The Motion Picture Association of America overstated the impact college students’ illegal downloads have on the movie industry’s bottom line, according to several media reports. via InformationWeek

“Yet the spread of unlicensed music on ISP networks is choking revenues to record companies and investment in artists, despite a healthy increase in digital sales in 2007, up approximately 40 per cent on the previous year”

Categories: Regulatory , Predictions and Observations Tags: IFPI , P2P , Internet Service Provider , Music , Internet Service Providers , Peer To Peer , Internet , Russell Shaw In a statement accompanying a … via IP Telephony

“Malware is truly a global menace, impacting on every user of the internet, and it is good to see police around the world doing their bit to tackle the problem.”

P2P malware displayed anime characters on screen while wiping music and movie files Wakefield, MA - infoZine - SophosLabs, Sophos’s global network of virus, spyware and spam analysis centers, has reminded … via Kansas City InfoZine

“We believe our practices are in accordance with the FCC’s policy statement on the Internet where the commission clearly recognized that reasonable network management is necessary for the good of all customers”

The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau, according to these parties, sent Comcast a letter on Jan. via Digital Game Developer

“It’s like being in a store and watching someone steal a DVD. Do you act?”

DAVOS, Switzerland - AT&T Inc. is still evaluating whether to examine traffic on its Internet lines to stop illegal sharing of copyright material, its chief executive said Wednesday. via NWI Times

Thursday marked the first anniversary of the infamous Storm Worm. Created by a Russian-based criminal network, the malware rapidly infected millions of PCs in Europe and North America and continues to be a … via The Register

“Education customers have shown a genuine excitement in finally visualizing how their internal networks are being utilized, leading to a purchase in at least 90% of free trials. This underscores the value of the GigaFin solution to our customers”

CUPERTINO, Calif., and LARGO, Fla., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ — GigaFin Networks today announced that it has teamed with leading network solutions provider Amer.com to help education administrators curb bandwidth … via TechWeb.com

Peer-to-peer technology is sparking headlines for its potential to clog broadband networks and facilitate unauthorized distribution of copyrighted video content. via PR-inside.com

“Non-linear media distribution requires new enabling technologies, beyond traditional encryption-based digital rights management”

MultiMedia Intelligence reports that applications leveraging content identification technologies such as digital watermarking and fingerprinting are growing rapidly and could surpass US$500 million worldwide by … via TMCnet

Imesh PRO description A popular free P2P file-sharing application. Imesh PRO is a popular free P2P file-sharing application that allows users to share, find and download an ample collection of music, movies, … via Softpedia

Each peer offers video streams to other peers and may receive a video stream from another peer simultaneously. via CiteULike

“Whaddaya say to taking chances?”

Like so many things major labels have tried recently, SonyBMG’s Platinum MusicPass - a plan that debuted last week where people buy plastic cards in stores that let them download albums at home - is destined to … via AMNY

“We have the means to intelligently apply business controls and security to our Web usage while reducing bandwidth consumption and increasing response time.”

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. , a leader in WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today announced that ABC Supply Company, the largest wholesale distributor of roofing, siding and windows in the United … via TMCnet

The approach is Markov-chain based, and can be applied to systems with relatively stable size and uniform distribution of nodes. via CiteULike

“The whole idea that blocking BitTorrent is ‘reasonable network management’ is silly.”

While controversy swirls around the struggle between traditional big-pipe entertainment providers to the home — specifically the cable carriers and namely Comcast, the nation’s largest cable TV service — and … via InformationWeek