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Peer-to-peer file sharing is a common way to illegally exchange copyright files, but companies are also rushing to utilize it to legally distribute videos and games. If providers hinder or control that traffic, it makes them important gatekeepers. (Boston Globe)
12/26: Mydoom.BD Worm Drops Files, Injects Threads into Process Dec 27, 2007
It propagates via peer to peer file sharing. It also sends gathered information to a predetermined email address using its own Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) engine. (eSecurityPlanet)
Exploring enterprise policy management options Dec 19, 2007
Policy management products, however, can also be used to establish a blacklist that prevents certain applications from running, such as specific games, peer-to-peer file sharing programs and malware. Of course, to create an effective blacklist, you'll either have to work hard to create your own, or subscribe to a service that provides signatures for programs whose execution you may want to block. (Search Security, MA)
Keep security advice current Dec 7, 2007
Tell them how many music networks and peer-to-peer file sharing programs are big agents of infection. Remind them that they should not install software without prior approval. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
More Europeans are going online Dec 4, 2007
One in two people use an Internet search engine while 15 percent of individuals use the net to make phone calls and 13 percent use peer-to-peer file sharing software to swap movies and music, according to the survey based on national figures for the first three months of 2007. Some 54 percent of households in the EU's 27 nations had access to the Internet, compared to 49 percent in the first quarter of 2006. (Herald Online, SC -- Technology)
USU student targeted for file-sharing Dec 2, 2007
The thing that concerns me about this whole scenario is that despite the information we try to provide, I don t think that students understand that when they use a peer-to-peer file sharing program, they become a provider (of free music), he said. That is going to bite them. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Blocking BitTorrent Is Sue-tastic Nov 20, 2007
Reporter's Notebook: Who's at greater risk for potential embarrassing exposure here, Comcast or the BitTorrent downloaders mad at the company. Absolutely," von Lohmann told me an interview. "Is this something customers would want to know about. (Datamation)
Anti-P2P college bill advances in House Nov 16, 2007
WASHINGTON--The U.S. House of Representatives has taken a step toward approving a Hollywood-backed spending bill requiring universities to consider offering "alternatives" and "technology-based deterrents" to illegal peer-to-peer file sharing ... But in an earlier draft of that amendment, Reid also wanted to require the Secretary of Education to devise a list of the 25 schools with the highest levels of illegal peer-to-peer file sharing, based on entertainment industry statistics. (CNET News.com)
Comcast Sued Over Web Interference Nov 15, 2007
Hart's lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Alameda County Superior Court, alleges Comcast misleads customers by promising "mind-blowing" speeds and "unfettered access" to the Internet in advertisements while hindering the use of certain applications such as peer-to-peer file sharing. It seeks unspecified money damages. (ABC News -- Wire)
West Virginia Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison on Child Pornography Charges Nov 3, 2007
Forensic analysis of this electronic media revealed Hicks searched for sexually explicit movie clips of children using a peer-to-peer file sharing program, and then downloaded the movie clips to his computer. Hicks forfeited all of his computer equipment associated with these crimes. (PR Newswire)
Self-Appointed Traffic Cop Oct 25, 2007
An article on its Web site says that it uses "network management technologies that, when necessary, enable us to delay P2P [peer-to-peer file sharing] traffic during periods of heavy congestion.". Mitch Bowling, Comcast's senior vice president and general manager for online services, said the company tried to regulate only file-sharing traffic and had no other way to do so. (Washington Post -- Technology)
Verizon Settles Probe Into Data Plans Oct 24, 2007
Verizon's user agreement for the BroadbandAccess plan prohibits continuous streaming of audio or video and peer-to-peer file sharing, all of which generate heavy traffic. It also reserves the right to disconnect or slow down traffic for anyone using too much data, but since this spring, the cap has been explicit rather than undisclosed: 5 gigabytes of data per month. (ABC News -- Wire)
Rebel rockersWhy musicians are singing their own digital tune Oct 19, 2007
While the data suggests that peer-to-peer file sharing is at best only a minor reason for the decline (more significant is competition from DVD and video game sales and the emergence of big box retailers such as Wal-Mart who have pushed down retail prices and decimated sales of older titles), events over the past month have provided the clearest indication yet that musicians and music sellers are charting a new course that is leaving the major record labels behind. In the mid-1990s, the industry... (BBC News -- Technology)
Madonna deal more about money than music Oct 18, 2007
Those fans are still out there by the tens of millions, as peer-to-peer file sharing has demonstrated, but the Artist Nation model isn't for them. It's for and about celebrities, and the people who can't get enough of them. (Chicago Tribune)
The last revolution Oct 15, 2007
But the digital has yet to offset the decline in physical sales, which are declining because of CD copying and unauthorized peer-to-peer file sharing. Regardless of the causes, consumers who don't want to download music or order it online have fewer and fewer options. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
On pause: online music stores can't get into the groove Oct 13, 2007
The Electronic Frontier Foundation quotes research that since the music industry first filed lawsuits in September 2003, peer-to-peer file sharing has nearly trebled from 3. 8 million to 9. (The Age, Australia -- Business)
BitTorrent Goes Legit with Content Delivery Service Oct 9, 2007
The controversial peer-to-peer file sharing company today began offering a new content delivery service for businesses, designed to quickly stream media to users' desktops. The service, called BitTorrent Delivery Network Accelerator (DNA), takes advantage of BitTorrent's eponymous, open-source architecture for distributed, peer-to-peer content sharing. (CIO Information Network)
Sandvine Demonstrates Power of PTS 14000 at Broadband World Forum Europe Oct 8, 2007
Sandvine will show a sneak peak of its latest broadband market phenomenon research on popular application trends in peer-to-peer file sharing, gaming, VoIP, streaming video, and more, based on Sandvine's experience with over 90 customers in over 40 countries, representing more than 50 million subscribers. Learn how broadband providers with this level of granular visibility are improving their subscribers' online quality of experience and reducing operating costs, while increasing revenues. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Kelly: We need to address 'Net danger Oct 7, 2007
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Music industry wins song-download case Oct 7, 2007 Record industry plays up piracy case victory Oct 6, 2007 Skype Co-founder Zennstrom Exits Oct 2, 2007 Halo 3 Leaked Onto The Web; Blame The Covenant? Sep 22, 2007 FaceTime preps comms appliance Sep 13, 2007 Terrorist Threat Assessments Authored by Booz-Allen Hamilton Leaked Through P2P File Sharing Sep 12, 2007 Butte man pleads guilty to possession of child porn (21) Sep 12, 2007 If you can't beat 'em, sue 'em Sep 11, 2007 Students face fees for music piracy Sep 8, 2007 ID theft updated for the 21st century Sep 8, 2007 Possession of kiddie porn lands man 14 months in jail Aug 30, 2007 Storm Worm Gathers Strength on The Internet Aug 26, 2007 Google Increases Stake in China Aug 18, 2007 Cider gains use as a game piracy tool Aug 17, 2007 LimeWire to Sell DRM-Free Music Aug 16, 2007 Digital pirate or entrepreneur? Aug 15, 2007 Speed Download updated for 10.4.10 Aug 8, 2007 SourceForge Announces 'Open-Source Oscars' Jul 29, 2007 Sports announcer charged in child pornography case Jul 25, 2007 EU Court Backs ISPs on User Privacy Jul 21, 2007 U.S. publisher takes action over Harry Potter leak Jul 20, 2007 Uploads add to broadband bill Jul 19, 2007 Websense Simplifies Security for SMBs Jul 4, 2007 FMCTC to deliver fiber to Irwin Jun 19, 2007 Global Pedophile Ring Investigation That Netted 700 Suspects Stemmed in Part From Earlier U.S. Case Jun 19, 2007 File-sharing goes beyond MP3s Jun 11, 2007 punish universities Jun 10, 2007 Tomorrow's television today? May 24, 2007 Google denies Viacom copyright charges May 3, 2007 Ohio U. Restricts File Sharing Apr 27, 2007 Next-gen broadband "must be deployed" Apr 18, 2007 Rocking in the USA Apr 17, 2007 4/16: Jambu-A Mass-Mailer Targets Peer-to-Peer Networks Apr 17, 2007 Internet Monitor: Yet another broadband growth warning Apr 17, 2007 Microsoft Takes Silverlight 'Everywhere' Apr 17, 2007 AppleTV: First Impressions : Apple's consumer solution for bridging th... Apr 6, 2007 Jackson warns of music, film industries’ current efforts to police illegal peer-to-peer file sharing Mar 30, 2007 Illegal file sharing is back in the news Mar 29, 2007 Limelight Readies For Its Close-Up Mar 24, 2007 Content Protection Digital Rights Management Market Spending Exceeds $9 Billion Over Five Years, Says Insight Research Corp. Mar 15, 2007 Recording industry targeting universities in music piracy Mar 7, 2007 Two Springfield Men Sentenced for Trading Child Porn Mar 6, 2007 Online service becomes legal Mar 6, 2007 EMI, Sony laying off staff from Canadian music arms Feb 28, 2007 BitTorrent Launches Media Marketplace Feb 27, 2007 The recording industry's off-key strategy Feb 20, 2007 Viacom's videos on Joost Feb 20, 2007 Gigs & Bytes: Talking DRM Blues Feb 17, 2007 Virgin Islands Man Indicted On Child Pornography Charges Feb 16, 2007 Q&A: What is DRM? Feb 15, 2007 Google deals upset studios Feb 13, 2007 Google sold ads to piracy promoters Feb 13, 2007 The rise of the faux internet indie Feb 8, 2007 Ruckus: Watch. Listen. Share. Connect. Jan 26, 2007 Skype Off The Hook Jan 25, 2007 Video emerges as key to Cisco's growth Jan 18, 2007 Risky Employee Behavior on Web Threatens Corporate Networks Jan 18, 2007 - Diary: Jon Henley Jan 9, 2007 Google confirms taking strategic stake in China's Xunlei Networking Tech Jan 5, 2007 Google to buy stake in Xunlei Jan 4, 2007 Q&A: P-to-P goes Hollywood Jan 3, 2007
Peer-to-peer file sharing is estimated to cost the industry billions of dollars each year in revenues it could have made from CD sales or paid-for downloads. Figures from ScreenDigest show that physical music revenues in the United States have fallen from around 15. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
RIAA Victory Sends Message But Won't Stop File-Sharing Oct 6, 2007
In addition to individual cases, such as the Thomas case, the RIAA has also been as hubs of illegal peer-to-peer file sharing under blanket "John Doe" lawsuits. Although record industry critics are likely to continue their resistance, the Minnesota ruling sends a message that "this really is bad behavior and it needs to stop," Castle said. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Despite more than 20,000 anti-piracy lawsuits filed by the Recording Industry Association of America against individual downloaders since 2003, use of peer-to-peer file sharing networks that allows illegal downloads has grown almost 70 percent the same period, according to Web use analysts Big Champagne. The average number of peer-to-peer users grew from 5,518,899 to 9,350,369 in the same span. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Niklas Zennstrom, one of the driving forces behind the growth of peer-to-peer file sharing on the Internet, has stepped down as CEO of Skype, according to parent company eBay. The early departure of Skype co-founder Zennstrom three years after its acquisition by eBay was attributed to the entrepreneur's desire to focus on Joost, a startup he co-founded with partner Janus Friis to create a software platform for high-quality programming of TV and other forms of video over the Web. (eWeek)
3-Gbyte download from a peer-to-peer file sharing site called as of Friday morning. Downloading and using bootleg software is illegal in the U.S. and many other countries. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
0, including VoIP services, Web conferencing, and peer-to-peer file sharing through wikis. The USG appliance will allow IT to set and enforce policy for all parts of Web browsing, UC, and IM. It also includes Web filtering to manage employee Web access, uses virus scanning of file attachments, worm blocking, and content filtering. (InfoWorld)
About Tiversa: Founded in 2003, Tiversa's proprietary systems enable it to monitor P2P file sharing networks on behalf of companies, government agencies, and individuals to protect them from the disclosure and illicit use of sensitive, confidential, and classified information on peer-to-peer file sharing networks. Tiversa's Enterprise P2P file sharing Risk Assessment and Monitoring Services protect corporate and government security, business operations and brands. (PR Newswire)
Alexander Tallon, 24, was arrested after an under-cover operation started by the Wyoming Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force that targeted peer-to-peer file sharing networks offering child pornography, according to a news release. In July 2006, agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement executed a search warrant at Tallon s residence in Butte and seized numerous items of computer hardware, software and storage devices. (Montana Standard, MT)
Peer-to-Peer file sharing networks have stripped record companies of their raison d'tre: publicizing and promoting albums. Instead of embracing "new media" and targeting songs and new artists at the most specific audience possible, record labels upped their cut of album sales. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Because of these significant losses the music industry is actively monitoring peer-to-peer file sharing Web sites, Duckworth said. "We have an investigation team that monitors illegal file sharing networks, and when they determine that someone is committing copyright infringement, they capture evidence that could be used as the basis of a lawsuit," Duckworth said. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
In peer-to-peer file sharing, people download software allowing them to connect to networks such as LimeWire, Kazaa, Soulseek, eMule and Morpheus, which gives them access to every other laptop or PC that is part of those networks ... Robert Boback, an industry expert on peer-to-peer risk management who participated in a news conference at the U.S. Attorney's Office on Thursday, characterized what Kopiloff is accused of doing as a harbinger, calling it a "new age of crime." People engaged in... (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
According to documents filed with the court and statements made in court, Wertheim participated in "peer-to-peer file sharing" using Internet applications that allow Internet users at diverse locations to share access to electronic data files containing visual images, music, text and video. On May 6, 2005, federal agents searched Wertheim's residences in Durham and Old Saybrook and seized two personal computers. (Middletown Press, CT)
eDonkey is a popular peer-to-peer file sharing network. Most insidious, Storm can launch a full-scale DDoS () attack on any researcher or company that tries to access the servers hosting the software or experiment with scanning or disabling them, and the attacks can last for days. (CIO Information Network)
In January, Google took an unspecified stake in , a popular Chinese peer-to-peer file sharing Web site. The company also has a mobile search deal with , the country's largest mobile operator, and recently struck a search and advertising partnership with , which runs China's most popular Web portal. (PC World)
Hackers have recently discovered that by plumbing the depths of a Cider game s Mac installation, it s possible to replace a portion of the package contents with a pirated PC game typically available as a no CD crack, published online through pirate Web sites, BitTorrent and other peer-to-peer file sharing services. Users have had some limited success getting certain titles to run this way, though Gupta cautions that this provides them with a very incomplete experience. (MacCentral)
Peer-to-peer file sharing platforms have become the targets of RIAA and record labels and are taking heavy fire. Some P2P sites like Napster have gone from file sharing to attempting to operate legitimately by selling music. (DailyTech)
P2P Peer-to-peer file sharing, where downloaders exchange data among themselves rather than taking from a single source. BitTorrent A popular and fast P2P technology where a small "torrent" file directs traffic for hundreds - even thousands - of simultaneous downloads and uploads. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
It sports a database to help manage downloads, uploads and file transfers, an FTP client, peer to peer file sharing utility. Mac iDisk integration and more. (MacCentral)
One surprise for the organizers was eMule, a peer-to-peer file sharing client, winning as best new project, since the project was first published on SourceForge. net in 2002. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
According to an affidavit for a search warrant for Mr. Duffy's house, an undercover state trooper was investigating peer-to-peer file sharing that included child pornography in mid-April. On April 17, he discovered one computer that was sharing more than 100 files. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The case was brought by a Spanish music and audiovisual association -- Promusicae - after telecoms and internet provider Telefonica refused to hand over names and addresses linked to computers, which the music association believed used peer-to-peer file sharing tool KaZaA to illegally distribute copyrighted songs. Promusicae wanted the personal data so that it could start taking legal action against the file sharers, but Telefonica claimed that it could only turn over such information as part of... (BusinessWeek)
But Scholastic is unable to remove all the photographs, which first appeared on Monday on BitTorrent, a peer-to-peer file sharing system that links personal computers. Unlike the Napster music-sharing service that was shut down by authorities several years ago, such exchanges do not go through a central service, which makes it almost impossible for the book's publishers to stop the file from being traded. (Globe and Mail)
" Jumps in the use of peer-to-peer file sharing software and new web-based social networking sites that make it easier for consumers to share videos have already started to strain ISP budgets for international bandwidth. The ABS reports that Australian internet users downloaded 40 trillion megabytes in the three months to March 31 compared with 33 trillion megabytes in the previous quarter. Shara Evans, chief executive of telecommunications analyst Market Clarity, said it made sense for ISPs to... (NEWS.com.au)
Access to bandwidth-intensive Web sites, including those with streaming video, online music and peer-to-peer file sharing, can hamper networks with limited bandwidth. These sites are also attractive locations for hackers to host malicious software that targets unsuspecting, unprotected users and organisations. (iTWire)
It now provides transport of digital television programming and High Definition television (HDTV), along with continuing opportunities and advancements in teleworking, telecommuting, distance learning, online gaming and peer-to-peer file sharing. This ever increasing frequency and adaptation to the use of current and future bandwidth applications is the driving force that keeps your Cooperative constantly focused on and planning for the future. (Harlan Tribune, IA)
In the American part of the investigation, begun in April 2005, undercover agents infiltrated a private Internet chat room called "Kiddypics & Kiddyvids" that was used worldwide to trade thousands of images of child pornography including streaming videos of live molestations in part through peer-to-peer file sharing, according to ICE.. The American probe was comprised of investigations in at least 11 states, resulting in the 13 indictments in nine states, the ICE reported in March 2006, when... (Fox News -- Politics)
Although lawsuits have abounded about the legality of peer-to-peer file sharing, some are now operating legally. The problem, Johnson said, is that the 10 million people using peer-to-peer networks do not necessarily know to limit what they're making available. (SunSpot.net)
Several lawmakers want universities to use technology to block illegal peer-to-peer file sharing on their networks. The U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology held a hearing on the issue this week. (InformationWeek)
The two inventor-entrepreneurs first came together in 2000 to create the compelling Internet peer-to-peer file sharing technology known as Kazaa. It was controversial. (Hindu)
Comparisons to peer-to-peer file sharing networks Napster and Grokster, , are not valid, Kwun said. In those cases, "neither made any attempt to quality for the Hosting Safe Harbor (protection) of the DMCA," he said. (CNET News.com)
Ohio University, under heavy pressure from the recording industry to curtail illegal downloading on campus, Wednesday to monitor its campus network for peer-to-peer file sharing and disable Internet access for students violating a new policy restricting the use of all peer-to-peer technology. Related stories. (Inside Higher Ed)
The group, which advises the government on matters pertaining to broadband and digital convergence, said that uncertainties about the deployment of services supporting at least 20Mbps downstream to permit multiple HDTV streams to be served at one time, and higher upstream speeds to support peer-to-peer file sharing, need to be resolved within two years to avoid damage to the UK's competitiveness. A specific recommendation is that the government set a target that by 2012, the UK will remain in... (Digital Spy)
Digital home recording, MySpace, Youtube, iTunes and peer-to-peer file sharing have shifted distribution power away from the major record labels, meaning bands can now self-promote very effectively. Artists looking to crack into other markets should come prepared with a clear knowledge of their strengths and weaknesses, and realise there is no single 'correct' way to break into the US and overseas markets. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
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Peer-to-peer file sharing services, in particular, create demand for more upload bandwidth, which could be restricted as demand grows. The report continued: "A patchwork of broadband availability in the UK will continue to exist, where the broadband speeds available to the majority of consumers will vary depending upon location between 1 and 24 Mbps [megabits per second - ranging from 125Kb to 3Mb of data a second] downstream and up to 1 Mbps upstream". (Accounting Web, UK)
Potential markets for this application include streaming video, peer-to-peer file sharing and ad-serving. Unlike most Microsoft products, this tool is intended to attract developers and users who may not be Microsoft devotees. (CIO Information Network)
The paradigm of delivering media to the consumer via the internet has been developing since the earliest days of peer-to-peer file sharing starting almost a decade ago; the only difference today is the ubiquity of broadband connections and the fact that the concept is being heavily commercialized. Unlike many nascent internet technologies pioneered by Silicon Valley startups that launched before technologic infrastructure was available to make the concept work, digital distribution owes its... (IGN Gear)
Jackson warns of music, film industries current efforts to police illegal peer-to-peer file sharing ... Jackson warns of music, film industries current efforts to police illegal peer-to-peer file sharing ... In an effort to curb illegal peer-to-peer file sharing operations, media organizations have been filing an increasing number of complaints with colleges and universities, including Chicago. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Temple s policy regarding peer-to-peer file sharing is simple: This activity is strictly prohibited. To review the complete policy, go to. (Temple News, PA)
Executives promise it costs about 50% less to move files across the Internet that way, but peer-to-peer file sharing requires special software, not just a Web browser. VeriSign has signed up a few clients including the BBC, but most large content companies still opt for more expensive services from Akamai or Limelight. (Forbes)
"DRM evolved over the last two decades to serve corporations that needed a means to deal with information piracy, peer-to-peer file sharing, and various regulatory requirements. So in a sense DRM did not arise to meet the needs of end users, and in fact, it may be said to have evolved to spite the end user," says Robert Rosenberg, President of Insight. "While organizations like Creative Commons have emerged to balance the respective -- and sometimes conflicting -- rights of artists and creators,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The study also showed that students use peer-to-peer file sharing programs like. LimeWire more than anything else. (U-Wire.com)
Worldwide Internet 'Chat Room' Used to Trade Graphic Images SPRINGFIELD, Ill. March 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two Springfield, Ill. (PR Newswire)
John Bagby, professor in the College of IST, said he is hopeful legal forms of peer-to-peer file sharing will continue to arise. "If a peer-to-peer service can be developed that has a legal business model, what we need is another form of a business model that will make this content available at reasonable prices that reasonable customers [would be interested in]," he said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
But observers say the cutbacks are the latest manifestations of the toll peer-to-peer file sharing services, such as LimeWire and BitTorrent, are taking on the record industry. "You've got to go back to the root cause of this. Record companies have been complaining that peer-to-peer file sharing has been plaguing their business and records are in continual decline because of all this piracy," said Neill Dixon, president of Canadian Music Week. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
The makers of the once controversial peer-to-peer file sharing service are finding favor in the digital age with a strategy they hope will thwart piracy: low-cost digital media. The BitTorrent Entertainment Network launched on Monday with a full roster of blockbuster films and hit television shows from Warner Bros. (CIO Today)
While there may be a need for an alternative compensation system for peer-to-peer file sharing, the private copying levy is ill-suited for this role since it does not legalize the making available of content on peer-to-peer systems and the purchase of blank media bears little relation to P2P activity. Indeed, there are better solutions out there levies tied to network providers make more sense (and are already replicated by cable television levies for retransmission of content) and there... (Toronto Star)
Joost, which uses Internet peer-to-peer file sharing technology to deliver videos, was founded by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis and launched in January. Warner Music Group and TV production company Endemol have also signed deals with Joost. (USA Today -- Tech)
DRM, which protects online music purchases from unauthorized copying, is rapidly becoming one of the most controversial issues facing the music industry since Napster turned the Internet community on to peer-to-peer file sharing in 1999. Steve Jobs fired a major salvo February 6th when the head man posted a commentary on his company's Web site detailing his opinion on DRM.. (Pollstar)
In or about July 2006, the defendant used peer-to-peer file sharing software to download and then possess child pornography. The defendant also configured the software to allow further distribution of the child pornography to any and all users of the peer-to-peer software program around the world. (PR Newswire)
With the advent of peer-to-peer file sharing networks and the MP3 music compression format in addition to the proliferation of broadband internet access, they claimed music piracy drastically increased. CD publishers reacted by making discs in a way that lets them play in a regular machine, but not in a computer. (BBC News -- Technology)
" Details of Google's ties to the Web sites came to light as part of a civil lawsuit brought by the Hollywood studios against the Web sites' joint owners, Brandon Drury and Luke Sample, both 26 and residents of Missouri, for allegedly helping users illegally access copyrighted material. Google was not named as a defendant. In sworn statements, the two men acknowledged Google's role in the matter. Their story was largely backed up in a sealed deposition by a Google employee, the newspaper article... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Technology ess Daily. Defendants say that Google reps suggested the use of keywords such as 'bootleg movie download' and 'pirated. (InfoWorld)
When Boston University student Shawn Fanning developed Napster, the first, infamous peer-to-peer file sharing service in 1999, the majors chose to sue, rather than embrace and adapt the new technology. Last year, Mr Fanning launched SNOCAP, a company that provides "digital licensing and copyright management services" to independent artists seeking to sell their work online. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
All of these providers of peer-to-peer file sharing have their pros and their cons and it is up to the consumer to decide which one works for the individual. What's your opinion. (Echo Online, MI)
Streamcast Networks the company behind peer to peer file sharing system Morpheus was seeking "unspecified damages" of more than US$4. 1 billion. (VoIP News Australia)
Video consumes thousands of times the network space of e-mail messages, and demand is growing so fast that it's poised to overtake peer-to-peer file sharing as the dominant form of Internet traffic. But online video - which is projected to grow from $1. (Herald Online, SC -- Technology)
According to the company's Second Annual Greynets Survey, 39 percent of users believe they should be allowed to "install the applications they need on their work computers," independent of IT oversight or policy, while 53 percent of users report they "tend to disregard" company policies that govern greynet usage, specifically IM and peer-to-peer file sharing. Meanwhile, the study found 80 percent of IT managers are at locations that have experienced greynet-related attacks within the last six... (eWeek)
ber-guru in an extended metaphor of quite breathtaking insight, "young welterweight David Cameron isn't sure if he should be in the blue or the green corner, while Gordon, the heavyweight, is still holding out for the countdown to No 10, whose current occupant is still Stayin' Alive despite a spot of Knight Fever owing to all that peer-to-peer file sharing - and we're not talking MP3 here". L-Vo's advice: "Sort it out, guys! How Deep Is Your Love? The future is New New Labour - So Good, They... (Guardian Unlimited)
BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - Google Inc has bought a stake in Xunlei Networking Technology Co Ltd, a Chinese peer-to-peer file sharing network operator, the two companies said. No financial details were provided in the joint company statement, but Google (nasdaq: - - ) was described as a strategic investor in Xunlei Networking. (Forbes -- Technology)
BEIJING, Jan. 4 -- Google Inc, the most-used search engine, will buy a stake in Xunlei Networking Technology Co Ltd, a Chinese peer-to-peer file sharing network operator ... Shenzhen-based Xunlei provides a peer-to-peer file sharing network and download accelerating services. (Xinhuanet, China)
Technology ess Daily. P-to-P goes Hollywood. (InfoWorld)
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