method released the latest built today: XS is similar to Direct Connect, FileShare and other server/hub-client type applications. XS has p2p filesharing features, CRC hashing, Chat, Private Messaging, Bandwidth Throttling, News/Forum Area, User Icons/Avatars and more. Main focus for XS at present is increased stability, multi-sourced transfers and the option to transfer files anonymously. Multi-lingual [...]

A bill introduced in Congress on Thursday would put federal agents in the business of investigating and prosecuting copyright violations, including online swapping of copyrighted works. HR-2517, the Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2003, instructs the FBI to develop a program to deter online traffic of copyrighted material. The bureau would also develop a [...]

burst! is a new client for the BitTorrent network. It uses a modified version of the original python client as the back-end, and replaces the front-end with a native Win32 application. It uses less system resources (with multiple transfers), and has more features then the other clients. Changes in Current Version: -Console downloader almost totally [...]

DCPRO is a filesharing program on steroids for the DC Networks. Main features are: -Nice user-friendly interface; -Multi-hub connections; -Text chat with colors and images; -Fast threaded transfers; -Multi-source and resumable downloads; -Total user control of the files in queue; and many more. This program is open source homepage

Change log New Horde download system Many crash bugs fixed Priority sorted correctly Search tabs now show filtered results in tab (should decrease confusion) You can now paste multiple ed2k links from the clipboard Commands starting with “q” don’t quit the app Cursor moved to end of command when history used If a part is [...]

Source: RIAA Press Room Fort Lee, NJ, June 19, 2003 – Hilary B. Rosen, outgoing-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), has joined CNBC as commentator it was announced today by Pamela Thomas-Graham, President and CEO, CNBC. Rosen, who will assume her new role on Friday, August 1, will [...]

Source: FilePortal Ares is a peer to peer application that lets you download any file type. You also have a web browser, media player, and a virtual library at your disposal. Searches are fast, downloads are fast, and a slick GUI. What more can a person want? Well, find out by getting this new build. [...]

Source: InfoWorld The chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee has promised to hold hearings on a part of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that allows copyright holders to subpoena the names of alleged copyright violators from Internet service providers without even having to talk to a judge. Senator John McCain, [...]

From News.com: The Recording Industry Association of America said it has sent cease-and-desist letters to five people it suspects of illegally offering massive amounts of copyrighted music through peer-to-peer networks.

Senator Orrin Hatch, the man behind the idea of destroying your computer for pirating is not the saint he seems to be. Hatch was caught breaking copyrights by using unlicensed software on his official website. Wired News Reports that Hatch is a Software Pirate. The Pirate who wants you!

A story from P2PForums Sure people like free stuff, but peer-to-peer file swapping has become much more then that. For many people, especially youth, file swapping has become a counter culture part of their lives. Almost everyone 21 or younger knows exactly what an MP3 is. Napster is a house hold name to most, and [...]

From Slashdot: Martin Kallisti writes “The Swedish Department of Justice has today proposed a bill to be put into effect, if it passes Parliament, on the 1st of January, 2004. It is in accordance to EU directives, but will also criminalize the downloading of material from the Internet without the explicit permission of the copyright [...]

The last time sales figures were released on iTunes (June 9), they showed a steady and downward decline ever since iTunes launched. At the rate they’re falling, it’s easy to wonder if iTunes will still be in tune with Internet users by July. Despite the fawning of record label executives and news reporters over iTunes, [...]

Radiohead’s latest and sixth album, “Hail to the Thief”, reached sales of 300,000 during its first week of retail availability, according to Billboard. Although the figures are only high enough to earn it the third spot on the Billboard 200, they are nevertheless higher than Radiohead’s two preceding records in their first week: “Kid A”‘s [...]

NeoNapster v3.61 • NeoNapster Features include: – easy to use interface similar to the old Napster and Morpheus, except with no ads, banners, or popups! – connect to the Gnutella network, access billions of files from tens of millions of other users. Compatible with LimeWire and BearShare fast networks. Share MP3s, DivX movies, games, software, [...]

After much anticipation LimeWire has finally said goodbye to version 2 and the endless version 2.9999999′s and has now entered the version 3 realm. LimeWire is a software tool that enables peer-to-peer file sharing on the Gnutella network. Similar to the popular Napster service, it enables the sharing, searching, and downloading of MP3 music files. [...]

From CompJunk “Operation Mouse”, an Italian anti-piracy sting, has arrested 181 people in what they are calling one of the largest piracy operations in Europe. The task force found copied software, music and movies. The arrests were made after months of surveillance regarding 12 website that the pirates were selling the goods through. The Business [...]

BetaNews: iMesh is used to search and download Audio, Video and Image files. It uses patent-pending FireLoad technology to assure that files are downloaded fast and reliably. The files you are searching for are located on the computers of other users like yourself that have agreed to share their files with other people in the [...]

By TED BRIDIS The Associated Press WASHINGTON – The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Tuesday he favors developing new technology to remotely destroy the computers of people who illegally download music from the Internet. The surprise remarks by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, during a hearing on copyright abuses represent a dramatic escalation in [...]

Rep. Mary Bono (R-Calif.), who is forming a new congressional caucus on piracy and copyright issues, also wants to run the music industry’s lobbying organization in Washington, a spokeswoman said Monday. Replacing the departing chief executive of the Recording Industry Association of America would be her “ideal job,” spokeswoman Cindy Hartley said. She added that [...]