MusIRC 4.7 Released
MusIRC is a program to help simplify the search for music, videos, movies, programs, files, and more. It includes a built in mp3 player, peer to peer sharing capabilities, a graphical instant messenger client, and chat. You can also choose to share files with others or not with a few clicks of the mouse or [...]
mIRC 6.02 Release
mIRC released version 6.02. mIRC 6.02 is:
Bug Fixes mIRC 6.02 has many big bux fixes including new fserv options.
Spyware Free mIRC 6.02 does not contain any kind of spyware.
No Cost mIRC 6.02 is free to use without any restriction.
Full Version mIRC 6.02 is the full version not limited or crippled.
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Filetopia 3.0 RC1b Released
Filetopia released version 3.0 RC1b. Filetopia 3.0 RC1b is:
No Cost This program is free to use without any restriction.
Full Version It is the full version not limited or crippled in any way.
Spyware Free This program does not contain any kind of spyware.
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MPAA’s Valenti Backs Away From p2p Hack Bill
“House Hollywood sock puppet Howard Berman (Democrat, California) may have gone too far in licking the boots of his benevolent patrons. Indeed, he’s gone and licked the shine clear off Motion Picture Ass. of America President Jack Valenti’s boots….”
The Register tells it like it is!
Read more about the proposed bill.
Hollywood attacking P2P, but what about IM?
“…Rep. Howard Berman (D-California) introduced his much anticipated peer-to-peer legislation in the House of Representatives on Thursday. The proposal would give copyright owners, from Hollywood studios down to independent musicians, the legal go-ahead to employ a variety of technological measures that would stop computers hooked up to decentralized networks from trading. That would be bad [...]
Next-Gen Windows Media Player Leaked
A beta version of Windows Media Player 9 leaked out onto Internet sites Friday, providing an early glimpse at Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Media 9 Series platform.
Version 9 appears almost identical to its predecessor on the outside, but adds DVD copying, improved encoders and better plug-in management. Cross-fade and normalization plug-ins have been included as [...]
ACLU sues to have DCMA overturned
“The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit on Thursday in an attempt to overturn key portions of a controversial 1998 copyright law. The suit asks a federal judge to rule that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is so sweeping that it unconstitutionally interferes with researchers’ ability to evaluate the effectiveness of Internet [...]
Linux icon plans to violate DMCA at O’Reilly Open Source Convention
“…Perens said he plans to break the DMCA during a presentation on digital rights management (DRM) Friday afternoon at the O’Reilly Open Source Convention in San Diego. He is scheduled to demonstrate a souped-up DVD player that can circumvent certain DRM technologies created to control the availability of DVD movies by region.
“The issue is one [...]
BSA piracy reports tainted by open-source distro
“…The annual software piracy statistics – published by trade groups the US Business Software Alliance (BSA) and Business Software Association of Australia (BSAA) – are compiled from several sources but none take into account the growing use of open-source desktop applications. The figures are potent weapons in a public relations war to chide users into [...]
KaZaA 1.7.2 Released
Sharman Networks have released version 1.7.2 of KaZaA. Their website says the new version includes:
New Anti-Virus Measures
This release includes further protection for users against viruses such as Backdoor.K0wbot.1.3.B. and Benjamin
Bug fixes A rare vulnerability has been discovered and fixed in in which an attacker could crash your KaZaA . This is fixed with version [...]
