Fingerprinting firms crack down on illicit file-sharing
“So you just downloaded an MP3 version of the latest Jennifer Lopez single from Gnutella or one of the other free file-sharing networks. You’re not feeling too guilty, and in any case, no one will ever know, right? Don’t count on it. Lopez’s recording label, Epic Records, is owned by Sony Music Entertainment, and Sony [...]
BSA Study: Net’s software outlaws are thriving
“Chances are, you’re a software scofflaw. The Business Software Alliance, a trade group that represents the major software makers, says that more than half of all Web users have downloaded software they have not paid for. In a study of 1,026 Web users released Wednesday, the group found that 57 percent of respondents never or [...]
Sony & Universal to cease CD production in favor of Hybrid SACD?
“Things seemed to be going well for SACD at the 112th AES Convention, held May 10-13 in Munich. The official news, announced at a Sony-Philips press conference, was that one million consumer SACD players have been sold so far. One large Dutch audio retailer even reported to me that they now sold more SACD players [...]
Clear Channel: WashPost tells you the ins and outs of this radio giant
“Mega Hurts: Clear Channel’s Big Radio Ways Are Getting a Lot of Static These Days”
“…Radio used to be a simpler business. Back when, small companies — mom and pops, almost literally — dominated the field. There were a few big companies in the game, but until 1996 no single broadcaster could own more than 40 [...]
MacOpinion Commentary: Celine Dion Killed My iMac!
Matthew Ruben over at MacOpinion offers up a highly educational commentary sparked by the release of “copy-protected” CDs that are forcing some computer users to make service calls after inserting these “audio” CDs into their CD-ROM drives. Some of you may already know all the facts explained in Ruben’s article, but most of you should [...]
XoloX 1.18 beta 3 released
Taken from download.com
“Description
Xolox is fast, user-friendly software that enables peer-to-peer file sharing on the Gnutella network. You can easily search for all media types including audio, video, images, documents and software from other users or from the Web. Find MP3 music, MPEG, DIVX, ASF, MOV & AVI movies, JPEG & GIF pictures and all other [...]
KaZaA 1.71 released
KaZaA 1.71 is available for download from www.kazaa.com
This is the official ALTNET version release….my advise is to not use it.
More & more movie pirates!
According to Viant (research comp. tracking Internet piracy), estimate that around 1/2 million pirated movies are downloaded from various p2p/irc networks. Now according to Vaint this figure is up 20% from last year, claiming the boost in activity is from the summers hottest movies “Spider-Man” and “Star Wars: Episode II–Attack of the Clones”. Anyone who [...]
Xbox: the next MP3 system?
“An online survey conducted recently by a Microsoft partner indicates that the software giant is considering producing a kit that would let people use an Xbox video game console and a TV to access entertainment files stored on their PC…. ‘The Xbox Connection Kit is an add-on for your Xbox game system,’ according to literature [...]
EU: Communications Data Protection Directive
“A broad coalition of civil liberties groups is urging the European Parliament to reject a proposal that would require European countries to retain detailed information on citizens’ phone and Internet use for policing purposes. The 626-member assembly is scheduled to vote Thursday on the Communications Data Protection Directive, which is part of a larger overhaul [...]
