Nokia Thinks a DRM Based Online Music Business Model Will Work
In light of major music stores selling DRM encoded music collapsing, Nokia apparently thinks that they can somehow reverse the trend and make a successful business model out of it. Clearly a large responsible company that knows technology would know how to bring this kind of model to success where tiny little not-too-bright upstart [...]
Rapidshare Loses in Court – Must Proactively Remove Copyrighted Content
The long awaited court ruling has arrived and it may be very bad news for the ever-present content hosting website Rapidshare. A court ruled recently in Germany that the website must not only take down content based on a legal claim, but proactively take down copyrighted content on it’s own.
It was only yesterday that [...]
Open Content Community Celebrates Legal Victory
The open content community has been very upbeat recently – and it’s no surprise since they won what they say is a major legal victory.
At times, the file-sharing revolution seems to merely overshadow the open content movement instead of pushing it out to the foreground. Instead of a debate on whether or not artists [...]
Pulling the Plug on American UseNet
UseNet seems to have always been like Fight Club to many users – you don’t talk about Fight Club. The question is, is the first rule about targeting UseNet, ‘you don’t talk about targeting UseNet’?
There’s a very interesting report on NewTeeVee about ISPs in the United States either talking about or already ending their [...]
How to Use eMule? A File-Sharers Guide
Quick, easy-to-use guide to get you up and downloading movies, music, TV shows, and more using eMule.
Many of you out there are still fans of eMule and the ED2K network. So it’s with you in mind that I created the guide below to help you set up the program and even about where to [...]
Net Neutrality Debate Comes to Europe
NewTeeVee is reporting that the network neutrality debate has come to Europe. It all started when the BBC started broadcasting their shows for the iPlayer.
It may seem like a bit of nostalgia for some. In 2006 in the US, there was a bill that could have changed the internet to have so-called ‘fast-lanes’ [...]
‘Carnival of Jeopardy?’ – RIAA to lecture students at ASU
Arizona State University’s “Security Awareness Week” began yesterday, and the “Carnival of Jeopardy,” as the 4-day event is tragically called, includes a presentation by the RIAA on “copyright issues”.
Promising to help students learn how to protect their computer, data, and identity, it’s ‘Security Awareness Week’ at Arizona State University, and today’s schedule includes a [...]
PUBLIC vs PRIVATE – BitTorrent download sites explored
A frequent problem when it comes to BitTorrent downloading is of course the “where,” the “Where do I find stuff?” question. Well, it comes down to two categories, public and private. Public sites are those that do not have a defined or limited number of memberships, whereas private sites are those that do. I’ll [...]
Groundbreaking Anonymous Download Service Attacks iTunes, Kazaa
SC Mediom Global SRL today released MacLoader for both PC and Mac, the most modern way to download to your heart’s content around the clock with blazing-speed, from the only truly anonymous download service in the world… right from your desktop!
“AOL recently blocked its 32+ million users from accessing the world’s largest file archive, [...]
