A Slashdot reader comments, “The results are interesting, and show a high variation in the performance of the various codecs on different musical styles. Ogg seems to work well on dance music, WMA8 on chamber music, etc.” Original test instructions Current test results

MHTTP Corp has released v1.5 of File Sharing for net, a Windows 2000/XP program that allows you to Host a secure p2p Web-Based file sharing system and does not require any additional software or Services. Not even additional HTML page design. File Sharing for net makes Uploading and Downloading files easy, intuitive and secure. Everyone [...]

Introducing the latest feature on Zeropaid.com, Zeropaid News on your internet ready mobile device. Do you own a cell phone or a PDA that can connect to the internet? Then you can view the latest news, reviews and interviews all on your mobile device. Bookmark this link on your device to view news. Use this [...]

This was submited to The Register. I thought it was interesting. Citizens’ Open Declaration Against Corporate Injustice 25 July 2002 Whereas the House of Representatives, the Congress, and the Senate of the United States of America have repeatedly put forth an effort to pass pieces of legislation which are clearly designed to assist wealthy industries [...]

Shareaza v1.5 is sexier than ever! Really, it is. Even if you don’t normally find yourself attracted to software, Shareaza 1.5 will be the exception. The new search interface combines simplicity with power and performance to deliver the best P2P experience in town. If you’re not using Shareaza, stop wasting your time and download it [...]

Dramatic improvements in performance and system resource usage Ultrapeers make BearShare great for modem users High speed Downloads retrieve files from multiple sources Bandwidth Controls let you run 24/7 and still surf the web Hostile host detector blocks spammers attacking Gnutella Community forum lets new and experienced users interact Download it here

FreeWire 2.5.4 is released! This major update adds better swarmed downloads, file hashing, a “browse host” feature, and much more! Download it here

Version 2.5 added a new browse host feature that even works through firewalls; faster downloads, connecting in parallel to several hosts; full support for file hashes in queries and replies; and more enhancements and bug fixes. Download it here

New Anti-Virus Measures This release includes further protection for users against viruses such as Backdoor.K0wbot.1.3.B. and Benjamin. A rare vulnerability has been discovered and fixed in which an attacker could crash KaZaA Lite. This is fixed with version 1.7.2 Improved Search & Download Performance content will now be easier to find and more successful to [...]

Fact Squad Radio‘s latest audio feature that cuts “through the hype, spin, misinformation, and propaganda that have become common regarding technology and its effects upon society” is titled “GoldHacker.” The almost three-minute MP3 download talks about the recent Berman bill introduced in the U.S. House that would allow the entertainment industry (public sector, not gov’t [...]

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Well, it looks like the the music industry got what was coming to them. After announcing support for the new Berman anti-DRM-cracking bill, the RIAA website got shut down during the weekend by a Denial-of-service attack. More power to the people, I say. The story is at News.com

RealNetworks, the most recent corporate convert to open-source religion, has pledged to embrace streaming media’s open-source stalwart in a move that could threaten the popular MP3 format. Read more

Austin, TX Startup BroadQ, LLC. today announced the availability of their QCast Tuner software, which turns any PlayStation 2 into a digital media center.  QCast Tuner allows the PlayStation 2 to manage and play high-quality digital music and video files (.mp3, mpg 1/2, mpeg4/DivX) stored on a networked computer in your home.  QCast Tuner currently [...]

New York Times writer Jake Tapper catches up with Napster creator Shawn Fanning one year after a district judge shut down Napster’s file-sharing community. Click here to read the interview. (free NYTimes registration required)

CNN has this story discussing how some disc jockeys don’t use turntables at all in favor of digital music players loaded with MP3 files. This makes it easy for anyone with good music sense to become a DJ, despite limitations it places on the DJ’s ability to cut in and overlap tracks, alter pitch, and [...]

For those of you who don’t get Peercast’s updates by e-mail, version 0.106 has been released. This version is firewall friendly (for broadcasters and listeners alike) thanks to automatic firewall settings. The GUI remains the same as it ever was though. Linux and Mac versions of this are coming down the pipe pretty darn soon. [...]

“…Dubbed “The Internet Radio Fairness Act,” the bill would exempt from royalties any business that makes less than $6 million in annual revenue, a group that would include the vast majority of online radio stations unaffiliated with a larger Internet or broadcasting company…” Click here to read the full CNET News.com story.

“…As part of his speech, Perens had planned to show the audience how to modify a DVD player to play time-zone-restricted European DVDs that are designed to not work in U.S. players. However, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) prohibits making available information on how to circumvent copyright controls … But under pressure from his [...]

Andromeda just got a pretty cool profile on Shift.com. Andromeda itself can be found here.