Archive for April, 2008

Pirate Bay-probing cop on Warner Brothers payroll

“Talk about a conflict of interests.”

As reported in Swedish by the Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan and in English by The Local, this policeman took his job with Warner several months after the preliminary Pirate Bay investigation was completed, but … via Aviran’s Place

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Web hearing finds common ground

“If they believe the platform will be controlled tomorrow, there will be less investment today”

Silicon Valley engineers, independent film producers and the Christian Coalition may not concur on much, but they found a point of agreement in Internet neutrality on Thursday. via San Mateo Daily News

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Piracy costing movie makers billions

“Retailers do not believe piracy is at a maintenance level”

When Shari Hyman tried to buy some pirated DVDs of first-run movies in February, she and her friends went to Canal Street, New York City’s discount marketplace. via The Sydney Morning Herald

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Study: LimeWire Still Top P2P Software; UTorrent #2

LimeWire, a grizzled veteran of the peer-to-peer file-sharing scene, remains the most popular software for exchanging music, video and software — much of it pirated — through the Internet, according to a … via PC World

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FCC hears ‘net neutrality’ arguments

“These side deals are not the magic of the market at work”

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and its commissioners Deborah Taylor Tate, Michael Copps, Jonathan Adelstein and Robert McDowell participate in a panel discussion on broadband network management at Stanford … via LA Daily News

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Comcast, AT&T absent at FCC hearing on Net neutrality

“I would love to have some network operators here to ask some difficult questions. But they’re not here”

Comcast and the Internet service providers largely at the center of federal hearings on Net neutrality pulled a no-show Thursday. via CNET News.com

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Aussie TV takes the online challenge

“These new technologies turn everything on its head”

For months Australian TV networks have been watching trials in Britain and North America delivering free TV shows and movies online while preventing millions of people illegally sharing the content via booming … via Stuff

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Senator Proposes To Monitor All P2P Traffic for Illegal Files

Posted by Zonk on Thursday April 17, @09:19AM from the kind-of-strains-the-mind-to-think-about-huh dept. via Slashdot

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U.C.Merced Download Fines

“We suggest that they seek legal counsel”

UC Merced might be a five-hour drive from Los Angeles — but that’s not far enough to avoid the wrath of the entertainment industry. via KFIV-AM Modesto

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Comcast, Pando: P2P Bill of Rights Needed

“Network Aware ( News - Alert ) “

Comcast and Pando Networks announced an industry-wide effort to create a “P2P Bill of Rights and Responsibilities” for peer-to-peer users and Internet service providers. via TMCnet

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Comcast to spearhead creation of P2P Bill of Rights

“P2P companies, ISPs, academics.”

Comcast has just announced its plan to lead an industry partnership in the creation of a “P2P Bill of Rights and Responsibilities” that would apply both to users and to ISPs. via Ars Technica

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Feds: Man Had 50,000+ Child Porn Pics

A Woodhaven man has pleaded guilty in a shocking child porn case. Federal agents found more than 50,000 photos and 100 movies on his computer, images he was distributing on the internet. via WXYZ

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Comcast and BitTorrent confirm rumors

“I think that being able to download faster because of your provider would be great. It would make me want to subscribe to Comcast over others”

Issue date: 4/7/08 Section: News For those people who use peer-to-peer software, the dawn of a new day has come. via The Daily Vidette

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Big ISPs push P4P as substitute for net neutrality

“P2P is not necessarily an efficient technology in its present form.”

In their latest filings with the Federal Communications Commission, AT&T and Comcast argue that new breakthroughs in “P4P” network management lessen or eliminate the need for the agency to enact stronger net … via Ars Technica

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Warner urges Web fee for music downloads

“But we’re swinging toward the vine of music as a service. We need to get ready to let go and grab the next vine, which is a pool of money and a fair way to split it up, rather than controlling the quantity and destiny of sound recordings.”

The world’s third-largest music company says it wants to radically change the way people buy music online through a mandatory fee embedded in every Internet user’s monthly bill. via National Post

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