Xupiter author orders critics to cease and desist
“A culture is made – or destroyed – by its articulate voices” – Ayn Rand
“The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools.” – Thucydides
Some of you know by now that I run a blog with my best friend where we investigate various [...]
Big Content Eyes P2P, May Destroy Internet As Result
There is little doubt that P2P will play a huge role in our non-stop-content consuming future. According to market research firm Strategy Analytics, major media players such as Disney, Sony, Warner and Universal will harness peer-to-peer networks in order to lower cost and reap the benefits from millions of dollars in “free” bandwidth.
“Regular high profile [...]
A Euro E-Tax?
The Europeans, for all their egalitarian and common sense ways of doing things, the recent mention of a so-called “E-tax,”by a member of the European Parliament has sparked a firestorm of outrage.
Alain Lamassoure, a french member of the European Parliament, proposed creating a Europewide tax on e-mail and phone text messages. Yes, I can’t [...]
Internet piracy lowers demand for black-market products, says Stanford professor
In news that will likely disappoint litigation attorneys, new research suggests that it may be unwise for producers of digital goods to sue file-sharing Internet networks and individuals who trade copyrighted music, movies and software. A recent study by Tunay Tunca, assistant professor of operations, information and technology at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, [...]
Pirate Bay – Down, but not Out
In the aftermath of the recent raid on The Pirate Bay offices in Sweden, the following message has been posted on their site:
In the morning of 2006-05-31 the Swedish National Criminal Police showed a search warrant to Rix|Port80 personnell. The warrant was valid for all datacentres of Rix|Port80 and was directed at The Pirate Bay. [...]
Disney to sell films on Internet-based movie site
LOS ANGELES — Disney films such as “Glory Road” and the animated “Chicken Little” will soon be available to own via computer download from the Internet-based movie site CinemaNow, but the movies can’t be played on a standalone DVD player.
The companies were expected to announce Wednesday that CinemaNow will sell the films for $19.95 and [...]
ISP snooping gaining support
The explosive idea of forcing Internet providers to record their customers’ online activities for future police access is gaining ground in state capitols and in Washington, D.C.
Top Bush administration officials have endorsed the concept, and some members of the U.S. Congress have said federal legislation is needed to aid law enforcement investigations into child [...]
