Apple upset by the illegal file-sharing it enabled In an update to iTunes, the Mac maker removed a feature that had been exploited to allow Mac users to swap songs – in a move that echoed the actions of users of controversial services such as Napster and KaZaA. Version 4.0.1 of iTunes removes the ability [...]

MLDW 1.18 released..Now should work with the 2.5 core 27.05.2003 – Version 1.18 Release * fixed motd_html bug (mldw freezes when connectiong) * fixed serverlistdisplay with 2.5 core * added bittorrent and fasttrack as options to settings Homepage ScreenShots Download

A new generation of peer-to-peer tools is finding its groove on the Internet, spelling tougher times ahead for movie studios’ attempts to quell online piracy. Going by names like eDonkey and BitTorrent, many of the latest generation of file-swapping tools have been designed specifically to increase the efficiency and speed of transfer for large files [...]

There exists a vulnerability in the FastTrack network core that can be used by an attacker to take control of all FastTrack network supernodes. The attacker can either crash all supernodes or insert arbitrary code in each supernode’s address space. Crashing all supernodes means that no-one can search for files on the FT network or [...]

Emule Plus released a new version today. Check it out at www.emuleplus.tk Here’s what’s new: FEATURE: JumpStart [obaldin/LF_] FEATURE: prelisted addresses.dat URLs in download server.met dialog [kuchin/EC] FEATURE: comments can be filtered by wordlist [netwolf/SyruS] FEATURE: slowly drop ‘No needed parts’ and ‘Queue Full’ sources when softlimit is reached [netwolf] FEATURE: standard keyboard shortcut Ctrl+A [...]

A security researcher who found a potentially critical vulnerability in the software that drives the FastTrack network, which powers p2p software such as Kazaa and iMesh, has dismissed claims by the makers of the software that the problem isn’t serious. The makers of Kazaa will release a patch within the next 24 hours and is [...]

Features of MLdonkey (http://www.mldonkey.net) It is a multi p2p network client, currently supports following networks: eDonkey (uses eMule extensions, recognizes MLdonkey, eDonkey, eMule, lMule and Shareaza) Overnet BitTorrent Gnutella/Gnutella2 FastTrack (Kazaa) Soulseek (in development) DirectConnect (in development) Full control through web interface (see screenshots) Multi-user p2p!. You can submit p2p links and control it from [...]

KAZAA has been Cracked: KAZAA-Fasttrack-EDONKEY: NEW ML-DONKEY 2.5.with KAZAA and GNUTELLA for Windows The NEW FASTTRACK-KAZAA-EDONKEY is out with GNUTELLA-2-Support: ML-Donkey 2.5. ML Stand for MULTI-Network P2p. ML-Donkey combines Kazaa, Fastrack, Edonkey and Gnutella in the Installer for Windows. 2003/05/26: (release-2-5) Release 2.5 Download NOW from Server: http://savannah.nongnu.org/download/mldonkey/release-2.5/windows/MLdonkey_2.5-0_win32_installer.exe Download From Magnet/Sha1-peer: magnet:?xt=urn:bitprint:6Z74H4S3ZBZDEETCCNYCHQH3JGBWUKFA.K353RFQIRYFFFS7VS7CBTIV32DDD2U573TQPSFQ&dn=MLdonkey_2.5-0_win32_installer.exe Download from Ed2k-peer [...]

HotP2P, a P2P email/file sharing app was initially released last week. Although it’s main features are P2P email, file sharing/searching, and chat, what makes HotP2P unique is it’s ability to enable users to communicate with each other without requiring third party servers to login to (AOL, MSN, etc.), paying for static IP addresses or paying [...]

It seems that Michael,the maker of Audiogaalxy, made a new webbased P2P program. How it Works? Running FolderShare gives you access to files on your computer in two exciting new ways. Instant Webserver: The FolderShare application turns any computer into a secure webserver. You or your invited friends/colleagues can view and download files from your [...]

“Why buying CD’s hurts the musician and supports tyranny” We have all read the articles about the music industry’s lies regarding the effect Napster (and all file sharing) was having on CD sales, but none of these articles have asked the question, “Why?” Why is the industry lying? What do they have to gain from [...]

Mp3News Roxio has confirmed that it’s bought Pressplay, one of the two music industry wannabe- Napster disasters, from Sony Music Entertainment and Vivendi’s Universal Music Group. Who’s going to snap up the other – MusicNet? One wonders. heh Be that as it may, last year, of course, Roxi bought Napster for a trifling $5m and [...]

Mp3News With the arrival of Kast, described by its creator, Jason Rohrer, as the first konspire2b-based app, “powerful organizations lost the advantage that they had been holding onto for hundreds of years” and for the first time, people can distribute, “high-quality content to a massive audience without expending large amounts of time, money, or other [...]

While Apple Computer grabs publicity for its new 99 cent music download store, Microsoft is quietly preparing for a counterattack by improving its own technology for supporting subscription music services. Services such as Pressplay, which uses Microsoft technology, have been put on the defensive with news that Apple has sold more than 2 million downloads [...]

Apparently Apple Computers’ well intentioned effort to provide the consumer with an ethical source of music may just be a cheaper version of what we’ve been getting from the record companies for the past years. Apparently Apple has yet to do anything remedying the business practices typical of the big 5, which seem to be [...]

File-sharing junkies, the scourge of media companies everywhere, have become a headache for Internet service providers too. The proliferation of high-speed Internet access has created an explosion in file trading, an activity that hogs bandwidth and racks up big network costs for access providers. Major music labels and Hollywood blame the emergence of file-sharing networks [...]

From Reuters: Sharman Networks Ltd. on Thursday said its Kazaa file-sharing software was on track to set a record in the next day as it becomes the most-popular free program on the Web with over 230 million downloads. By hitting that total, Kazaa would surpass the popular ICQ instant messaging program, Sharman said. Kazaa’s growing [...]

Features / Changes A new installer that 1)removes old installations automatically (no more add/remove programs) and 2)installs the correct version of the .NET framework. The Mini-Theater. Once you start playing content, a small media player becomes present in below the tree-view on pages other than the theater. Graphical downloads progress bar that shows the parts [...]

Attention all “ex” AudioGalaxy Gold members, you may still be getting billed for a service that was cancelled 11 months ago! Though their service in now defunct, their billing system is certainly not. If you were a paying gold member, you might have overlooked that monthly $2.95 charge on your credit card statement from “Ibillcs.com”. [...]

Brian Garrity A new for-pay digital music service being distributed through the Grokster peer-to-peer network in the U.S. is running afoul of the recording industry by selling unlimited access to major-label music without authorization. Puretunes, based in Madrid, allows consumers to download all the MP3 files they want, in subscription packages ranging from $3.99 for [...]