NBC Criticizes Piracy, But Advertises on The Pirate Bay?
Wants to have its cake and eat it too, but could retool them to advertise NBC Direct and its offering of free episode downloads and streaming.
NBC Universal Pres Jeff Zucker has been one of the most vocal critics of piracy, blaming it it seems for flagging profits instead of his failure to produce more [...]
Top P2P Swaps of 2007
With help from Big Champagne, Wired lists the top 10 songs, movies, and TV shows that were shared on P2P and file-sharing services this year.
It’s not what I would necessarily call news, but it’s interesting nonetheless to stack up ones own favorite downloads of 2007 against the the P2P and file-sharing crowd at large.
Top [...]
Aussie Govt Pushes Mandatory Internet Filtering to ‘Protect Children’
Plan requires ISPs to block pornography and other objectionable sites, and requires users who want uncensored access to formally opt out.
In a odd twist of fate, efforts to get ISPs to install content filters seems to be all the rage these days in supposedly freedom loving countries. After years of criticizing China over it’s almost [...]
IFPI Wants ISPs to Filter Content, P2P Programs, and Websites
Seeks to target P2P services considered to be “predominantly infringing” and sites like The Pirate Bay that “refuse to cooperate with (copy)right holders.”
Copyright holders and lobbying organizations seem to be ceaseless these days in their efforts to get ISPs on board in their quest for total global content domination.
They have been [...]
One third of all PC users have Limewire installed
More than one-third of all PCs worldwide now have LimeWire installed, according to data jointly released by Digital Music News and media tracking specialist BigChampagne.
The discovery is part of a steady ascent for LimeWire, easily the front-running P2P application and the target of a multi-year Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) lawsuit. [...]
STUDY: Mac Users More Likely to Pay for Music than PC Users
Apples iTunes and ubiquitous iPod to blame.
Market research firm NPD Group revealed in a new study the other day that consumers who own Apple Mac computers are much more likely than PC users to pay to download music. [...]
‘I Am Legend’ Screener Leaked to BitTorrent
Will Smith’s Sci-Fi blockbuster is an early Xmas present for file-sharing fanatics this year.
Every P2P user worth his weight in salt knows that this time of year is a very special one as screener copies of movies wanting Oscar consideration make their way to P2P and file-sharing networks everywhere.
Some of the more recent titles [...]
Omemo Launches New P2P Network
Pablo Soto, the developer behind Blubster and Piolet, rolls out a virtual, anonymous file-sharing platform whereby users donate a small percentage of their hard drive to create an enormous virtual network, or an "O-drive."
MP2P Technologies announced today the launch of Omemo, an altogether new type of P2P network. It creates a virtual hard [...]
Saul Williams Follows Radiohead’s Lead, Lets Fans Decide What to Pay
Can choose between paying $5, and thus supporting the artist directly, or nothing at all to download his latest album “The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust!”.
Saul Williams is an American writer, actor and musician best known for his blend of poetry and hip-hop. He is also known for his role in the movement [...]
MPAA Wins Copyright Infringement Case Against TorrentSpy
Federal judge entered a default judgment against the BitTorrent tracker site after finding that it ‘engaged in widespread and systematic efforts to destroy evidence.’
Chalk up a hollow win for the MPAA for it was announced yesterday that Federal Judge Florence-Marie Cooper in Los Angeles has terminated an ongoing lawsuit against the once-mighty TorrentSpy in favor [...]
