Comcast, BitTorrent Pass The Digital Peace Pipe Mar 29, 2008
After months of accusations, denials and foot stomping on the part of users, cable giant Comcast and the peer-to-peer file sharing company BitTorrent have reached an agreement that supports file exchanges on the Comcast broadband network. The issue surfaced last summer when Comcast subscribers began to notice a degradation in their BitTorrent uploads. (SmallBusinessComputing)
LimeWire Store Inks Distribution Agreement with BFM Digital Mar 28, 2008
Its signature products, LimeWire BASIC and LimeWire PRO, run on the decentralized Gnutella Network and are among the world's most popular peer-to-peer file sharing applications. Founded in 2000 by Chairman Mark Gorton, Lime Wire is a leader of innovative peer-to-peer software development and solutions in the file sharing industry. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Illegal downloading spawns computer monitoring Mar 27, 2008
According to Wilson, the Bradford Security System that all UTC network computers are linked to prevents peer-to-peer file sharing. "Students can't even get on peer to peer Web sites from campus," Wilson said. (The University Echo, TN)
Courting Industry in The Net Neutrality Debate Mar 20, 2008
The cable and telephone companies were not on hand to defend their position, which holds that the freedom to manage their networks is necessary to prevent a small minority of Internet users who consume a vastly disproportionate amount of bandwidth through peer-to-peer file sharing and other data-intensive applications from slowing connection speeds for other, more moderate users ... The Federal Communications Commission has been into allegations that Comcast from peer-to-peer file sharing site... (CIO Information Network)
Japan to boot P2P users Mar 19, 2008
If you thought that copyright infringement by peer-to-peer file sharing users was purely a western concern, think again. Japan's Telecom Service Association and the Telecommunications Carriers Association have joined forces to draft a set of procedures aimed at curbing the country's growing piracy rate. (bit-tech.net)
Net policy rests with least tech-smart Mar 18, 2008
At the moment traffic is growing in volume by about 50 per cent annually, with peer-to-peer file sharing accounting for more than half. Growth shows no sign of slowing and may even increase slightly given the likely coming shift of much television and video traffic to the internet. (Australian IT)
The Internet's Space Shortage Mar 16, 2008
Voice, video, and peer-to-peer file sharing are all applications that could become slower and more prone to bugs as the Internet becomes increasingly "natted," says the Internet Society's Daigle. That means the real problem with delaying a switch to IPv6 could be that the tangled configuration of NATs will drag down the network's performance, limiting what new applications can be created. (Forbes -- Technology)
Verizon To Aid File-Sharers Mar 15, 2008
Peer-to-peer file sharing, the primary vehicle for online piracy, has been as unpopular with Internet service providers as it has been popular with users. Providers have banned, blocked or slowed peer-to-peer traffic in their efforts to keep the flood of music, video, games and software from overwhelming their networks. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
File-sharers should get ready to pay, say experts Mar 10, 2008
The incidence of peer-to-peer file sharing in Canada in the last fiscal quarter is the highest in the world ... Some of North America's leading experts in peer-to-peer file sharing on the Internet are convinced that sooner rather than later maybe within a couple of years we won't be downloading music, movies and TV shows for free. (Toronto Star)
MoneyTip: Eight tips to avert ID theft during tax time Mar 9, 2008
Configure all peer-to-peer file sharing programs to disable the sharing of your personal folders so identity thieves can't download your tax return. 3. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Canada stuck in slow lane on ISP traffic shaping debate Mar 7, 2008
For example, a Rogers' executive told an industry meeting last fall that the company traffic shapes by limiting the percentage of bandwidth available for peer-to-peer file sharing. Notwithstanding that acknowledgment, the company continues to shroud its practices in secrecy. (Canada.com)
Keep hackers out of your return Mar 4, 2008
-- If using tax preparation software such as , make sure you safeguard your PC. Hackers may be able to get into your tax documents if you use some peer-to-peer file sharing programs or don't have a firewall. -- If you photocopy your tax return, make sure the copier doesn't store the image in its memory. (USA Today -- Tech)
Comcast Backed By NBC, Viacom In Network Neutrality Dispute Mar 2, 2008
Comcast has been accused by public interest groups, academics and software companies of slowing and even blocking subscribers' access to peer-to-peer file sharing applications on the Internet ... "Simply put, there is overwhelming and undisputed evidence that massive copyright infringement takes place on peer-to-peer file sharing networks and that BitTorrent and other P2P technologies are today used primarily to facilitate the exchange of a tidal wave of illegal content," said NBC Universal in... (CNNMoney.com)
Apple Hits Second Place in US Retail Music Sales Mar 1, 2008
While the percentage of the Internet population involved in peer-to-peer file sharing peaked last year at 19 percent, the number of files each user downloaded increased. Not surprisingly, music sharing continued to grow among the young market. (PC World)
Canadas P2P download distraction Feb 28, 2008
net - not the lamescream media. Canada s P2P download distraction. (p2pnet.net)
The FCC, Comcast, and Net Neutrality Feb 26, 2008
As Comcast Executive Vice-President David Cohen began his remarks at a hearing held by the Federal Communications Commission at Harvard Law School on Feb. 25, he knew he was in for a rough day. "It's a pleasure to be here as a participant and hopefully not as the main course for your meal.". (BusinessWeek)
FCC Hits The Road To Hear Evidence On Web Network Management Feb 25, 2008
Specifically, the cable and broadband giant is accused of slowing or blocking access to peer-to-peer file sharing application BitTorrent. These types of software allow users to share user-generated or other video content online over an Internet network. (CNNMoney.com)
Yo Quiero Antivirus. Malware Goes Multilingual Feb 24, 2008
In Japan, peer-to-peer file sharing networks are extremely popular, and thus popular targets for theft. Not of money but the contents of the user's hard drive. (eSecurityPlanet)
Malware's New Mantra: Think Globally, Steal Locally Feb 22, 2008
The Japanese, for instance, are heavy users of a peer-to-peer file sharing program called Winny. Its success has lead to Winny-specific malware. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Which is the Fastest Software for Free Music Downloads? Limewire, Frostwire, Bearshare or MP3 Rocket? Feb 21, 2008
Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) Feburary 21, 2008 -- MP3 Rocket is a peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) client for the Java Platform, which uses the Gnutella network to locate and share music, movie and image files. Released under the GNU General Public License, MP3 Rocket is free software and is distributed under terms of the GPL.. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
U.S. orders shutdown of Web site specializing in leaks Feb 21, 2008
They have also distributed copies of the bank information on their own sites and via peer-to-peer file sharing networks. In a separate order, also issued last Friday, White ordered Wikileaks to stop distributing the bank documents. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
U.S. judge orders Wikileaks Web site shut down Feb 20, 2008
They have also distributed copies of the sensitive bank information on their own sites and via peer-to-peer file sharing networks. In a separate order, also issued on Friday, Judge White ordered Dynadot and Wikileaks to stop distributing the bank documents. (International Herald Tribune)
Does Legislating LimeWire Use Make Sense? Feb 16, 2008
A Congressional panel held hearings this week on a proposed law that would, in part, ensure peer-to-peer file sharing applications do not compromise the security of federal government computers. The law is H.R. 4791, the. (SmallBusinessComputing)
MPA Members Sue Chinese File Sharing Network Provider Feb 16, 2008
All six members of the Motion Picture Association (MPA) have filed copyright infringement suits in China against Shenzhen Xunlei Networking Technology (Xunlei), a popular peer-to-peer file sharing network operator, the MPA said Friday ... Xunlei offers downloads of popular peer-to-peer file sharing software and from its Web site. (PC World)
Video traffic reshaping the Net Feb 13, 2008
Arbor Networks puts peer-to-peer file sharing at 37 percent of Internet traffic, and much of that is probably illegally transferred movies. If AT&T does implement such a filter, it would cross another important line for an ISP: looking at the content its customers transmit. (CNN -- Tech)
ISPs byte more than they can chew Feb 12, 2008
Arbor Networks puts peer-to-peer file sharing at 37 per cent of Internet traffic, and much of that is probably illegally transferred movies. If AT&T does implement such a filter, it would cross another important line for an ISP: looking at the content its customers transmit. (Globe and Mail)
House approves MPAA-backed college antipiracy rules Feb 8, 2008
com, University of California Assistant Vice President A. Scott Sudduth said he believes the peer-to-peer file-sharing requirements strike "a reasonable balance between institutions' ability to educate and inform students of their responsibilities regarding copyright law, and institutions' inability to monitor content or control the ever-changing technologies associated with peer-to-peer file sharing.". Executives at Educause, which represents college network managers, argue that the additional... (CNET News.com)
Data loss prevention from the inside out Feb 8, 2008
Unauthorized use of Internet protocols and services -- such as IM, peer-to-peer file sharing, blogging, social networking sites and unauthorized uploading (FTP) of data to Web sites -- is a major contributor to data security incidents and should be controlled via a detailed policy. The use of contractors and outside consultants usually requires the creation of new user credentials. (Search Security, MA)
Danish judge orders ISP to block access to Pirate Bay Feb 6, 2008
Through BitTorrent a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol it helps surfers swap often copyright-protected music, movie and game files. The site says that since no copyrighted material is stored on Pirate Bay's servers and no exchange of files actually takes place there, it cannot be held responsible for what material is being exchanged. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Danish ISP shuts access to file-sharing Pirate Bay Feb 5, 2008
Through BitTorrent -- a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol -- it helps surfers swap often copyright-protected music, movie and game files. Share. (Reuters)
Pirate Bay defiant despite criminal charges Feb 4, 2008
" Over the past decade, Hollywood and the record companies have won a series of legal battles against online file-sharing services, starting with the original Napster. Court victories against other sites, including Grokster, Morpheus and Kazaa, followed. Some of these have reinvented themselves as legitimate businesses. Today in Technology & Media Last autumn, the recording companies succeeded in shutting down Oink, an invitation-only free music service. The music industry last year also managed... (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
The Pirate Bay defiant despite criminal charges Feb 3, 2008
Envisional, a research firm in Cambridge, England, estimates that nearly 18 million people are connected to peer-to-peer file sharing services at any one time, up from about 15 million a year ago. Because the latest generation of file-sharing systems is more efficient than older programs, the increase in the amount of material being exchanged is probably even larger, said David Price, head of piracy intelligence at Envisional. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Virtual cure closer forupgrade headaches Feb 2, 2008
Qtrax offers over 25 million songs for download and was hoping that this deal would signal the shift from peer-to-peer file sharing and music piracy to a revenue-generating system that would benefit record companies, operators and clients. Qtrax chief executive Allan Klepfisz stated that the recording companies would get a share of the advertising revenue and added: "Customers expected to get music for free, but didn't want to use illegal sites. It's been a long trek to this point for... (Asia Times Online)
Startups rush to pave way for Web video Jan 29, 2008
To do this, users will take help from other users, in a manner similar to peer-to-peer file sharing programs like BitTorrent and KaZaa. Each file that is uploaded gets distributed in small chunks among the computers of many users (who won't notice the chunks or be able to look at them). (MSNBC -- Technology)
The politics of dancing Jan 27, 2008
Normally, I'm a big fan of downloading the latest sounds from peer-to-peer file sharing sites such as Soulseek. However, I thought that just this once I would assuage my guilt over my copyright crimes and make a purchase. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Comcast Responds to FCC Probe of Web Management Jan 26, 2008
The FCC probe that positioned Comcast as blocking peer-to-peer file sharing Internet transmissions by BitTorrent users. Comcast said it was only managing the flow of large files, especially upstream traffic, to minimize network congestion. (Multichannel News)
AT&T may begin monitoring online traffic Jan 24, 2008
Companies are also rushing to utilize peer-to-peer file sharing for legal distribution of video and game content. Stephenson said he still sees value in peer-to-peer networks despite some problems. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Time Warner's tiered broadband Jan 19, 2008
And trying to target one type of application, such as illegal peer-to-peer file sharing, raises political issues, he added. "There's no justification for blocking legitimate uses of peer-to-peer," Seery said. (InfoWorld)
FCC questions Comcast about Internet filter Jan 16, 2008
Peer-to-peer file sharing is a common way to illegally exchange copyright files. But many businesses also are rushing toward it for legal distribution of video and game content. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Crystal ball 2.0 Jan 15, 2008
The desire to deliver all those streaming videos, peer-to-peer file sharing, music downloads and online games will have consumers pleading for more bandwidth. But those applications are just the beginning. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
FCC Opens Net Neutrality Probe of Comcast Jan 15, 2008
The FCC probe follows Associated Press articles positioning Comcast as blocking peer-to-peer file sharing Internet transmissions by BitTorrent users. The articles triggered complaints at the FCC that Comcast violated the agency's principles, one of which states that consumers are entitled to run applications and use services of their choice, subject to the needs of law enforcement. (Multichannel News)
FCC to investigate complaints Comcast hindered file sharing Jan 9, 2008
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)
Music industry wins song-download case Oct 7, 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)
Kelly: We need to address 'Net danger Oct 7, 2007
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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)
Record industry plays up piracy case victory Oct 6, 2007
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)
Skype Co-founder Zennstrom Exits Oct 2, 2007
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)
Halo 3 Leaked Onto The Web; Blame The Covenant? Sep 22, 2007
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)
