CNN – Secret networks protect music swappers
They are the country clubs of the file-sharing world, exclusive Internet networks that require knowing the right people and having a wealth of content on your hard disk to get into the clique.
These private file-swapping networks have surfaced just as the music industry has been granted dozens of subpoenas seeking the names of those [...]
Diet Kaza 2.51
Diet Kaza removes banners, popup ads, spyware, and more from KaZaa before they are even downloaded. It can also filter your proxy to remove any spyware communications. It makes searches quicker with more results. Removes all ads from the interface of the program, including the BonziBuddy/shopping icons. Adds quick search buttons to the system tray. [...]
GOP staffer chosen to head RIAA
The Recording Industry Association of America has tapped a former Republican Senate staffer to replace Hilary Rosen as chief executive, firming up the group’s leadership during one of the most controversial moments in its history.
The big record labels’ trade group said Monday that Mitch Bainwol, former chief of staff to U.S. Senate Majority Leader [...]
Azureus 2.0.1 is out
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This version will have all the new features (ChangeLog) of version 2.0.0.9 already available for beta-testing.
It will be bundled with a nice installer for the win32 platform, and will come with an Updater module.
MoGLO 1.1.1
Author: Mo
Program Type: Freeware
File Description:
MoGLO is a tool that complements Direct Connect clients like DC++ and Neo-Modus. The main purpose of this program is finding files on hubs using the Direct Connect protocol. It will open up multiple sockets to increase the scan time, and depending on the connection, you may scan more than 2500 [...]
New Napster gets set to rock and roll
From News.com
Roxio says its revamped online music service, Napster, will debut in time for the holiday season and will give people access to music through a subscription or via an a la carte option.
The new service, Napster 2.0, will likely debut with the largest legal music catalog in the world with close to half [...]
EFF Adds Subpoena Search by IP Number
The EFF web site has just added a new feature to their subpoena search service. You can now check for subpoenas by IP address as well as username. This is a useful addition because others in your family might be using Kazaa under account names that differ from your own.
AllPeers Publishes Second Part of P2P Business Model Whitepaper
AllPeers, who announced the first part of their whitepaper “Towards a P2P Business Model” on Zeropaid in April, has now published the second part of this paper. Entitled “Kazaa and the One Night Stand”, this new installment argues that P2P firms have succeeded in building impressively large user bases but have failed even to begin [...]
RIAA Suponeas are the “New Spam”
THE BATTLE is heating up between the recording industry and those who download copies of their favorite music. the Recording Industry Association of America is bringing hundreds of lawsuits nationwide against home users of peer-to-peer (P2P) software, including students at Boston College and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Republican Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah recently used [...]
Direct Connect 2.0.2
Direct Connect offers a community-oriented, open, user-controlled network. Moreover, its network architecture is built on a peer-to-peer foundation; users run, control, and maintain the network. Users are able to share any type of file – absolutely no restrictions. These files are easily viewed through a familiar organized windows-explorer interface. To conveniently access the plethora of [...]
