Phex 0.6 Release
A new Version of Phex has been released:
- Improved configuration of your download.
- Completly rewritten automatic search framework.
- Gnutella Protocol v0.6 support.
- Automatic check for new Phex versions.
There is also a new homepage:
http://phex.kouk.de/
Music Pulishers vs. File Sharing
A News.com report says “The National Music Publisher’s Association (NMPA), which represents the owners of most songs published in the United States, said its suit, filed in Los Angeles federal court, charges file-swapping services MusicCity, Grokster and Empowerment with copyright infringement. Interesting how no one has touched a gnutella client yet. Maybe because the protocol [...]
20 DVD’s on one CD-R?
I found this article on dslreports.com that says a man was able to fit 20 dvd’s on one cd-r without any loss of quality. Now the article wasn’t written in english but a couple people have translated this. Imagine the possibilities if this is true.
This is the dslreports.com article and forum.
This is the [...]
MPAA going after Harry Potter traders
With the recent release of Harry Potter to the movie theaters, it has subsequently shown up on some of the most notible file-sharing systems such as BearShare and Limewire. People have been flocking to download these bootlegs, which has caused a bottle-neck and most hosts are usually busy… So most likely you won’t be able [...]
Copy-protected Natalie Imbruglia CD flops
News.com report says “Complaints about anti-copying technology on Natalie Imbruglia’s latest CD have forced her record label to issue replacements for angry consumers–another setback for the music industry’s stuttering campaign against record piracy.” *cheer* *cheer*
MP3.com, EMusic and Others Merge.
Vivendi Universal announced in a press release today that it is consolidating its Web properties into a single entity to be called Vivendi Universal Net USA Group. The new division will report to the company’s Paris-based Internet division Vivendi Universal Net and includes; MP3.com, EMusic.com, Get Music.com, RollingStone.com, InsideSessions.com, and several game, education, and entertainment [...]
LimeWire Getting Things Done
This is an update (yes I know it’s 19 days old) from the Limewire.org site which basically gives there status on the Limewire client and it’s future features. I don’t particularly like ad/spyware, but you have to admit, Limewire’s structure is paying off. That’s the advantage of having a popular open source client. [...]
Shameless Plug: BearShare!
BearShare is the new RAVE! It will obviously gain many users soon. It is the best alternative to fasttrack. Gnutella is huge and has every file you can think of! BearShare is the best program to access this wealth of files.
Things are even getting better as we speak! Vinnie is currently working on major things [...]
LimeWire 1.8b BugFix Version Released
Lime Wire LLC proudly announces the release of LimeWire 1.8b.
Version 1.8b is a bugfix release with the following fixes:
System tray now works on Win98
No longer returns any erroneous results to rich queries
Schema can’t cause wrong value to be displayed in first column
Chat menu is not always enabled for unchattable hosts
Changing view will scroll to selected [...]
