MUTE-MFC-0.0.1 Anonymous P2P
This is major release over prior versions. This version is not a patch file like the prior MFC versions. This is the entire program delivered within an installer. The best feature is that it comes with a SeedNode Updater and a Webhost Cache Updater. Three icons will be placed automatically on your desktop, the two [...]
Artists Take Advantage of P2P Music Sharing
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – While politicians and lawyers argue the legalities of peer-to-peer technology, several highly respected musicians are getting on with the business of using it to reach their audience.
Most recently Sananda Maitreya, the artist formerly known as Terence Trent D’Arby (news), has made three songs from his “Angels and Vampires” project available [...]
Polish Cops Bust 100-Member Computer Piracy Gang
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish police have broken up a gang of more than 100 hackers who sold pirated music and films, using academic computer systems around the world to store their wares, a police spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
“They broke into the biggest systems they could find and set up ‘warehouses’ to store pirated games, [...]
College P2P use on the decline?
A combination of authorized music services and lawsuits is helping to control illegal file swapping on campuses, a joint entertainment industry-university group said Tuesday.
In the last year, more than 20 schools have signed up for deeply discounted access to music services such as Napster, MusicNet and RealNetworks’ Rhapsody, the Joint Committee of the Higher Education [...]
Group offers alternative to P2P bill
Electronics manufacturers and some Internet providers are mounting a counterattack to a copyright bill that is intended to ban peer-to-peer networks and could imperil devices like Apple Computer’s iPod as well.
That measure, called the Induce Act, has been widely panned by the technology industry. Now some groups, including SBC Communications, Verizon Communications and the Consumer [...]
Hollywood cracks down on DVD chipmakers
The Motion Picture Association of America said Monday that it has sued two chipmakers for selling DVD chips to companies that are flouting copy-protection rules.
The lawsuit is the second to target DVD hardware makers and is part of a new campaign by the trade association to crack down on the spread of disc [...]
DOJ takes P2P legislation with ‘grain of salt’
A top Justice Department official on Monday took a swipe at one of the recording industry’s favorite ideas: a law encouraging federal prosecutors to sue copyright infringers.
R. Hewitt Pate, assistant attorney general for antitrust, expressed skepticism toward a bill called the Pirate Act that the Senate overwhelmingly approved in June. It’s designed to curb peer-to-peer [...]
UK Music sales UP
UK singles’ sales have risen for the first time in five years, music industry figures show.
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) recorded a 6.4% rise in singles sales and 3.7% rise in album sales.
Sales across all music formats had a total value of £230m from April to June in the UK, compared to total sales [...]
Music Piracy Lawsuits Wend Through Courts
WASHINGTON – A woman in Milwaukee and her ex-boyfriend are under orders to pay thousands to the recording industry. A man in California refinanced his home to pay an $11,000 settlement. A year after it began, the industry’s legal campaign against Internet music piracy is inching through the federal courts, producing some unexpected twists.
“I’m [...]
Piolet Emerges
Dust off that old Piolet client, as a new round of betas has hit the scene.
Official Piolet Beta page.
Much like WinMX’s disappearing/reappearing act, Piolet has gone a considerable amount of time without much public activity. Fortunately, Pablo Soto, the lead programmer of Piolet, has remained active with some limited distribution of his client. After a [...]
