Q. How do “torrents” work, and why are they illegal? Are there any Web sites where you can download music, videos, movies and other stuff for free? - Juan A. Torrents are just another way to share files on the Internet that are technically more efficient than traditional peer-to-peer networks like KaZaa or Limewire.

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So much for Electronic Arts’ open palm approach to video game piracy. The game maker nixed its draconic digital rights management for The Sims 3 , and the game’s already on track to being pirated more often than Spore a ‘ counted as the most pirated game of 2008.

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Investigators say he raped young children, then took photos and videos of it. More victims are coming forward in one of the biggest child pornography cases this area has ever seen.

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At least seven million people in Britain use illegal downloads, costing the economy billions of pounds and thousands of jobs, according to a report.

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In wireless as in wireline networks, there is never enough bandwidth. The introduction of smart phones like the iPhone, as well as mobile data cards, has created significant congestion on 3G networks with users complaining of slow downloads and dropped calls.

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In a belated move, Microsoft Corp. plans to turn the Groove collaboration software it acquired in 2005 — along with its now-chief software architect Ray Ozzie — into its main application for workers to access content stored on SharePoint servers, even while offline.

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BAD BOY: Aussies are pirating more music and movies as the country’s economy takes a dive.

Original post by Manawatu Evening Standard and provided by Limewire

The dominating application for peer-to-peer is file sharing. Some of the most popular peer-to-peer systems for file sharing have been Napster, FastTrack, BitTorrent, and eDonkey, each one counting a million or more users at their peak time.

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Abstract We present an approach to support massively multiplayer games on peer-to-peer overlays.

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CiteSeerX Beta sittscho Abstract This paper describes PAST, a large-scale, Internet based, global storage utility that provides high availability, persistence and protects the anonymity of clients and storage providers.

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Canada, China, Mexico, Russia and Spain have been singled out by members of the US Congress for “alarming levels” of piracy of copyrighted movies, music, video games and other entertainment.

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Small internet service providers are challenging a ruling that gave Bell Canada Inc.

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I’m currently a sophomore at Radford University, and during my second semester there, I worked as a Computer Technician.

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A former sheriff’s deputy who changed his plea Tuesday in a child pornography case that was scheduled to go to trial this week could be sentenced to considerable prison time.

Original post by SanLuisObispo.com and provided by Limewire

There’s no doubt that five dollars a month for a music subscription is about as dirt cheap as you can get, so Napster is right on when it comes to attractive pricing.

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