MPAA: ‘We want consumers to have content whenever and wherever they want’
MPAA calls DRM an “enabling tool,” and that consumers who come by their content legally should be able to enjoy it “on any device,” anywhere, anytime.
In a keynote address to Variety Magazine’s Digital Rights Management Conference yesterday in Los Angeles, MPAA Chairman and CEO Dan Glickman laid out some interesting details of his organization’s efforts [...]
Sceneban offers ‘worry, hassle-free’ downloads
“Free downloads, no ads, no popups, no BS”.
There’s a site I came across that offers video content without any of the usual program or connection hassles or even worries about being discovered on a shared network.
Sceneban is a site that offers DIRECTLY LINKED DOWNLOADS from 3rd party upload sites, eliminating the need for P2P [...]
China, piracy, and Spiderman 3
While China warns the US about WTO piracy complaints, a $1 dollar bootleg of Spiderman 3 hits the streets of Beijing two weeks before it debuts in the US.
As if the US wasn’t already angry enough over widespread piracy in China, it’s being reported today that the country’s infamous movie pirates have unleashed a [...]
Spyware law proposed in US for third time
A committee of the US House of Representatives has backed new legislation to outlaw spyware. Two previous attempts to create such laws have been blocked by the US Congress’s other chamber, the Senate.
The chairman of the next committee which will judge the bill – the full Energy and Commerce Committee of the House – said [...]
Mac and Linux viruses to rise ’significantly’
There will be a significant rise in virus attacks on both the Mac and open-source platforms, according to renowned security expert, Eugene Kaspersky.
The co-founder and head of anti-virus research at Kaspersky Labs claims that Vista’s lukewarm reception will drive more customers towards alternative platforms, making them a more attractive target for malware writers. ‘Home users [...]
China warns US over anti-piracy action
China has rejected US claims that it is not doing enough to combat the illegal copying of music and movies, claiming that any attempt to penalize it would ’seriously harm’ trade co-operation between the two countries.
The US recently asked the World Trade Organization to investigate whether China is doing enough to reduce counterfeiting of CDs [...]
Blu-ray nabs 70 per cent of high-def movie market
Blu-ray took 70 per cent of the market for high-definition movie titles in the first quarter of 2007, easily outselling the rival HD DVD format, according to figures just released by the trade magazine, Home Media.
Its dominance reflects a rapid turnaround in fortunes: in January HD DVD was in front. Blu-ray took the lead in [...]
P2PNet gets sued again for ‘libel’
This time for merely linking to a story that a guy claims is “libelous.”
Jon Newton, my “comrade in P2P arms,” over at P2P.net, sent me a note recently informing me of how he was recently served again with a libel related lawsuit.
Wayne Crookes, the Green Party of Canada’s ex-financier, names Jon alongside Wikipedia, [...]
FON, Time Warner Cable link up for free WiFi
FON and Time Warner Cable have announced a deal that will allow Time Warner customers to deploy FON wireless access points and provide free WiFi access to other Time Warner (and FON) customers. FON is a Spanish company that sells (and sometimes gives away) wireless routers for people wanting to turn their home networks into [...]
Qtrax adds Sony BMG content to ad-supported P2P
Users will be able to access songs from the Sony BMG Music Entertainment catalog of music recordings for a predefined number of times for free.
Qtrax, the upcoming first legal ad-supported P2P network due to launch this September, has announced today that it has added content from Sony BMG Music Entertainment to its offerings of [...]
