“We think that in the foreseeable future, the prices of online music stores will drop because of the constant pressure from the direction of peer-to-peer networks and their growing popularity and availability,” MediaServices CIO Vadim Mamotin told TechNewsWorld. In contrast to the unchecked flow of pirate MP3s on file-sharing networks, there are plenty of legit [...]

Napster, a division of Roxio, today announced a distinctive new promotional campaign that will put a free MP3 player in the hands of every new annual Napster subscriber. The unique promotion will launch with a series of commercials during the June 22nd CBS-TV primetime broadcast of the American Film Institutes’ (AFI) 100 Years … 100 [...]

Smart File Transfer Sync/Collaborative Solution http://www.foldershare.com With a FolderShare Library You Can… Keep Files Synchronized Across Multiple Computers Collaborate and Share Files with Peers Access The Files You Choose From Any Computer The FolderShare Advantage: Unlimited File Space Unlimited File Transfers Downloads Automatically Resume Only Transfers Changed Sections of Files Queue offline files and FolderShare [...]

After lying fairly dormant for a few months, the devlopers over at the WASTE SourceForge Project have created a new version of WASTE which fixes many bugs and adds many features, including a Windows server, and update to the Linux server, and security patches to make WASTE more secure. For a full beta 1 changelog [...]

DiscLive recently completed a very successful four-date engagement with the Pixies where not only were the fans able to receive ship-home DiscLive products, but were also able to download the concert within a few hours after its end using Immediatek’s NetBurn technology. DiscLive, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Immediatek, Inc., is the pioneer in the quickly [...]

Hollywood’s major studios are taking the battle to stop Internet movie piracy to a whole new level beginning this week with a high-priced series of public service announcements in some of the nation’s most influential newspapers and magazines. “Parental Guidance Suggested: Illegal downloading inappropriate for all ages,” the ads blare in the New York Times, [...]

Opening a major new front in the entertainment software industry’s battle against piracy, leading video game companies today filed a lawsuit to block the trafficking and sale of software that cracks the copy protection systems used by game makers to protect their titles from illegal copying, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced today. Three ESA [...]

Just when things on the landscape of the free Internet were looking bleak, it appears that this month has brought several leaps forward towards an increasingly bright future. Just days after the long awaited releases of both Shareaza 2.0 and the WinMX beta tests, Yahoo has brought us the mother of all web mail services [...]

Hollywood studios on Tuesday said they plan to “significantly” increase monitoring of online film trading, as part of a broader antipiracy campaign aimed at quashing Net movie piracy. Following the lead of the big record labels’ trade association, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) said it will also step up antipiracy education efforts, including [...]

Downloading music has evolved from the depths of one college student’s dorm room to become an almost integral part of the college experience as today’s graduating seniors have lived through – and been a part of – the early history of online file-sharing. “I think the cultural awareness and cultural knowledge about … these kinds [...]

As expected, Apple began the European invasion for the iTunes Music Store (iTMS) today. Apple launched the service today for the UK, France, and Germany, offering pricing comparable to its US service at €0.99 (US$1.19 at today’s exchange rates) in France and Germany, and £0.79 in the UK (US$1.43). The service is launching with more [...]

In the face of potential arrests and litigation, Internet movie swappers are getting foxier in outwitting Hollywood. They have begun bypassing popular peer-to-peer (P2P) networks like Kazaa and eDonkey, where their activities can be tracked, to share unauthorized copies of hit films. That is making it harder for the film industry to find them. Internet [...]

Napster UK, Ltd., a subsidiary of Roxio, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROXI – News), has announced a major broadband marketing partnership with ntl Incorporated, the UK’s largest provider of broadband services. Under the terms of the agreement, ntl will bundle the Napster (R) subscription service with its Broadband Plus package — giving its 1 million-plus broadband customers [...]

eMule Plus is a new generation eMule compatible client created to improve the original GUI and to bring you the best experience ever, give it a try and feel the boogie eMule Plus was achieved thanks to the extensive work from Aw3, BavarianSnail, bond006, DonGato, DropF, DrSiRiUs, EC, Eklmn, FoRcHa, katsyonak, kuchin, KuSh, morevit, netwolf [...]

“Movies for Music” (moviesformusic.org) is an online film contest with a simple aim: to give the public a clear and honest look at the music industry. The more people know about the major labels and the RIAA, the more they’re ready for a change. The contest is open to short movies in any digital medium, [...]

“Finding Nemo” is one film offered as a selection to download on the Internet. By SAUL HANSELL RealNetworks and the Starz Encore Group will introduce an online service today that will let high-speed Internet users download and watch many of the movies shown on the Starz cable channel. The move is another early attempt by [...]

Get ready everyone, WinMX Beta testing begins today. After nearly two years of 3.31, Frontcode Technologies shows renewed signs of life as beta testing begins. We will bring you more news as it comes in. For now, please check thier news page. From the WinMX beta page:WinMX Beta TestingLast updated June 13, 2004 1600GMTOverviewWelcome to [...]

WinMX v3.52 Beta Test For a general overview and timetable of all beta testing activities, click here. What’s new in v3.52 beta 2 Completely new channel hosting engine, with a new full set of channel admin commands and capabilities.  A full list is included with the WinMX v3.52 beta download, or can be viewed online [...]

WASHINGTON (Hollywood Reporter) – The recording industry, already reeling from online music theft, is pushing the federal government to head off what executives fear is a potentially bigger piracy threat in the emerging world of digital radio. In documents and meetings at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and in communications with other industry trade groups, [...]

The new Morpheus 4.0.6 software includes:o No spyware or hijackware.o Seamless and simultaneous searches of files shared by users of Morpheus, Gnutella, Kazaa, eDonkey, iMESH, Overnet, Grokster, LimeWire, G2 and other peer-to-peer networks.o Free VOIP VoiceChat-chat by voice in real time with other users around the world and at no chargeo Multi-source downloading-for fast and [...]