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 a new Windows [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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: [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 they [...]

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 [...]

KaZaA Lite K++ 2.1.0 build 2 RC6 English (2.51 Mb) Changelog: – Added some extra links to the start page for chat, etc. – Added navigation bar to the start page. It can open webpages and search on Google/IMDB/Altavista/Hotbot/etc. – Added K-Dat as a replacement for Dat View. – Added K-Sig as a replacement for [...]

On March 21, 2003, the Los Angeles Police arrested two Los Angeles residents for using a hand-held digital camcorder to videotape the film Star Trek: Nemesis, off the movie screen. The two men, Ruth ASTROM and Leonid ZUBKOVSKI, both 18 years of age, were arrested by the police as they exited the PARAMOUNT LOS ANGELES [...]

The creators of VerifiedDownloads (http://www.VerifiedDLS.com) have recently fixed a major bug with Sig2Dat hash links due to users firewall. * Sig2Dat hashes are signatures for verified FastTrack files.

The latest beta version of Earth Station 5 has been released. Click here for download.

Changes in Current Version: Database with musics was reset Lower use of CPU when using a speed limit System Anti-Leech is running – if not share more that 25 songs, restrictions for you Decrease 10KB in size of program Download GLT Poliane 2.06 GLT Poliane Homapage

Record labels have found that CDs with built-in restriction technologies have not worked in all CD players, have been incompatible with some computers, and have engendered considerable backlash from irate consumers. But why should that stop them?Stealth MediaLabs announced last week that SunnComm has agreed to license its “StealthChannel” technology, designed to utilize a “hidden [...]

College students, listen up: Don’t mess with Texas. Texas Rep. John Carter, that is. During a recent hearing of the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property, the Republican congressman said jailing college students who download copyrighted music would help stop piracy. “What these kids don’t realize is that every time they pull up [...]

RIAA chief invokes Martin Luther King in pigopoly defense By Andrew Orlowski in San Francisco Posted: 18/03/2003 at 09:18 GMT Departing RIAA chief Hilary Rosen yesterday invoked the name of slain black civil rights leader Martin Luther King as she defended the music oligopolies’ right to prevent people sharing music. She also vigorously defended poisoning [...]

A minor update of Soulseek was posted in the soulseek forums by nir. From the board: * There was a huge memory leak that would keep going whenever the client gets disconnected. This is especially noticeable when the client stays disconnected for long periods of time of an hour or more, where the client could [...]

FullAudio Corp. launched today its music service that offers 36 channels with individual programming and unlimited (DRM) downloads. According to FullAudio Corp, MusicNow is the “easiest-to-use, most entertaining digital music service”. MusicNow is aimed toward the average American, with its ease of use and availability of songs from the major five labels. It contains only [...]