Record labels risk losing political support from recent threat of lawsuits
“As the record industry prepares to haul thousands of alleged music pirates into court, its biggest risk may be suing the wrong people — and losing the support of leading members of Congress in the process.
Labels and artists are widely viewed on Capitol Hill as victims of rampant piracy by millions of users of file-sharing [...]
Clean iMesh 4.1 build 132
Clean iMesh is completely spyware free. This version is completely free of Cydoor. If you have previously installed a non-clean version of iMesh, you are advised to uninstall it and run Ad-aware before installing this version. If you have previously installed a clean version of iMesh, you can simply install it over [...]
Xbox Linux group delivers ultimatum to Microsoft
Surrender a bootloader, or else…
A group of Australian Xbox hackers has issued a thorny ultimatum to Microsoft, according to ZDnet UK.
The group said it’s discovered exploits that let them run Linux on an Xbox without using a mod-chip. And it’ll release the details to the public, unless Microsoft issues a legitimately signed Xbox Linux bootloader.
Microsoft’s [...]
Napster Selects Advertising Agency
Napster, the groundbreaking on-line music service scheduled for re-launch by Roxio (NASDAQ: ROXI), today announced the selection of Venables, Bell & Partners of San Francisco as its advertising agency-of-record. The agency will be responsible for developing and implementing the advertising and marketing campaigns for the Napster re-launch. Additionally, San Francisco-based Mediasmith, which already handles offline [...]
Music fans unphased by RIAA lawsuit threats
LOS ANGELES — Music fans continued swapping songs over the Internet, though a bit more cautiously, following the recording industry’s threat this week to sue anyone engaged in digital piracy.
The warning appeared to have little effect on the pace of downloading over the most popular file-sharing services. But the threat drew the ire of many [...]
Exosee 0.99.01 Beta
Author: Chagdali Ismail
Program Type: Freeware
File Description:
ExoSee is a P2P file sharing program. It allows you to search for, download, and transfer any type of file with anyone on the network. It works with all file types including MP3, MPEG, AVI, ASF, MOV, JPEG, and GIF. Instead of a central file list, your searches are distributed [...]
Kazaa Use Drops Day After RIAA Warnings
WASHINGTON — A popular Internet music-swapping service said it’s seeing fewer users online Thursday.
That follows an announcement by the music industry that it’s taking new steps to crack down on Internet music piracy.
The industry said Wednesday it will start searching Internet file-sharing networks, a first step toward filing lawsuits against computer users who illegally [...]
The RIAA boycott is on
The call for a boycott against the music labels has struck a chord with Register readers.
Letters have poured in following the RIAA’s disclosure that it planned to round up and sue thousands of our friends and children. The complaints hit on the RIAA’s hubris in going after its most active and prized customers via [...]
Canada NEXT?
The Canadian recording industry hasn’t gone after individual downloaders yet, but is exploring it. “We are obviously watching with interest the litigation that has gone on in the U.S.,” said Brian Robertson, president of the Canadian Recording Industry Association, the RIAA’s Canadian counterpart.
The Canadian music industry has lost $250-million, or 20 per cent of retail [...]
Morpheus vows peer-to-peer protest
“Facing the threat of a legal crackdown against people who swap songs online, the head of the parent of file-sharing software Morpheus on Thursday promised to launch a lobbying campaign in the U.S. Congress. ”
“The record industry called (peer-to-peer) users pirates, but what these people are are hundreds of millions of voters,” said Michael [...]
