“If someone in fact does download the content, they could be found guilty of distribution.”

Though it has an impressive record of legal victories against individuals who illegally distribute copyrighted music on the Internet through file-sharing technology, the RIAA stumbles once in a while. via TechNewsWorld

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“Because that’s essentially what’s going to happen, it’s going to be out there. Unless they’ve got it watermarked in such a way that they’ll be able to track it.”

- Six months after Radiohead shook the music industry by letting fans determine how much their music was worth, and a year after Prince gave away his album as an insert in a Brit newspaper, such radical ways of distribution are now verging on the norm.

British superstars Coldplay offered up a digital download of their new single for free Tuesday, a little more than a week after Metallica - who have been known to demonize file-sharers - mused aloud about their own possible ventures online.

And while Coldplay and Metallica are just the latest big-name acts to flirt with new ways of connecting with fans, they are especially notable for making such pronouncements while tied to big-name record labels, widely regarded as the obstinate holdouts amid an overwhelming tide of unfettered music sharing. Read more

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“We said, ‘Wait a minute, it should be about the artist.’ Then all hell broke loose and we sat on the sidelines for a while.”

Metallica, among the most ardent crusaders against online music file sharing, have indicated they might follow Nine Inch Nails and Radiohead in releasing tracks for free over the internet. via The Age

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“As a side effect, we are able to estimate the size of the Storm botnet, in general a hard task.”

A group of German researchers has unveiled the first publicly released research attempting to actively disrupt a peer-to-peer botnet - using as their case study the notorious Storm worm. via PC World

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Enterprise users are “actively and intentionally” evading IT security controls and ignoring acceptable use policies, according to Palo Alto Networks ‘ first annual “Application Usage and Risk Report.” The … via PC World

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“Quite frankly we’d be gobsmacked if they tried it on [here]“

Australia’s largest internet provider has shrugged off threats of legal action by the music industry as record labels overseas continue to drag ISPs through the courts in a desperate battle to stop music … via The Age

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The one-bay TS-109 Pro II and two-bay TS-209 Pro II both include a potent 500MHz Marvell processor and 256MB of DDR2 RAM, which is double the memory stuffed within the prior iterations. via Engadget

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AT&T on Friday denied using forged reset packets to interfere with network connections of Vuze file-sharing platform users, as Comcast has been accused of doing with BitTorrent traffic. via CNET News.com

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“We have strong momentum to launch some terrific new products in the coming quarters.”

In this episode: FCC chairman says Comcast lied; Ballmer considers an XP reprieve; Google still clicking; AT&T rides wireless wave; Mac, iPhone boost Apple earnings; Yahoo beats profit estimates; Microsoft … via MacNewsWorld

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Title —– DDIVRT-2008-11 BadBlue uninst.exe DoS Severity ——– Medium Date Discovered ————— March 5th 2008 Discovered By ————- Digital Defense, Inc. via SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities

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“They use these fast flux services to host phishing sites, money-mule recruitment sites, spammed sites, because they appreciate the degree of survivability and availability that fast flux adds to their servers.”

IN THE recently released internet thriller Untraceable , starring Diane Lane, a criminal uses advanced technology to ensure that his own macabre website remains “untraceable” to FBI agents trying to close him … via The Sydney Morning Herald

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“I suspect what happened last month at Comcast is they decided the important battle was already lost”

On Tuesday afternoon, Comcast put out a vague, jargon-filled press release about working to create a “Bill of Rights and Responsibilities” for users of peer-to-peer file-sharing software. via The New York Times

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Senator places blind faith in Fairplay A Democrat Senator has proposed monitoring peer-to-peer networks for illegal files. via Channel Register

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“It appears that this equipment blocks the uploads of at least a large portion of subscribers in that part of the network, regardless of the actual levels of congestion at that particular time”

Comcast Corp. Chairman and CEO Brian L. Roberts delivers a keynote address at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Venetian January 8, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. via The Epoch Times

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In Top ten challenges to Femtocell deployment–Part I , published on March 24, 2008, we discussed five of the top ten challenges that need to be addressed for successful femtocell deployment–low-cost … via Embedded.com

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