A Dutch court today released its verdict in the appeal case IFPI V Kazaa. Kazaa has lost the case. The court has order it to stop the worldwide distribution of its popular software . It also seems to have ruled for the removal of its website. However, it does seem like expected that the it [...]

You may have read that the on-going Napster court case has been prosponed till February 17 to allow both sides to reach an agreement. However what just happened before the postponement has just been released. The transcripts of the case reveal that the judge Patel questioned if the record companies copyright extended to digital distribution [...]

I’ve recently found a DC Client that uses less that half the system resourses of any other P2P program out there. It is called DC++. You can get it Here. This has many great features, like The Multisource Download that is not multisource (Remeber the BearShare claims, that’s the same here, but they are not [...]

Kazaa which recently split from former owners Fasttrack to the Shartman Networks in Australia is apparently now been invistaged by Australian Authorities. According to this report the Australian Performing Right Association Limited (APRA) is invistigating the network. The organization wants to make sure that the new entity is not infringing on copyrights Although many reports [...]

It didn’t take long, but the new owners of KaZaA, Sharman Networks, is already a focal point of Australian copyright authorities. KaZaA’s life in the P2P world has been a roller coaster ride of uncertainty. Adding to the KaZaA drama, reports coming in suggest that “The Australian Performing Right Association Limited (APRA), which monitors that [...]

Here is a recent review of eDonkey. “eDonkey’s default skin may be a bit confusing for the beginner. However, for a seasoned P2P enthusiast who chooses content over cosmetics, eDonkey’s appearance is mere semantics.”

Early this morning WinMX v3.0 was released to the public, new features include: New Interface, Multi-Source Downloading and New Network Architecture. WinMX users cannot donwload from multiple sources on the OpenNap Network only on the WinMX peer network. If you’re having problems connecting to the OpenNap network while using WinMX v3.0, try adding several OpenNap [...]

In a SonicNet article hosted on Yahoo it described the up and coming movie “Austin Powers: Goldmember”. But all is not well in Hollywood as the movie has come under fire by certain legalities. According to MGM studios the title of the new Austin Powers movie “Goldmember” is an unauthorized parody of James Bond movie [...]

I see that Zeropaid.com wrote a lot of heat about the link I posted about Audiogalaxy Spyware. It seems to have infuriated as many as it enlightened. I submit to those who self-righteously attacked Zeropaid, that although it may have been an older story, it was a highly appropriate article that was ‘new’ to a [...]

Another unpleasant announcement for RIAA comes from Philips, the inventor of CD. The Dutch company announced that it wants the CDs “protected” with the Israeli company’s anti-ripping system (the system supported and promoted by RIAA) NOT to be labeled as CDs at all. Philips rightfhully states that the “protected” CDs are so different from their [...]

I found this at Dailyrotten.com Time-Warner extortion scheme fails The movie industry, not content with nine-dollar movie admissions, made an attempt in Australia to charge video rental places extortionist fees for providing DVD’s for rental. They did this by claiming that DVD’s were somehow “software” and not subject to the laws regarding film. Some rental [...]

‘I like being a pirate’: the basic instinct of filesharing. Maybe it’s about time that more people in the filesharing community give some more thought to the matter so we can move forward to (that’s right) the stone age. Many people argue that the great god Technology will save us. Maybe he can, but I [...]

This isn’t a new idea, in fact its been talked about for months while record label executives muddle the online music space. The straight, in your face question is: Who is going to pay for something when you can just as easily get it for free. Modbee.com has an article on the topic and points [...]

Creative has announced the successor to its present line of MP3 portables. The Nomad 3 has a 20GB hard drive and is the first MP3 player for the PC to use FireWire for transferring tunes. FireWire will allow you to fill the Nomad 3 with music in 40 minutes. The unit also has a USB [...]

From my observations and trials on trying to reconnect to Morpheus after installing Refo-Search and deinstalling Refo-Search that I cannot connect at all with the Morpheus / Kazaa network. It just sits there and pings and does nothing. I wonder if this was the purpose of Refo-Search programming…to screw up file sharing for FastTrack users. [...]

The RIAA mentioned when napster was shut down that the purchasing of CD’s went down when Napster was started. What was actually going on was that when Napster opened people were previewing songs and then if they liked them they would go out and buy the CD. The artists that made this music were becoming [...]

The RIAA labels the filesharing community with terms such as pirates, piracy, theft and stealing. I think it’s about time we start with a new positive vocabulary of filesharing. A lot in the world turns around perception and words are very important in this matter. I’d like to see some suggestions of yours. I already [...]

Everything Isn’t Under Control at Audiogalaxy “Audiogalaxy spyware has been copying your information from web forms and sending it to marketers. Further proof that there’s no privacy on the internet. Worse yet, even encrypted information like credit card numbers and passwords aren’t exempt from the VX2 spyware. The newest definitions of Ad Aware detect it [...]

Download the BEST of THE BEST… WinMx!!! If you’re into downloadin’ music & other files, this is the program for you. I have tried all the other file sharing programs and have found WinMx to be the greatest. One of the best things i think about WinMx is the wide variety of songs w/ high [...]

Here is an interesting new digital music player. Actually it’s a player/recorder targeted to professionals or anyone else who wants to record voice and music on the fly digitally. Developed by DIALOG4/ORBAN the unit is called the Sountainer, a fliptop portable about the dimensions of a cell phone. Emphasized as an audio field recorder, the [...]