Archive for May, 2008

Universal Music Pacts with Qtrax

Universal Music Group has finally struck a deal with online music service Qtrax to enable music from Universal artists to be downloaded for free via the ad-supported service. via Digital Trends

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Broadband group: Some p-to-p blocking reasonable

“There is a legitimate issue at times of peak congestion”

Broadband providers are engaging in reasonable network management when they slow their customers’ access to p-to-p networks, a representative of the cable industry told U.S. lawmakers Tuesday. via Infoworld

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Canton Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges

A 42 year old St. Lawrence County man has been arrested on federal child pornography charges. via WWNY-TV Watertown

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Trojan adware hiding in MP3s, McAfee says

“You have a Window telling you that there are no popups and right behind it is a popup.”

Computerworld newsletters! Adware pushers have found a new way to trick you into downloading their annoying products: fake MP3 files. via ComputerWorld

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QTrax Inks Deal with Universal for Legal P2P Music

Remember Qtrax, the file sharing system whose confusing launch announcement caused us to issue a correction and the LA Times to stop its presses in January? After signing a publishing deal with EMI and Sony/ATV … via Wired News

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Internet Mysteries: How Much File Sharing Traffic Travels the Net?

“You guys, the FCC, have to start policing the network and getting this file sharing off the network.”

How much of the traffic on the internet is peer-to-peer file trading? Everyone seems to agree it represents a lot of the traffic, but the truth is no one knows . via Wired Politics

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Charity advice on music downloads

“Copying or distributing copyrighted material such as music, films, games and software without permission or payment is illegal”

There are fears that music piracy among children is endemic The charity Childnet is launching a global information campaign to warn children about the potential dangers of downloading music illegally. via BBC News

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Here’s how you can get rid of the tiring Internet jam

“Finding nearby computers for transferring data may seem like a simple thing to do, but the problem is that the Internet doesn’t have a Google Map. Every computer may have an address, but it doesn’t tell you whether the machine is close to you”

Washington, May 3: Sick and tired of your slow Internet connection? Well, here’s the culprit who’s responsible for 70 percent of the jam - Peer-to-peer file-sharing services, which connect individual users for … via Daily India

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RIAA loses key music decision

The RIAA’s argument last year — an argument that was initially accepted by the court — was that even though the agency couldn’t prove that anyone actually downloaded copies of the music from the Howell’s PC , … via The Globe and Mail

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‘Witch-hunt’ Triple J host ‘duped’ into anti-piracy vid.

“This video is a unique view on the changing nature of our industry. It’s tremendous to see artists given the opportunity to provide a balanced first hand account of the music business as they see it.”

An artist featured in a new campaign pushed by the Australian music industry to discourage illegal file sharing and change the public’s perception that musicians live like royalty says he was duped into joining … via The Age

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