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P2p file sharing is here to stay

Feb 13, 2009

Finally, a mainstream media outlet has managed to put two and two together and come up with 3.75, as close to 4 as it's likely to get.

There's a huge disparity between what's happening in the real world of online music a

Power to the People

Feb 13, 2009

The launch of Window Vista last week was accompanied by widespread criticism from advocates of open systems, open networks and the free flow of information.

Particular attention was lavished on the digital rights managem

Mizzou shuts down file sharing

Feb 13, 2009

Warner Music, EMI, Vivendi Universal and Sony BMG, the members of the Big 4 Organized Music cartel, deserve a well-earned pat on the back.

Their RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) has convinced

Canada on Net Neutrality

Feb 13, 2009

The Canadian Press is out with an important story that reveals the government's true view on net neutrality. Based on documents obtained under the Access to Inform

'Tricky' Steve Jobs

Feb 13, 2009

Steve Jobs will garner a ton of juicy, free PR with his Thoughts on Music in which, among other things, he blames Warner Music, EMI, Vivendi Universal and Sony BMG

Manhunt 2 - on the way

Feb 13, 2009

Shoot-'em-up video games are one thing. They're great, and so is visual and audio realism. But snuff look-alikes dressed up are another, especially when you know industry protestations, Adult Content warnings, and so forth are meaningless hot air

2,360 kiddie porn suspects

Feb 13, 2009

News of Austria's largest-ever kiddie porn case has broken following investigations into what's being described as an international child pornography network involving more than 2,360 suspects from 77 countries.

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Root servers in huge Net attack

Feb 13, 2009

Enormous volumes of data threatened to saturate major areas of the Net's during a massive, coordinated attack on root servers, yesterday.

"Hackers briefly overwhelmed at least three of the 13 computers that help manage global comput

MySpace on Vodaphone

Feb 13, 2009

Vodafone and MySpace say they've struck a deal under which Vodafone customers buying new their handsets will also get MySpace. Whether they want it or not.

Touted it as an "off-the-shelf" experience, it's the first deal

Steve Jobs on DRM

Feb 13, 2009

Any way you look at it, DRM (Digital Restrictions Management) spells consumer control, and one of its prime advocates is Apple's Steve Jobs who employs his so-called FairPlay DRM in the face of fierce opposition from every corner.

Hollywood, et al, shake their booty

Feb 13, 2009

Oh! what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.

It's an old proverb and now it's coming back to bite the entertainment and software cartels squarely on the ass, not to put too fine a point on it.

The Emperor's New Clothes

Feb 13, 2009

Behind every great man, there's a dress-up doll. Right?

And Steve Jobs is no exception.

Police Net searches banned

Feb 13, 2009

German police won't be allowed to "secretly search suspects' computer hard drives over the Internet," the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe has ruled.

The decision bars police from using software to search through re

Wal-Mart movie download farce

Feb 13, 2009

Why would anyone want to waste good money (about $13 and $20) to download a DVD on the day of release when they could zoom on over to the local rental store and get it for a few dollars?

And we won't even mention the p2p

Chinese iPhone surfaces

Feb 13, 2009

There's a new Chinese cellular phone out there with remarkable resemblance to Apple's iPhone, and it, "could’ve come straight out of Steve Jobs’ nightmare," says cellphones.ca, going on: