Archive for April, 2008

P2P Tests Show Speed Boost on Cable, Telco Networks

“We are certainly thrilled with the results from our global test”

By Todd Spangler — Multichannel News, 4/9/2008 9:55:00 AM A technology designed to improve the performance of peer-to-peer applications sped up file transfers 235% on cable networks in the United States, … via Multichannel News

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Worms, viruses, and the RIAA

Worms and viruses and the RIAA, oh my! What a rough week it’s been for you readers. via CNET News.com

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Telecom companies’ new policies may limit download speeds, choices for net users

“We’re having . . . a near monopoly situation in Canada with respect to high-speed broadband access.”

Whether motivated by pragmatism or profit, internet service providers and experts agree that consumers are likely to suffer most from “traffic-shaping” policies implemented by some of Canada’s telecom giants. via CBC News

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Federal ruling a respite from RIAA suits

“Because they are no longer going to be able to put forward against students based on the theory of making available, they’re going to have to show an actual copying act”

At 6:56 a.m. on Jan. 25, 2007, a private investigator, employed by the Recording Industry Association of America, downloaded the Coldplay song “Clocks” from Doe No. via The Daily Free Press

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Making Available != Distribution, Says Court in London-Sire v. Doe

Same day, two federal courts, two different rulings on “making available.” As we mentioned yesterday , a New York court in Elektra v. Barker gave a boost to the recording industry by ruling that an offer to … via Privacy Digest

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Radiohead/ File

“Probably for a long time the record industry hasn’t been focused on its consumer”

RECORD companies must give away music for free and stop expecting people to pay for songs, industry insiders have told a music conference. via News.com.au

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Don’t sue, new EMI boss tells Big Music

“There is evidence that people we think are not buying music are buying music. They’re just not buying it in formats we can measure.”

Music:- EMI’s new boss , ex-Google CIO Douglas Merrill, says it’s a, “poor business model to sue your customers. via P2pnet.net

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EXPERT ADVICEBotnet Survivor: Outwit, Outplay, Outlast Bot Herders at Their Own Game

Despite their shady nature, bot herders — those who hijack zombie computers in order to commit cyber crimes — follow IT best practices to a surprisingly high degree. via E-Commerce Times

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blinkx BBTV Fuses TV Content with the Web

Launching with a library of premium independent films and a variety of high-quality programming from existing partners, blinkx BBTV is a small download that is available free of charge starting April 2nd, 2008. via TVover.net

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Ten reasons you should be paranoid each time you power up your PC

“Incentives exist for data practices to be abused very badly in the future. Being paranoid about them today is being rational about protecting yourself tomorrow.”

Although we’ve adopted a light hearted approach in this feature, concerns about data privacy are not to be taken lightly. via Itbusiness.ca

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Is peer-to-peer downloading just digital gluttony?

“We always try to understand the - why’ of it. We look at it from an economic perspective.”

On a message board for the group People With An Absurdly Large Music Collection on last.fm, a user with the handle AndretheDark boasts of his hoard of 30,281 songs. via Canada.com

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