China criticized for Net detainees
“”EVERYONE DETAINED PURELY for peacefully publishing their views or other information on the Internet or for accessing certain Web sites are prisoners of conscience,” the London-based organization said in a statement.”
“”They should be released immediately and unconditionally.”
Amnesty said communist-run China had detained or imprisoned at [...]
Overpeer on the Rocks? Spoofers Begging for Angel Money
A representative of Overpeer got up before a silicon valley angel investor group last night and started begging for $3 million to keep their spoofing and interdiction operation going.
Overpeer say they have a contract with one of the big five labels – we think they mean Universal – and are providing spoofed versions of as [...]
smash considering building AudioGalaxy clone, needs ZP’s opinion
Hey guys. I’ll throw together a cool web-based file sharing system if everyone here thinks its a good idea. The only problem is, I can’t decide whether it’s worth my while or not.
I have setup a poll for people to vote on. Please vote, I need opinions. If your opinion is not one of the [...]
Slyck.com’s eDonkey/Overnet Interview
Has supplemental eDonkey software such as eMule been adversely effecting the network? Are radical GUI changes for the two clients just around the corner? Our latest interview examines these issues and many more surrounding the present and future of the eDonkey and Overnet community.
Interview
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eMule Plus 0.22c 3 Released
eMule Plus started out as an eye-candy modification of eMule, the hot new open-source eDonkey client. After merging with the development team of another popular modification called “UMod”, the eMule Plus team now consists of a group of talented and hardworking developers as well as a bunch of dedicated beta testers. eMule Plus [...]
ISPs may cap bandwith
For the past few years, many broadband ISPs have been frank in saying that file-swapping services such as Napster and Kazaa have been among the most popular activities on their networks. This has led to a small proportion of dedicated file swappers, known as “bandwidth hogs” within the industry, who account for a hugely disproportionate [...]
Judge Likely to Allow Sharman To be Sued in the States
It seems that the Judge in the FastTrack Case is about to allow KaZaA parent Shraman Networks to be added to the case. Early comments by the judge included I find the argument about providing the service to so many California residents compelling.
Also, Sharman attorney Rod Dorman countered that such a move could open [...]
Anti-pirates hit Danish P2P users with huge bills
(Source: The Register )
The Danish Anti Pirat Gruppen (Anti Piracy Group) has issued invoices of up to $14,000 apiece to approximately 150 users of KaZaA and eDonkey for illegally downloading copyright material.
APG monitored the file sharing networks for available files with Danish IP addresses – and went to court to get the users’ personal details [...]
Major Test of Copyright Law Set to Start
From News.com: “The first big courtroom test of a U.S. law that makes it illegal to offer software for cracking digital copyright protections should finally begin next week, after visa delays for two of the case’s main players. Dmitry Sklyarov, a programmer at Moscow-based software company ElcomSoft, and Alex Katalov, the company’s CEO, have been [...]
Advanced Version Patches available for KaZaA Lite 2.0.0 and 2.0.2…
Because most users are either using KaZaA Lite 2.0.0 or 2.0.2, I decided to have a patch for both versions available from my website.
This patch currently improves version 2.0.0 and 2.0.2:
- changed “My KaZaA” button to “My KaZaA Lite”
- changed title bar from “KaZaA” to “KaZaA Lite”
- added PLAYER CONTROLS to tray right-click menu
- edited [...]
