_rage: That is the downside to the radio model, all artist are tied in, and can't choose to give away their music for free to e...
  • I.Jackson: It's not unreasonable to ask a venue that presents live music (or recorded music) to pay a fee. After all, they are usi...
  • DrewWilson: It's not entirely a surprise this is happening if you ask me. I haven't been around to witness the music scene for 20 y...
  • CHRIS: It's sad that people can make money off of you, but won't take the time to answer any of your questions. I think VUZE, I...
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