CES 2010: Conversation with Tom “Slyck” Mennecke
While CES is primarily a occasion to see new gadgets and new software, it is also a gathering of hundreds of thousands of technology enthusiasts, both professional and hobbyist. Visitors come from all over the US and the world, and it can often make for some great conversations about the devices we love (and sometimes [...]
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 [...]
eDonkey2000’s demise illustrates open source’s problems in community-centric computing
Somewhere on an old backup disc buried under a stack of magazines, I still have a copy of the eDonkey file-sharing client. Last month its creator, MetaMachine, agreed to give $30 million to the RIAA in order to duck threatened litigation. The eDonkey2000 Web site has since disappeared, replaced by a belligerent message intended to [...]
German police lock up AND sue eDonkey file sharers
German police have filed criminal charges against more than 2,000 people accused of using the eDonkey file-sharing network to share copyrighted music illegally, the recording industry’s trade group said Tuesday.
The legal action, which will also include claims for compensation under civil law, is “the biggest single action against illegal file sharing,” according to the London-based [...]
