The European Parliament has passed an anti-piracy law, covering everything from handbags to music downloads. Under the law, counterfeiters could face civil penalties, but proposals for criminal sanctions were dropped. Before the vote, critics said the law was flawed as it applied the same penalties to both professional counterfeiters and consumers. But a late amendment [...]

According to this news submission, KORN has released an anti record company video/song accusing the music business of stealing from it’s artists and over charging consumers. I can’t say much about the song since i am not a huge fan of KORN, but I must say they have some balls for releasing such a track. [...]

Civil liberties groups are engaging in a last-minute attempt to alter a controversial intellectual-property law that they claim will lead to a flood of frivolous lawsuits against consumers and small businesses. The Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive, which passed through the European Parliament’s judicial affairs committee last month, is scheduled for a parliamentary debate on [...]

Your eMule-Team: Update 2004-03-07: Unfortunatly a new serious bug made it into 0.42c which causes eMule to crash if there is too much load on the UDP Socket. Therefore we have to release another hotfix. So if your eMule crashes, please update to this version. Download page The changelog since the last version: -bluecow: Fixed [...]

http://www.limewire.com/english/content/download.shtml   Faster Downloads than Kazaa Downloads from multiple hosts Auto local network searches Download the new version.

Program : Bit Torrent Version : 3.4 Homepage : http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/ Available downloads: Windows installer (plus CompleteDir for seeders to create .torrent files) Mac OS X image (3.3a now works on Panther.) Debian package: testing or unstable Red Hat package: try a search Python source: zip or cvs New in 3.4: Client no longer complains of [...]

 We cleared our our bank account literally to restock our t-shirt collection and introduce a new color to the Zeropaid Clothing line. This month we bring you the Black Long Sleeve, a hip addition to the ZP Clothing line. Our Grey long sleeve is slowly becoming our most popular shirt next to the Cadet Star FS [...]

This release removes many unwanted features (also known as bugs) which managed to slip into our last release. We recommend anyone who is using 0.42a/b to upgrade to 0.42c.” Your eMule-Team The changelog since the last version: -bluecow: Fixed rehashing on change of Daylight Saving Time (DST) [MightyKnife]. To disable this patch, add “AdjustNTFSDaylightFileTime=0″ in [...]

The impact of online piracy on the US music business has been “devastating”, says the head of the Recording Industry Association of America, Cary Sherman. He told a conference in London that a 31% decline in music sales between 1999 and 2002 was primarily due to piracy. “More music is being consumed than at any [...]

Counterfeit copies of The Passion of the Christ were among more than 1,500 DVDs, CDs and video cassettes seized by police in Philadelphia. The haul was discovered when police stopped a car on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. A 30-year-old man is being held by police. Also included were copies of the movie remake of Starsky and [...]

Linux company Lindows is continuing its experiment of offering software via peer-to-peer networks. The company said Thursday that it is set to distribute its LindowsOS through P2P networks for $25, half the normal price, from its Web site. Lindows has been targeting consumers with its packaged version of the open-source Linux operating system, which has [...]

Sharman Networks, the owner and distributor of the Kazaa file-sharing application, is thinking of appealing yesterday’s court decision which upheld a ruling allowing the record industry to conduct raids on its premises last month. The orders were used to conduct raids on its premises and several others last month. Justice Murray Wilcox of the Federal [...]

Program : Mute Version : Version 0.2.2 Homepage : http://mute-net.sourceforge.net/ Download : http://mute-net.sourceforge.net/Info : MUTE File Sharing is a new peer-to-peer network that provides easy search-and-download functionality while also protecting your privacy.MUTE File Sharing compiles as a fast, native application for many platforms (no Java, no Python, etc.). Channel Log : Version 0.2.2   2004-January-27–Added dynamic [...]

DVD software provider 321 Studios suffered another legal setback Wednesday when a New York judge granted a preliminary injunction barring the company from manufacturing, distributing, or otherwise trafficking in software that allows users to copy DVDs. U.S. District Judge Richard Owen, in case 1:03-cv-08970-RO, sided with Paramount Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox Film in ordering [...]

The development process seems to be heating up at neo-modus.com with them finally picking up the pace. Their newest build has a few major protocol additions, namely support for Tiger Tree Hash Exchange (THEX). This is something Direct Connect has always needed and recently has kept it behind the current generation of p2p applications. Straight from [...]

An Australian judge has refused to set aside the Anton Piller order brought against Kazaa owner Sharman Networks, but says that the material seized must be held by independent lawyers until access can be negotiated. Sharman’s offices in Cremorne, Australia, and the homes of two Sharman executives, were raided by investigators working for the Australian [...]

Project: ABC [Yet Another Bittorrent Client]  (pingpong-abc)Package: ABC-WIN32-EXEDate   : 2004-03-04 06:05Project “ABC [Yet Another Bittorrent Client]” (‘pingpong-abc’) has released the new version of package ‘ABC-WIN32-EXE’. You can download it from SourceForge.net by following this link:<https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=88285&release_id=221400>or browse Release Notes and ChangeLog by visiting this link:<https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=221400> Changelog: 1. Updated to shad0w’s S-5.8.11 core2. Made changes to ABC [...]

Program : BitComet Version : 0.49 Homepage : http://www.bitcomet.com Download : http://www.bitcomet.com/achive/BitComet_0.48.exeWhat Is BitComent? : Bitcomet is a p2p file-sharing freeware fully BitTorrent compatible, designed for high-speed download 100MB or GB sized files, supports multiple simultaneous downloads, selected downloads, disk cache, fast resume, auto port mapping, speed limits, etc. No adware or spyware. Whats New [...]

Program : Emule Version : 42b Homepage : http://www.emule-project.com Download :  Installer v0.42b (Hotfix) Download (this application installs eMule by a setup routine interactively, containing all languages, no help files today) Binaries v0.42b (Hotfix) Download (this archive contains only the files you need to run eMule and needs to be unzipped, with 4 languages only) [...]

Program : Kdrive Version : Alpha v0.14 Homepage : http://www.kdrive.com Download : http://www.kdrive.com/download.html Description : Kdrive is a secure global virtual hard drive. Anyone can create a folder on the Kdrive. You can use Kdrive to chat with and share files with friends, business associates, or the general public. Kdrive is built from the beginning [...]