Emule 0.26 c has been released, download it from Emule-Project.com What is eMule? eMule is a new filesharing client which is based on the eDonkey2000 network, but offers more features than the standard eDonkey client, because it’s opensource but under the restrictions of the GPL License. What does eMule mean? The name “eMule” comes from [...]

A new build of Ares has come out. Changelog: Locate File button added in the transfers tab so you can see your downloads folder and the file you are downloading at the moment. A new search panel has been added. This took effect in the last build but now it has been refined. More Search [...]

Nova is, as the title suggests, an open source client developed in PHP utilizing the GTK+ toolkit. Its a 100% interpreted application so whenever you edit the source you can instantly run the application and see the results. Nova is based on GnucDNA so it supports partial file sharing as well as all the other [...]

13 Univesity of Cincinnati students are being tried by the school’s Board of Judicial Affairs for downloading copyrighted material. This action violates the code of conduct for the school and is the reason for the punishments. “Complaints from a point-of-contact outside the university about possible copyright infringement on campus sparked the investigation”, said UC Police [...]

The Following is re-written from panda antivirus website www.pandasoftware.com it affects Windows XP/2000 Pro/NT/Me/98/95 and spreads through the popular KaZaA application and through IRC – It creates copies of itself in files some of which suggest they contain erotic photos of famous people like Catherine Zeta Jones, Pamela Anderson, or Sandra Bullock Panda Software, leading [...]

This is what happened today on the gnutella developer forum: Vinnie Falco (BearShare): Without going into the details, this is a final punitive action. I believe this action is justified for the following reasons: – Misappropriation of gnutella2.com. The developer(s) of Shareaza had time to correct this indiscretion, but that time has expired. – Lack [...]

Sony and Vivendi Universal’s subscription music service, Pressplay, has added more independent labels to their lineup this Monday. The deals include labels such as “DreamWorks, Palm, Ubiquity, Rykodisc/Ryko Label Group and Sub Pop”, greatly increasing availability of song titles (Frank Zappa’s catalogue alone numbers over 1000 songs on Rykodisc). Pressplay will launch version 2.5 on [...]

The RIAA, MPAA, and IFPI have issued a joint brochure to corporations in the U.S. warning them to stop their employees from downloading copyrighted material, or face legal consequences. Part of an attached letter read: “Unfortunately, employees of companies and other organizations sometimes use their employers’ computer systems to engage in unauthorized copying of music, [...]

File Spree v1.0 has been released. If you tried it while it was in beta, and didn’t like it, we invite you to try it again. Here is the changelog which brought it into a stable version: + Error 438 Connection Bug Fixed + Pause on Error/Finished Bug Fixed + Less Memory Usage Overall + [...]

Pressplay To offer unlimited burns for $17.95 http://www.msnbc.com/news/872346.asp?cp1=1 This is a major enhancement! Listen Rhapsody Now Offers burns for 49 cents each

What’s new (from Kazaa): New Web Interface Restructured KMD Showcase, includes sections for audio/music files, computer games, software, video content and ‘Kreate’. New Playlists More pre-loaded playlists, with new genre categories. New Skins Customize the basic desktop interface with new looks. Direct download link: http://download.kazaa.com/cloudload/kmd210_en.exe Caution: This contains spyware / adware of course. It is [...]

This version of Aqualime has been out for awhile yet no news on it except in the forums. This new version has Jabber messenger integrated into it.If you don’t know Aqualime it is pretty much Limewire with a cleaner interface(i think,opinion) and a couple diff features. Download Home Page

DICE is a hybrid server that offers simultaneous connectivity from IRC clients and opennap clients. DICE version 0.22 was released (02/12/2003) What’s new: + Fix in registered users count + [VD] Fix in search + [VD] Implemented broadcast of channel-topic change Its platform is Windows 2000/XP *ONLY* since it’s server that requires stable OS (it’s [...]

After much delay and anticipation, Lavasoft Ad-Aware 6 is out for the public… the interface has been revamped and the software itself has been split into three versions… standard, plus and professional… see for yourself and download it over at: Lavasoft USA

A new version of Ares has come out. This version contains a few enhancements and bug fixes. Click Read More to find out the Changelog. Changelog: 1. Minor bug Fixes 2. Avi Preview now has been added so you can preview big files that you might be downloading. 3. Shows files you already have in [...]

“LeecHammer is a FREE Windows program designed to work in tandem with WinMX and help eliminate leeches from your upload queue.” “Do you want to share files, but are sick of rude users clogging your queue or refusing to share? LeecHammer can help HAMMER those leeches into oblivion once and for all!” “But LeecHammer does [...]

Taken from israel21c.org “Meganet, an Israeli-U.S. data security company, has developed an encryption technology that appears to be unbreakable, enabling governments and corporations, to keep their data safely out of the hands of competitors, thieves and saboteurs. Meganet Corporation’s founder, Saul Backal, claims that its solution can put an end to these problems. Meganet offers [...]

In 2002, music sales in the UK fell 3.7 percent. A spokesperson for the British Phonographic Industry commented on the causes of this slump: “Factors adversely affecting the market included intense competition from other areas of the entertainment sector such as computer games and DVDs, increasing economic uncertainty which affected high street spending in the [...]

Woodstock Systems launched today the Personal Digital Server (PDS), an all-in-one software product including a media player, CD ripper, and radio stations. However, it’s key feature is a file lending system, which unlike traditional P2P networks, breaks no copyright rules. Instead of letting users copy files over and over, the PDS restricts access to the [...]

On Monday, the RIAA revealed a tracking system designed to trace music bought online. This Global Release Identifier (GRid) is similar to a UPC bar code in the way it works. “Each track will be distributed with an individual GRid serial number. Like a bar code, it will be reported back to rights societies and [...]