Long-Time File-Swappers Buy More Music, Not Less
Contrary to charges that Internet song-swapping is killing the music industry, new Jupiter Media Metrix research contends that experienced online song-swappers are more likely to buy new albums than average music fans, not less. Read
Dr. Damn at Cnet
“The record companies had their Napster, and the stream of file-swapping companies that followed. The file-swapping companies now have their ‘Dr. Damn.’ For the past several weeks, the pseudonymous programmer, a college student who declines to give his real name, has been releasing versions of popular file-swapping programs online with the advertising and user-tracking features [...]
WinAmp 2.80 Released
Nullsoft has released a new version of Winamp. Here’s what’s new in version 2.80:
-Fixed drag & drop from open file dialog related bugs
-Made CDDB support better handle not-found CDs/lack of CDDB installed
-Update to CDDB ui
-New splash screen
-Minibrowser security fix
-Updated winamp agent to support both winamp 2.x and 3.x
-Included PP’s hacks for slightly better unicode [...]
Cydoor at BearShare
Gee… FreePeers has released a new beta test version of BearShare that comes with the Cydoor spyware…
They have announced also that will be a PRO version, like Limewire, without any kind of 3rd party software.
The Announcement
Using Tax Dollars To Combat Piracy
In a congressional hearing on Tuesday, the RIAA requested that more federal funds be diverted to combat piracy. The RIAA is requesting funds, so that it may be able to create more additional squads or units for a program called Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property, this is the Justice Department’s iniative to fight cybercrime.
To read [...]
Kazaa officially announces subscription plans
“KaZaA, the largest file-trading network running, has a new business plan that includes a subscription service, audio and video media advertising — oh, and an offshore tax haven.
“Sharman Networks, the company that purchased Kazaa in January, announced a deal Tuesday with Internet advertising company Double Click, as well as the creation of a new, [...]
Yahoo chariman blasts recording industry
“Terry Semel, chairman of Internet giant Yahoo and a former Hollywood executive, on Tuesday blasted major media companies for being paralyzed by the threat of online piracy and moving too slowly to bring music and movies to the Web. Semel, who was co-chairman and co-chief executive of the Warner Bros. studio, said the music industry [...]
Lavasoft Releases Sig. File Targeting Radlight
The newest Lavasoft Signature File has been released (ver. 108-23-04-02) and can be downloaded at this link. The site may be down sometimes, but try again, because this is a neccessity of a download. (If the site re-directs, also try again, only the link above has the file currently).
With the scan of my compuer with [...]
The Culture of CD Burning
“Last year, recordable discs outsold CDs for the first time. With so many people copying music, is the record industry toast?” Click here to read this great article from the Boston Globe.
Zeropaid Interview: Limewire Team
Not bad…an interview a day, I have more coming hopefully
ZP: Is LimeWire going in a more corporate direction, like KaZaA? Or is
that not even possible with Gnutella?
Limewire Team: Our goal with LimeWire has always been to build the best Gnutella
client for the consumer market. We believe that Gnutella client and
protocol usage could someday number [...]
