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Based on the feedback of our beta users we did a total re-write of PeerBuddy. It is now implemented as a true packet filtering firewall with almost zero CPU load. Our original implementation had much higher CPU loads since it searched for new TCP connections. By re-writing PeerBuddy from scratch and utilizing [...]

With school kids burning CDs to sell to friends before the official release date, the threat to the already beleaguered music business is understandable. So record labels are now taking unprecedented steps to protect their merchandise. Perhaps no disc has been more heavily protected than Linkin Park’s Meteora due March 25th.
None of the copies have [...]

The movie watchers are being watched
Film industry sets its sights, and night- vision binoculars, on nabbing pirates
By Claudia Eller and Michael Cieply
Special To The Sun
Originally published March 31, 2003

HOLLYWOOD – The security officer seen scanning the crowd with night-vision binoculars at last week’s media screening of Warner Bros.’ Dreamcatcher wasn’t looking for [...]

A new release of the popular Direct Connect search program. Moglo.net

This program was designed for searching the vast DC networks
for those few and far between files that no one seems to have.
v1.0.7 Mar 29, 2003

Added: Support for SOCKS5 proxy servers

Added: Display of ‘Top 10′ hubs based on search ratings

Added: ESC [...]

In an unprecedented leak working against the RIAA and the commercial music industry as a whole, a few individuals have come across and are now offering a complete, high-quality version of Radiohead’s “Hail to the Thief”, undoubtedly one of the years biggest and most hotly awaited albums. According to the Radiohead website:
“Radiohead will release their [...]

Codecon 03 took place last month. There were some very interesting panels. Codecon is a forum for p2p developers to get together and talk about what they are working on.

The audio recordings of the presentations and panels are now available for download.

Bittorrent is required to download the file. Bram Cohen the author of bittorrent is [...]

The music industry has begun dropping pamphlets on universities across the globe in its latest blitz against online piracy.
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), a global trade group representing major and independent music labels and publishers, said Thursday it has begun issuing brochures to universities in 29 countries in Europe, South America, [...]

Copy-protection technology on music CDs may be headed for the U.S. market in bulk this year for the first time, according to one Wall Street analyst. In a research note published Friday, J.P. Morgan analyst Sterling Auty said that Arista Records, a subsidiary of BMG Music, appeared to be moving to market with CD copy-protection [...]

“FileShare will let you download, explore, and share content like never before in this community-oriented, vastly scalable peer-to-peer application. Easily search for files, filter results, and even manage your own server on the FileShare network.”

New Features:

– Added: Incomplete files are now represented graphically.
– Added: Transfer window now displays connected users’ server [...]

K-Lite Codec Pack 2.02 RC1 Full (6.73 Mb)
Changelog:
- Updated Cyberlink DVD decoder to [version 4.0.0.2417]
- Updated Intel Indeo to Ligos Indeo XP [version 5.2]
Quicktime Alternative 0.3 (4.13 Mb)
Features:
- Aldo’s Quicktime Player [version 1.1.1]
- Media Player Classic [version 6.4.3.1]
- Quicktime codecs [version 6.0.2.10]
- Quicktime Internet Explorer plugin
Real Alternative 0.5 (3.80 Mb)
Features:
- Media Player Classic [version [...]